FORT SMITH, Ark. – The College Sports Communicators Academic All-District teams for men's and women's basketball were announced last week, with Roland McCoy and Riley Hayes earning the honors for UAFS.

The 2023-24 Academic All-District® Men's & 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 men's & women's basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

To be eligible for selection under the new criteria for 2023-24, student-athletes must have a 3.50 or higher GPA and have either played in 90 percent of the team's games or start at-least two thirds of the team's games.

McCoy finished second on the team this season averaging 12.4 points per game while shooting 33.8 percent from three and adding 3.0 rebounds per contest. He scored a career-high 35 points against Western New Mexico and scored in double figures 18 times.

Hayes was fourth in the LSC with 1.8 made threes per game while averaging 8.4 points and 1.4 steals per game. She tallied three 20-point games and had nine games with at least three made threes with a season-high of seven in a win over St. Edward's.

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