Men's Basketball | 3/11/2010 10:30:14 AM

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - During the 2004-2005 academic year the USA South Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee instituted a Conference-wide Sportsmanship Award.

The USA South is pleased to announce the Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2009-2010 winter sports season. Methodist University was chosen to receive the award for men's basketball.

There will be a Sportsmanship Award for 11 of the 14 Conference-sponsored sports. For every sport, each team member votes for the teams he/she deems to have demonstrated the best overall sportsmanship throughout the season. The team garnering the most votes will receive that sports' Sportsmanship Award. The institution that wins the most individual sport Awards will win the overall USA South Sportsmanship Trophy. The Award was developed as a result of the SAAC's commitment to maintaining a sportsmanlike environment on each of our campuses. 

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hopes that by awarding a Sportsmanship Award, the members of the USA South will understand the importance of this issue. It is vital that good sportsmanship be demonstrated in the arena of competition.