North Reading Student-Athlete Honored

Domenick Mastascusa Of North Reading was one of three Worcester Polytechnic Institute men’s basketball student-athletes to be named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court for their work inside the classroom.

As a team, the program earned the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award. The Engineers were one of two NEWMAC teams to take home the team award.

Individually, seniors Domenick Mastascusa and Wil Michalski of Shrewsbury and junior Mark Overdevest of New Zealand were lauded for achieving at least a cumulative 3.2 GPA at the conclusion of the 2014-15 academic year.

The NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, earned by more than 175 colleges and universities, recognize outstanding academic achievement by a team with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better for the 2014-15 season.

On the court, WPI (21-6) won 20-plus games for the 12th consecutive season and earned an NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship tournament berth for the ninth time in 11 years under 14th-year head coach Chris Bartley.