ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS
SBC: 4-6 | Non-Conference: 6-7 Home: 7-2 | Away: 2-9 | 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 84-83, W 62-70, L 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............................... 23-24 Season Stats........................................................ 25 Conference Only Stats......................................... 26 Season/Career Stats............................................ 27
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RED WOLVES
10-13
4-6
OVERALL
10-12
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 76.9 .418 .432 .347 .335 .720 38.7 +2.7 -1.9 11.7 14.8 6.3 4.2
73.5 77.9 .438 .438 .329 .361 .716 38.5 +5.4 -3.6 11.9 16.1 5.4 3.6
146 298 286 133 190 136 126 39 111 306 306 301 168 80
TROJANS
OVERALL
Head Coach............. Mike Balado Career Record/Yrs ......... 21-34/2 A-State Record/Yrs ............ Same vs. Troy....................................0-2 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 TROY Troy, Ala. • Trojan Arena Saturday, February 9 • 2:00 PM
3-7 SBC
Head Coach...... Phil Cunningham Career Record/Yrs ........ 78-105/6 Troy Record/Yrs .................. Same vs. A-State...............................5-3
-vsTHE SERIES Troy leads 12-9
In Jonesboro..................................... 4-6 In Troy............................................... 4-5 Neutral Sites..................................... 1-1 Trend....................................... Troy, W3 Last Game........ A-State 85, Troy 90 (OT) ........... in Jonesboro | January 12, 2019 More series information on page 4
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NCAA ranks as of games played Feb. 6
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
76.4 75.7 .474 .450 .342 .391 .715 34.9 +0.1 -0.8 14.0 13.3 5.6 4.7
76.7 82.2 .485 .480 .354 .456 .686 33.3 -0.7 -3.0 13.4 14.1 4.5 5.3
93 268 53 217 213 341 101 179 165 256 132 180 280 28
NCAA ranks as of games played Feb. 6
STORYLINES
The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 91st season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,204-1,161 all-time record (.510) dating back to the inaugural 1926-27 season ... A-State leads the Sun Belt in rebounding at 38.7 rebounds per game and are 9-4 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 5.5 rebounds per game ... Ty Cockfield's career scoring average of 17.4 points ranks eighth in program history ... Combining the six conference losses together, A-State's opponents have made more free throws (128) than the Red Wolves have attempted (116) ... The Red Wolves have played four overtime games this season, most since the 2012-13 squad played five overtime games ... As of games played Feb. 4, Ty Cockfield is among just seven players nationally to average at least 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 20.8 4.2 3.4 34.7
4 TRISTIN WALLEY
SR | F | 6-7 | 215 | Richton, Miss. PPG RPG APG MPG 7.8 5.2 1.3 24.6
10 GRANTHAM GILLARD
SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Minneapolis, Minn. PPG RPG APG MPG 9.5 5.3 0.9 28.7
23 MARQUIS EATON
S0 | G | 6-2 | 197 | Helena, Ark. PPG RPG APG MPG 12.0 3.4 2.9 31.7
25 SHAQUILLO FRITZ
rJR | F | 6-8 | 210 | Freeport, Bahamas PPG RPG APG MPG 1.3 1.7 0.3 9.3 Lineup based on last game
> Ranks fourth in SBC in scoring at 20.8 PPG > Double figures in 44 of 55 career games. > 22 20-plus point outings, 14 this season. > 6th career 30-point game with 32 vs Appalachian State > Needs 44 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: 16 pts, 1 reb, 0 ast, 2 TO, 1 stl, 4-14 FG, 4-8 3FG > Made 1st start since Dec. 22 at Syracuse with nod against Appalachian State > Averaging 12.5 pts and 6.5 rebs on 53 percent (16-30) shooting since returning to starting lineup > 2nd career double-double with 16 pts and 11 rebs at South Alabama LAST GAME: 16 pt, 11 reb, 4 ast, 1 TO, 1 stl, 4-7 FG, 6-7 FT > Five or more rebounds in 17 of 23 games > Leads team at 5.3 rebounds per game > Just shy of career high (23) with 22 pts vs Missouri Baptist
LAST GAME: 9 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast, 1 TO, 2 stl, 3-7 FG, 3-7 3FG > Career high 24 points at Louisiana > 20-plus points in back-to-back games (23 vs Harding) > Averaging 13.8 PPG in league play > A-State is 12-7 when he reaches double figures LAST GAME: 10 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast, 2 TO, 0 stl, 3-10 FG, 2-4 3FG > Made 6th start of season and career at South Alabama > 4 pts, 4 rebs and 3 blks at Texas State
LAST GAME: 0 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast, 0 TO, 0 blk, 0-2 FG, 0-0 FT