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2007 SUN BELT CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION CHAMPS YUAL BANKS RYAN WEDEL JIM JONES THEO LITTLE Senior Guard Freshman Guard Senior Guard Senior Center ARKANSAS STATE 2007BA SPOSTSEASONKETBA GUIDELL ADRIAN BANKS, Junior Guard All-SSun Belt Conference, Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year ISAAC WELLS, Junior Forward All-SSun Belt Conference 2007 SUN BELT CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION CHAMPS DICKEY NUTT SHAWN FORREST JAY COOK AL GRUSHKIN Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach NO. PLAYER HT. WT. CL. POS. EXP. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 2 Adrian Banks 6-3 200 Jr. G TR Memphis, Tenn. (NW Mississippi CC) 3 Jim Jones 6-3 190 Sr. G 1L Beaufort, NC (Brunswick (NC) CC) 10 Ryan Wedel 5-11 175 Fr. G HS Minneapolis, Kan. (Minneapolis HS) 11 Shawn Morgan 6-6 215 So. F TR Memphis, Tenn. (NW Mississippi CC) 14 Yual Banks 5-10 175 Sr. G 3L Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS) 30 Darrel Jackson 6-1 165 Fr. G HS Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro HS) 31 Korrell Henderson 6-4 230 Sr. G/F 1L Hampstead, NC (Brunswick (NC) CC) 32 Ashton Farmer 6-7 230 Fr.-R F HS Charleston, Mo. (Charleston HS) 40 Abayomi Ajasin 6-7 235 Jr. F TR Lagos, Nigeria (Three Rivers (MO) CC) 45 Isaac Wells 6-8 225 Jr. F 2L Jackson, Miss. (Lanier HS) 50 Theo Little 6-11 255 Sr. C 3L Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski-Robinson HS) 52 Kewain Gant 6-7 230 Jr.-R F TR Charleston, Mo. (Moberly Area (MO) CC) 54 Nick Arnold 6-6 235 Fr. F HS Corning, Ark. (Corning HS) ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL Jerry ScottQ Assistant Athletic Director / Sports Information Dir.QQQQ [email protected] 870-972-3405 870-243-6021 (cell) 870-972-3367 fax Arkansas State Quick Facts Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas GAME 31 Enrollment: 10,775 Nickname: Indians SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Q MARCH 3-6 Colors: Scarlet and Black Home Facility: Convocation Center (10,038) QUARTERFINALS: No. 2 Arkansas State (16-14, 11-7) vs. No. 7 New Orleans (14-16, 9-9) Conference: Sun Belt March 4, 2007 Q Lafayette, La. Q Cajundome (11,550) Q 6:30 p.m. Head Coach: Dickey Nutt (12th Year) Radio: Arkansas State Radio Network (KCJF 103.9 FM, flagship) Record at ASU: 178-169 (12 Years) Overall Record: Same Web Stream: XOS Technology (SunBeltSports.org) Arkansas State Schedule/Results ON TAP: Arkansas State claimed a share Every ASU game can be heard live on Nov. 1 Missouri-Rolla (Exh.) W, 97-71 of the Sun Belt Conference West Division 103.9 FM in the Jonesboro area and the Nov. 4 Hendrix (Exhib.) W, 91-73 championship to earn the No. 2 seed at live radio broadcast can be accessed Nov. 10 vs. Clemson+ L, 44-83 Nov. 11 at Old Dominion+ L, 61-69 the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and through the Arkansas State athletic web Nov. 12 vs. Monmouth+ L, 67-69 (OT) a first-round bye. The Indians will play No. site (ASUIndians.com). Nov. 16 Bowling Green State W, 64-54 7 seed New Orleans in the tournament Nov. 18 Lyon W, 87-51 Nov. 20 at Tennessee-Martin W, 68-63 quarterfinals Sunday at 6:30 p.m. The THE PRINCIPALS: ASU has matched its Nov. 25 Austin Peay State W, 77-70 winner of the game will go on to face the longest winning streak of the season with Nov. 27 at South Dakota State L, 78-84 winner of the No. 3 Western Kentucky - four straight victories heading into the Sun Nov. 29 at No. 14 Memphis L, 60-86 Dec. 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 70-73 No. 6 Florida Atlantic game in the semifi- Belt Conference Tournament as the No. 2 Dec. 4 at Bowling Green State L, 72-81 nals Monday at 9 p.m. The championship seed. The Indians claimed a share of the Dec. 9 Arkansas Tech W, 86-74 game will be played Tuesday at 8 p.m. Sun Belt Conference West Division cham- Dec. 14 Denver* W, 81-66 Dec. 17 at Louisiana-Lafayette* W, 73-63 Dec. 28 South Alabama* L, 78-91 INDIANS ROSTER Jan. 4 at Louisiana-Monroe* L, 69-77 Jan. 6 North Texas* W, 84-60 No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. Exp. Hometown (Last School) Jan. 11 UALR* W, 77-51 2 Adrian Banks 6-3 200 Jr. G TR Memphis, Tenn. (NW Mississippi CC) Jan. 13 at Troy* L, 79-87 3 Jim Jones 6-3 190 Sr. G 1L Beaufort, NC (Brunswick (NC) CC) Jan. 17 at Middle Tennessee* W, 54-51 Jan. 25 Western Kentucky* W, 76-75 10 Ryan Wedel 5-11 175 Fr. G HS Minneapolis, Kan. (Minneapolis HS) Jan. 27 at Florida Int’l* L, 61-80 11 Shawn Morgan 6-6 215 So. F TR Memphis, Tenn. (NW Mississippi CC) Jan. 31 Florida Atlantic* W, 84-77 14 Yual Banks 5-10 175 Sr. G 3L Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS) Feb. 4 at Denver* L, 68-76 30 Darrel Jackson 6-1 165 Fr. G HS Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro HS) Feb. 8 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 70-76 31 Korrell Henderson 6-4 230 Sr. G/F 1L Hampstead, NC (Brunswick (NC) CC) Feb. 11 at South Alabama* L, 67-85 Feb. 15 New Orleans* W, 90-79 32 Ashton Farmer 6-7 230 Fr.-R F HS Charleston, Mo. (Charleston HS) Feb. 17 Louisiana-Monroe* W, 76-68 40 Abayomi Ajasin 6-7 235 Jr. F TR Lagos, Nigeria (Three Rivers (MO) CC) Feb. 22 at North Texas* W, 74-71 45 Isaac Wells 6-8 225 Jr. F 2L Jackson, Miss. (Lanier HS) Feb. 24 at UALR* (ESPN Plus) W, 61-55 50 Theo Little 6-11 255 Sr. C 3L Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski-Robinson HS) Feb. 28 SBC Tourn. (First Round) bye 52 Kewain Gant 6-7 230 Jr.-R F TR Charleston, Mo. (Moberly Area (MO) CC) Mar. 3-6 SBC Tournament Mar. 4 vs. New Orleans 6:30 p.m. 54 Nick Arnold 6-6 235 Fr. F HS Corning, Ark. (Corning HS) *Sun Belt Conf. game All Times Central Head Coach: Dickey Nutt (12th year) #Doubleheader +Cox Classic Assistant Coaches: Shawn Forrest, Jay Cook, Al Grushkin ARKANSAS STATE LINEUP Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER G 3 Jim Jones 6-3 190 Sr. 1L Beaufort, North Carolina 7.6 3.1 3.0 apg G 2 Adrian Banks 6-3 200 Jr. TR Memphis, Tennessee 21.1 4.1 1.9 apg F 11 Shawn Morgan 6-2 190 So. TR Memphis, Tennessee 6.7 4.8 1.3 spg F 45 Isaac Wells 6-8 225 Jr. 2L Jackson, Mississippi 15.4 8.2 2.4 apg C 50 Theo Little 6-11 255 Sr. 3L Little Rock, Arkansas 2.7 2.4 0.8 bpg NEW ORLEANS LINEUP Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER G 1 Bo McCalebb 6-0 180 Jr. 2L New Orleans, Louisiana 24.7 6.7 3.4 apg G 10 James Parlow 6-3 170 Jr. 2L New Orleans, Lousiana 13.1 4.3 1.5 spg G 14 Jamie McNeilly 6-3 175 Sr. 2L Toronto, Ontario 14.9 3.7 2.9 apg STARTERS PROBABLE G 44 Shaun Reynolds 5-11 175 Jr. TR Little Rock, Arkansas 10.9 3.1 3.6 apg F 32 Ben Elias 6-10 260 Jr. 2L Tallahassee, Florida 2.9 3.8 0.6 bpg 2006-07 Arkansas State Basketball 1 ASUIndians.com SPORTS INFORMATION pionship with Louisiana-Monroe, but won Conference West Division standings. Arkansas State University the tiebreaker to receive the higher seed in P.O. Box 1000 the league tournament. New Orleans HEAD COACH DICKEY NUTT: Arkansas State University, AR 72467 snapped a three-game skid with an 88-75 State head coach Dickey Nutt is in his 12th Office: 870-972-2541 home victory over ULM in its regular-sea- season with the Indians and owns 178 Fax: 870-972-3367 son finale and has now won two straight wins at the school, the third most among Press Box: games after defeating UALR 77-70 on ASU’s 14 all-time head coaches. He also Website: ASUIndians.com Wednesday in a Sun Belt Conference has 98 career Sun Belt Conference victo- Jerry Scott, Asst. A.D./Sports Info. Dir. Tournament first round game. UNO fin- ries to his credit, the second most all-time 870-972-3405 / [email protected] ished in fourth place in the Sun Belt among SBC coaches. He led ASU to its first-ever NCAA Tournament berth and is a Van Provence, Assistant Dir. ARKANSAS STATE RADIO NETWORK 870-972-2707 /[email protected] former Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Gina Bowman, Assistant Dir. Year. 870-972-3547/[email protected] NUTT NEARING CENTURY MARK: MEDIA INFORMATION While ASU head coach Dickey Nutt passed 100 overall career victories long Credentials ago, he is nearing the mark for Sun Belt NETWORK STATIONS Working press credentials can be requested by Conference wins with 98 to his credit. KCJF (103.9 FM), KFCM (98.3 FM), KASR (92.7 Only one coach, Gene Bartow, in the his- contacting Jerry Scott (870-972-3405). Full- FM), KTLO (1240 AM), KRLW (106.3 FM/1320 tory of the Sun Belt Conference has season and single-game passes will be mailed AM), KWAK (105.5 FM), KWYN (1400 AM), whenever possible. If not, they will be left at the KEWI (690 AM), KHPQ (92.1 FM), KQEW (102.3 achieved 100 league wins.