NEW ORLEANS – Sophomore Nijal Pearson was selected to the preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team announced by the conference office on Tuesday. The Texas State men's basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the preseason poll by the league's coaches.
Pearson is the top returner at 13.3 points and 2.4 assists per game. His 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game paced the Bobcats last season. In his first collegiate season, he netted 477 points to set the program's freshman scoring record while playing a program single-season high 1,182 minutes.
The Beaumont, Texas native shot 43.