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Sun Belt Basketball: Ranking of 25 best players from last decade (2013-23)

By Joey Loose

Mar 19, 2015; Jacksonville, FL, USA; The Georgia State Panthers bench surrounds Panthers guard R.J. Hunter (22) after their victory over the Baylor Bears in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Jacksonville Veteran Memorial Arena.Georgia State defeated Baylor 57-56 on Hunter's three point basket with 2.8 second left in the game. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 19, 2015; Jacksonville, FL, USA; The Georgia State Panthers bench surrounds Panthers guard R.J. Hunter (22) after their victory over the Baylor Bears in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Jacksonville Veteran Memorial Arena.Georgia State defeated Baylor 57-56 on Hunter's three point basket with 2.8 second left in the game. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sun Belt Basketball Marshall Thundering Herd guard Taevion Kinsey Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Sun Belt Basketball Marshall Thundering Herd guard Taevion Kinsey Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /

9. Taevion Kinsey

A 6’5 point guard from Columbus, Ohio, Kinsey played his entire 5-year career at Marshall, though only played briefly in the Sun Belt. Kinsey was a major scorer for the Thundering Herd for these last five seasons, but Marshall just left Conference USA in 2022. We included Kinsey in the CUSA article several weeks back, but that lone season to end his career was more than enough to get him here as well.

Kinsey averaged 22.1 points, 5.4 assists, and 4.9 rebounds per game in an impressive super-senior season. He led Marshall to a 24-win season in year one in the Sun Belt, which was actually a 12-win improvement over their previous season. He had a career-high 37 points in a road win over Georgia State and had all kinds of on-court success in that final year with the Thundering Herd, showing no issues playing in a new league.

As a result, Kinsey was named Sun Belt Player of the Year. He was the conference’s scoring leader, finished 2nd in assists, and did everything necessary to lead a turnaround for the Thundering Herd. You could easily argue that he’d be higher on this list had more than one season come in the Sun Belt, but it was certainly his most prosperous season. Kinsey had over 2600 points across those five years, though his best shooting and scoring came in the Sun Belt.