YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | Carl Cleveland of Young Harris College has been named the 2024-25 Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, presented by Hudl.

A senior double major in Elementary Education and Management, Cleveland boasts an impressive 3.74 GPA while balancing a rigorous academic schedule with a dominant presence on the court. He was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team and is a finalist for CSC Academic All-America® honors, which will be announced April 15.

Cleveland was also selected to the Conference Carolinas First Team after leading the Mountain Lions to a 20-win regular season. He ranked among the league's top players with 576 points (19.9 PPG), 254 rebounds (2nd in the conference), 46 assists, 24 steals, and six blocks, all while logging a team-high 912 minutes. He finished 4th in the league in scoring and led the conference in defensive rebounds.

Cleveland exemplifies what it means to be a student-athlete in Conference Carolinas—excelling both in the classroom and on the hardwood.

About Conference Carolinas
Conference Carolinas has a rich tradition in roots that dates back to its inception on Dec. 6, 1930. The NCAA Division II athletics conference presently has member schools located in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Member institutions for the 2024-25 academic year are Barton, Belmont Abbey, Chowan, Converse, Emmanuel, Erskine, Francis Marion, King, Lees-McRae, Mount Olive, UNC Pembroke, North Greenville, Shorter, Southern Wesleyan and Young Harris. Conference Carolinas believes in the development and formation of the whole person in body, mind and soul. Our students are nationally recognized for their extraordinary success in the classroom, in the community and at the highest levels of NCAA competition

Learn more at conferencecarolinas.com.

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