ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS
SBC: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 6-7 Home: 4-0 | Away: 0-5 | 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 52-82, L 87-62, W 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM
MARCH Sat. 2 at Georgia Southern* 4:00 PM Thu. 7 ULM 7:00 PM Sat. 9 Louisiana* 4:00 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.................................................... 13-18 Box Scores...................................................... 19-20 Career Stats vs Opponent.................................... 21 Season Stats........................................................ 22 Season/Career Stats............................................ 23
GAME
ARKANSAS STATE at LOUISIANA Lafayette, La. • Cajundome Thursday, January 3 • 7:00 PM
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RED WOLVES
6-7
OVERALL
0-0
9-4
SBC
OVERALL
Head Coach............. Mike Balado Career Record/Yrs ......... 17-28/2 A-State Record/Yrs ............ Same vs. Louisiana............................0-2 Category Overall NCAA Rank Scoring Offense 73.8 195 Scoring Defense 76.2 276 FG Percentage .404 323 FG % Defense .428 154 3-PT FG % .362 99 3-PT FG % Def. .314 88 Free Throw % .722 100 Rebounds/Game 38.8 69 Rebound Margin +0.5 192 Turnover Margin -0.5 217 Assists/Game 11.5 306 Turnovers/Game 13.8 198 Steals/Game 7.0 126 Blocks/Game 4.6 59
RAGIN' CAJUNS
0-0 SBC
Head Coach................ Bob Marlin Career Record/Yrs ....512-281/26 UL Record/Yrs ............164-115/9 vs. A-State.............................11-7
-vsTHE SERIES Louisiana leads 51-26
In Jonesboro................................. 17-20 In Lafayette..................................... 9-29 Neutral Sites..................................... 0-2 Trend...........................................UL W2 Last Game...................A-State 74, UL 85 ................. in Lafayette | March 1, 2018 More series information on page 4
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ranks as of games played Dec. 31
Category Overall NCAA Rank Scoring Offense 83.4 24 Scoring Defense 78.0 312 FG Percentage .447 178 FG % Defense .442 235 3-PT FG % .356 101 3-PT FG % Def. .368 317 Free Throw % .746 36 Rebounds/Game 37.5 101 Rebound Margin -2.7 263 Turnover Margin +2.4 118 Assists/Game 15.3 86 Turnovers/Game 14.8 283 Steals/Game 8.4 56 Blocks/Game 4.8 41 ranks as of games played Dec. 31
STORYLINES
The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 91st season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,200-1,155 all-time record (.510) dating back to the inaugural 1926-27 season ... The Red Wolves are 18-9 (13-3 home | 5-6 road) in Sun Belt Conference openers and 34-21 in league play openers dating back to the 1963 season when A-State debuted in the Southland Conference ... A-State opens league play on the road for the first time since the 201516 campaign (at Troy) and 12th time as a member of the Sun Belt Conference ... Ty Cockfield II has eight games with 20 or more points this season, sixth most among NCAA Division I athletes this season ... As of games played Dec. 31, Ty Cockfield is among just 11 players nationally to average 20.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game this season ... A-State is off to a 5-0 start at home for the 12th time in 32 seasons played at First National Bank Arena ... The Red Wolves have held all five opponents in home games below 40 percent from the field ... Salif Boudie (14 pts / 10 rebs) and Malik Brevard (12 pts / 10 rebs) each had a double-double against Harding, marking the first time two players had a double-double in the same game for A-State since Jan. 28, 2016.
ARKANSAS STATE PROJECTED LINEUP 0 TY COCKFIELD
SR | G | 6-0 | 185 | Gainesville, Ga. PPG RPG APG MPG 20.7 3.8 3.5 33.8
2 SALIF BOUDIE
JR | F | 6-8 | 215 | Mali, West Africa PPG RPG APG MPG 4.9 6.0 0.4 18.3
3 MALIK BREVARD
JR | F | 6-8 | 215 | Charlotte, N.C. PPG RPG APG MPG 4.6 5.7 0.8 21.2
10 GRANTHAM GILLARD
SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Minneapolis, Minn. PPG RPG APG MPG 8.7 5.8 0.9 28.2
23 MARQUIS EATON
S0 | G | 6-2 | 197 | Helena, Ark. PPG RPG APG MPG 10.6 2.8 2.2 28.3 Lineup based on last game
> Second in SBC in scoring at 20.7 PPG > Double figures in 35 of 45 career games. > 16 20-plus point outings, eight this season. > 4th career 30-point game with 34 vs FAU LAST GAME: 18 pts, 4 reb, 7 ast, 3 TO, 2 stl, 7-15 FG, 2-3 3FG > Started last four games; 16 career starts > Career high 21 points vs Gardner-Webb > Career high 11 rebounds at Lehigh > First career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds versus Harding LAST GAME: 14 pts, 10 reb, 1 ast, 0 TO, 3 blk, 4 stl, 5-6 FG, 4-5 FT > Made third start with nod against Harding > Second double-double on year with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Harding > Third on team at 5.7 rebounds per game LAST GAME: 12 pt, 10 reb, 2 ast, 1 TO, 3 blk, 3 stl, 5-6 FG, 2-4 FT > Five or more rebounds in 11 of 13 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: 4 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast, 2 TO, 3 stl, 0-3 FG, 0-1 3FG, 4-6 FT > Career high 23 points in win over Harding > Shooting 56 percent (9-16) from 3-point range over last five games > Made 8th start of season versus Harding LAST GAME: 23 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 3 TO, 1 blk, 1 stl, 8-14 FG, 5-6 3FG