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
Week 4 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Chyna Ellis
South Alabama | Senior | Center
Chyna Ellis showed her leadership as a senior helping the Jaguars to a 2-1 week. The senior center averaged 16.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 assists across the three games. In the latter two games of the week, Ellis had her fifth and six double digit scoring games of the season. She shot 18-41, 43.9 percent, from the field and 12-of-14 from the charity stripe for the week. Against Southern Miss, she had her third double-double of the season and set a career-high in points with 24 to help lead South Alabama to it’s first win against Southern Miss since 2012. Ellis had 17 points and eight boards in a loss that went down to the wire against Jacksonville. With the help of Ellis, the Jags 5-2 start is best start under head coach Terry Fowler.
Player of the Week Archive
Nov. 14: Taeler Deer, Texas State
Nov. 21: Crystal Allen, UTA
Nov. 28: Toshua Leavitt, Texas State
Dec. 4: Chyna Ellis, South Alabama
Recent Results
November 30 (Thursday)
College of Charleston 72, Coastal Carolina 70
Kennesaw State 71, Georgia State 61
South Alabama 78, Southern Mississippi 57
Arkansas State 68, Tennessee State 62
December 1 (Friday)
UAB 70, Appalachian State 59
Troy 89, Jacksonville 88
Houston 62, UTA 58
St. Louis 48, Little Rock 45
December 2 (Saturday)
Texas State 84, Prairie View 57
Mississippi 74, Arkansas State 48
December 3 (Sunday)
Georgia State 101, Allen 56
Jacksonville 60, South Alabama 58
Northwestern State 70, ULM 48
North Carolina 56, Appalachian State 43
Louisiana 98, McNeese State 86 (3OT)
December 4 (Monday)
Coastal Carolina 67, IPFW 58 (OT)
Little Rock 63, Missouri State 51
December 5 (Tuesday)
Arkansas State 76, UTEP 73
Texas State 91, UTSA 38
Upcoming Schedule
December 6 (Wednesday)
Troy at Tennessee 6:00 PM
UTA at Kansas State 7:00 PM
December 7 (Thursday)
Appalachian State at Wake Forest 6:00 PM
Louisiana Tech at Little Rock 6:30 PM
December 8 (Friday)
North Carolina Central at Coastal Carolina 5:00 PM
Auburn at Louisiana 7:00 PM
December 9 (Saturday)
South Alabama at Ole Miss 1:00 PM
Montevallo at Troy 2:00 PM
December 10 (Sunday)
North Greenville at Georgia State 1:00 PM
UTA at Georgia Tech 1:00 PM
Georgia Southern at UCF 1:00 PM
Little Rock at Mississippi State 2:00 PM
All Times Central and Subject to Change
2017-18 Preseason Sun Belt Poll
1. UTA (7) - 136 pts
2. Little Rock (2) - 125 pts
3. Troy (2) - 119 pts
4. Louisiana (1) - 116 pts
5. Texas State - 89 pts
6. Arkansas State - 71 pts
7. South Alabama - 70 pts
8. Georgia State - 65 pts
9. Appalachian State - 50 pts
10. Georgia Southern - 48 pts
11. Coastal Carolina - 33 pts
12. ULM - 14 pts
First place votes in parenthesis
Preseason All-Sun Belt Team
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
Madi Story (Appalachian State, Guard, Sr.)
Simone Fields (Louisiana, Forward, Sr.)
Chyna Ellis (South Alabama, Center, Sr.)
Cierra Johnson (UTA, Guard, Sr.)
Rebekah VanDijk (UTA, Center, Sr.)
Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
Jada Lewis (Georgia State, Guard, So.)
Gabriella Cortez (ULM, Forward, Sr.)
Taeler Deer (Texas State, Guard, Sr.)
Toshua Leavitt (Texas State, Guard, Jr.)
Amanda Mendoza (Troy, Guard, Sr.)
Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team
Madison Newby (Georgia State, Guard, So.)
Jasmine Thomas (Louisiana, Guard, So.)
Genesis Perrymond (South Alabama, Guard, Sr.)
Crystal Allen (UTA, Guard, Sr.)
Ericka May (Texas State, Forward, Sr.)
Preseason Player of the Year
Rebekah VanDijk (UTA, Center, Sr.)