Sun Belt Basketball: 2021 Conference Tournament preview, predictions

OMAHA, NE - MARCH 20: Chauncey the Chanticleer, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers mascot performs in the first half against the Wisconsin Badgers during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the CenturyLink Center on March 20, 2015 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

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The Sun Belt Basketball Tournament should be one of the most interesting events of the season. The main point of interest is the fact that every team has only played the teams in their division. The Sun Belt played games this season back to back every Friday and Saturday, mitigating the risk of spreading COVID-19.

This seemed to work fairly well, although Georgia State was only able to get in 12 conference games. out of the originally scheduled 18. Below, I will give a brief breakdown of the top 2 seeds on each side, outline the player to watch on each team, and then pick the bracket game by game.

The Sun Belt Tournament Bracket. pic.twitter.com/86Zoylwdk2
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Key Players

Georgia State: Justin Roberts-13.4 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 4.8 APG

Texas State: Mason Harrell- 13.7 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 3.2 APG

Coastal Carolina: DeVante’ Jones-20.2 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 3.2 APG

Louisiana: Cedric Russell: 17.5 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 1.2 APG

South Alabama: Mike Flowers- 20.8 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 3.5 APG

UT Arlington: Shahada Wells- 16.7 PPG, 3.4 APG, 3.8 APG

Appalachian State: Adrian Delph- 12.4 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 1.3 APG

Arkansas State: Marquis Eaton- 14.1 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 5.1 APG

Georgia Southern: Zack Bryant- 13.9 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 2.7 APG

Little Rock: Ruot Monyyong- 11.7 PPG, 11.0 RPG, 1.6 APG

Troy: Nick Stampley-12.8 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 0.8 APG