2002 Sun Belt preview

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No.  Team  '01 Record  1.  Middle Tennessee State  8-3  2.  North Texas  5-7  3.  New Mexico State  5-7   4.  Idaho  1-10  5.  Arkansas State  2-9  6.  Louisiana-Monroe  2-9  7.  Louisiana-Lafayette  3-8	Buck Pierce assumes the reins as New Mexico State's QB. Elsa Hasch/Allsport

All-Conference Team
Pos.	Player	School	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.
		Offense
WR	Nick Dugas	Louisiana-Lafayette	5-11	191	Sr.
WR	George Marshall	North Texas	6-1	190	Sr.
OL	Nick Zuniga	North Texas	6-3	319	Jr.
OL	Brandon Westbrook	Middle Tennessee	6-6	288	Jr.
OL	Shalimar Jackson	New Mexico State	6-3	324	Sr.
OL	J.R. Randle	North Texas	6-4	295	Sr.
OL	Garry Johnson	Arkansas State	6-4	306	Sr.
RB	Kevin Galreath	North Texas	5-9	190	Sr.
RB	Dwone Hicks	Middle Tennessee	5-11	225	Sr.
TE	Jeff Muenchow	North Texas	6-4	240	Sr.
		Defense
DL	Corey Conde	Louisiana-Monroe	6-2	251	Jr.
DL	Joe Olivo	New Mexico State	6-2	252	Jr.
DL	Chris McIver	North Texas	6-2	255	Sr.
DL	Brandon Kennedy	North Texas	5-10	325	Jr.
LB	Ross Brupbacher	Louisiana-Lafayette	6-1	231	Sr.
LB	Cody Spencer	North Texas	6-3	230	Jr.
LB	Maurice Sonnier	Louisiana-Monroe	6-2	231	Jr.
DB	Michael Woods	Middle Tennessee	6-2	203	Jr.
DB	Charles Tillman	Louisiana-Lafayette	6-1	192	Sr.
DB	Siddeeq Shabazz	New Mexico State	5-11	202	Sr.
DB	Jonas Buckles	North Texas	5-11	215	So.
		Specialists
PK	Brian Kelly	Middle Tennessee	6-0	172	Jr.
P	Robert Billingsly	Middle Tennessee	6-0	200	Jr.
RS	Nick Dugas	Louisiana-Lafayette	5-1	191	Sr.

Offensive Player of the Year
Dwone Hicks	RB	Middle Tennessee
Defensive Player of the Year
Cody Spencer	LB	North Texas
Newcomer of the Year
Andrico Hines	QB	Middle Tennessee