Bradys Red Wolves pegged to win Western Division
Sun Belt Conference basketball coaches have selected John Brady's Arkansas State Red Wolves to win the western division of the Sun Belt Conference.
The Red Wolves earned eight of 12 first place votes from conference coaches, while Louisiana-Lafayette earned two votes, and North Texas and Denver earned one vote a piece.
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The Red Wolves have also placed two athletes on the preseason all-conference teams.
Senior forward Martavius Adams (11.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game last year) was named to the First Team preseason all-conference team, while junior guard Trey Finn (8.7 points per game) was named to the conference's Third Team.
John Brady's Red Wolves finished last season 17-15 overall and 11-5 in Sun Belt play.
2011-12 SBC Men's Basketball Preseason Predicted Order of Finish
(as selected by the League's 12 Head Coaches)
WEST DIVISION
1. Arkansas State (8) - 64 pts
2. Louisiana-Lafayette (2) - 60 pts
3. North Texas (1) - 50 pts
4. Denver (1) - 40 pts
5. UALR - 26 pts
6. Louisiana-Monroe - 12 pts
EAST DIVISION
1. Florida Atlantic (11) - 71 pts
2. Middle Tennessee (1) - 59 pts
3. WKU - 41 pts
4. South Alabama - 33 pts
5. FIU - 31 pts
6. Troy - 17 pts
2011-12 SBC Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference (as selected by the League's 12 Head Coaches)
First Team
Martavius Adams Arkansas State Sr. F
Raymond Taylor Florida Atlantic Jr. G
Greg Gantt Florida Atlantic Jr. G
J.J. Thomas Louisiana-Lafayette So. F
*Augustine Rubit South Alabama So. F
Second Team
Chase Hallam Denver Jr. G
DeJuan Wright FIU Sr. G
Jason Jones Middle Tennessee Jr. F/G
Tony Mitchell North Texas Fr. F
Will Weathers Troy Jr. G
Third Team
Trey Finn Arkansas State Jr. G
Brian Stafford Denver Sr. G
Fred Brown Louisiana-Monroe Sr. G
Kedrick Hogans North Texas Sr. F
D'Andre Williams UALR Sr. G
* - Denotes Preseason Player of the Year