GREENWOOD - The Lander men's basketball team placed two players on the Peach Belt Conference Team of Academic Distinction, the league office announced on Wednesday.

The conference honored Elijah Alston and Codrin Cobzaru as team of academic distinction performers.

To be eligible for the Team of Academic Distinction, a student-athlete must: 1) participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor, 2) achieve a 3.3 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), and 3) have completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution.

A senior biology major with a 3.60-grade point average, Alston has started in all 26 games for the Bearcats. The Brunswick, Ga. native is averaging 12.0 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in 26.1 minutes per outing.

Cobzaru has played in 22 games on the year, averaging 1.5 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. A native of Iasi, Romania, Cobzaru is a computer science major with a 3.80-grade point average.

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