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Georgia Southern Claims First Sun Belt Regular-Season Title as Haden, Anderson Earn Top Honors

The second-year coach’s turnaround now carries the top-seeded Eagles into Pensacola.

Overview

  • Picked 10th in the preseason, Georgia Southern finished 23-6 overall and 16-2 in league play, setting an NCAA-era program wins record and securing its first regular-season crown since 2000-01.
  • A 78-72 overtime win over Marshall in the finale clinched the title and led to a net-cutting celebration at Hanner Fieldhouse.
  • Sun Belt awards recognized Hana Haden as Coach of the Year and Kishyah Anderson as Player of the Year, with three Eagles named All-Conference.
  • All-Conference selections: Anderson first team, Destiny Garrett second team, and McKenna Eddings third team.
  • Anderson averaged 14.5 points and 5.0 rebounds and led the league at 52.1% shooting, while the No. 1 seed Eagles head to the March 8 semifinals in Pensacola to receive their regular-season trophy before tipoff.