LITTLE ROCK – Sharde' Collins was named Sun Belt Player of the Year, Joe Foley was named the league's Coach of the Year and Collins and Kaitlyn Pratt were named to the All-Sun Belt First Team when the conference announced its end-of-year awards on Monday morning.
Collins becomes the first Trojan to be named Player of the Year since Chastity Reed won the honor in 2011. Collins is just the second ever Trojan to win the award.
Foley's Coach of the Year award is his fourth such honor. He previously won the award in 2011, 2012 and 2015, all NCAA Tournament years for the Trojans.