Three senior Wildcat men's basketball student-athletes shined on the court as well as in the classroom this season, earning College Sports Communicators prestigious Academic All-District honor. Chase Bennett, Donovan Johnson and Logan Morrill each represented Linfield men's basketball student-athletes to make the team.
 
The award is given to a maximum of four student-athletes per team in sophomore standing or older, who maintain a 3.50 or greater cumulative grade point average while also competing in at least 90% of the team's games.
 
A native of Moraga, California, Bennett competed in 88 total games over the past four seasons as a Wildcat. Studying Finance with a 3.97 cumulative GPA, Bennett averaged 8.5 points per game in 2025-26, totaling over 600 for his career. Bennett earned his second consecutive Academic All-District honor after also earning the award last season.
 
Donovan Johnson boasts a 3.94 cumulative GPA, studying Applied Physics, while also competing in 24 games this season. The Antelope, California, native is a four-time letter winner for the Wildcats and has played in 70 games in the past four seasons. 
 
"To me, being a student-athlete at Linfield means representing the school by setting a good example both on and off the court." Said Johnson.
 
From Astoria, Oregon, senior Logan Morrill also studies Applied Physics, maintaining over a 3.71 GPA over four years. He found his most prominent role in 2025-26, playing in 24 games, averaging 5.8 points per game. 
 
When asked about how participating in sports has made him a better person, Morrill said: "It has made me work with others to complete a common goal. It has given me a great work ethic and motivation. Being a student athlete can be very difficult but if you push through, it can make life's other changes seem easier." 
 
Men's basketball finished the season with a 10-14 overall record and 8-8 in the Northwest Conference, one game out of the postseason tournament in head coach Elijah Gurash's first year leading the program.
 
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