NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's Khalil McCoy was announced Monday as a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete in Division I men's basketball for the 2018-19 academic year.
     McCoy qualified for the honor by having a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4-point scale and reaching junior academic status.
     McCoy is a sophomore from Suwanee, Ga. — he redshirted with the Gold Rush in 2016-17 — and a graduate of Newnan High School. McCoy is in his first year in XULA's College of Pharmacy. He was one of the Gold Rush's most accurate 3-point shooters this past season, making 13-of-29 for 44.8 percent.
     McCoy is the second from XULA to earn this award in this sport. Jamaan Kenner (2010-11) was first.
     There were 74 Division I men honored as Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. McCoy was one of two cited from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.