LA JOLLA, Calif. – A pair of Tritons have earned accolades for their hard work both in the classroom and on the court. Junior
Nordin Kapic and sophomore
Aidan Burke were named to the Academic All-District Team as announced by College Sports Communicators (CSC) on Tuesday. Both Kapic and Burke are first time honorees at UC San Diego.
Aidan Burke (Los Gatos, Calif.) is a business economics major with a 3.81 grade point average. On the court, Burke played in all 35 games this season, shooting 39% from three-point range and committing just nine turnovers.
Nordin Kapic (Vienna, Austria) maintains a 3.52 grade point average as an international studies -- international business major. Kapic started all 33 games in which he played, averaging nearly 11 points and better than five rebounds per game.
The 2024-25 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Basketball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA — for each gender.
To be eligible, student-athletes must hold a 3.50 cumulative grade point average and must have played in 90% of the team's games. Freshmen are not eligible for consideration.
In their first season eligible for NCAA Division I postseason play, the Tritons won 30 games on the way to capturing a Big West regular season and tournament title and an appearance in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
