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Martin Today
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UT Martin Men's Basketball Honored by Ohio Valley Conference
The team receives the OVC's Team Sportsmanship Award for the 2025-26 season.
Apr. 1, 2026 at 1:07am
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The University of Tennessee-Martin men's basketball team has been awarded the Team Sportsmanship Award by the Ohio Valley Conference for the 2025-26 season. The award is voted on by student-athletes and coaches across the conference and recognizes programs that have best exhibited standards of sportsmanship and ethical behavior.
Why it matters
Sportsmanship awards highlight the positive culture and values that student-athletes can cultivate, which is an important counterpoint to the occasional negative headlines around college sports. For UT Martin, this recognition reinforces the program's commitment to developing well-rounded student-athletes who represent the university and community with class.
The details
The Ohio Valley Conference Team Sportsmanship Award is given annually to the programs in each sport that have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical behavior as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. Factors considered include the conduct of student-athletes, coaches, staff, administrators, and fans. This is the second time the UT Martin men's basketball program has received the honor, with the first coming in the 2010-11 season.
- The award was announced on March 31, 2026 for the 2025-26 season.
- UT Martin previously won the award in the 2010-11 season.
The players
University of Tennessee-Martin
A public university located in Martin, Tennessee that fields NCAA Division I athletic teams in the Ohio Valley Conference.
The takeaway
Sportsmanship awards like this one highlight the positive culture and values that can be cultivated in college athletics, which is an important counterpoint to the occasional negative headlines. For UT Martin, this recognition reinforces the program's commitment to developing well-rounded student-athletes who represent the university and community with class.
