Sun Belt Conference 2022-23
Tournament Winner: University Louisiana at Lafayette
Regular Season Champion: University of Southern Mississippi
Sun Belt Conference Final: University Louisiana at Lafayette - University of South Alabama 71-66 Louisiana (Bob Marlin): Jordan Brown 13, Themus Fulks 23, Kentrell Garnett Jr. 5, Terence Lewis II 12, Greg Williams Jr. 0, Jalen Dalcourt 13, Joe Charles Jr. 0, Kobe Julien 2, Michael Thomas 3, Isaiah Richards 0 Standings 2022-23
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 Marshall Sun Belt Conference Final  University Louisiana at Lafayette won Sun Belt Conference Championship
 Louisiana Claims 2023 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Championship-Mar 8, 2023
Themus Fulks (6'1''-G) scored a career-high 23 points and Jordan Brown (6'11''-F-1999) added 13 points and a game-high 16 rebounds to lead second-seeded Louisiana to the 2023 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Championship with a 71-66 victory against eighth-seeded South Alabama on Monday at the Pensacola Bay Center.
Brown was named the Most Outstanding Performer of the Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Championship. Over his three games played in Pensacola this week, Brown averaged 15.7 points per game and 11.7 rebounds per game. He came up in the clutch throughout the week for the Ragin' Cajuns. Louisiana (26-7) earns the Sun Belt Conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. For the Ragin' Cajuns, it marks their fifth all-time Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship and first since 2014. Louisiana played in the finals of the Sun Belt Tournament for the second consecutive season. 'What a basketball game,' Louisiana head coach Bob Marlin said. 'It's what conference tournaments are all about. You could tell it was going to come down to a one- or two-possession game. I'm just super proud of our guys. I'm so happy for them. They played a great second half.' Fulks made a trio of three-pointers in the game and was 9-of-13 from the field to achieve 23 points as one of four Louisiana players in double-figure scoring. Thirteen of Fulks' 23 points came in the second half. Jalen Dalcourt also made three treys and finished with 13 points, while Terence Lewis II scored 12. As a team, Louisiana shot 49.1 percent (27-of-55) from the field, while South Alabama shot 48.9 percent (23-of-47). The Ragin' Cajuns made eight threes in the game, while the Jaguars were limited to just 3-of-11 from long range. The two teams battled for the entire game with South Alabama leading for 24:40 and Louisiana leading for only 13:53. The Jaguars held a 37-33 advantage at intermission. There were two ties and five lead changes. Louisiana led 65-64 with 26 seconds remaining when Dalcourt made a jumper in the paint to give the Ragin' Cajuns a three-point advantage. South Alabama cut within one after a pair of free throws from Isaiah Moore (6'1''-G) with 17 ticks on the clock. South Alabama fouled Terence Lewis II with 13 seconds left and he made both free throws. Kentrell Garnett iced the game with two free throws to make the five-point final margin. South Alabama (19-16) was led by a game-high and season-high 33 points from Isaiah Moore. Moore averaged 22.7 points per game in his four-game stretch in Pensacola. Kevin Samuel (7'0''-C-1997) contributed 12 points, while Tyrell Jones (6'2''-G) brought down a team-high 10 rebounds. Courtesy of sunbeltsports.org All-Sun Belt Awards 2023-Mar 8, 2023
All-Tournament MVP:
 Jordan Brown (6'11''-F-1999) of LouisianaPlayer of the Year: Taevion Kinsey (6'5''-G-2000) of MarshallDefensive Player of the Year:  Kevin Samuel (7'0''-C-1997) of USAFreshman of the Year: Micah Handlogten (6'9''-C) of MarshallNewcomer of the Year: Austin Crowley (6'4''-G-2000) of Southern MissSixth Man of the Year: Terrence Edwards (6'6''-G/F) of JMUCoach of the Year: Jay Ladner of Southern Miss
First Team Jordan Brown (6'11''-F-1999) of Louisiana Taevion Kinsey (6'5''-G-2000) of Marshall Andrew Taylor (6'3''-G-1999) of Marshall Isaiah Moore (6'1''-G) of USA Austin Crowley (6'4''-G-2000) of Southern Miss
Second Team  Andrei Savrasov (6'7''-F-2000) of Georgia South Terrence Edwards (6'6''-G/F) of JMU Greg Williams Jr. (6'3''-G-1998) of Louisiana Felipe Haase (6'9''-F-1998) of Southern Miss Zay Williams (6'9''-F-1999) of Troy
Third Team Donovan Gregory (6'5''-F-2001) of App State Jamari Blackmon (6'0''-PG-2000) of ULM Chaunce Jenkins (6'4''-G) of ODU Kevin Samuel (7'0''-C-1997) of USA DeAndre Pinckney (6'8''-F) of Southern Miss Mason Harrell (5'9''-PG) of Texas St.
All-Tournament Team Terence Lewis II (6'7''-F-1999) of Louisiana Isaiah Moore (6'1''-G) of USA Owen White (6'6''-G) of USA Terrence Edwards (6'6''-G/F) of JMU Mason Harrell (5'9''-PG) of Texas St. |
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