Men's Basketball | 9/27/2016 11:59:00 AM

STATESBORO, Ga. – Tookie Brown and Mike Hughes have been named Preseason All-Sun Belt by College Sports Madness, the online publication announced today. Brown was named to the first team, while Hughes was named to the second team.

Brown was named Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Sun Belt and ranked eighth among freshmen in NCAA Division I scoring a season ago. The sophomore averaged 17.8 points, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals a contest and set the Georgia Southern freshman scoring record with 551 points. He ranked in the top-10 in the Sun Belt in scoring (4th, 17.8 ppg), assists (7th, 3.4 apg), steals (2nd, 1.7), free-throw percentage (7th, .811) and assist/turnover ratio (6th, 1.5). Brown scored in double figures in 29 games and netted 20-plus points 10 times.

Hughes was named third-team All-Sun Belt in a vote by the league's coaches and Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year by HoopsHD.com last season. He averaged 14.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.6 assists a contest, led the SBC in steals and ranked ninth in the league in scoring. The junior averaged 17.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.8 assists in conference games. He scored 20-plus points eight times and reached double figures in the last 17 contests and 23 overall.

After finishing fifth in the Sun Belt Conference last season, Georgia Southern returns all five starters and 11 lettermen to the 2016-17 squad. The Eagles host Lees-McRae in an exhibition game in Hanner Fieldhouse Nov. 3, before opening the season at NC State Nov. 11.

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