After his highest-scoring season to date, Texas State senior guard Nijal Pearson was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year on Thursday.
Pearson posted a career-high 578 points his senior season to total 2,099 for his career, eclipsing the program’s all-time record. He led the conference with 19.3 points per game, shooting .419% from the field, .352% from deep and .772% from the free throw line.
The Beaumont native also averaged 5.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game while helping the Bobcats finish the year with a 13-7 conference record and a 20-11 overall record — the third 20-win season of Pearson’s career. Pearson led the league with three Sun Belt Player of the Week laurels this season, taking the honor on Dec. 16, Jan. 13 and Feb. 17.
