Naval Academy Basketball Star Maren Louridas Shines on and off the Court: Named Academic All-District Team Member

Maren Louridas, a sophomore at the Naval Academy, has been recognized for her excellence both on and off the basketball court. She was recently named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, adding to her previous selection to the 2023-24 Patriot League All-Academic Team. Louridas is one of six student-athletes from the conference to receive this prestigious accolade.

Louridas has been a key player for the Navy basketball team, starting in 60 out of 61 games and scoring an average of 8.7 points per game with 528 points. She has also been a strong presence on the boards, with a rebounding rate of 5.2 per game and a total of 317 rebounds. Louridas is known for her one-on-one defense and has played significant minutes in both her freshman and sophomore seasons, averaging 31.9 minutes per game which currently ranks fifth all-time in Navy’s career record book.

In addition to her success on the court, Louridas has excelled in the classroom, maintaining a perfect GPA of 4.0 in cyber operations over her first three semesters at the Naval Academy. She has received three Commandant’s List accolades and was named to the 2022-23 Patriot League Honor Roll.

The Navy basketball program also had a successful season, with one of the biggest single-season turnarounds in NCAA Division I history. The team increased their win total by 13 games and finished in a four-way tie for fifth place in the Patriot League, just one game out of second place.