NEW ORLEANS, La. – Kevin Samuel was named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year, and Isaiah Moore was named to the all-conference first team while Samuel was named to the third-team, as announced by the conference on Monday.
This is Samuel's second defensive player of the year award of his career, as he won the ASUN award last season at Florida Gulf Coast. Samuel led the Sun Belt in blocked shots (2.5 per game) and was fourth in rebounding (8.9). His 2.5 blocks per game ranks eighth across all Division I players.