Men’s Basketball: Josh Brown Named to 2012 All-Sun Belt Team

Contact: Matt Hebert

Josh Brown represented the Ragin’ Cajuns men’s basketball team on the 2012 All-Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball team which was announced by the league office on Wednesday.
 
Brown garnered Second Team All-SBC honors, capping off his senior season with his first All-Sun Belt selection. It’s the third straight season a Cajun has been named All-Sun Belt.
 
Both overall and in conference play, Brown led the Ragin’ Cajuns in points and rebounds from the guard position during the 2011-12 season. He ended the season averaging 10.3 points and 6.5 rebounds.
 
He ranked fifth in the Sun Belt in rebounds, both overall (6.5 rpg) and in conference play (7.3 rpg).
 
In SBC play, Brown registered 10 double figure scoring games and averaged 11.0 points. The Ruston, La., native ended the season as the team leader with 16 double figure scoring games.
 
Brown was one of only 25 players in the SBC to average 10-plus points per game for the season. During his two-year stay with the Cajuns, the Odessa College transfer has accrued 520 points over 49 games (10.6 ppg).
 
During UL’s four-game win streak that vaulted the squad from 4-3 in SBC play to 8-3 and in contention for division title, Brown averaged 14.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. He posted back-to-back double-doubles (21 points/10 rebounds vs. Denver & 12 points/11 rebounds at Troy).
 
Brown’s selection to the All-SBC team increases the Cajuns’ number of all-time selections to 32 since joining the league in 1991-92. He’s the third Cajun to pick up all-conference honors under the guidance of Bob Marlin, joining Travis Bureau and J.J. Thomas who were named to the 2010-11 All-SBC squad.
 
Middle Tennessee’s LaRon Dendy was named the league’s Player of the Year and MT’s Kermit Davis was named the Joe Gottfried Head Coach of the Year.
 
Denver’s Chris Udofia was selected as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year, while Tony Mitchell of North Texas was named Freshman of the Year.
 
Brown and his Ragin’ Cajuns teammates travel to Hot Springs, Ark., this weekend to participate in the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Tournament. UL meets North Texas on Sunday, March 4 at 6:15 p.m., on the Convention Center Court.
 
2012 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM
First Team
D’Andre Williams (UALR, Sr., G)
Chris Udofia (Denver, So., F)
LaRon Dendy (Middle Tennessee, Sr., F)
Tony Mitchell (North Texas, Fr., F)
Augustine Rubit (South Alabama, So., F)
 
Second Team
Will Neighbour (UALR, So., F)
Brian Stafford (Denver, Sr., G)
DeJuan Wright (FIU, Sr., G)
Josh Brown (Louisiana, Sr., G)
Marcos Knight (Middle Tennessee, Jr., G)
 
Third Team
Malcoln Kirkland (Arkansas State, Sr., F)
Jeremy Allen (FIU, Sr., G)
Phil Taylor (FIU, So., G)
JT Sulton (Middle Tennessee, Jr., F)
Derrick Gordon (WKU, Fr., G)
 
Player of the Year
LaRon Dendy (Middle Tennessee, Sr., F)
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Chris Udofia (Denver, So., F)
 
Freshman of the Year
Tony Mitchell (North Texas, Fr., F)
 
Joe Gottfried Coach of the Year
Kermit Davis, Middle Tennessee

 
ALL-TIME RAGIN’ CAJUNS MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-SUN BELT SELECTIONS
1992 – Marcus Stokes   
1993 – Michael Allen      
1994 – Michael Allen & Byron Starks
1996 – Chris Manuel & Conley Verdun
1997 – Reggie Poole      
1998 – Tyrone Foster & Casey Green      
1999 – Reggie Poole & Lonnie Thomas
2000 – Orlando Butler & Lonnie Thomas
2001 – Lonnie Thomas               
2002 – Anthony Johnson & Michael Southall
2003 – Brad Boyd (2nd), Michael Southall (2nd) & Anthony Johnson (3rd)   
2004 – Laurie Bridges (2nd), Brian Hamilton (3rd) & Antoine Landry (3rd)    
2005 – Tiras Wade (1st), VACATED (2nd) & Brian Hamilton (2nd)  
2006 – Dwayne Mitchell (1st) & Michael Southall (2nd)
2007 – David Dees (3rd) 
2010 – Tyren Johnson (1st)         
2011 – J.J. Thomas (2nd) & Travis Bureau (3rd)
2012 – Josh Brown (2^nd)

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