Canisius College seniors Bob Bevilacqua and Frank Turner were recently named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's All-Academic Team, the conference office announced. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must achieve at least a 3.2 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average and must be at least a sophomore in academic standing.

This marks the third-straight year Bevilacqua has been named to the league's all-academic unit, making him one of two active players in the conference to achieve that milestone for his career. A former walk-on, he played in 72 career games as a Golden Griffin, where he averaged 3.1 points per game. In his senior year, the reserve guard scored a career-high 17 points against Siena at home Feb. 14 after he went 6-for-12 from the field and 5-for-9 from 3-point range. Bevilacqua earned his undergraduate degree in communications in May 2009 and is currently working towards his master's degree in communications at the College.

Turner ended his playing career in Blue and Gold ranked in the top-10 in 12 different statistical categories. The school's all-time leader in career games played (125) and minutes played (4,567), his 1,769 career points is fourth best in Canisius history while his 616 career assists are tops in the program's history. He is the only player in Canisius history to collect more than 1,700 career points, 600 assists and 500 rebounds, and he leaves the College as the only player in program history to dish out 100-plus assists in four-straight seasons. Turner earned his undergraduate degree in communications in three years and will graduate with his master's degree in sport administration this May.

The Griffs went 15-17 overall and 8-10 in MAAC action this season, with the 15 wins standing as the most for the program since 2000-01. Canisius is one of four teams in the 10-team MAAC to have multiple players honored to the conference's all-academic squad for this season.