ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS
SBC: 3-4 | Non-Conference: 6-7 Home: 7-1 | Away: 1-8 | 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 Thu. 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 64-77, L 82-81OT, W 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM
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...................................................... 20-22 Career Stats vs Opponent.................................... 23 Season Stats........................................................ 24 Conference Only Stats......................................... 25 Season/Career Stats............................................ 26
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RED WOLVES
9-11
3-4
OVERALL
9-9
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
74.2 76.9 .417 .426 .341 .323 .727 39.2 +2.9 -2.0 11.5 14.5 6.5 4.2
75.0 78.4 .443 .421 .303 .337 .738 39.9 +7.3 -4.7 11.4 15.7 5.4 3.4
170 289 303 120 182 78 91 45 115 314 316 278 196 278
3-3
OVERALL
Head Coach............. Mike Balado Career Record/Yrs ......... 20-32/2 A-State Record/Yrs ............ Same vs. Coastal Carolina.................0-2 Category
70-82, L 87-77, W 56-72, L 75-712OT, W 71-63, W 52-82, L 87-62, W
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
ARKANSAS STATE vs COASTAL CAROLINA GAME Jonesboro, Ark. • First National Bank Arena 21 Saturday, January 246• 4:00 PM
SBC
Head Coach.....................Cliff Ellis Career Record/Yrs ....834-505/45 CCU Record/Yrs ........222-156/12 vs. A-State...............................3-1
-vsTHE SERIES Coastal Carolina leads 3-2
In Jonesboro..................................... 1-1 In Conway......................................... 0-2 Neutral Sites..................................... 1-0 Trend.................... Coastal Carolina, W2 Last Game................ A-State 81, CCU 88 ......... in Jonesboro | February 24, 2018 More series information on page 4
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NCAA ranks as of games played Jan. 23
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
75.8 69.7 .462 .412 .396 .312 .690 37.1 +5.4 -1.2 12.9 14.6 5.4 2.5
74.2 71.3 .443 .426 .419 .325 .674 38.7 +6.5 -1.7 12.7 15.5 5.3 1.5
117 134 95 62 10 58 212 113 42 267 219 265 268 278
NCAA ranks as of games played Jan. 23
STORYLINES
The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 91st season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,203-1,159 all-time record (.510) dating back to the inaugural 1926-27 season ... A-State leads the Sun Belt in rebounding at 39.2 rebounds per game and are 8-3 this season when out-rebounding their opponent ... The Red Wolves are the only team ranked inside the top-50 nationally in rebounds per game to not have a player averaging more than 6.0 rebounds per game ... Ty Cockfield's career scoring average of 17.4 points ranks eighth in program history ... The Red Wolves overcame an 18-point deficit to defeat Appalachian State in overtime, the first time A-State has erased an 18-point deficit since forcing overtime at Memphis on December 1, 2010 in a 78-71 decision ... As of games played Jan. 21, Ty Cockfield is among just 11 players nationally to average 20.0 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 21.5 4.1 3.6 34.8
4 TRISTIN WALLEY
SR | F | 6-7 | 215 | Richton, Miss. PPG RPG APG MPG 7.0 4.9 1.2 23.8
10 GRANTHAM GILLARD
SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Minneapolis, Minn. PPG RPG APG MPG 9.2 5.5 0.8 29.0
23 MARQUIS EATON
S0 | G | 6-2 | 197 | Helena, Ark. PPG RPG APG MPG 12.2 3.4 2.8 31.3
25 SHAQUILLO FRITZ
rJR | F | 6-8 | 210 | Freeport, Bahamas PPG RPG APG MPG 1.3 1.6 0.2 8.8 Lineup based on last game
> Leads SBC in scoring at 21.5 PPG > Double figures in 42 of 52 career games. > 21 20-plus point outings, 13 this season. > 6th career 30-point game with 32 vs Appalachian State > Needs 94 points to reach 1,000 career and become the 4th player in program history to reach 1,000 in only two seasons played LAST GAME: 32 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast, 1 TO, 1 stl, 11-20 FG, 2-4 3FG > Made 1st start since Dec. 22 at Syracuse with nod against Appalachian State > Has 37 career starts, 11 this season > Double figures in 15 career outings LAST GAME: 9 pt, 3 reb, 2 ast, 0 TO, 0 blk, 3-8 FG, 2-2 FT > Five or more rebounds in 16 of 20 games > Third on team at 5.5 rebounds per game > Just shy of career high (23) with 22 pts vs Missouri Baptist
LAST GAME: 8 pts, 7 reb, 0 ast, 1 TO, 1 blk, 3-6 FG, 2-4 3FG > Career high 24 points at Louisiana > 20-plus points in back-to-back games (23 vs Harding) > Averaging 15.8 PPG in league play > A-State is 11-6 when he reaches double figures LAST GAME: 10 pts, 5 reb, 8 ast, 1 TO, 3 stl, 4-15 FG, 0-6 3FG > Made 3rd start of season and career against Appalachian State > 4 pts, 4 rebs and 3 blks at Texas State
LAST GAME: 2 pts, 2 reb, 0 ast, 0 TO, 0 stl, 1-2 FG, 0-0 3FG