Sun Belt Conference Weekly News and Notes (Complete PDF)
2018 Sun Belt Basketball Championship Information
2017-2018 Sun Belt Conference Composite Schedule
2017-2018 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Upcoming Schedule
Friday, November 10
Carver Bible College at Georgia State 6:00 PM (ESPN3)
Piedmont at Coastal Carolina 6:30 PM
Georgia Southern at Wake Forest 6:30 PM (ACC Network)
Arkansas State at Evansville 7:00 PM
Louisiana at Ole Miss 7:00 PM (SEC Network+)
ULM at TCU 8:00 PM (Fox College Sports)
South Alabama at Texas Tech 8:00 PM (Fox College Sports)
(1) Troy vs. North Dakota 9:30 PM
Saturday, November 11
Toccoa Falls at Appalachian State 2:30 PM (ESPN3)
Ouachita Baptist at Little Rock 3:00 PM
Loyola Marymount at UTA 7:00 PM (ESPN3)
Sunday, November 12
(2) Bridgewater College at Appalachian State 2:30 PM
(3) Texas State at Air Force 3:00 PM (ESPN3)
ULM at SMU 3:30 PM (ESPN3)
(1) Troy vs. UAPB 7:30 PM
Monday, November 13
Cal State Bakersfield at Georgia Southern 6:30 PM
Abilene Christian at Arkansas State 7:00 PM
Mobile at South Alabama 7:05 PM
(1) Troy at Hawai’i 11:55 PM
Tuesday, November 14
Coastal Carolina at Lamar 7:00 PM
Louisiana College at Louisiana 7:00 PM
Little Rock at Memphis 7:00 PM (ESPN3)
(4) Georgia State at Rice 7:00 PM
Wednesday, November 15
UTSA at Texas State 7:00 PM
Thursday, November 16
(2) Appalachian State vs. Iowa State 4:30 PM (ESPNU)
(5) Arkansas State at Eastern Michigan 6:00 PM (ESPN3)
(6) Bluefield State at Georgia Southern 6:00 PM
(7) South Alabama at La Salle 6:00 PM
Brewton-Parker at Troy 7:00 PM (ESPN3)
Southeastern Louisiana at ULM 7:00 PM
All Times Central and Subject to Change
Tournament Legend
(1) – Outrigger Rainbow Classic (Honolulu, Hawai’i)
(2) - 2017 Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Campus Sites/Conway, S.C.)
(3) – Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
(4) – MGM Grand Main Event (Campus Sites/Las Vegas, Nev.)
(5) – Indiana Tip-Off Classic (Ypsilanti, Mich.)
(6) – Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.)
(7) – Naismith Tip-Off (Campus Sites/Uncasville, Conn.)
2017-18 Preseason Sun Belt Poll
1. UTA - 128 (9)
2. Georgia State - 116 (1)
3. Troy - 115 (1)
4. Georgia Southern - 114
5. Louisiana - 113 (1)
6. Texas State - 71
7. Arkansas State - 68
8. Coastal Carolina - 67
9. South Alabama - 43
10. Little Rock - 37
11. Appalachian State - 35
12. ULM - 28
First place votes in parenthesis
Preseason All-Sun Belt Team
Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt
Tookie Brown (Georgia Southern, Junior, Guard, Sport Management)
Ike Smith (Georgia Southern, Junior, Guard, Sport Management)
Kevin Hervey (UTA, Senior, Forward, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Erick Neal (UTA, Senior, Guard, Broadcasting)
Jordon Varnado (Troy, Junior, Forward)
Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt
Ronshad Shabazz (Appalachian State, Junior, Guard, Criminal Justice)
Jaylen Shaw (Coastal Carolina, Senior, Guard)
D’Marcus Simonds (Georgia State, Sophomore, Guard, Sociology)
Bryce Washington (Louisiana, Senior, Forward, Accounting)
Wesley Person (Troy, Senior, Guard, International Business)
Preseason Third Team All-Sun Belt
Demario Beck (Coastal Carolina, Senior, Forward)
Mike Hughes (Georgia Southern, Senior, Guard, Sport Management)
Frank Bartley (Louisiana, Senior, Guard, Sociology)
Travis Munnings (ULM, Junior, Forward, Kinesiology)
Nijal Pearson (Texas State, Sophomore, Guard, Business Management)
Preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year
Kevin Hervey (UTA, Senior, Forward, Interdisciplinary Studies)