2018–19 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team

2018–19 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
2018–19 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2018–19 record	13–19 (7–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Mike Balado (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Vince Walden; Casey Stanley; Mike Scutero;
Home arena	First National Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represents Arkansas State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by second-year head coach Mike Balado, play their home games at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season[]

The Red Wolves finished the 2017–18 season 11–21, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to Louisiana–Monroe.

Roster[]

2018–19 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Ty Cockfield II	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Gainesville, Georgia
G	1	Kobe Wilson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Palestine, Texas
F	2	Salif Boudie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Mali, West Africa
F	3	Malik Brevard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	4	Tristin Walley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Richton, Mississippi
G	5	Christian Willis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Belleville, Illinois
G	10	Grantham Gillard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Minneapolis, Minnesota
F	11	J.J. Matthews	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	Richmond, Virginia
G	12	Canberk Kus	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Istanbul, Turkey
F	15	Jake Scoggins	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Benton, Arkansas
G	22	Jonathan Adams, Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	So	Jonesboro, Arkansas
G	23	Marquis Eaton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	So	Helena, Arkansas
F	25	Shaquillo Fritz	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Freeport, Bahamas

Head coach

Mike Balado (St. Thomas)

Assistant coach(es)

Vince Walden (Longwood)
Casey Stanely (Iona)
Mike Scutero (Central Florida)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2019

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2018* 7:00 pm		Lyon	W 80–56		First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 7:30 pm		at Abilene Christian	L 73–94	0–1	Moody Coliseum (1,209) Abilene, TX
Nov 12, 2018* 7:30 pm		Missouri Baptist	W 89–54	1–1	First National Bank Arena (1,305) Jonesboro, AR
Nov 16, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Grand Canyon	L 72–96	1–2	GCU Arena (7,121) Phoenix, AZ
Nov 24, 2018* 5:00 pm		vs. Eastern Illinois Battle in the Blue Ridge	L 86–90	1–4	U.S. Cellular Center (1,250) Asheville, NC
Nov 25, 2018* 2:30 pm		vs. Gardner–Webb Battle in the Blue Ridge	W 77–69	2–4	U.S. Cellular Center (1,037) Asheville, NC
Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 70–82	2–5	Stabler Arena (837) Bethlehem, PA
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm		Evansville	W 87–77	3–5	First National Bank Arena (1,305) Jonesboro, AR
Dec 8, 2018* 3:00 pm, BTN Plus		at Minnesota	L 56–72	3–6	Williams Arena (10,257) Minneapolis, MN
Dec 14, 2018* 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 75–71 ^2OT	4–6	First National Bank Arena (1,116) Jonesboro, AR
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm		Missouri State	W 71–63	5–6	First National Bank Arena (1,409) Jonesboro, AR
Dec 22, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Syracuse	W 82–52	5–7	Carrier Dome (18,808) Syracuse, NY
Dec 29, 2018* 7:00 pm		Harding	W 87–62	6–7	First National Bank Arena (1,087) Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana	W 94–83	7–7 (1–0)	Cajundome (3,532) Lafayette, LA
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	L 75–85	7–8 (1–1)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,373) Monroe, LA
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		South Alabama	W 66–65	8–8 (2–1)	First National Bank Arena (1,374) Jonesboro, AR
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Troy	L 85–90 ^OT	8–9 (2–2)	First National Bank Arena (1,802) Jonesboro, AR
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Arlington	W 66–59	8–10 (2–3)	College Park Center (2,013) Arlington, TX
Jan 19, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas State	L 64–77	8–11 (2–4)	Strahan Coliseum (4,163) San Marcos, TX
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Appalachian State	W 82–81	9–11 (3–4)	First National Bank Arena (2,112) Jonesboro, AR
Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	L 64–77	9–12 (3–5)	First National Bank Arena (1,932) Jonesboro, AR
Feb 2, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Little Rock	W 84–83	10–12 (4–5)	Jack Stephens Center (3,909) Little Rock, AR
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Alabama	L 62-70	10-13 (4-6)	Mitchell Center (1,785) Mobile, AL
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Troy	L 79-84	10-14 (4-7)	Trojan Arena (2,214) Troy, AL
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas State	L 74-84	10-15 (4-8)	First National Bank Arena (1,264) Jonesboro, AR
Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Arlington	W 83-79	11-15 (5-8)	First National Bank Arena (1,608) Jonesboro, AR
Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Little Rock	W 72-65	12-15 (6-8)	First National Bank Arena (2,278) Jonesboro, AR
Feb 28, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 60-76	12-16 (6-9)	GSU Sports Arena (1,615) Atlanta, GA
Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm		at Georgia Southern	L 70-81	12-17 (6-10)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,986) Statesboro, GA
Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 73-72	13-17 (7-10)	First National Bank Arena (1,573) Jonesboro, AR
Mar 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana	L 87-90 ^OT	13-18 (7-11)	First National Bank Arena (2,407) Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt Tournament
Mar 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) South Alabama First Round	L 67-75	13-19	Mitchell Center (1,624) Mobile, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. Source^[1].

References[]

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v t Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
Venues	(1939–1961) (1961–1987) First National Bank Arena (1987–present)
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People	Statistical leaders
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v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Georgia State †	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
UT Arlington	12	–	6	.667	17	–	16	.515
Georgia Southern	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Texas State	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Louisiana	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Coastal Carolina	9	–	9	.500	17	–	17	.500
Louisiana–Monroe	9	–	9	.500	19	–	16	.543
South Alabama	8	–	10	.444	17	–	17	.500
Arkansas State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Appalachian State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	21	.344
Little Rock	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Troy	5	–	13	.278	12	–	18	.400

† 2019 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner