UALR men picked second, ASU 10th
Fresh off a 30-victory season that ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the UALR men's basketball team was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference in a poll of league coaches released Wednesday.
The Trojans, who return three of their top five scorers and four players who averaged 15 minutes per game or more, earned one first-place vote and 124 points in Wednesday's poll. The Trojans were picked well behind preseason league favorite Texas-Arlington, which earned 10 of the 12 first place votes and 140 points.