The UConn women's basketball program was one of 21 teams honored by the American Athletic Conference with 2015-16 Academic Excellence Awards for having the highest grade-point average in its sport among conference teams.
Here is the list of honorees
Baseball East Carolina
Men’s Basketball Temple
Women’s Basketball UConn
Men’s Cross Country Tulsa
Women’s Cross Country Memphis
Football Cincinnati
Men’s Golf UCF
Women’s Golf East Carolina
Women’s Rowing Tulsa
Men’s Soccer SMU
Women’s Soccer Memphis
Softball USF
Men’s Swimming and Diving SMU
Women’s Swimming and Diving Cincinnati
Men’s Tennis Memphis
Women’s Tennis UCF
Men’s Indoor Track and Field Cincinnati
Women’s Indoor Track and Field Memphis
Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Cincinnati
Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Memphis
Women’s Volleyball Temple