Basketball standout Mike Muscala '13 nominated for CLASS award

February 7, 2013

Christian Limawan | The Bucknellian Mike Muscala '13 one of ten finalists for the award, given to outstanding student athletes.
Christian Limawan | The Bucknellian
Mike Muscala ’13 one of ten finalists for the award, given to outstanding student athletes.

Basketball center Mike Muscala’13 has been chosen as one of the finalists for the Senior CLASS award, a national honor that receives only ten male and ten female nominations per sport from around the country. The award is given each year to an athlete that excels in “Community, Classroom, Character, and Competition.”

The award is decided by the votes from fans and Division I head coaches. Votes can be submitted once a day on either the Senior CLASS Award website or the Senior CLASS Award fan page on Facebook. Voting will remain open until March 25th.

Muscala is in the middle of an incredible season. He leads all of Division I Basketball with 16 double-doubles, and ranks fourth in rebounds with 264. He also leads the Patriot League in scoring with 437 points, and is also first with 64 blocked shots.

Muscala, a management major, made Dean’s List last semester, and was a member of the Patriot League All-Academic Team in 2011 and 2012.

Past winners of the Senior CLASS Award include J.J. Redick, Manti Te’o, Kirk Cousins,  and Tim Tebow.

Make sure to go online and vote for one of the most prolific athletes to ever wear a Bison uniform!

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