GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Florida State senior Trent Forrest has been tabbed as the recipient of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Skip Prosser Award and headlines the 2019-20 All-ACC Academic Men’s Basketball Team.
The Skip Prosser Award is presented annually to the top scholar-athlete in ACC men’s basketball. It is named in memory of Wake Forest head basketball coach George Edward “Skip” Prosser, who passed away on July 26, 2007. Prosser compiled a 291-146 career record in 14 seasons as a head coach, including a 126-68 mark in his six years with Wake Forest. Every Wake Forest senior he coached graduated, and the Deacons placed nine players on the annual All-ACC Academic Basketball Team during his tenure.
To be nominated for the Skip Prosser Award, a student-athlete must be an upperclassman with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better – both in his career and in the previous two semesters. Sixty percent of the award is based on academic achievement and 40 percent on athletic accomplishments.
Clemson guard Cliff Hammonds (2008), Miami guard Jack McClinton (2009), Virginia center Jerome Meyinsse (2010), North Carolina center Tyler Zeller (2011 and 2012), Duke center Mason Plumlee (2013), Pitt guard Cameron Wright (2014), North Carolina’s Marcus Paige (2015 and 2016), Miami’s Davon Reed (2017) and North Carolina’s Luke Maye (2018 and 2019) are past Skip Prosser Award recipients.
Forrest is averaging 11.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and a team-high 4.1 assists per game for the seventh-ranked Seminoles, who are 25-5 overall and 15-4 in ACC play, which is tied for first place heading into the final game of the regular season on Saturday. He has scored 1,136 points in his FSU career. A 2019-20 team captain as named by FSU head coach Leonard Hamilton and his staff, Forrest was on the initial watch list for the Bob Cousy Award, presented to the nation’s top point guard.
With 224 career steals, he needs two more to move into sole possession of second place in career steals at FSU and 15 to become the all-time steals leader in school history. He is also ranked 22nd in ACC history in career steals and needs just two steals to move into the ACC’s all-time Top 20.
Forrest graduated in three and a half years from Florida State, earning his bachelor’s degree in in sports management in December after posting a 4.0 for the fall semester. He now is pursuing his master’s degree in the same field at FSU and has a 3.429 career GPA.
Forrest has been selected as one of 50 student-athletes from the 15 ACC schools as a 2020 Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship Award recipient and was tabbed on the All-ACC Academic Honor Roll each of the last three years. He also is one of four finalists for the 2020 John Wooden Citizenship Cup.
ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average for their career as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters. The award is based 60 percent on academic achievement and 40 percent on athletic accomplishment.
Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.
The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released in July.
2019-20 All-ACC Academic Men’s Basketball Team
Derryck Thornton, Boston College, Gr., Leadership & Administration
John Newman, Clemson, So., Communication
Hunter Tyson, Clemson, So., Sport Communication
Aamir Simms, Clemson, Jr., Sport Communication
Jack White, Duke, Sr., Sociology
Wendell Moore Jr., Duke, Fr., Undeclared
Trent Forrest, Florida State, Sr., Sport Management
Devin Vassell, Florida State, So., Sport Management
Lamarr Kimble, Louisville, Sr., MS Criminal Justice
Ryan McMahon, Louisville, Sr., Marketing
Samuell Williamson, Louisville, Fr., Business
Jordan Nwora, Louisville, Jr., Exercise Science
Darius Perry, Louisville, Jr., Sport Administration
DJ Vasiljevic, Miami, Sr., Sport Administration
Rodney Miller Jr., Miami, Jr., Sport Administration
Braxton Beverly, NC State, Jr., Sport Management
Pat Andree, NC State, Gr., Liberal Studies
John Mooney, Notre Dame, Sr., Management Consulting
Rex Pflueger, Notre Dame, Gr., Business Leadership Strategy; Marketing
Justin Champagnie, Pitt, Fr., Undeclared
Gerald Drumgoole Jr., Pitt, Fr., Undeclared
Eric Hamilton, Pitt, Gr., Social Work
Trey McGowens, Pitt, So., Undeclared
Ryan Murphy, Pitt, Sr., Humanities Area
Buddy Boeheim, Syracuse, So., Sport Management
Bourama Sidibe, Syracuse, Jr., International
Tomas Woldetensae, Virginia, Jr., Studio Art
Naheim Alleyne, Virginia Tech, Fr., Human Development
Landers Nolley II, Virginia Tech, Fr., Public Health
Ismael Massoud, Wake Forest, Fr., Undeclared
Ody Oguama, Wake Forest, Fr., Undeclared