ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS
SBC: 4-7 | Non-Conference: 6-7 Home: 7-2 | Away: 2-10 | 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 79-84, L 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............................... 23-24 Season Stats........................................................ 25 Conference Only Stats......................................... 26 Season/Career Stats............................................ 27
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RED WOLVES
10-14
4-7
OVERALL
19-5
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
73.9 77.2 .416 .437 .344 .342 .718 38.7 +2.9 -1.6 11.4 14.5 6.2 4.1
74.0 78.5 .431 .447 .322 .372 .714 38.5 +5.6 -2.8 11.4 15.3 5.2 3.5
151 304 304 173 182 176 128 40 102 295 308 285 197 84
BOBCATS
OVERALL
Head Coach............. Mike Balado Career Record/Yrs ......... 21-35/2 A-State Record/Yrs ............ Same vs. Texas State.........................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
GAME ARKANSAS STATE vs TEXAS STATE Jonesboro, Ark. • First National Bank Arena 25 Thursday, February 14 • 7:00 PM
8-3 SBC
Head Coach............Danny Kaspar Career Record/Yrs ....558-286/28 TXST Record/Yrs ............. 93-93/6 vs. A-State...............................6-3
-vsTHE SERIES Texas State Leads 6-3
In Jonesboro..................................... 2-2 In San Marcos................................... 1-3 Neutral Sites..................................... 0-0 Trend............................ Texas State, W5 Last Game..... A-State 64, Texas State 77 ......... in San Marcos | January 19, 2019 More series information on page 4
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NCAA ranks as of games played Feb. 10
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
74.8 63.8 .464 .399 .358 .289 .635 38.0 +5.8 +1.8 15.8 13.7 7.4 2.5
71.7 68.5 .445 .429 .344 .280 .577 36.6 +2.5 +1.0 13.9 13.4 6.7 2.5
132 19 89 23 111 9 329 58 26 90 37 233 78 283
NCAA ranks as of games played Feb. 10
STORYLINES
The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 91st season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,204-1,162 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 9-5 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 is 17 points away from becoming the 28th player to score 1,000 points in program history ... Ty Cockfield's career scoring average of 17.6 points ranks eighth in program history ... 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. 12, Ty Cockfield is among just 11 players nationally to average at least 21.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 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 21.1 4.0 3.3 34.8
4 TRISTIN WALLEY
SR | F | 6-7 | 215 | Richton, Miss. PPG RPG APG MPG 7.7 5.3 1.3 24.6
10 GRANTHAM GILLARD
SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Minneapolis, Minn. PPG RPG APG MPG 9.5 5.4 0.9 28.8
23 MARQUIS EATON
S0 | G | 6-2 | 197 | Helena, Ark. PPG RPG APG MPG 11.7 3.4 2.9 31.8
25 SHAQUILLO FRITZ
rJR | F | 6-8 | 210 | Freeport, Bahamas PPG RPG APG MPG 1.2 1.6 0.2 9.1 Lineup based on last game
> Ranks fourth in SBC in scoring > Double figures in 45 of 56 career games. > 23 20-plus point outings, 15 this season. > 6th career 30-point game with 32 vs Appalachian State > Needs 17 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: 27 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast, 0 TO, 1 stl, 8-23 FG, 1-7 3FG > Made 1st start since Dec. 22 at Syracuse with nod against Appalachian State > Averaging 10.8 pts and 6.6 rebs on 46 percent (16-35) shooting since returning to starting lineup > 2nd career double-double with 16 pts and 11 rebs at South Alabama LAST GAME: 4 pt, 7 reb, 4 ast, 0 TO, 1 blk, 0-5 FG, 4-6 FT > Five or more rebounds in 18 of 24 games > Leads team at 5.4 rebounds per game > Just shy of career high (23) with 22 pts vs Missouri Baptist
LAST GAME: 9 pts, 6 reb, 0 ast, 1 TO, 0 stl, 3-7 FG, 1-3 3FG > Career high 24 points at Louisiana > 20-plus points in back-to-back games (23 vs Harding) > Averaging 12.5 PPG in league play > A-State is 12-7 when he reaches double figures LAST GAME: 4 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast, 1 TO, 0 stl, 1-7 FG, 0-4 3FG > Made 7th start of season and career at Troy > 4 pts, 4 rebs and 3 blks at Texas State
LAST GAME: 0 pts, 0 reb, 0 ast, 0 TO, 0 blk, 0-0 FG, 0-0 FT