ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS
SBC: 7-10 | Non-Conference: 6-7 Home: 10-3 | Away: 2-12 | 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............................... 24-25 Season Stats........................................................ 26 Conference Only Stats......................................... 27 Season/Career Stats............................................ 28
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RED WOLVES
13-17
7-10
OVERALL
18-12
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
73.5 77.0 .419 .441 .340 .342 .728 37.8 +2.4 -1.8 11.6 14.4 5.9 4.3
73.3 77.6 .432 .451 .324 .363 .734 36.9 +3.8 -2.7 11.6 14.9 5.1 4.1
145 308 301 191 209 196 97 49 102 302 308 307 204 56
9-8
OVERALL
Head Coach............. Mike Balado Career Record/Yrs ......... 24-38/2 A-State Record/Yrs ............ Same vs. Louisiana............................1-2 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* 70-81, L Thu. 7 ULM 73-72, W 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 LOUISIANA Jonesboro, Ark. • First National Bank Arena 31 Saturday, March 9 • 4:00 PM
SBC
Head Coach................ Bob Marlin Career Record/Yrs ....521-289/26 UL Record/Yrs ............173-123/9 vs. A-State.............................11-8
-vsTHE SERIES Louisiana leads 51-27
In Jonesboro................................. 17-20 In Lafayette................................... 10-29 Neutral Sites..................................... 0-2 Trend................................... A-State W1 Last Game...................A-State 94, UL 83 ............... in Lafayette | January 3, 2019 More series information on page 4
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NCAA ranks as of games played March 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
81.8 80.6 .444 .465 .344 .370 .747 35.5 -2.8 +2.1 14.8 13.3 7.2 3.9
80.5 82.6 .442 .484 .334 .372 .747 33.9 -2.8 +1.8 14.5 12.2 6.3 3.4
21 343 183 311 191 319 32 169 281 76 73 216 71 106
NCAA ranks as of games played March 6
STORYLINES
The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 91st season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,207-1,165 all-time record (.509) dating back to the inaugural 1926-27 season ... A-State leads the Sun Belt in rebounding at 37.8 rebounds per game ... 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 167 made free throws this season, five shy of the single-season program record of 172 set by J.J. Montgomery in 2003-04 ... Ty Cockfield has scored 660 points this season, third-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 18.3 points ranks eighth in program history ... A-State is 9-3 this season when Marquis Eaton scores 13 or more points ... As of games played March 4, Ty Cockfield is among just 11 players nationally to average at least 22.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game this season ... A-State is 13-2 this season, 22-4 under head coach Mike Balado, when scoring 65 points before its opponent.
ARKANSAS STATE PROJECTED LINEUP 0 TY COCKFIELD
SR | G | 6-0 | 185 | Gainesville, Ga. PPG RPG APG MPG 22.0 3.6 3.2 34.7
4 TRISTIN WALLEY
SR | F | 6-7 | 215 | Richton, Miss. PPG RPG APG MPG 7.3 5.4 1.3 24.9
10 GRANTHAM GILLARD
SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Minneapolis, Minn. PPG RPG APG MPG 10.2 5.7 1.1 29.1
23 MARQUIS EATON
S0 | G | 6-2 | 197 | Helena, Ark. PPG RPG APG MPG 11.1 3.1 2.9 31.6
25 SHAQUILLO FRITZ
rJR | F | 6-8 | 210 | Freeport, Bahamas PPG RPG APG MPG 1.5 2.3 0.3 10.7 Lineup based on last game
> Ranks 2nd in SBC in scoring > Double figures in 51 of 62 career games. > 27 career 20-plus point outings, 19 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 (660) LAST GAME: 26 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast, 3 TO, 0 stl, 12-24 FG, 2-8 3FG > Made 19th start of season with nod versus ULM > Notched third career double-double with 13 pts and 10 rebs against Little Rock
LAST GAME: 0 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast, 0 TO, 0 stl, 1 blk, 0-4 FG, 0-3 3FG > Five or more rebounds in 22 of 30 games > Leads team at 5.7 rebounds per game > Double-double of 18 pts and 12 rebs against Little Rock > Averaging 13.6 pts on 52 percent (23-44) shooting, including 15-31 (.484) from 3-point range over last five games LAST GAME: 25 pts, 8 reb, 1 ast, 0 TO, 1 blk, 9-12 FG, 7-9 3FG > Career high 26 points against UT Arlington > 3 games with 20-plus points this season > A-State is 9-3 this season when he scores 13 or more points
LAST GAME: 11 pts, 3 reb, 4 ast, 0 TO, 1 stl, 3-9 FG, 1-4 3FG > Made 11th start of season with nod versus ULM > 4 pts, 4 rebs and 3 blks at Texas State > Career best six points at Georgia State
LAST GAME: 0 pts, 1 reb, 0 ast, 1 TO, 1 blk, 0-0 FG, 0-0 FT