ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS
SBC: 6-9 | Non-Conference: 6-7 Home: 9-3 | Away: 2-11 | 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 72-65, W 60-76, L
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...................................................... 20-23 Career Stats vs Opponent.................................... 24 Season Stats........................................................ 25 Conference Only Stats......................................... 26 Season/Career Stats............................................ 27
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RED WOLVES
12-16
6-9
OVERALL
19-10
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
73.6 77.0 .418 .435 .342 .344 .723 38.3 +2.5 -1.8 11.6 14.6 6.2 4.4
73.5 77.8 .431 .440 .324 .369 .724 37.8 +4.3 -2.9 11.7 15.3 5.5 4.1
136 304 293 151 163 151 119 46 113 296 302 290 192 57
EAGLES
11-5
OVERALL
Head Coach............. Mike Balado Career Record/Yrs ......... 23-37/2 A-State Record/Yrs ............ Same vs. Georgia Southern..............1-1 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
ARKANSAS STATE at GEORGIA SOUTHERN Statesboro, Ga. • Hanner Fieldhouse Saturday, March 2 • 4:00 PM (CT)
SBC
Head Coach.......... Mark Byington Career Record/Yrs ........ 116-86/7 GS Record/Yrs .............. 109-82/6 vs. A-State...............................6-1
-vsTHE SERIES Georgia Southern leads 10-4
In Jonesboro..................................... 3-5 In Statesboro.................................... 1-5 Neutral Sites..................................... 0-0 Trend................................... A-State W1 Last Game...................A-State 91, GS 89 ........... in Jonesboro | February 3, 2018 More series information on page 4
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NCAA ranks as of games played Feb. 25
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
83.5 75.7 .502 .445 .331 .325 .687 36.2 +1.3 +2.2 12.6 13.8 8.0 3.8
80.4 73.8 .494 .437 .347 .314 .722 36.7 +2.8 +0.8 11.6 13.8 7.9 3.6
15 282 6 206 243 91 228 135 154 71 239 257 36 113
NCAA ranks as of games played Feb. 25
STORYLINES
The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 91st season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,206-1,164 all-time record (.509) dating back to the inaugural 1926-27 season ... A-State leads the Sun Belt in rebounding at 38.3 rebounds per game and are 10-6 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 has scored 617 points this season, fourth-most in single-season history ... Cockfield is the fourth player in program history to score 600 or more points in a season ... Ty Cockfield's career scoring average of 18.2 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. 25, Ty Cockfield is among just seven players nationally to average at least 22.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game this season ... Ty Cockfield has 163 made free throws this season, nine shy of the single-season program record of 172 set by J.J. Montgomery in 2003-04.
ARKANSAS STATE PROJECTED LINEUP 0 TY COCKFIELD
SR | G | 6-0 | 185 | Gainesville, Ga. PPG RPG APG MPG 22.0 3.7 3.2 34.7
4 TRISTIN WALLEY
SR | F | 6-7 | 215 | Richton, Miss. PPG RPG APG MPG 7.8 5.5 1.3 24.8
10 GRANTHAM GILLARD
SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Minneapolis, Minn. PPG RPG APG MPG 9.9 5.7 0.9 29.4
23 MARQUIS EATON
S0 | G | 6-2 | 197 | Helena, Ark. PPG RPG APG MPG 11.3 3.2 3.0 31.7
25 SHAQUILLO FRITZ
rJR | F | 6-8 | 210 | Freeport, Bahamas PPG RPG APG MPG 1.5 2.3 0.3 10.5 Lineup based on last game
> Ranks 2nd in SBC in scoring > Double figures in 49 of 60 career games. > 26 20-plus point outings, 18 this season. > 7th career 30-point game with career best 39 vs Texas State > Fourth player in program history with 600+ points in single season (617) LAST GAME: 20 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast, 6 TO, 1 stl, 7-12 FG, 1-5 3FG > Made 17th start of season with nod at Georgia State > Notched third career double-double with 13 pts and 10 rebs against Little Rock
LAST GAME: 7 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 2 TO, 0 stl, 0 blk, 3-7 FG, 0-0 FT > Five or more rebounds in 21 of 28 games > Leads team at 5.7 rebounds per game > Double-double of 18 pts and 12 rebs against Little Rock
LAST GAME: 9 pts, 7 reb, 1 ast, 1 TO, 0 stl, 2-11 FG, 2-10 3FG > Career high 26 points against UT Arlington > 3 games with 20-plus points this season > A-State is 8-3 this season when he scores 13 or more points
LAST GAME: 6 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast, 5 TO, 1 blk, 2-8 FG, 2-5 3FG > Made 9th start of season with nod at Georgia State > 4 pts, 4 rebs and 3 blks at Texas State > Career best six points at Georgia State
LAST GAME: 6 pts, 8 reb, 1 ast, 1 TO, 1 blk, 3-6 FG, 0-0 FT