Anthrop recognized by NABC Honors Court

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Purdue rising senior guard Dru Anthrop was recognized among college basketball’s elite in the classroom on Tuesday when he was named to the 2011-12 National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court.

In order to earn a spot on the Honors Court, a student-athlete must be a junior or senior academically and own a cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 or higher at an NCAA Division I, II, III or NAIA institution.

A two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, Anthrop is one of just six Big Ten players to be recognized on the 2011-12 Honors Court.

The Lafayette, Ind., native has appeared in 29-career games for the Boilermakers, and owns averages 0.5 points and 0.5 rebounds per contest. He and his father, John, are the only father/son combo in Purdue basketball history to have both won Big Ten titles as players; Dru was part of the Boilers’ 2010 title team, while the elder Anthrop was a member of the 1979 championship squad.

Tickets for the program’s inaugural alumni game/intrasquad scrimmage on Aug. 4 are currently on sale through the Purdue Athletic Ticket Office at prices of $10 for the lower level (reserved) and $5 for the upper level (general admission).