UTA, Hervey picked to lead Sun Belt in 2017-18 season
NEW ORLEANS – The UTA Mavericks are preseason favorites for a second consecutive year, and its senior leading scorer Kevin Hervey is expected to repeat as Player of the Year, for the upcoming 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball season.
The league released its annual preseason all-conference teams and coaches’ poll based on a vote of the 12 head coaches. UTA amassed 128 points and nine first-place votes while Hervey was selected as the Preseason Player of the Year for a second consecutive season following a standout junior year.