MEMPHIS – The University of Memphis athletic department closed the books on the spring semester and the 2015-16 academic year with a number of accomplishments, including a program-wide 3.114 GPA, the highest GPA for the athletic department in program history. The spring 2016 semester marked the 11 consecutive semester with a department GPA of 3.0 or above.
"I continue to be proud of our Tiger student-athletes for how effectively they balance everything in their schedules and achieve such high marks in the classroom," said , director of the Center for Athletic Academic Services (CAAS). "I'm also honored to work with coaches who are caring, professional and consistently supportive of my amazing CAAS staff in their tireless efforts to challenge our student-athletes daily to get the most out of their educational experiences.