PENSACOLA, Fla. – After claiming their first outright Sun Belt Conference regular season title and clinching a double-bye in the Sun Belt Tournament, the App State Mountaineers (26-5, 16-2 SBC) start their Sun Belt Tournament run on Saturday, facing off against the Georgia Southern Eagles (9-23, 8-10 SBC). App State will act as the one seed in the Sun Belt Tournament for the first time since 1978-79. Tipoff on Saturday is set for 12:30 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. CT) and can be streamed on ESPN+.
App State's win over Arkansas State in the regular season finale clinched its first outright regular season conference title in 45 years.