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Sun Belt Conference: Season 2016-17

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SBC Ranking

1. Texas Arlington		14-4(24-7)
2. Georgia St.		12-6(19-11)
3. Arkansas St.		11-7(20-11)
4. Texas St.		11-7(18-12)
5. Georgia South		11-7(18-13)
6. La-Lafayette		10-8(20-11)
7. Troy		10-8(18-14)
8. Co.Carolina		10-8(15-16)
9. S.Alabama		7-11(14-17)
10. UALR		6-12(15-16)
11. Appalachian St.		4-14(9-20)
12. La-Monroe		2-16(8-23)

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Kevin Hervey named Player of the Year (Photo: star-telegram.com)

Points Per Game

Ike SMITH
  Georgia .
  (193-G-97)
  Avg: 19.9

1. Smith, Georgia .	19.9
2. Brown, Georgia .	17.4
3. Hervey, Texas A.	17.1
4. Allen-S., Appalach.	16.9
5. Varnado, Troy	16.5
6. Carter, Arkansas.	16.4
7. Gilder-T., Texas S.	16.3
8. Wright, La-Lafay.	16.2
9. Hollowell, Georgia .	15.4
10. Bartley-IV, La-Lafay.	15.3

Rebounds Per Game

Bryce WASHINGTON
  La-Lafay.
  (198-F-96)
  Avg: 11.2

1. Washington, La-Lafay.	11.2
2. Hervey, Texas A.	8.6
3. Munnings, La-Mo.	8.1
4. Beck, Co.Carolina	7.9
5. Clayton, Georgia .	7.2
6. Varnado, Troy	7.1
7. Johnson, Appalach.	6.7
8. Bilbao, Texas A.	6.6
9. Shoshi, UALR	6.4
10. Ray-St-Cyr, Co.Carol.	6.4

Assists Per Game

Erick NEAL
  Texas Arlington
  (178-PG-95)
  Avg: 6.3

1. Neal, Texas Arlington	6.3
2. Thomas, Arkansas.	5.5
3. Coppola, La-Monroe	4.4
4. Brown, Georgia .	4.0
5. Black, Texas St.	4.0
6. Wright, La-Lafay.	3.9
7. Shaw, Co.Carolina	3.8
8. Williams, S.Alabama	3.3
9. Baker, Troy	3.1
10. Johnson-Jr, UA.	2.8

Steals Per Game

Jay WRIGHT
  La-Lafay.
  (185-G-94)
  Avg: 2

1. Wright, La-Lafay.	2.0
2. Bartley-IV, La-Lafay.	1.7
3. Neal, Texas Arlington	1.6
4. Calhoun, S.Alabama	1.4
5. Brown, Georgia .	1.4
6. Smith, Georgia .	1.4
7. Pearson, Texas St.	1.3
8. MuepoKelly, S.Ala.	1.3
9. Simonds, Georgia .	1.3
10. Gilder-T., Texas S.	1.3

Blocks Per Game

Lis SHOSHI
  UALR
  (211-F-94)
  Avg: 1.5

1. Shoshi, UALR	1.5
2. Varnado, Troy	1.4
3. MuepoKelly, S.Ala.	1.1
4. Johnson, Appalach.	1.1
5. King, Texas St.	1.0
6. Gilder-T., Texas S.	0.9
7. Benlevi, Georgia St.	0.9
8. Bamba, Co.Carolina	0.8
9. Mitchell, S.Alabama	0.8
10. Simmons, Arkansas.	0.8

Troy University wins the USA SBC 2016-2017 title (Photo: sunbeltsports.org)

Troy University 2016-17

#	Name	CM (INCH)	Pos	Bo	NAT
25	Walker DeVon	198 (6'6'')	F	0
0	Baker Kevin	188 (6'2'')	G	0
3	Person Wesley	190 (6'3'')	G	95
4	Davis Juan	203 (6'8'')	F	0
23	Varnado Jordon	198 (6'6'')	F	97
30	Hicks Alex	203 (6'8'')	F	96
2	Hollimon Jeremy	190 (6'3'')	G	94
1	Peace Daniel	185 (6'1'')	G	95
14	Moravek Jaro	203 (6'8'')	F	92
24	Hopkins Shawn	196 (6'5'')	F	95
15	Boykin Joshua	196 (6'5'')	F	0
33	Ariri Aaron	203 (6'8'')	F	95
11	Miller B.J.	183 (6'0'')	G	96
13	Adams Darian	190 (6'3'')	G	0
22	Moreman Whit	203 (6'8'')	F	0
Head Coach: Phil Cunningham Coach Assistant: Ben Fletcher Coach Assistant: Adam Howard

Varnado leads Troy past Texas State 59-53 for Sun Belt title - Mar 14, 2017

Jordon Varnado (6'6''-F-97) had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Troy defeated Texas State 59-53 in the championship game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Sunday at Lakefront Arena.
The sixth-seeded Trojans (22-14) advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2003 after winning their third game in three days and fourth in the tournament.
The fourth-seeded Bobcats (20-13) defeated top-seeded UTA 83-62 in the semifinals.
Troy never trailed in the game after pulling even at 9-9, though the score was tied twice in the second half.
Varnado scored 10 straight points for the Trojans as they took control with a 57-50 lead with 14 seconds remaining.
Wesley Person (6'3''-G-95), who was named the Most Outstanding Player in the tournament, scored 16 points and Jeremy Hollimon (6'3''-G-94) had 15 for Troy.
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury (6'7''-F) led Texas State with 19 points, scoring 16 in the second half.
Troy, which led the Sun Belt with 305 3-pointers, won despite making just 1 of 17 3-point attempts.

BIG PICTURE
Troy: The Trojans enter the NCAA Tournament with momentum after beating the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 seeds in a three-day stretch.
Texas State: The Bobcats, who dominated a short-handed UTA team in the semifinals, could never get any consistent offense going against Troy.

UP NEXT
Troy: Waits to hear its destination, seeding and first opponent in the NCAA Tournament.
Texas State: Was hoping to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1997, waits to hear whether its season will be extended by an invitation to another postseason tournament.

Sun Belt Tournament Final: Troy - Texas State 59-53
Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals:
Texas State - UTA 83-62
Troy - Georgia State 74-63

Courtesy of SunBeltSports

All-Sun Belt Awards 2017 - Mar 14, 2017

All-Sun Belt 1st Team 2017

Brown

Smith

Hervey

Gilder-Tilbury

Varnado

All-Tournament MVP: Wesley Person (6'3''-G-95) of Troy
Player of the Year: Kevin Hervey (6'7''-F-96) of Texas Arlington
Defensive Player of the Year: Jay Wright (6'1''-G-94) of La-Lafayette
Freshman of the Year: D'Marcus Simonds (6'3''-G-97) of Georgia St.
Newcomer of the Year: Frank Bartley IV (6'3''-G-94) of La-Lafayette
Coach of the Year: Scott Cross of Texas Arlington

1st Team
PG: Tookie Brown (5'11''-PG-95) of Georgia South
G: Ike Smith (6'4''-G-97) of Georgia South
F: Kevin Hervey (6'7''-F-96) of Texas Arlington
F: Kavin Gilder-Tilbury (6'7''-F) of Texas St.
F: Jordon Varnado (6'6''-F-97) of Troy

2nd Team
G: Devin Carter (6'5''-G-93) of Arkansas St.
F: Jeremy Hollowell (6'8''-F-94) of Georgia St.
F: Bryce Washington (6'6''-F-96) of La-Lafayette
G: Jay Wright (6'1''-G-94) of La-Lafayette
PG: Erick Neal (5'10''-PG-95) of Texas Arlington

3rd Team
G: Ronshad Allen-Shabazz (6'5''-G-96) of Appalachian St.
G: Jaylen Shaw (6'1''-G) of Co.Carolina
G: D'Marcus Simonds (6'3''-G-97) of Georgia St.
G: Frank Bartley IV (6'3''-G-94) of La-Lafayette
G: Wesley Person (6'3''-G-95) of Troy

All-Tournament Team
G: Jay Wright (6'1''-G-94) of La-Lafayette
F: Kavin Gilder-Tilbury (6'7''-F) of Texas St.
F: Immanuel King (6'8''-F) of Texas St.
G: Jeremy Hollimon (6'3''-G-94) of Troy
F: Jordon Varnado (6'6''-F-97) of Troy