CLARION, Pa. --- The College Sports Communicators announced the 2025-26 Academic All-District Men's Basketball teams on Tuesday. Clarion's Trey Nelson and Jeremy Thomas II both earned the honors, with Nelson also earning a spot on the ballot for Academic All-American.

To be eligible for Academic All-District honors, a student-athletes must be a sophomore or older academically and in terms of their eligibility, must maintain a 3.50 cumulative GPA or better, and must have played in either 90 percent of their team's competitions or started 66 percent of their team's competitions.

Nelson (3.56 GPA) was a First Team All-PSAC West selection at point guard after a historic run in the Blue & Gold. Nelson shattered the school's single season assists record in 2025-26, dishing out 186 dimes to break the previous record of 173 set by Oronn Brown during the 1995-96 season. His average of 6.6 assists per game ties Dave Wojciechowski's average during the 1992-93 season for second place in the program's record books. Both Nelson's total assists and average per game in 2025-26 rank first in the conference and third in NCAA Division II. 

Thomas (3.88 GPA) achieved a level of national notoriety in recent weeks when he was a semifinalist for the 2026 State Farm Dark Horse Dunker competition. The Golden Eagle junior ranked third on the team in scoring but first in rebounds with an average of 7.3 per game, and also blocked a team-high 23 shots.