2021–22 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represented Arkansas State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by fifth-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 18–11, 8–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Georgia State in the quarterfinals.

2021–22 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record18–11 (8–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFirst National Bank Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas State 12 3   .800 21 8   .724
Appalachian State 12 6   .667 19 15   .559
Georgia State 9 5   .643 18 11   .621
Troy 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
South Alabama 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Arkansas State 8 7   .533 18 11   .621
Coastal Carolina 8 8   .500 19 14   .576
Louisiana 8 9   .471 16 15   .516
UT Arlington 7 10   .412 11 18   .379
Georgia Southern 5 11   .313 13 16   .448
Louisiana–Monroe 5 13   .278 13 18   .419
Little Rock 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner
Arkansas State in action at UT Arlington

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Wolves finished the 2020–21 season 11–13, 7–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. In the first round of the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Georgia Southern,[1] before falling to Georgia State in the quarterfinals.[2]

Roster

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2021–22 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Caleb Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Lewisburg, Tennessee
G/F 1 Markise Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Oxford, Alabama
G 2 Avery Felts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Jonesboro, Arkansas
G 3 Desi Sills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Jonesboro, Arkansas
G 5 Christian Willis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Belleville, Illinois
G 10 Malcolm Farrington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS Fr West Palm Beach, Florida
F 11 Lazar Grbovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Belgrade, Serbia
G 12 Nicolas Tingling 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Port St. Lucie, Florida
G 13 Mario Fantina 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Sveti Filip i Jakov, Croatia
F 15 Norchad Omier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Bluefields, Nicaragua
F 21 Cheikh Ndour 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Fr Médina, Senegal
F 22 Keyon Wesley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Chesilhurst, New Jersey
G 23 Marquis Eaton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Helena, Arkansas
G 24 Caleb London 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
F 50 Antwon Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 280 lb (127 kg) So Las Vegas, Nevada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 pm
Blue Mountain W 72–66 
 22  Omier   17  Omier   6  Eaton  First National Bank Arena (881)
Jonesboro, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Harding W 81–55  1–0
 21  Sills   12  Omier   4  Fields  First National Bank Arena (1,817)
Jonesboro, AR
November 12, 2021*
8:00 pm, BTN+
at No. 11 Illinois L 53–92  1–1
 15  Eaton   5  Omier   5  Fields  State Farm Center (14,327)
Champaign, IL
November 15, 2021*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Central Baptist W 90–63  2–1
 16  Omier   6  3 Tied   7  2 Tied  First National Bank Arena (1,413)
Jonesboro, AR
November 19, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State W 72–60  3–1
 18  Omier   12  Omier   7  Fields  Show Me Center (1,145)
Cape Girardeau, MO
November 26, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State
Collegeinsider.com Eracism Invitational
L 51–75  3–2
 15  Sills   8  Omier   5  Eaton  First National Bank Arena (1,132)
Jonesboro, AR
November 28, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Kansas City
Collegeinsider.com Eracism Invitational
W 66–55  4–2
 18  Sills   8  Omier   5  2 Tied  First National Bank Arena (801)
Jonesboro, AR
December 4, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 95–82  5–2
 19  2 Tied   13  Omier   6  Fields  First National Bank Arena (951)
Jonesboro, AR
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, UAPB Sports Network
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 84–73  6–2
 25  Sills   12  Omier   4  2 Tied  H. O. Clemmons Arena (3,148)
Pine Bluff, AR
December 11, 2021*
4:00 pm, YouTube
at Mississippi Valley State W 82–77  7–2
 18  Eaton   15  Omier   6  Fields  Harrison HPER Complex (237)
Itta Bena, MS
December 14, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 25 Texas Tech L 62–75  7–3
 17  Davis   7  Omier   9  Sills  United Supermarkets Arena (12,431)
Lubbock, TX
December 19, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Air Force W 68–46  8–3
 22  Omier   16  Omier   4  Fields  First National Bank Arena (945)
Jonesboro, AR
December 21, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Lyon W 88–66  9–3
 31  Omier   10  Omier   6  Fields  First National Bank Arena (615)
Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
January 1, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 74–56  10–3
(1–0)
 18  Omier   11  Omier   4  2 Tied  First National Bank Arena (1,012)
Jonesboro, AR
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana L 77–83 OT 10–4
(1–1)
 29  Omier   17  Omier   7  Fields  Cajundome (2,682)
Lafayette, LA
January 8, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 90–83  11–4
(2–1)
 25  Eaton   11  2 Tied   8  Sills  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,245)
Monroe, LA
January 13, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock Canceled due to COVID-19 issues First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
January 15, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington W 75–70  12–4
(3–1)
 18  Omier   16  Omier   8  Eaton  First National Bank Arena (1,161)
Jonesboro, AR
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas State W 67–60  13–4
(4–1)
 23  Omier   13  Omier   7  Fields  First National Bank Arena (1,716)
Jonesboro, AR
January 27, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 54–61  13–5
(4–2)
 13  Eaton   10  Omier   4  Fields  Holmes Center (3,045)
Boone, NC
January 29, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina W 73–66  14–5
(5–2)
 22  Omier   10  Omier   4  2 Tied  HTC Center (1,282)
Conway, SC
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe L 59–60  14–6
(5–3)
 23  Omier   26  Omier   8  Eaton  First National Bank Arena (1,003)
Jonesboro, AR
February 5, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana W 67–58  15–6
(6–3)
 15  Sills   17  Omier   9  Fields  First National Bank Arena (2,542)
Jonesboro, AR
February 10, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Troy L 77–79  15–7
(6–4)
 31  Omier   11  Omier   6  Fields  Trojan Arena (2,917)
Troy, AL
February 12, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama L 51–70  15–8
(6–5)
 10  Eaton   9  Omier   2  Tied  Mitchell Center (2,674)
Mobile, AL
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State L 67–84  15–9
(6–6)
 14  Omier   9  Omier   3  Sills  Strahan Arena (5,388)
San Marcos, TX
February 19, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington W 58–49  16–9
(7–6)
 22  Omier   16  Omier   6  Davis  College Park Center (1,912)
Arlington, TX
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina L 69–74  16–10
(7–7)
 23  Omier   15  Omier   6  Eaton  First National Bank Arena (819)
Jonesboro, AR
February 25, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian State W 62–60  17–10
(8–7)
 16  Sills   8  Omier   5  Fields  First National Bank Arena (2,967)
Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt tournament
March 3, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (11) Louisiana–Monroe
First round
W 81–77  18–10
 35  Omier   13  Omier   5  Eaton  Pensacola Bay Center (1,121)
Pensacola, FL
March 5, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) Georgia State
Quarterfinals
L 62–65  18–11
 21  Omier   17  Omier   4  Eaton  Pensacola Bay Center (2,452)
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Red Wolves Edge Georgia Southern in SBC Tournament Opener". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Red Wolves Drop Hard-Fought Contest To Georgia State In SBC Quarterfinals". Arkansas State University. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arkansas State University. Retrieved December 11, 2021.