EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men's Basketball stood out in the Ohio Valley Conference during 2024-25, earning the league's Team Academic Award for the third straight season. The honor is presented to the team with the greatest percentage of eligible student athletes who earn a 3.25 grade point average (GPA) or higher for an academic year.
 
USI Men's Basketball has won the award in each of its three seasons in the OVC, tying the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2023-24 and Morehead State University in 2022-23. Belmont University and Austin Peay State University lead the league with five team awards each since the honor was introduced in 2004-05.