ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL
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ARKANSAS STATE (20-11, 11-7) vs ULM (8-23, 2-16)
SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall Record: 20-11
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 | 2:00 PM | NEW ORLEANS, LA. | LAKEFRONT ARENA
SBC: 11-7 | Non-Conference: 9-4 Home: 12-1 | Away: 7-9 | Neutral: 1-1 NOVEMBER Fri. 11 Mon. 14 Thu. 17 Sat. 19 Sun. 20 Tue. 22 Sun. 27 Wed. 30
at North Dakota State Central Baptist% at Georgetown% at Army% vs Chattanooga%# SIU-Edwardsville Lehigh Cleveland State
DECEMBER Sat. 3 Wed. 14 Fri. 16 Wed. 21 Fri. 23 Sat. 31
at TCU at UT Martin at Central Arkansas vs. Alabama^ at Minnesota Louisiana*
54-77, L 87-68, W 89-77, W 52-67, L 75-82, L 74-71, W
JANUARY Mon. 2 Sat. 7 Mon. 9 Sat. 14 Sat. 21 Mon. 23 Sat. 28 Mon. 30
ULM* at Coastal Carolina* at Appalachian State* at Little Rock* Troy* South Alabama* at ULM* at Louisiana*
76-45, W 65-80, L 57-70, L 77-72, W 82-80, W 74-62, W 73-63, W 88-69, W
FEBRUARY Sat. 4 Mon. 6 Sat. 11 Mon. 13 Fri. 17 Sat. 25 Mon. 27
Appalachian State* Coastal Carolina* at UT Arlington* at Texas State* Little Rock* Georgia Southern* Georgia State*
79-78, W 67-57, W 75-81, L 58-62, L 67-58, W 60-72, L 78-67, W
66-76, L 100-57, W 78-72, W 60-57, W 73-67, W 75-57, W 97-89, W 78-51, W
MARCH Thu. 2 at Troy* 72-81, L Sat. 4 at South Alabama* 3:05 PM Wed. 8 vs ULM! 2:00 PM Fri. 10 SBC Quarterfinals 2:00 PM Sat. 11 SBC Semifinals 11:30 AM Sun. 12 SBC Championships 1:00 PM % - Maui Jim Maui Invitational Mainland Tournament # - Game in West Point, N.Y. ^ - Rocket City Classic (Huntsville, Ala.) ! - Sun Belt Conference Tournament (New Orleans, La.)
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ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES Record (SBC)....................20-11 (11-7) NCAA RPI........................................ 85 Head Coach.............Grant McCasland Career Record (Yrs)........ 219-54 (8th) Record at School (Yrs)....... 20-11 (1st) vs
ULM WARHAWKS Record (SBC)......................8-23 (2-16) NCAA RPI...................................... 222 Head Coach................... Keith Richard Career Record (Yrs)........226-258 (16) Record at School (Yrs)........76-141 (7)
IN THESE NOTES
A-State finished with 20 regular season wins, tied for the most in pro- Radio/TV Roster.............................. 2 gram history. Three other A-State teams (1997-98, 1990-91, 1988-89) Roster & Info................................... 3 Series History................................... 4 won 20 regular season games. Current Notes................................4-7 A-State has 20 total wins for the sixth time in 89 seasons. Donte Thomas is one of four active NCAA DI players with 300-plus as- NCAA/SBC Stat Rankings.................. 7 Sun Belt Update............................... 8 sists (321) and 275-plus rebounds (291) since start of 2015-16 season. Conference Tournament History...... 9 With 20 points against Georgia State (Feb. 27), Devin Carter passed the Statistical Trends............................ 10 1,000 point plataeu. He became the 27th player in program history to The Last Time............................11-12 Game-By-Game Stats.................... 13 1,000 points, but only the third to do so in just two seasons played. Deven Simms averages 13.4 points per game off the bench, third-most Miscellaneous Stats....................... 14 Superlatives.................................... 15 nationally among players with no starts this year. Tamas Bruce is the only NCAA Division I player this season to have two Player Updates..........................16-28 Box Scores.................................29-31 double-doubles with at least 15 points and 15 rebounds while playing Season Stats................................... 32 25 or fewer minutes in those outings. Conference Only Stats................... 33 A-State is 15-22 in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and has one Career Stats................................... 34 championship, the 1999 Sun Belt Tournament that was in Lafayette, La. With the Red Wolves at 20 wins, Grant McCasland has the most wins by an Arkansas State head coach in his first season and is tied for the third-most by a Sun Belt coach in his first year. A-State is 7-3 in games decided by six or fewer points this season. The Red Wolves entered this season with a 120-137 record in such games dating back to the 1991-92 season, the first year in the Sun Belt. The Red Wolves are 16-1 when reaching 55 points first.
ARKANSAS STATE PROJECTED LINEUP > Has 11 games with 9 or more assists in his career, 7th-most 0 DONTE THOMAS among NCAA Division I players since start of 2015-16 season. SR | G | 6-4 | 200 | Washington, D.C. PPG RPG APG MPG 8.2 4.5 5.7 28.1
> One of just four active players to have 300-plus assists (321) and 275-plus rebounds (292) since start of 2015-16 season.
1 RASHAD LINDSEY
> Career high 27 points against Louisiana in SBC opener. > His 27 points rank as the most scored by an A-State player in his conference debut (1963-2017 Southland, American South, Sun Belt). > Team was 13-3, 8-2 in league games, when he reached double figures. LAST GAME: 8 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 0 STL, 2-5 FG, 0-2 3FG, 4-4 FT
3 DEVIN CARTER
> Has most 3-point FG made (101) among Sun Belt players and ranks fourth in scoring (16.6 PPG). > His 28 games with 20-plus points rank as the 9th-most among NCAA Division I players since start of 2015-16 season.
JR | G | 5-11 | 165 | St. Louis, Mo. PPG RPG APG MPG 10.6 2.9 2.5 33.8
SR | G | 6-4 | 200 | Champaign, Ill. PPG RPG APG MPG 16.6 3.5 0.8 32.7
5 C.J. FOSTER
JR | G | 6-2 | 185 | Lawrenceville, Ga. PPG RPG APG MPG 4.8 2.3 0.9 19.5
10 JAHMIAH SIMMONS
FR | F | 6-4 | 205 | St. Thomas, Virgin Islands PPG RPG APG MPG 6.6 5.0 0.2 18.6 Lineup based on last game
LAST GAME: 4 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL, 1-3 FG, 0-1 3FG, 2-6 FT
LAST GAME: 25 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 8-12 FG, 7-8 3FG, 2-2 FT > Established career high in points in back-to-back games - 14 at UT Martin and 13 at TCU. > Had career high 10 rebounds versus ULM. > Career high 5 assists at UT Martin. LAST GAME: 5 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 2-5 FG, 0-0 3FG, 1-1 FT > Had first career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds against Georgia State (Feb. 27). > One of three freshmen at A-State to average at least five rebounds since 1992-93 season. LAST GAME: 6 PTS, 2 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 1-4 FG, 4-4 FT