GREENSBORO, N.C. – Dawson Edwards (Durham, N.C.) and Gabe Proctor (Apex, N.C.) represented the Guilford College men's basketball team on the Collegiate Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team, with Proctor being selected to advance to the national ballot for a chance to earn Academic All-American status, as announced by the organization on Tuesday.

In order to qualify for the honor in basketball, student-athletes must be at least an academic and athletic sophomore, maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher in the classroom. Meanwhile, a nominee must have competed in 90% of the team's total games played, or start in 66% of the team's total games. No more than four student-athletes may be a nominee in basketball per school, per gender.

Proctor elevated his game in his first season as a full-time starter for the cardinal and grey, as the junior was named to the All-ODAC Second Team for the conference champion Quakers. The team's second-leading scorer netted 11.6 points per game shooting .463/.435/.745 from the field. His three-point percentage led the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) and would have ranked 15^th in the nation if he qualified while his total makes from range mark of 67 were second in the league and 71^st in the country. In addition to his scoring prowess, Proctor secured 4.4 rebounds per game, including 1.4 on the offensive end, and nabbed 25 steals while starting all 29 games for Guilford. Academically, Proctor holds a 3.53 GPA as a Business Administration major. For his excellence on and off the court, he was selected as one of 70 players nationally to advance to the national ballot and be in the running for CSC Academic All-American honors, one of just two players in the ODAC to move on with a chance at the distinction. The national ballot will factor in an athlete's academic and athletic achievement, in addition to their leadership on-and-off the hardwood.

Edwards was a brilliant role player for the Quakers this season, appearing in 29 games with 12 starts. Invaluable for his contributions both offensively and defensively, in addition to his leadership, the graduate student was a spark every time he stepped onto the floor. He averaged 5.7 points on .435/.349/.630 from the field to go with 2.7 rebounds per contest. Defensively, he was one of the best on-ball defenders in the ODAC and came away with 27 steals, the third-most on the team. Edwards owns a 3.857 GPA as he pursues his Master's in Business Administration.

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