Sun Belt Conference 2008-09 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The Sun Belt made some traction last season by getting two teams in the NCAA Tournament. Additionally, Western Kentucky got a lot of attention with its buzzer-beating first round win. The conference has had its share of good teams over the years, […]

Sun Belt Conference Notebook by Ryan Glenn Middle Tennessee State is off to one of the best starts in the conference. The Blue Raiders are 6-3 and have an RPI of 41. Although 6-3 is not the best record in the league, it must be noted that two of the […]

Sun Belt Conference 2005-06 Preview by Ryan Glenn The Sun Belt conference is improving every year. The addition of Troy to the conference from the Atlantic Sun will pay off down the road. Louisiana-Lafayette is looking for their third straight NCAA tournament appearance and a conference championship. Also in the […]

Sun Belt Conference Championship Recap by Ryan Glenn No. 2W Louisiana-Lafayette 88, No. 1W Denver 69 Louisiana-Lafayette earned their second straight trip to the NCAA tournament last night. The Ragin’ Cajuns finished with a strong second half as they were able to take down Denver 88-69. Denver beat Louisiana-Lafayette two […]

Sun Belt Conference Tournament Recaps by Ryan Glenn First Round No. 4E Arkansas State 84, No. 5W North Texas 76 Arkansas State, led by J.J. Montgomery with 25 points, was able to win pretty easily against North Texas. Arkansas State was just on fire from behind the arc, hitting ten […]

Sun Belt Conference Season Preview by Zach Van Hart The entire Sun Belt Conference rejoiced during the 2003-04 season as Western Kentucky, who had dominated during the first few seasons of the millennium, finally returned back to earth. With the fall of the Hilltoppers to a fifth-place finish and quarterfinal […]

Sun Belt Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Zach Van Hart If any coach had to guess which team would start off the season 0-5, none would have answered defending champion Western Kentucky. What the coaches did guess was that New Orleans would finish last in its division. By mid-December, the […]

Sun Belt Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Zach Van Hart No. 1 Louisiana Lafayette 84, No. 8 South Alabama 58 The Ragin’ Cajuns looked every bit of the top seed in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament, whipping the Jaguars 84-58. While they are known for their offensive production, Louisiana […]

Sun Belt Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Zach Van Hart No. 5 Middle Tennessee State 76, No. 4 Western Kentucky 62 OK, anyone who thought the Blue Raiders would walk into E.A. Diddle Arena, home court for the Hilltoppers, with their leading scorer out with a broken hand suffered three days […]

Sun Belt Conference Semifinals Preview Preview by Zach Van Hart No. 1 Louisiana Lafayette verses No. 5 Middle Tennessee State The Blue Raiders will have to hurry up and catch their breath after Sunday’s upset over Western Kentucky as they prepare for top seed Louisiana Lafayette. The Ragin’ Cajuns have […]