ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS
SBC: 2-2 | Non-Conference: 6-7 Home: 6-1 | Away: 1-6 | 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
94-83, W 75-85, L 66-65, W 85-90OT, L 7:00 PM 4:00 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.................................................... 13-19 Box Scores...................................................... 20-21 Career Stats vs Opponent.................................... 22 Season Stats........................................................ 23 Conference Only Stats......................................... 24 Season/Career Stats............................................ 25
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RED WOLVES
8-9
2-2
OVERALL
6-11
SBC
Scoring Off. Scoring Def. FG% FG % Def. 3-PT % 3-PT % Def. FT % Reb./Game Reb. Margin TO Margin Asts/Game TO/Game Stls/Game Blks/Game
Overall
SBC
NCAA Rank
75.2 77.2 .418 .429 .350 .319 .734 39.1 +2.6 -1.6 11.3 14.2 6.5 4.2
80.0 80.8 .468 .433 .310 .333 .773 39.8 +9.5 -5.0 10.8 15.8 5.0 2.8
148 291 299 150 150 96 74 52 126 293 315 245 164 89
MAVERICKS
OVERALL
Head Coach............. Mike Balado Career Record/Yrs ......... 19-30/2 A-State Record/Yrs ............ Same vs. UT Arlington.......................0-1 Category
70-82, L 87-77, W 56-72, L 75-712OT, W 71-63, W 52-82, L 87-62, W
GAME
ARKANSAS STATE at UT ARLINGTON Arlington, Texas • College Park Center Thursday, January 17 • 7:00 PM
2-2 SBC
Head Coach.............. Chris Ogden Career Record/Yrs ............ 6-11/1 UTA Record/Yrs .................. Same vs. A-State...............................0-0
-vsTHE SERIES A-State leads 39-18
In Jonesboro................................... 23-6 In Arlington................................... 15-12 Neutral Sites..................................... 1-0 Trend..........................UT Arlington, W4 Last Game.................A-State 71, UTA 97 ........... in Jonesboro | January 13, 2018 More series information on page 4
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NCAA ranks as of games played Jan. 14
Category
Scoring Off. Scoring Def. FG% FG % Def. 3-PT % 3-PT % Def. FT % Reb./Game Reb. Margin TO Margin Asts/Game TO/Game Stls/Game Blks/Game
Overall
SBC
NCAA Rank
64.9 70.6 .388 .443 .260 .290 .724 36.1 +1.5 -1.4 11.1 15.5 6.9 2.5
66.3 67.5 .396 .426 .269 .346 .722 36.8 +5.5 -0.5 13.0 14.3 4.8 1.8
331 162 344 229 348 19 102 172 155 275 322 275 126 284
NCAA ranks as of games played Jan. 14
STORYLINES
The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 91st season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,202-1,157 all-time record (.510) dating back to the inaugural 1926-27 season ... A-State plays at UT Arlington for the first time since an 81-75 loss back on February 11, 2017 ... The Red Wolves have lost their last nine games played in Texas, the last win coming at Texas State on January 4, 2014 ... A-State leads the Sun Belt in rebounding at 39.1 rebounds per game and are 7-2 this season when out-rebounding their opponent ... Ty Cockfield's career scoring average of 17.1 points ranks ninth in program history ... The Red Wolves 94 points scored at Louisiana marked the most for any A-State team in a Sun Belt Conference road game and most in a conference road contest since the 196566 season in which it earned a 99-84 win at Southland Conference foe Trinity ... As of games played Jan. 14, Ty Cockfield is among just seven players nationally to average 21.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game this season ... D'Marcus Simonds (Georgia State | 2017-18) and Bo McCalebb (New Orleans | 2004-05) are the only Sun Belt Conference players to average such over a full season.
ARKANSAS STATE PROJECTED LINEUP 0 TY COCKFIELD
SR | G | 6-0 | 185 | Gainesville, Ga. PPG RPG APG MPG 21.2 4.1 3.5 34.6
2 SALIF BOUDIE
JR | F | 6-8 | 215 | Mali, West Africa PPG RPG APG MPG 5.3 6.1 0.4 19.4
3 MALIK BREVARD
JR | F | 6-8 | 215 | Charlotte, N.C. PPG RPG APG MPG 4.3 5.9 0.9 21.5
10 GRANTHAM GILLARD
SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Minneapolis, Minn. PPG RPG APG MPG 9.4 5.6 0.9 28.8
23 MARQUIS EATON
S0 | G | 6-2 | 197 | Helena, Ark. PPG RPG APG MPG 12.5 3.1 2.5 30.1 Lineup based on last game
> Leads SBC in scoring at 21.2 PPG > Double figures in 39 of 49 career games. > 19 20-plus point outings, 11 this season. > 5th career 30-point game with 31 vs Troy LAST GAME: 31 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast, 5 TO, 2 stl, 12-25 FG, 1-8 3FG > Started last eight games; 20 career starts > Career high 21 points vs Gardner-Webb > Leads team at 6.1 rebounds per game > Double-double in back-to-back games vs Harding and at Louisiana LAST GAME: 1 pt, 3 reb, 0 ast, 2 TO, 0 blk, 0-2 FG, 1-2 FT > Started in last five games > Second double-double on year with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Harding > Second on team at 5.9 rebounds per game LAST GAME: 2 pt, 6 reb, 0 ast, 0 TO, 1 blk, 0 stl, 0-1 FG, 2-2 FT > Five or more rebounds in 14 of 17 games > Just shy of career high (23) with 22 pts vs Missouri Baptist > A-State is 8-6 when Gillard hits three or more 3-pointers, 4-3 this season LAST GAME: 11 pts, 5 reb, 0 ast, 0 TO, 0 blk, 0 stl, 3-6 FG, 3-6 3FG > Career high 24 points at Louisiana > 20-plus points in back-to-back games (23 vs Harding) > Averaging 16.1 PPG on 44% shooting over last 8 games > Averaging 18.8 PPG on 47% shooting in league play > A-State is 10-5 when he reaches double figures LAST GAME: 16 pts, 2 reb, 5 ast, 0 TO, 2 stl, 4-12 FG, 0-3 3FG