Sun Belt Announces 2023-24 Men’s Basketball Postseason Awards & All-Conference Teams

[AppStFan1]

Short Tate 6th man, good, he’s gonna go off

He was nominated. I would be curious to know how close that voting went but Conerway deserves it too. He averaged double digits and is a really good player. There are a lot deserving players. Some conferences do specialty teams and awards. I would be curious to see what all awards we would have if there was an honorable mention, all-defensive team, all-newcomer team, and all-freshman team.

[AppStFan1]

Someone on 247 mentioned that they heard freshmen and sophomores don't get named to the teams but Abson is a sophomore and was DEF POY plus 2 sophomores (one of them Terrence Edwards) made the All-Sun Belt team last year.

I would really be curious to see who the top 3-5 vote getters that did not make the 3rd team were because I would guess Abson would be on there and I am sure we had the runner-up or top 3 vote getter for 6th man and Newcomer.

[NattyBumppo'sRevenge]

Abson not on 1st or 2nd team?

Spillers > Bickerstaff for newcomer of the year, but otherwise good job. Gregory shuts down the OPOY in the tourney and gets the MVP.

Yeah, Spillers was on 1st team and Bickerstaff on 2nd team. HTF does that work that Bickerstaff get newcomer of the year when there was a newcomer ranked ahead of him?

[Bigdaddyg1]

I personally think that new comer OTY is a stupid award. To separate a group that transfers into the conference and pick the best of that group seems ridiculous to me. Just pick the best all around 15 players for teams 1-3 regardless of individual stats like points or rebounds. A guy could play 39 minutes a game and have a low shooting percentage but rack up 20 PPG. Conversely you have the best team playing 9 guys and spreading minutes with nobody averaging huge points. Coaches are going to vote for their guys which is understandable. What is crazy is Abson. Agree, how is he voted defensive POY and not a first team guy? I also get trying to spread the love but if you're the best that's it.

[AppStFan1]

I personally think that new comer OTY is a stupid award. To separate a group that transfers into the conference and pick the best of that group seems ridiculous to me. Just pick the best all around 15 players for teams 1-3 regardless of individual stats like points or rebounds. A guy could play 39 minutes a game and have a low shooting percentage but rack up 20 PPG. Conversely you have the best team playing 9 guys and spreading minutes with nobody averaging huge points. Coaches are going to vote for their guys which is understandable. What is crazy is Abson. Agree, how is he voted defensive POY and not a first team guy? I also get trying to spread the love but if you're the best that's it.

Agree overall but I can see why Abson was not 1st team. Abson had low offensive output in a lot of games but I think he should have been 3rd team at least. Sun Belt has a lot of talent this year though. He was one of many who has an argument for being snubbed. Abson, Jacob Meyer of Coastal Carolina, Kevon Voyles of Marshall, and Nate Martin of Marshall were all names I could have seen make 3rd team.

I will take our regular season title over more awards any day of the week though. If we win the SBC tourney we will dominate the tourney awards though because there is no avoiding it. I would trade every individual award to win the SBC tourney and some NCAA tournament games though!