ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS
SBC: 5-8 | Non-Conference: 6-7 Home: 8-3 | 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 74-84, L 83-79, W 4:00 PM 6:00 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
11-15
5-8
OVERALL
10-16
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 77.5 .420 .434 .349 .337 .720 38.2 +2.0 -1.7 11.5 14.5 6.2 4.4
74.7 78.9 .438 .440 .336 .360 .718 37.5 +3.5 -2.8 11.6 15.2 5.4 4.2
139 307 288 153 145 152 122 46 121 296 305 291 196 56
TROJANS
OVERALL
Head Coach............. Mike Balado Career Record/Yrs ......... 22-36/2 A-State Record/Yrs ............ Same vs. Little Rock..........................2-1 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 LITTLE ROCK Jonesboro, Ark. • First National Bank Arena 27 Saturday, February 23 • 4:00 PM
5-8 SBC
Head Coach...........Darrell Walker Career Record/Yrs .......... 55-32/3 LR Record/Yrs ................. 10-16/1 vs. A-State...............................0-1
-vsTHE SERIES A-State leads 54-34
In Jonesboro................................. 24-10 In Little Rock................................. 14-21 Neutral Sites..................................... 3-3 Trend................................... A-State W1 Last Game...... A-State 84, Little Rock 83 ........... in Little Rock | February 2, 2019 More series information on page 4
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NCAA ranks as of games played Feb. 19
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
75.6 75.4 .488 .437 .359 .357 .658 34.6 +0.1 -1.4 14.6 16.1 5.6 2.9
72.6 72.7 .477 .446 .376 .375 .694 32.6 +0.5 -1.2 13.3 16.0 4.7 2.6
107 272 17 169 113 256 317 223 196 285 89 331 266 224
NCAA ranks as of games played Feb. 19
STORYLINES
The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 91st season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,205-1,163 all-time record (.509) dating back to the inaugural 1926-27 season ... A-State leads the Sun Belt in rebounding at 38.2 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 II had a career high 39 points against Texas State surpassing 1,000 points for his career, the 28th player to reach the 1,000 point plateau ... Ty Cockfield has scored 572 points this season, seventh-most in single-season history ... With 28 more points this season, Cockfield would become the fourth player in program history to score 600 or more points in a season ... Ty Cockfield's career scoring average of 18.1 points ranks eighth in program history ... A-State is 8-3 this season when Marquis Eaton scores 13 or more points ... As of games played Feb. 20, Ty Cockfield is among just 10 players nationally to average at least 22.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game this season.
ARKANSAS STATE PROJECTED LINEUP 0 TY COCKFIELD
SR | G | 6-0 | 185 | Gainesville, Ga. PPG RPG APG MPG 22.0 3.9 3.2 34.7
3 MALIK BREVARD
JR | F | 6-8 | 215 | Charlotte, N.C. PPG RPG APG MPG 3.3 4.7 0.6 17.4
10 GRANTHAM GILLARD
SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Minneapolis, Minn. PPG RPG APG MPG 9.6 5.4 0.9 29.1
11 J.J. MATTHEWS
rS0 | F | 6-9 | 240 | Richmond, Va. PPG RPG APG MPG 6.2 3.1 0.4 14.1
23 MARQUIS EATON
S0 | G | 6-2 | 197 | Helena, Ark. PPG RPG APG MPG 11.9 3.3 3.0 31.5 Lineup based on last game
> Leads SBC in scoring > Double figures in 47 of 58 career games. > 25 20-plus point outings, 17 this season. > 7th career 30-point game with career best 39 vs Texas State > Became 5th player in program history to reach 1,000 points in only two seasons played; 28th player in program history with 1,000 LAST GAME: 27 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 3 TO, 1 stl, 7-11 FG, 2-5 3FG > Made 11th start of season with nod against UT Arlington > Has two double-doubles this season
LAST GAME: 0 pts, 3 reb, 0 ast, 0 TO, 0 stl, 1 blk, 0-2 FG, 0-0 FT > Five or more rebounds in 19 of 26 games > Leads team at 5.4 rebounds per game > Just shy of career high (23) with 22 pts vs Missouri Baptist
LAST GAME: 12 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 3 TO, 1 stl, 4-8 FG, 3-6 3FG > Made 7th start of season against UT Arlington > Matched career high with 15 points at Troy
LAST GAME: 8 pts, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 TO, 3 stl, 4-10 FG, 0-0 FT > Career high 26 points against UT Arlington > 3 games with 20-plus points this season > Averaging 13.2 PPG in league play > A-State is 8-3 this season when he scores 13 or more points LAST GAME: 26 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast, 5 TO, 2 stl, 9-12 FG, 4-5 3FG