NEW ORLEANS, La. -- App State men's basketball junior guard Justin Forrest has been named First Team All-Sun Belt, the conference announced Thursday.
It marks the first all-conference award for the Decatur, Ga. native. In addition, Forrest becomes the first Mountaineer to earn First Team honors since App State joined the league in 2014-15.
This season, Forrest leads the team and ranks second in the Sun Belt in scoring, averaging 17.3 points. He has reached double figures in 25 of 30 contests, including 14 games of 20 or more points.
Forrest has poured in a total of 519 points this year, which ranks 17th in single season history.