DALLAS – Conference USA placed nine student-athletes on the 2023-24 College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams, announced by the organization Tuesday.
 
The selections are highlighted by Liberty’s Kyle Rode and Emma Hess, who were selected as CSC Academic All-America finalists and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced April 16, 2024.
 
Rode was joined by teammates Colin Porter and Shiloh Robinson on the academic all-district list, adding to their list of academic achievements after Rode and Porter were selected to the CUSA Men’s Basketball All-Academic team earlier this month.
 
The FIU women and WKU women each placed two on the all-district squad, while LA Tech’s Silvia Nativi rounds out the honorees.
 
It marks the second-straight year to earn the recognition for Rode, Robinson, Hess, FIU’s Maria Torres, LA Tech’s Silvia Nativi and WKU’s Teresa Faustino.
 
2023-24 CSC Men’s Basketball Academic All-District Honorees
Kyle Rode, Liberty*
Colin Porter, Liberty
Shiloh Robinson, Liberty
 
2023-24 CSC Women’s Basketball Academic All-District Honorees
Courtney Prenger, FIU
Maria Torres, FIU
Emma Hess, Liberty*
Silvia Nativi, LA Tech
Teresa Faustino, WKU
Odeth Betancourt, WKU