Shabazz named Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Appalachian State junior guard Ronshad Shabazz (Raleigh, N.C./Huntington Prep School, W. Va) has been voted Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt by the league's head coaches.

Last season, Shabazz was named Third Team All-Sun Belt after starting all 30 games for the Mountaineers and averaging a team-high 16.7 points. He became just the 21st player in program history to score at least 500 points in a single season, pouring in 502.

Shabazz will enter his third season at App State with 872 career points and needs just 128 points to become the 32nd player in program history to reach 1,000 career points.

Shabazz and the Mountaineers will host an exhibition against Warren Wilson at 7 p.m. at the Holmes Center on November 7. Appalachian State will officially tip-off the season on November 11 by hosting Toccoa Falls in the Holmes Center at 3:30 p.m.

Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt
Tookie Brown (Georgia Southern, Junior, Guard, Sport Management)
Ike Smith (Georgia Southern, Junior, Guard, Sport Management)
Kevin Hervey (UTA, Senior, Forward, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Erick Neal (UTA, Senior, Guard, Broadcasting)
Jordon Varnado (Troy, Junior, Forward)
 
Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt
Ronshad Shabazz (Appalachian State, Junior, Guard, Criminal Justice)
Jaylen Shaw (Coastal Carolina, Senior, Guard)
D'Marcus Simonds (Georgia State, Sophomore, Guard, Sociology)
Bryce Washington (Louisiana, Senior, Forward, Accounting)
Wesley Person (Troy, Senior, Guard, International Business)
 
Preseason Third Team All-Sun Belt
Frank Bartley (Louisiana, Senior, Guard, Sociology)
Travis Munnings (ULM, Junior, Forward, General Studies)
Demario Beck (Coastal Carolina, Senior, Forward)
Mike Hughes (Georgia Southern, Senior, Guard, Sport Management)
Nijal Pearson (Texas State, Sophomore, Guard, Business Management)
 
Preseason Player of the Year
Kevin Hervey (UTA, Senior, Forward, Interdisciplinary Studies)