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Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player Of The Year
The Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding men's basketball player in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The award was first given following the conference's first basketball season of 1976–77. Four players have been selected twice ( Terry Catledge, Chris Gatling, Chico Fletcher, and R. J. Hunter), while no player has earned a three-time player of the year selection. Western Kentucky, which left the SBC for Conference USA Conference USA (CUSA) is a collegiate athletic conference of member institutions in the Southern and Western United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. CUSA's offices are located in Dallas, Texas. Mem ... in 2014, has the most all-time winners with seven. Among schools remaining in the SBC beyond 2014, South Alabama, the only charter member that has continuously been in the conference, has the most winners with six. Key Winners Winners by school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Belt Conference
The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference that has been affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's NCAA Division I, Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football conference, the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001. Its College football, football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The 14 member institutions of the Sun Belt are distributed across the Southern United States. History The Sun Belt Conference was founded on August 4, 1976, with the University of New Orleans, the University of South Alabama, Georgia State University, Jacksonville University, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and the University of South Florida. Over the next ten years the conference would add Western Kentucky University, Old Dominion University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Virginia Commonwealth University. New Orleans was forced out of the league in 1980 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Winchester
Anthony David Winchester (born May 15, 1983) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. Winchester is currently an assistant coach at Kansas State. He played college basketball at Western Kentucky. High school career Winchester attended Austin High School. He averaged 34.7 points per game as a senior and led Austin to the 2002 2A Final Four and Mid-Southern Conference Championship. Winchester was the runner-up for Indiana Mr. Basketball. He finished his career with 2,256 points. College career Winchester played college basketball at Western Kentucky. In February 2004, he scored 40 points in a loss to Louisiana-Lafayette. He averaged 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game as a junior, despite playing out of position at power forward due to injuries. As a senior, Winchester averaged 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1 steal per game. He was named Sun Belt Player of the Year and Honorable Mention All-American. Winchester concluded his c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte 49ers Men's Basketball
The Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) in NCAA Division I basketball. Charlotte is a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American), which they joined in 2023 after 10 seasons in Conference USA. Charlotte, which had been a charter C-USA member from 1995, returned to that conference in 2013 after leaving in 2005 to join the Atlantic 10 Conference. The 49ers have also played in the Sun Belt Conference and were a member of the Metro Conference, which merged with the Great Midwest Conference to form Conference USA. The basketball team has spent the better part of its history in the shadow of the state's four Atlantic Coast Conference teams. However, the 49ers have carved out a niche of their own, making 11 appearances in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament, most recently in 2005. In their first appearance, in 1977 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1977, they ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976–77 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
The 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1976, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 28, 1977, at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. The Marquette Warriors won their first NCAA national championship with a 67–59 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels. Rule changes The slam dunk, prohibited in NCAA basketball games and warm-ups since the 1967–68 season because of criticism that it rewarded height rather than skill, once again became legal after a nine-season absence. Season headlines * The National Invitation Tournament expanded from 12 to 16 teams. * In the Pacific 8 Conference, UCLA won its 11th of what would ultimately be 13 consecutive conference titles. Season outlook Pre-season polls The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season. Conference membership changes The Eastern Collegiate Basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeVante' Jones
DeVante' Jones (born April 9, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the ABA League . He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. High school career Jones attended Tyner Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee and led his team to the Region 3-AA championship in 2014. As a sophomore, he averaged 16 points, 4 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. For his last two years of high school, he transferred to St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, where he helped his team achieve a combined 52–9 record. As a junior, he averaged 16.5 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists per game. As a senior, he averaged 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 3 steals per game. Jones played for Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts for a postgraduate season where he averaged 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game. He committed to playing college bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nijal Pearson
Nijal Pearson (born November 21, 1997) is an American basketball player for Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He competed in college basketball for the Texas State Bobcats. Early life Pearson grew up in Beaumont, Texas and attended Central High School. As a senior, he averaged 18.5 points, seven rebounds and nine assists per game and was named the co-District 22-5A MVP and Class 5A All-State by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. College career Pearson was a starter at small forward for the Bobcats as a true freshman and averaged 13.3 points (second highest on the team), 3.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. As a sophomore, he led the team with 15.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game and was named to the third team all-Sun Belt Conference. Pearson was named first team All-Sun Belt as a junior after averaging 16.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. He was named the MVP of the 2018 Portland Classic after scoring 33 point in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tookie Brown
Quindarious Deavundre "Tookie" Brown (born November 22, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for the Georgia Southern University and was named the 2019 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year. College career Brown went to Georgia Southern from Morgan County High School in Madison, Georgia, where he scored over 3,000 points and led the school to its first state title. He originally committed to Mississippi State, but withdrew his commitment when the Bulldogs experienced a coaching change. He immediately made an impact for the Eagles, averaging 17.8 points, 3.4 assists and 3.2 rebounds, earning Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year honors and a spot on the All-Sun Belt first team. Brown declared for the 2018 NBA draft, later opting to return for his senior season. Brown would go on to have perhaps the most decorated career in Georgia Southern program history. He is the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Hervey
Kevin Hervey (born July 9, 1996) is an American professional basketball player, who most recently played for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională de Baschet Masculin (LNBM) and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for UT Arlington. College career Hervey came into UT Arlington at only 180 pounds before eventually reaching 210 pounds by his senior season. Hervey played four years for the Mavericks. In his sophomore season, Hervey averaged 18.1 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. He missed the last 19 games of the season due to a torn ACL in his left knee. As a junior, Hervey averaged 17.1 points and 8.5 rebounds per game but had some lingering effects from the ACL tear in the early season. He led the Mavericks to a 27–9 season, the most wins in school history, and NIT quarterfinal run. He was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and earned all-district honors from both the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the U.S. Basketball Writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Long
Shawn Long (born January 29, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Ulsan Mobis Phoebus of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He played college basketball for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and represented the United States at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. High school career Long attended Morgan City High School. As a senior, he averaged 21.4 points, 15.2 rebounds and 9.1 blocks, helping team to a 26–5 record. He was named district MVP, earned first team all-district honors for two straight year and was the district defensive player of the year as a senior. College career Long originally enrolled at Mississippi State University of the Southeastern Conference, but became immediately unhappy with his choice. After the first semester, and without playing in any games, Long transferred to Louisiana–Lafayette and received an NCAA waiver to allow him to play the following season without sitting out the customary full year. Long first suited up for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustine Rubit
Augustine Cuero Rubit (born August 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Kuwait SC of the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League. He is a tall power forward- center. He played college basketball at the University of South Alabama. Rubit was an All-American player at South Alabama, and was one of the nation's best rebounders. High school Rubit, a native of Houston, Texas, played high school basketball at Christian Life High School. He then chose University of South Alabama for college, where he red-shirted the 2009–10 season. College career As a red-shirt freshman in 2010–11, Rubit started the majority of the season. He averaged 13.1 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. His rebounding total was good for first in the Sun Belt Conference and sixth nationally. At the close of the season, Rubit was named third team All-conference and the leagues' freshman of the year. In his second season, Rubit became one of the Jaguars' primary scoring options, leading the te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaRon Dendy
LaRon Dendy (born December 18, 1988) is an American former basketball player. Dendy was an All-American college player at Middle Tennessee State University before beginning his professional career in 2012. Career Dendy, a power forward and center from Greenville, South Carolina, originally committed to Clemson. He instead went to Indian Hills Community College and played two years for the NJCAA school. He then went to Iowa State for the 2009–10 season, where he averaged 7.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in a reserve role. Following the season, Dendy announced plans to transfer. With one year of college eligibility left, Dendy landed at Middle Tennessee. He had a strong year, averaging 14.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game and leading the Blue Raiders to the Sun Belt Conference regular season title. He was rewarded with the Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and an Associated Press honorable mention All-American designation. Following the close ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Bozeman
Solomon Bozeman (born December 18, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. He played college basketball for the University of South Florida and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. High school career Bozeman, son of a college coach, starred at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mississippi for three years as his father served as an assistant at Ole Miss. In 2005, his father was named the head coach at Southern Arkansas University and Solomon played his senior season at Magnolia High School in Magnolia, Arkansas. In his senior season, he averaged 28.5 points per game and led the school to the Arkansas state championship game. College career Out of high school, Bozeman signed with South Florida. As a freshman in the 2006–07 season, he averaged 9.6 points and 3.5 assists in 30.6 minutes per game. In his sophomore season, Bozeman saw a coaching change and also saw his minutes per game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
