LITTLE ROCK — Defending champion UALR is picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference in a poll of conference head basketball coaches.
The University of Texas-Arlington is the pick to win title in the poll released Wednesday.
Georgia State is picked third, followed by Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina, South Alabama, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Troy, Arkansas State at 10th, Appalachian State and Texas State.
UTA's Kevin Hervey is the preseason choice as Player of the Year and is joined on the preseason All-Conference team by teammate Erick Neal, Devin Carter of Arkansas State, Tookie Brown of Georgia Southern and Marcus Johnson Jr. of UALR.