CLEVELAND – Fairfield University Men's Basketball graduate student Caleb Green has been named to the Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) Scholar-Athlete Team, as announced by the organization on Wednesday. Green is one of 12 men's basketball student-athletes nationwide from the DI-AAA classification to merit the honor.
 
Basketball players from all Division I-AAA ADA member institutions are eligible for these prestigious annual awards. Each of the nominees is required to maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (4.00 scale) in undergraduate study and have been a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletics credentials. Nominees must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games listed on the nomination form. To be eligible for nomination to the Scholar-Athlete Team, individuals must have reached junior academic standing at their respective institution (ineligible athletics transfers are not eligible).
 
Green is currently pursuing an M.B.A. from the Charles F. Dolan School of Business. He completed his undergraduate studies in May of 2021, earning the Marketing Award as graduating senior majoring in marketing with the highest academic standing. Previously in his career, Green has been honored as a member of the NABC Honors Court, the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team and the MAAC All-Academic Team.
 
On the court this season, Green appeared in 30 games with 29 starts. He averaged 7.3 point per contest, netting the 1,000th point of his collegiate career in the Jan. 16 outing at Quinnipiac. As the Stags' starting point guard, Green dished out a team-best 2.8 assists per game.
 
A special review committee of Division I-AAA Athletics Directors was responsible for selecting the winners. The 2022 Review Committee consisted of Joan McDermott (committee chair), University of San Francisco; Chasse Conque, UTRGV; Irma Garcia, St. Francis College; Phil Hutcheson, Lipscomb University; Robert Lineburg, Radford University; Marianne Reilly, Manhattan College; and Kenneth Siegfried, CSU Bakersfield.
 
About Division I-AAA ADA: Now in its 21st year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (the 98 Division I institutions that do not sponsor football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball programs. For more information on the Division I-AAA ADA, please visit www.div1aaa-ada.com. The Division I-AAA ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 57th year. For more information on NACDA and the 18 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com