ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS
SBC: 7-11 | Non-Conference: 6-7 Home: 10-4 | 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*
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
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*
84-83, W 62-70, L 79-84, L 74-84, L 83-79, W 72-65, W 60-76, L
MARCH Sat. 2 Thu. 7 Sat. 9 Tue. 12
70-81, L 73-72, W 87-90OT, L 7:00 PM
at Georgia Southern* ULM Louisiana* at South Alabama^
# - Exhibition Game % - Battle in the Blue Ridge (Asheville, N.C.) * - Sun Belt Conference Game ^ - SBC Tournament 1st Round (Mobile, Ala.) 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 Conference Tournament History........................... 6 Sun Belt Update.................................................... 7 Statistical Trends................................................... 8 The Last Time................................................... 9-10 Game-By-Game Stats......................................... 11 Miscellaneous Stats............................................ 12 Superlatives......................................................... 13 Player Pages.................................................... 14-20 Box Scores...................................................... 21-24 Career Stats vs Opponent............................... 25-26 Season Stats........................................................ 27 Conference Only Stats......................................... 28 Season/Career Stats............................................ 29
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RED WOLVES
13-18
7-11
OVERALL
15-16
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
73.9 77.4 .419 .441 .338 .346 .737 37.9 +2.2 -1.8 11.5 14.3 5.8 4.3
74.1 78.3 .431 .450 .322 .369 .749 37.2 +3.4 -2.7 11.4 14.6 4.9 4.1
138 314 295 199 215 203 75 55 111 297 304 292 240 61
JAGUARS
OVERALL
Head Coach............. Mike Balado Career Record/Yrs ......... 24-39/2 A-State Record/Yrs ............ Same vs. South Alabama..................1-2 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 vs SOUTH ALABAMA Mobile, Ala. • Mitchell Center Tuesday, March 12 • 7:00 PM
8-10 SBC
Head Coach................Richie Riley Career Record/Yrs .......... 50-44/3 USA Record/Yrs .............. 15-16/1 vs. A-State...............................1-1
-vsTHE SERIES A-State leads 26-21
In Jonesboro................................... 17-5 In Mobile........................................ 8-16 Neutral Sites..................................... 1-0 Trend.......................South Alabama W1 Last Game................ A-State 62, USA 70 ................ in Mobile | February 7, 2019 More series information on page 4
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NCAA ranks as of games played March 9
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
73.1 72.6 .462 .451 .366 .362 .675 32.4 -3.0 +1.0 13.9 13.2 6.0 4.1
73.3 75.1 .467 .463 .353 .376 .698 31.4 -3.3 +1.3 12.8 12.6 5.8 3.5
158 215 78 254 77 284 286 316 298 124 136 197 200 80
NCAA ranks as of games played March 9
STORYLINES
The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 91st season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,207-1,166 alltime record (.509) dating back to the inaugural 1926-27 season ... A-State leads the Sun Belt in rebounding at 37.9 rebounds per game ... Ty Cockfield has 170 made free throws this season, three shy of the single-season program record of 172 set by J.J. Montgomery in 2003-04 ... Ty Cockfield has scored 695 points this season, tied with Adrian Banks (2006-07) for the single-season school record ... Ty Cockfield's career scoring average of 18.6 points ranks seventh in program history ... A-State is 9-4 this season when Marquis Eaton scores 13 or more points ... As of games played March 9, 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 ... A-State is 13-2 this season, 22-4 under head coach Mike Balado, when scoring 65 points before its opponent ... A-State is 15-24 in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and has one championship, the 1999 Sun Belt Tournament that was in Lafayette, La.
ARKANSAS STATE PROJECTED LINEUP 0 TY COCKFIELD
SR | G | 6-0 | 185 | Gainesville, Ga. PPG RPG APG MPG 22.4 3.7 3.2 34.9
4 TRISTIN WALLEY
SR | F | 6-7 | 215 | Richton, Miss. PPG RPG APG MPG 7.4 5.5 1.3 25.0
10 GRANTHAM GILLARD
SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Minneapolis, Minn. PPG RPG APG MPG 10.0 5.7 1.0 29.4
23 MARQUIS EATON
S0 | G | 6-2 | 197 | Helena, Ark. PPG RPG APG MPG 11.3 3.2 2.9 31.8
25 SHAQUILLO FRITZ
rJR | F | 6-8 | 210 | Freeport, Bahamas PPG RPG APG MPG 1.7 2.5 0.3 11.1 Lineup based on last game
> Leads SBC in scoring > Double figures in 52 of 63 career games. > 29 career 20-plus point outings, 21 this season. > 8th career 30-point game with 35 against Louisiana > Has tied single-season scoring record with 695 points scored (Adrian Banks | 2006-07) LAST GAME: 35 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast, 1 TO, 0 stl, 13-29 FG, 6-14 3FG > Made 20th start of season with nod versus Louisiana > Notched third career double-double with 13 pts and 10 rebs against Little Rock
LAST GAME: 10 pts, 8 reb, 1 ast, 0 TO, 0 stl, 1 blk, 2-5 FG, 0-2 3FG > Five or more rebounds in 23 of 31 games > Leads team at 5.7 rebounds per game > Double-double of 18 pts and 12 rebs against Little Rock
LAST GAME: 6 pts, 6 reb, 0 ast, 0 TO, 0 blk, 1-5 FG, 1-5 3FG > Career high 26 points against UT Arlington > 3 games with 20-plus points this season > A-State is 9-4 this season when he scores 13 or more points
LAST GAME: 15 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 TO, 1 stl, 5-15 FG, 1-4 3FG > Made 12th start of season with nod versus Louisiana > 4 pts, 4 rebs and 3 blks at Texas State > Career best seven points against Louisiana
LAST GAME: 7 pts, 9 reb, 0 ast, 3 TO, 0 blk, 2-3 FG, 3-3 FT