2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represented Arkansas State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by first-year head coach Mike Balado, played their home games at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the 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.

2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record11–21 (6–12 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Vince Walden
  • Casey Stanley
  • Mike Scutero
Home arenaFirst National Bank Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana 16 2   .889 27 7   .794
Georgia State 12 6   .667 24 11   .686
Georgia Southern 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Texas–Arlington 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Louisiana–Monroe 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Troy 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Appalachian State 9 9   .500 15 18   .455
Coastal Carolina 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
South Alabama 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Texas State 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Arkansas State 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
Little Rock 4 14   .222 7 25   .219
2018 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Red Wolves finished the 2016–17 season 20–12, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they lost to Louisiana–Monroe in the first round. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

On March 13, 2017, head coach Grant McCasland left the school to accept the head coaching position at North Texas.[1] On March 20, the school named Louisville assistant Mike Balado as their new head coach.[2]

Roster

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2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Ty Cockfield 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Gainesville, Georgia
G 1 Rashad Lindsey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr St. Louis, Missouri
F 2 Salif Boudie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Mali, West Africa
G 3 Marquis Eaton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Fr Helena, Arkansas
G 4 Tristin Walley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Richton, Mississippi
G 5 C.J. Foster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Sr Lawrenceville, Georgia
G 10 Grantham Gillard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 11 Christian Willis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So St. Louis, Missouri
F 12 Connor Kern 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Banner Elk, North Carolina
G 13 Morgan McKay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS So Pickerington, Ohio
F 15 Jake Scoggins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Fr Benton, Arkansas
G 23 Deven Simms 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr St. Louis, Missouri
F 25 Shaquillo Fritz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Freeport, Bahamas
F 32 Tamas Bruce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Osceola, Arkansas
G 33 Andrew Riley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Jackson, Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville L 63–77  0–1
Ford Center (3,632)
Evansville, IN
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 83–69  1–1
First National Bank Arena (2,730)
Jonesboro, AR
Nov 16, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan
Hoosier Tip-Off Classic
L 59–76  1–2
Convocation Center (741)
Ypsilanti, MI
Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 pm
Howard
Hoosier Tip-Off Classic
W 92–78  2–2
First National Bank Arena (2,478)
Jonesboro, AR
Nov 22, 2017*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana
Hoosier Tip-Off Classic
L 70–87  2–3
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,646)
Bloomington, IN
Nov 24, 2017*
11:00 am, ESPN3
at South Florida
Hoosier Tip-Off Classic
L 61–72  2–4
USF Sun Dome (2,284)
Tampa, FL
Nov 29, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State L 72–75  2–5
Wolstein Center (1,175)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 5, 2017*
7:00 pm
UT Martin L 78–96  2–6
First National Bank Arena (2,116)
Jonesboro, AR
Dec 9, 2017*
7:00 pm
Henderson State W 90–76  3–6
First National Bank Arena (1,774)
Jonesboro, AR
Dec 13, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Omaha L 74–77  3–7
Baxter Arena (2,250)
Omaha, NE
Dec 16, 2017*
6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic W 64–63  4–7
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 11 Wichita State L 80–89  4–8
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm
Culver–Stockton W 99–68  5–8
First National Bank Arena (833)
Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Dec 29, 2017
7:30 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 75–64  6–8
(1–0)
First National Bank Arena (2,028)
Jonesboro, AR
Dec 31, 2017
3:30 pm
Louisiana L 78–88  6–9
(1–1)
First National Bank Arena (2,076)
Jonesboro, AR
Jan 4, 2018
6:30 pm
at Georgia Southern L 49–80  6–10
(1–2)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,122)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 6, 2018
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State L 75–79  6–11
(1–3)
GSU Sports Arena (1,187)
Atlanta, GA
Jan 11, 2018
7:30 pm
Texas State L 67–73  6–12
(1–4)
First National Bank Arena (1,275)
Jonesboro, AR
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm
Texas–Arlington L 71–97  6–13
(1–5)
First National Bank Arena (2,461)
Jonesboro, AR
Jan 20, 2018
5:00 pm
at Little Rock W 70–62  7–13
(2–5)
Jack Stephens Center (5,113)
Little Rock, AR
Jan 25, 2018
6:30 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 47–62  7–14
(2–6)
HTC Center (1,322)
Conway, SC
Jan 27, 2018
2:30 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State W 93–88  8–14
(3–6)
Holmes Center (1,805)
Boone, NC
Feb 1, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Georgia State L 66–77  8–15
(3–7)
First National Bank Arena (2,792)
Jonesboro, AR
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia Southern W 91–89  9–15
(4–7)
First National Bank Arena (2,276)
Jonesboro, AR
Feb 8, 2018
7:15 pm, ESPN3
at Troy L 83–89 OT 9–16
(4–8)
Trojan Arena (1,851)
Troy, AL
Feb 10, 2018
3:00 pm
at South Alabama L 67–87  9–17
(4–9)
Mitchell Center (1,983)
Mobile, AL
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock L 78–82  9–18
(4–10)
First National Bank Arena (2,671)
Jonesboro, AR
Feb 22, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Appalachian State W 82–79 OT 10–18
(5–10)
First National Bank Arena (2,671)
Jonesboro, AR
Feb 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina L 81–88  10–19
(5–11)
First National Bank Arena (1,619)
Jonesboro, AR
Mar 1, 2018
7:15 pm
at Louisiana L 74–85  10–20
(5–12)
Cajundome (4,307)
Lafayette, LA
Mar 3, 2018
2:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 83–79  11–20
(6–12)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,083)
Monroe, LA
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 7, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(11) vs. (6) Louisiana–Monroe
First round
L 54–76  11–21
Lakefront Arena (986)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. Source[3].

References

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  1. ^ "North Texas hires McCasland as new coach". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Mike Balado formally named Arkansas State Red Wolves head coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 20, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball".