The Sun Belt has undergone several transitions over the past few seasons, and this features another. Gone is perennial power Western Kentucky, which will be replaced by former Southern Conference squads Appalachian State and Georgia Southern. As much change as there may be, there won’t be a huge shake-up at the top of the league […]

New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) – Melvin Johnson III scored the game- winning layup with seven seconds remaining in the fourth overtime period to lead the fourth-seeded Arkansas State Red Wolves over fifth-seeded Arkansas- Little Rock Trojans in quadruple-overtime, 116-114, in the quarterfinal round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament at New Orleans Lakefront Arena. Johnson […]

(SportsNetwork.com) – The 38th Sun Belt Conference Tournament will begin on Thursday, March 13, with the team that survives the weekend event claiming both the conference title and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Sun Belt welcomed in three new teams this season, with Georgia State coming over from the CAA, and […]

Wichita, KS (SportsNetwork.com) – The 21st-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs take aim at their seventh straight win, as they tangle with the Kansas State Wildcats in the Wichita Wildcat Classic as INTRUST Bank Arena on Saturday afternoon. Gonzaga has once again gotten off to a sensational start, the team winning 10 of its first 11 games. The […]

Charleston, SC (SportsNetwork.com) – A pair of undefeated programs head to TD Arena this afternoon, as the UAB Blazers clash with the 19th-ranked New Mexico Lobos as part of the Charleston Classic. New Mexico, expected to be a major contender in the Mountain West Conference again this season, has delivered back-to-back victories to kick off […]

Losing the Blue Raiders might actually be seen as a positive around the league, at least from a competitive stand point. MT won three of the last four regular season crowns in the conference but now the Sun Belt crown is really up for grabs. First in line to claim the throne is Louisiana. The […]