NAIA League Breakdown: The Sun Conference
The Sun Conference is a 10 team NAIA DII league that features teams from Florida and Georgia.
2018-2019 Standings
| School | TSC | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Warner [17] | 14-4 | 21-11 |
| Southeastern [23] | 13-5 | 20-10 |
| Ave Maria [RV] | 13-5 | 23-9 |
| Keiser | 11-7 | 15-14 |
| Coastal Georgia | 10-8 | 17-14 |
| St. Thomas | 10-8 | 11-16 |
| Thomas | 9-9 | 13-13 |
| Webber International | 4-14 | 13-17 |
| Florida Memorial | 3-15 | 5-25 |
| Johnson & Wales (Fla.) | 3-15 | 3-22 |
Warner was able to pull out The Sun Conference (TSC) regular season title, while Ave Maria was the TSC Tournament Champions. The Sun Conference put three teams (Warner, Ave Maria, Southeastern) into the NAIA DII National Tournament.
Top Players Returning
HM All-American, 1st Team All-Sun Conference
LEO BEHREND
School: Ave Maria
Class: SR
Position: G
TOMMIE LUKE
School: Webber International
Class: JR
Position: G/F
Jaylen Smallwood
School: Coastal Georgia
Class: SR
Position: G/F
1st Team All- Sun Conference
JUSTIN BROWN
School: St. Thomas
Class: SR
Position: G
JOSHUA SCOTT
School: Thomas
Class: SR
Position: G
Key Players Lost
2nd Team All-American, The Sun Conference Player of the Year
TRAE GRAHAM
School: Warner
Position: F
HM All-Americans
| Romello Bates | Ave Maria |
| Gianpaolo Riccio | Ave Maria |
| Jaylen Smallwood | Coastal Georgia |
| Andrija Matic | Keiser |
| Josiah Barsh | Southeastern |
New Coaches
Tae Norwood is the new Head Coach at Keiser. Coach Norwood has 16 years of coaching experience. He was most recently at Lynn University, and has four years of NCAA D1 experience.
Kevin Lubbers was named the new Head Coach at Southeastern. Coach Lubbers was most recently at NCAA D2 University of Colorado-Colorado Springs. He also brings in a lot of NAIA experience as he both played and coached at Trinity Christian College.
St Thomas hired D.P. Harris as it’s new Head Coach. Coach Harris brings in 22 years of experience, including most recently at Saint Vincent College, where he spent 16 years as the Head Basketball Coach.
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