Cabrini AthleticsSenior forward Bruce MacLelland was recently named to the Philadelphia Inquirer’s 2007 Winter All-Academic hoops team.
He carries a 3.7 grade point average and averages eight points and10 rebounds per game.
“It is very humbling to know there are so many college basketball players in the area and to be picked as one of the top five for academic excellence means a lot,” MacLelland said.
He said that it takes a lot of hard work to be an athlete and keep his impressive GPA, but he feels that if you are going to do something, you might as well do it your best.
“I knew I had a decent GPA, but I did not expect to win an award like this with so many college basketball players in the area,” MacLelland said.
MacLelland says that he has high hopes for the team next year as he will be continuing his basketball career at Cabrini due to still being eligible as an athlete.
“We will have a new coach next year, who we are still waiting on to be hired. So hopefully he is a good fit into the school and the basketball program and can help us turn it around next year and become a top- notch team in the PAC,” MacLelland said.
MacLelland, as well as the rest of the team, is looking forward to a better season next year than this because they are not losing any current players from the roster.
