MOBILE, Ala. — South Alabama men’s basketball players Augustine Rubit and Dre Conner have been recognized in Yahoo! Sports’ preseason Sun Belt Conference honors for the 2012-13 season.
Rubit was named to the first-team All-Sun Belt squad, and Conner was selected as the league’s Newcomer of the Year.
Rubit Coming Off Strong Sophomore Season
Rubit, a junior from Houston, Texas, averaged 15.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore. His rebounding average led the Sun Belt for the second consecutive season.
He also led the conference with 12 double-doubles last season.
Conner Arrives From Junior College
Conner, a junior from Lauderhill, Fla., joins the Jaguars as a transfer from Labette Community College.
Jaguars Projected Second in East Division
Yahoo! Sports also projected South Alabama to finish second in the Sun Belt’s East Division, behind defending conference champion Middle Tennessee State.
The Jaguars are coached by Ronnie Arrow and play their home games at the Mitchell Center on the South Alabama campus in Mobile.
