CLEVELAND, Tenn.- The Lee University men's and women's basketball teams had five players named to the 2025-26 Academic All-District Teams for their excellence in the classroom. The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Basketball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. 

Eligible nominees must compete in 90 percent of the institution's matches played or must start in at least 66 percent of the institution's matches.

Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced April 4, 2026.

Dayveun Anderson was the men's basketball player recognized, while Anna Muhonen*, Bailey Burgee, Baylee Delbridge, and Libby Privett were the quartet recognized for their academic achievement. All five athletes were on the Gulf South Conference honor roll as well.

Anderson, a junior, has a 3.51 GPA in business. The graduate student Muhonen carries a 4.0 graduate GPA in Masters of Education, Curriculum and Instruction while earning a 3.98 in her undergraduate. She was also a GSC All-Academic team member. Burgess, a senior, has a 3.99 GPA in accounting and was also a GSC All-Academic team member. Delbridge, a senior, has a 4.00 GPA while earning a MBA. Finally, Privett, a red-shirt sophomore, has a 3.75 GPA in exercise science.

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.

For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.