ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS
SBC: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 5-6 Home: 4-0 | Away: 0-4 | Neutral: 1-2 NOVEMBER Fri. 9 at Abilene Christian Mon. 12 Missouri Baptist Fri. 18 at Grand Canyon Fri. 23 vs UNC-Wilmington% Sat. 24 vs Eastern Illinois% Sun. 25 vs Gardner-Webb% DECEMBER Sat. 1 at Lehigh Tue. 4 Evansville Sat. 8 at Minnesota Fri. 14 Florida Atlantic Tue. 18 Missouri State Sat. 22 at Syracuse Sat. 29 Harding JANUARY Thu. 3 Sat. 5 Thu. 10 Sat. 12 Thu. 17 Sat. 19 Sat. 24 Sat. 26
at Louisiana* at ULM* South Alabama* Troy* at UT Arlington* at Texas State* Appalachian State* Coastal Carolina*
FEBRUARY Sat. 2 at Little Rock* Thu. 7 at South Alabama* Sat. 9 at Troy* Thu. 14 Texas State* Sat. 16 UT Arlington* Sat. 23 Little Rock* Thu. 28 at Georgia State*
73-94, L 89-54, W 72-96, L 64-78, L 86-90OT, L 77-69, W
70-82, L 87-77, W 56-72, L 75-712OT, W 71-63, W 1:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:30 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
MARCH Sat. 2 at Georgia Southern* 4:00 PM Thu. 7 ULM 7:00 PM Sat. 9 Louisiana* 7:00 PM # - Exhibition Game % - Battle in the Blue Ridge (Asheville, N.C.) * - Sun Belt Conference Game All game times listed in Central Standard Time (CST)
IN THESE NOTES
Radio/TV Roster.................................................... 2 Roster & Quick Facts.............................................. 3 Series History........................................................ 4 Current Notes..................................................... 4-5 Sun Belt Update.................................................... 6 Statistical Trends................................................... 7 The Last Time..................................................... 8-9 Game-By-Game Stats......................................... 10 Miscellaneous Stats............................................ 11 Superlatives......................................................... 12 Player Pages.................................................... 13-19 Box Scores...................................................... 20-21 Season Stats........................................................ 22 Season/Career Stats............................................ 23
GAME
ARKANSAS STATE at SYRACUSE Syracuse, N.Y. • Carrier Dome Saturday, December 22 • 1:00 PM (CT)
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RED WOLVES
5-6
OVERALL
0-0
7-4
SBC
OVERALL
Head Coach............. Mike Balado Career Record/Yrs ......... 16-27/2 A-State Record/Yrs ............ Same vs. Syracuse.............................0-0 Category Overall NCAA Rank Scoring Offense 74.5 182 Scoring Defense 76.9 280 FG Percentage .400 319 FG % Defense .433 185 3-PT FG % .349 154 3-PT FG % Def. .311 86 Free Throw % .742 52 Rebounds/Game 39.2 67 Rebound Margin +0.7 193 Turnover Margin +0.2 183 Assists/Game 11.0 318 Turnovers/Game 13.2 147 Steals/Game 6.5 179 Blocks/Game 4.5 74
ORANGE
0-0 ACC
Head Coach............. Jim Boeheim Career Record/Yrs ....933-375/43 Syracuse Record/Yrs .......... Same vs. A-State...............................0-0
-vsTHE SERIES First Meeting
In Jonesboro.................................... N/A In Syracuse...................................... N/A Neutral Sites.................................... N/A Trend............................................... N/A Last Game........................................ N/A .............................................................. More series information on page 4
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ranks as of games played Dec. 20
Category Overall NCAA Rank Scoring Offense 69.8 286 Scoring Defense 63.5 34 FG Percentage .415 293 FG % Defense .390 35 3-PT FG % .295 314 3-PT FG % Def. .309 80 Free Throw % .674 242 Rebounds/Game 37.4 133 Rebound Margin +0.4 205 Turnover Margin +3.7 39 Assists/Game 12.0 285 Turnovers/Game 11.7 47 Steals/Game 8.1 53 Blocks/Game 4.2 94 ranks as of games played Dec. 20
STORYLINES
The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 91st season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,199-1,154 all-time record (.510) dating back to the inaugural 1926-27 season ... Arkansas State plays its third game inside the Carrier Dome with Saturday's matchup, following an appearance in the 1989 Carrier Classic in which it played Temple and VCU ... Ty Cockfield II has eight games with 20 or more points this season, fourth most among NCAA Division I athletes this season ... As of games played Dec. 19, Ty Cockfield is among just 20 players nationally to average 21.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game this season ... A-State is off to a 4-0 start at home for the 13th time in 32 seasons played at First National Bank Arena ... Dating back to the 2010-11 season, A-State was 1-32 when shooting less than 35 percent from the floor, but the Red Wolves have won two-straight games having shot below 35 percent ... Both A-State and FAU shot less than 29 percent from the floor, the 18th NCAA Division I game since 2010-11 to see both teams do such ... The Red Wolves have 49 blocks thus far and are on pace for 144, second-most in program history.
ARKANSAS STATE PROJECTED LINEUP 0 TY COCKFIELD
SR | G | 6-0 | 185 | Gainesville, Ga. PPG RPG APG MPG 21.3 3.8 3.1 33.7
2 SALIF BOUDIE
JR | F | 6-8 | 215 | Mali, West Africa PPG RPG APG MPG 4.4 5.8 0.3 18.1
4 TRISTIN WALLEY
SR | F | 6-7 | 215 | Richton, Miss. PPG RPG APG MPG 7.6 4.6 0.9 23.8
5 CHRISTIAN WILLIS
rSO | G | 6-1 | 190 | Belleville, Ill. PPG RPG APG MPG 4.4 1.3 0.7 12.4
10 GRANTHAM GILLARD
SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Minneapolis, Minn. PPG RPG APG MPG 9.0 5.9 1.0 28.5 Lineup based on last game
> Leads SBC in scoring at 21.3 PPG > Double figures in 33 of 43 career games. > 16 20-plus point outings, eight this season. > 4th career 30-point game with 34 vs FAU LAST GAME: 8 pts, 4 reb, 5 ast, 4 TO, 3 stl, 1-8 FG, 1-2 3FG, 5-6 FT > Made second start of season vs Missouri State, 14th career start > Career high 21 points vs Gardner-Webb > Career high 11 rebounds at Lehigh > Second on team at 5.8 rebounds per game LAST GAME: 2 pts, 8 reb, 1 ast, 5 TO, 2 blk, 2 stl, 0-1 FG, 2-3 FT > Double figures in 13 career outings > 2nd career outing with 10 or more rebounds with 10 at Lehigh > Averaging 7.4 rebounds over last five games
LAST GAME: 6 pt, 5 reb, 1 ast, 0 TO, 1 blk, 1 stl, 0-5 FG, 0-3 3FG > Starts in last four games > Career high 13 points in win over Missouri State > Career best four assists against Evansville
LAST GAME: 13 pts, 1 reb, 0 ast, 1 TO, 0 stl, 4-8 FG, 2-5 3FG, 3-4 FT > Five or more rebounds in nine of 11 games > Just shy of career high (23) with 22 pts vs Missouri Baptist > A-State is 7-4 when Gillard hits three or more 3-pointers, 3-1 this season LAST GAME: 17 pts, 8 reb, 0 ast, 2 TO, 0 stl, 6-11 FG, 4-5 3FG