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Seminoles’ McCray V and Steen Earn Academic All-District Honors as Named by College Sports Communicators
3/24/2026 1:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State basketball standouts Robert McCray V and Alex Steen have been named Academic All-District honorees by the College Sports Communicators. Both players were senior members of head coach Luke Loucks' first team at Florida State which finished with 18 wins and in a tie for seventh place in the ACC standings.
McCray V was honored for the first time as an academic all-star after enjoying an outstanding first season in Tallahassee. He led the Seminoles in scoring (16.3 ppg) and assists (6.1 apg), and became the fifth Seminole in school history with 200 or more assists in a single season.
McCray V earned All-ACC Third Team honors as he ranks 11th in the ACC in scoring, third in the ACC in assists, 14th in field goal shooting percentage (.458 percent), and is tied for second in the league with five double-figure assists games. McCray V established the school record for assists in a single games (17 against Alcorn State) and became the first player in school history with five games with double-figure assists in a single season.
McCray V earned All-ACC Tournament First-Team honors as he averaged 27.5 points and 6.0 assists, while shooting .555 percent from the field in the Seminoles' 95-89 victory over Cal and a narrow one-point loss to No 1 ranked Duke. He scored 30 points against Cal as he became just the third Seminole to score 30 or more points in an ACC Tournament game.
McCray V earned his bachelor's degree in social science from Jacksonville University in June of 2025.
Steen was honored academically as averaged 6.8 points and 5.8 rebounds while starting 29 games for the Seminoles. He led the team in field goal shooting percentage (.632) and blocked 23 shots in 32 games. Steen also totaled 28 assists and 22 steals as he averaged nearly 20 minutes played per game.
Steen, who will earn his bachelor's degree in social sciences in August of 2026 from Florida State, has been honored for his academic success throughout his career. He earned First Team Academic All-American honors in 2025, Second-Team Academic American honors in 2024, earned All-District Academic All-American honors n 2024 and 2025, and was named to the Sunshine State Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll in 2025 and 2025 as a student-athlete at Florida Southern College.
Steen was named to the Florida State University Academic Dean's List during the fall of 2025.
Under Loucks, who himself was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll four times during his playing career as a Seminole, Florida State won 10 of its final 13 ACC games of the season. The Seminoles defeated Miami for the first ACC win of his career, and defeated No. 24 Clemson for his first win over a ranked team during his tenure as Florida State's head coach. In leading the Seminoles to 10 ACC regular season wins, Loucks finished his first season as the winningest first year head coach in ACC play in school history.
To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District honors in the sport of men's basketball, a student-athlete must have earned at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average, been at least a sophomore academically and athletically and have competed in at least 90 percent of the institution's games or started in at least 66 percent of the team's games.
McCray V was honored for the first time as an academic all-star after enjoying an outstanding first season in Tallahassee. He led the Seminoles in scoring (16.3 ppg) and assists (6.1 apg), and became the fifth Seminole in school history with 200 or more assists in a single season.
McCray V earned All-ACC Third Team honors as he ranks 11th in the ACC in scoring, third in the ACC in assists, 14th in field goal shooting percentage (.458 percent), and is tied for second in the league with five double-figure assists games. McCray V established the school record for assists in a single games (17 against Alcorn State) and became the first player in school history with five games with double-figure assists in a single season.
McCray V earned All-ACC Tournament First-Team honors as he averaged 27.5 points and 6.0 assists, while shooting .555 percent from the field in the Seminoles' 95-89 victory over Cal and a narrow one-point loss to No 1 ranked Duke. He scored 30 points against Cal as he became just the third Seminole to score 30 or more points in an ACC Tournament game.
McCray V earned his bachelor's degree in social science from Jacksonville University in June of 2025.
Steen was honored academically as averaged 6.8 points and 5.8 rebounds while starting 29 games for the Seminoles. He led the team in field goal shooting percentage (.632) and blocked 23 shots in 32 games. Steen also totaled 28 assists and 22 steals as he averaged nearly 20 minutes played per game.
Steen, who will earn his bachelor's degree in social sciences in August of 2026 from Florida State, has been honored for his academic success throughout his career. He earned First Team Academic All-American honors in 2025, Second-Team Academic American honors in 2024, earned All-District Academic All-American honors n 2024 and 2025, and was named to the Sunshine State Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll in 2025 and 2025 as a student-athlete at Florida Southern College.
Steen was named to the Florida State University Academic Dean's List during the fall of 2025.
Under Loucks, who himself was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll four times during his playing career as a Seminole, Florida State won 10 of its final 13 ACC games of the season. The Seminoles defeated Miami for the first ACC win of his career, and defeated No. 24 Clemson for his first win over a ranked team during his tenure as Florida State's head coach. In leading the Seminoles to 10 ACC regular season wins, Loucks finished his first season as the winningest first year head coach in ACC play in school history.
To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District honors in the sport of men's basketball, a student-athlete must have earned at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average, been at least a sophomore academically and athletically and have competed in at least 90 percent of the institution's games or started in at least 66 percent of the team's games.
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