ATLANTA, GA | The Morehouse College athletic programs continued to excel in the classroom during a historic 2025–26 athletic year, posting a 3.13 department GPA during the Fall 2025 semester and a 3.04 department GPA during the Spring 2026 semester. Combined, the Maroon Tigers recorded a 3.09 department GPA across the academic year while every program achieved at least a 3.0 team GPA in both semesters.
A total of 263 unique student-athletes represented Morehouse during the academic year, with 171 student-athletes averaging above a 3.0 GPA between the fall and spring semesters. The department also saw 72 student-athletes with GPAs between 3.50 and 3.99 during the academic year.
Seventeen different student-athletes earned at least one perfect 4.0 semester GPA during the academic year, continuing the College's tradition of academic excellence among its student-athletes.
"We are extremely proud of the academic commitment demonstrated by our student-athletes across every program," said Harold Ellis. "To see every team achieve at least a 3.0 GPA in both semesters while also experiencing tremendous competitive success speaks to the culture our coaches and student-athletes have built. At Morehouse, excellence is expected in every area, and our young men continue to prove they can succeed at the highest level in the classroom and in competition."
Team GPA Breakdown
Fall 2025
- Baseball — 3.21
- Basketball — 3.18
- Cross Country — 3.36
- Football — 3.04
- Golf — 3.41
- Track & Field — 3.11
Spring 2026
- Baseball — 3.17
- Basketball — 3.08
- Cross Country — 3.29
- Football — 3.01
- Golf — 3.33
- Track & Field — 3.05
The academic success came alongside one of the greatest competitive years in modern Morehouse athletics history
The Maroon Tigers captured four SIAC championships during the 2025–26 campaign, beginning in the fall with another conference title in cross country. Morehouse then dominated the winter season, winning the SIAC Indoor Track & Field Championship for the second consecutive year before men's basketball captured both the SIAC East Division title and the SIAC Tournament championship for the first time since 2003.
The basketball program, under first-year head coach Larry Dixon, finished 22–10 overall and advanced to the NCAA Division II South Regional, marking the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2018. The Maroon Tigers also recorded a 10-game winning streak during the season and delivered the program's first conference tournament title in more than two decades.
Track & field completed another historic campaign in the spring, winning the SIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship to secure the conference "triple crown" for Morehouse after also winning the cross country and indoor championships during the same academic year. Legendary head coach Willie Hill continued to add to one of the greatest coaching legacies in HBCU athletics with additional SIAC titles during the season.
Morehouse baseball also delivered one of the top seasons in program history, recording one of only a handful of 20-win seasons since 1970 while advancing to the deepest round of the SIAC Baseball Tournament for the program since 1994. The Maroon Tigers also earned national recognition after breaking into the Black College Nines Top 10 rankings for the first time.
In men's golf, Morehouse continued to elevate its national profile by finishing as the top HBCU Division II program at the PGA Works Collegiate Championship while competing successfully throughout the season against some of the top programs in the country.
On the football field, the Maroon Tigers showed major progress during the 2025 season, recording the program's highest win total since 2021 while securing a Homecoming victory, a win over rival Tuskegee University, and the program's first three-game winning streak since 2021.
The student-athletes who earned at least one 4.0 semester GPA during the academic year included:
Morehouse's success in the classroom continued to mirror its accomplishments in competition, reinforcing the College's commitment to developing student-athletes who excel academically, athletically, and as leaders within the community. Under the leadership of athletic director Harold Ellis, Morehouse Athletics has shown that there is an achievable formula for both academic excellence and athletic success for the Maroon Tigers.
