ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS
SBC: 2-3 | Non-Conference: 6-7 Home: 6-1 | Away: 1-7 | 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 59-68, L 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
8-10
2-3
OVERALL
15-3
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
74.3 76.7 .417 .426 .345 .315 .731 39.2 +3.1 -2.1 11.4 14.5 6.3 4.1
75.8 78.2 .455 .422 .303 .317 .757 40.2 +9.8 -6.0 11.2 16.4 4.6 2.6
144 290 300 150 151 92 78 49 120 294 313 250 164 85
BOBCATS
OVERALL
Head Coach............. Mike Balado Career Record/Yrs ......... 19-31/2 A-State Record/Yrs ............ Same vs. Texas State.........................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 TEXAS STATE San Marcos, Texas • Strahan Arena Saturday, January 19 • 4:00 PM
4-1 SBC
Head Coach............Danny Kaspar Career Record/Yrs ....554-284/28 TXST Record/Yrs ............. 89-91/6 vs. A-State...............................5-3
-vsTHE SERIES Texas State leads 5-3
In Jonesboro..................................... 2-2 In San Marcos................................... 1-3 Neutral Sites..................................... 0-0 Trend............................ Texas State, W5 Last Game..... A-State 67, Texas State 73 ........... in Jonesboro | January 11, 2018 More series information on page 4
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NCAA ranks as of games played Jan. 16
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
75.7 61.8 .470 .388 .369 .289 .653 38.5 +6.9 +1.9 16.6 14.0 7.4 2.3
71.4 67.0 .443 .425 .365 .269 .582 36.6 +2.6 +0.8 14.2 14.0 6.0 1.8
136 13 92 15 93 20 307 50 21 90 25 222 75 296
NCAA ranks as of games played Jan. 16
STORYLINES
The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 91st season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,202-1,158 alltime record (.510) dating back to the inaugural 1926-27 season ... The Red Wolves have lost their last 10 games played in Texas, the last win coming at Texas State on January 4, 2014 ... A-State leads the Sun Belt in rebounding at 39.2 rebounds per game and are 7-3 this season when out-rebounding their opponent, but have lost two-straight when winning the board battle ... 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 1965-66 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 20.9 4.1 3.5 34.6
2 SALIF BOUDIE
JR | F | 6-8 | 215 | Mali, West Africa PPG RPG APG MPG 5.2 5.9 0.4 19.3
3 MALIK BREVARD
JR | F | 6-8 | 215 | Charlotte, N.C. PPG RPG APG MPG 4.4 6.1 0.8 21.6
10 GRANTHAM GILLARD
SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Minneapolis, Minn. PPG RPG APG MPG 9.3 5.4 0.9 28.9
23 MARQUIS EATON
S0 | G | 6-2 | 197 | Helena, Ark. PPG RPG APG MPG 12.3 3.4 2.6 30.4 Lineup based on last game
> Leads SBC in scoring at 20.9 PPG > Double figures in 40 of 50 career games. > 19 20-plus point outings, 11 this season. > 5th career 30-point game with 31 vs Troy LAST GAME: 16 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast, 4 TO, 0 stl, 7-13 FG, 0-2 3FG > Started last nine games; 21 career starts > Career high 21 points vs Gardner-Webb > Second on team at 5.9 rebounds per game > Double-double in back-to-back games vs Harding and at Louisiana LAST GAME: 4 pt, 2 reb, 0 ast, 1 TO, 0 blk, 2-3 FG, 0-0 FT > Started in last six games > Second double-double on year with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Harding > Leads team with 6.1 rebounds per game LAST GAME: 5 pt, 9 reb, 0 ast, 4 TO, 0 blk, 0 stl, 2-5 FG, 0-0 FT > Five or more rebounds in 14 of 18 games > Just shy of career high (23) with 22 pts vs Missouri Baptist
LAST GAME: 9 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 TO, 1 stl, 2-8 FG, 2-7 3FG > Career high 24 points at Louisiana > 20-plus points in back-to-back games (23 vs Harding) > Averaging 16.6 PPG in league play > A-State is 10-5 when he reaches double figures LAST GAME: 8 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast, 4 TO, 1 stl, 2-9 FG, 0-3 3FG