Sunbelt basketball standings

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by appvette » Tue Feb 17, 2026 11:02 am

I think Vasser, Banks, Wilson, Marcus Jr, and Moodie (among others) all have eligibility left which would be a great core if we can retain most of them. Tot and Jennings are graduates. I'm not sure about Dodd... He's a senior and has played 4 seasons. Kerns usually finds 1-2 guys in the portal each year that are starter quality so I have faith as long as we don't lose nearly everybody.

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by appvette » Tue Feb 17, 2026 11:15 am

We lost our top 4 scorers and 5 of our top 6 last off season. Dodd was the only one that returned that had over 3 ppg and he had 5.8 ppg.

Pretty impressive what Kerns has done this year, and shows that he can reload quickly.

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by AppGrad78 » Tue Feb 17, 2026 11:31 am

Dodd’s improvement over last season to this has been amazing. He’s still not a great long-range shooter and he will always lead the team in turnovers but our offense stagnates when he’s on the bench and he’s great at getting to the foul line late in the game. He and Jennings are my co-MVPs.

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by appfanjj » Tue Feb 17, 2026 3:20 pm

AppGrad78 wrote:
Tue Feb 17, 2026 11:31 am
Dodd’s improvement over last season to this has been amazing. He’s still not a great long-range shooter and he will always lead the team in turnovers but our offense stagnates when he’s on the bench and he’s great at getting to the foul line late in the game. He and Jennings are my co-MVPs.
Totally agree about Dodd. He does hit some shots from behind the arc that are opened up by his ability to penetrate. My concern is that he has improved and increased his value enough that he may leave for money (if he has any eligibility left).
Someone on here should know if he does or not.

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by BUTCH1991 » Tue Feb 17, 2026 4:16 pm

appfanjj wrote:
Tue Feb 17, 2026 3:20 pm
AppGrad78 wrote:
Tue Feb 17, 2026 11:31 am
Dodd’s improvement over last season to this has been amazing. He’s still not a great long-range shooter and he will always lead the team in turnovers but our offense stagnates when he’s on the bench and he’s great at getting to the foul line late in the game. He and Jennings are my co-MVPs.
Totally agree about Dodd. He does hit some shots from behind the arc that are opened up by his ability to penetrate. My concern is that he has improved and increased his value enough that he may leave for money (if he has any eligibility left).
Someone on here should know if he does or not.
Out of eligibility

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by AppGrad20 » Tue Feb 17, 2026 4:35 pm

Regardless of how we finish, the only one I am truly worried about losing is Wilson. Slightly undersized by P4 standards but he has a tenacity that is hard to find. While getting a bag like Abson is lucrative, hope he stays to be THE guy.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe we have no 2026 commits as of now. With a good, younger returning core, I’d assume Kerns will fill out the rest of the roster with more experienced, leadership guys. Look forward to seeing McKinnon and Vasser.

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by AppSt94 » Wed Feb 18, 2026 11:51 am

AppGrad78 wrote:
Tue Feb 17, 2026 11:31 am
Dodd’s improvement over last season to this has been amazing. He’s still not a great long-range shooter and he will always lead the team in turnovers but our offense stagnates when he’s on the bench and he’s great at getting to the foul line late in the game. He and Jennings are my co-MVPs.
He looks for his shot more this year. Last year he looked very tentative to shoot. This year he is much more assertive. The turnaround in his game has been impressive.

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by NattyBumppo'sRevenge » Wed Feb 18, 2026 12:20 pm

AppSt94 wrote:
Wed Feb 18, 2026 11:51 am
AppGrad78 wrote:
Tue Feb 17, 2026 11:31 am
Dodd’s improvement over last season to this has been amazing. He’s still not a great long-range shooter and he will always lead the team in turnovers but our offense stagnates when he’s on the bench and he’s great at getting to the foul line late in the game. He and Jennings are my co-MVPs.
He looks for his shot more this year. Last year he looked very tentative to shoot. This year he is much more assertive. The turnaround in his game has been impressive.
Hopefully Banks will have that same improvement next year…and for us

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by appvette » Wed Feb 18, 2026 10:10 pm

Troy beat ULM by one point to tie us in first. Although we have the tie breaker.

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by NattyBumppo'sRevenge » Wed Feb 18, 2026 10:16 pm

appvette wrote:
Wed Feb 18, 2026 10:10 pm
Troy beat ULM by one point to tie us in first. Although we have the tie breaker.
And JMU with the assist beating Coastal putting them 2 games behind us

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by AppSt94 » Thu Feb 19, 2026 8:43 am

So who are we rooting for in the Texas St/South Al tilt?

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by appvette » Thu Feb 19, 2026 8:54 am

AppSt94 wrote:
Thu Feb 19, 2026 8:43 am
So who are we rooting for in the Texas St/South Al tilt?
Good question, I would assume USA since we already have the tie breaker over them but haven't played Texas State yet.

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by appdaze » Thu Feb 26, 2026 6:38 pm

What an awesome season in the belt. 7 teams with 18 or more wins. It's too bad we have no shot at getting a conference at large bid, along with our auto bid.

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by spacemonkey » Thu Feb 26, 2026 6:48 pm

Which team had the best win of the season?

App over highpoint may be our highest net win.

If you were the committee and could pick the Sunbelt team....who would it be?? Which sunbelt team has the best resume.

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by appdaze » Thu Feb 26, 2026 7:32 pm

spacemonkey wrote:
Thu Feb 26, 2026 6:48 pm
Which team had the best win of the season?

App over highpoint may be our highest net win.

If you were the committee and could pick the Sunbelt team....who would it be?? Which sunbelt team has the best resume.
Troy beating San Diego State was huge. They are first in the mountain west and regularly make the tourney.

Its hard to tell who is truly the best team. No one completely stands out.

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by hapapp » Fri Feb 27, 2026 8:20 am

From the bracketologists standpoint, it's not us. Both CBS and ESPN had us as a 16 seed. Now that Marshall is CBS' Belt rep, they are a 15 seed.

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by BambooRdApp » Fri Feb 27, 2026 9:29 am

hapapp wrote:
Fri Feb 27, 2026 8:20 am
From the bracketologists standpoint, it's not us. Both CBS and ESPN had us as a 16 seed. Now that Marshall is CBS' Belt rep, they are a 15 seed.
Well, they are wrong 😂
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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by Saint3333 » Fri Feb 27, 2026 10:01 am

That JMU loss really hurts.

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by BUTCH1991 » Fri Feb 27, 2026 10:13 am

I think the GaSt loss is even worse.

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Re: Sunbelt basketball standings

Unread post by BambooRdApp » Fri Feb 27, 2026 11:01 am

JMU has been hot. Team to be concerned with in tourney
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