Texas State selected third on preseason conference coaches poll

NEW ORLEANS — Last season's Sun Belt Conference regular-season champions, Texas State, was selected third in the 2021-22 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll, the league announced Wednesday afternoon.

"I just think it's a tremendous amount of respect for the amount of work these guys have put in over the years," said Texas State men's basketball Terrence "TJ" Johnson. "Certainly, our group is a veteran group of starters, and the league is familiar with them. Hopefully, we can live up to these expectations."

Georgia State, with eight first-place votes, claimed the top spot followed by Louisiana, which picked up two first-place votes. Texas State slid into the third…