ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS
SBC: 3-5 | Non-Conference: 6-7 Home: 7-2 | 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 64-77, L 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...................................................... 20-22 Career Stats vs Opponent.................................... 23 Season Stats........................................................ 24 Conference Only Stats......................................... 25 Season/Career Stats............................................ 26
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RED WOLVES
9-12
3-5
OVERALL
7-14
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
73.7 77.0 .417 .428 .335 .330 .722 38.9 +2.6 -1.9 11.6 14.7 6.6 4.2
73.6 78.2 .439 .429 .292 .353 .723 39.0 +5.9 -4.0 11.9 16.1 6.0 3.5
172 291 301 128 215 128 108 39 122 304 302 282 153 80
TROJANS
OVERALL
Head Coach............. Mike Balado Career Record/Yrs ......... 20-33/2 A-State Record/Yrs ............ Same vs. Little Rock..........................1-1 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 LITTLE ROCK Little Rock, Ark. • Jack Stephens Center Saturday, February 2 • 5:30 PM
2-6 SBC
Head Coach...........Darrell Walker Career Record/Yrs .......... 52-30/3 LR Record/Yrs ................... 7-14/1 vs. A-State...............................0-0
-vsTHE SERIES A-State leads 53-34
In Jonesboro................................. 24-10 In Little Rock................................. 13-21 Neutral Sites..................................... 3-3 Trend............................. Little Rock, W1 Last Game...... A-State 78, Little Rock 82 ......... in Jonesboro | February 17, 2018 More series information on page 4
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NCAA ranks as of games played Jan. 30
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
76.7 77.1 .491 .438 .368 .358 .646 34.4 -0.8 -1.3 14.9 16.5 5.8 3.1
73.5 75.5 .481 .454 .412 .385 .679 30.8 -1.7 -0.7 13.4 17.0 4.5 2.9
97 293 15 185 70 271 324 249 232 273 79 341 251 200
NCAA ranks as of games played Jan. 30
STORYLINES
The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 91st season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,203-1,160 all-time record (.510) dating back to the inaugural 1926-27 season ... A-State leads the Sun Belt in rebounding at 38.9 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 17.2 points ranks eighth in program history ... Combining the five conference losses together, A-State's opponents have made more free throws (110) than the Red Wolves have attempted (100) ... The Red Wolves have played four overtime games this season, most since the 2012-13 squad played five overtime games ... As of games played Jan. 30, 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 20.7 4.1 3.5 34.7
4 TRISTIN WALLEY
SR | F | 6-7 | 215 | Richton, Miss. PPG RPG APG MPG 7.3 4.8 1.2 23.7
10 GRANTHAM GILLARD
SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Minneapolis, Minn. PPG RPG APG MPG 9.0 5.3 0.9 28.9
23 MARQUIS EATON
S0 | G | 6-2 | 197 | Helena, Ark. PPG RPG APG MPG 12.0 3.3 2.9 31.3
25 SHAQUILLO FRITZ
rJR | F | 6-8 | 210 | Freeport, Bahamas PPG RPG APG MPG 1.5 1.6 0.1 8.7 Lineup based on last game
> Ranks second in SBC in scoring at 20.7 PPG > Double figures in 42 of 53 career games. > 21 20-plus point outings, 13 this season. > 6th career 30-point game with 32 vs Appalachian State > Needs 88 points to reach 1,000 career and become the 5th player in program history to reach 1,000 in only two seasons played LAST GAME: 6 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast, 3 TO, 2 stl, 2-11 FG, 0-3 3FG > Made 1st start since Dec. 22 at Syracuse with nod against Appalachian State > Has 38 career starts, 12 this season > Double figures in 16 career outings LAST GAME: 14 pt, 3 reb, 2 ast, 1 TO, 0 blk, 5-6 FG, 2-5 FT > Five or more rebounds in 16 of 21 games > Third on team at 5.3 rebounds per game > Just shy of career high (23) with 22 pts vs Missouri Baptist
LAST GAME: 6 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast, 2 TO, 0 blk, 2-8 FG, 2-8 3FG > Career high 24 points at Louisiana > 20-plus points in back-to-back games (23 vs Harding) > Averaging 14.3 PPG in league play > A-State is 11-6 when he reaches double figures LAST GAME: 9 pts, 1 reb, 6 ast, 5 TO, 2 stl, 3-7 FG, 1-5 3FG > Made 4th start of season and career against Coastal Carolina > 4 pts, 4 rebs and 3 blks at Texas State
LAST GAME: 4 pts, 1 reb, 0 ast, 1 TO, 1 blk, 2-3 FG, 0-0 FT