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University of Houston Athletics
Mercy Miller Named to CSC Academic All-District Team
3/23/2026 7:56:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Sophomore guard earns academic recognition for achievement in classroom
HOUSTON – For his impressive work on the court and in the classroom, University of Houston sophomore guard Mercy Miller was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team on Tuesday.To receive Academic All-District honors, honorees must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.50 and be a sophomore athletically and academically. Now in his second season with the Cougars, Miller is an integrated studies major.
This season, Miller has competed in all but one game while helping lead the Cougars to a 30-6 overall record and an Tournament Sweet 16 appearance for the seventh consecutive season, the nation's longest active streak.
He is averaging 5.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per game and has scored double-digit points in each of the last three games, a first in his career.
Miller scored a career-high 15 points, thanks to 5-of-5 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line, in a home win over New Orleans inside Fertitta Center on December 13, 2025.
The Los Angeles native scored 10 points with a season-high eight rebounds against Big 12 Conference-rival Colorado on February 28 and tallied 13 points with seven boards against #2/2 (1) Arizona during the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament Championship on March 14.
A year ago, Miller was named to the 2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 Conference Rookie Team.
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