ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL Basketball Contact: Mark Taylor ([email protected]) | W: 870-972-3547 | C: 870-219-5705 | @AStateMB | #WolvesUp SCHEDULE/RESULTS ARKANSAS STATE at MINNESOTA GAME Big Ten Network Plus SBC: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 3-5 Minneapolis, Minn. • Williams Arena 107.9 KFIN FM Home: 2-0 | Away: 0-3 | Neutral: 1-2 Saturday, December 8 • 3:00 PM 9 GopherSports.com NOVEMBER RED WOLVES GOPHERS Fri. 9 at Abilene Christian 73-94, L 3-5 0-0 7-2 1-1 Mon. 12 Missouri Baptist 89-54, W OVERALL SBC OVERALL B10 Fri. 18 at Grand Canyon 72-96, L Head Coach ............ Mike Balado Head Coach .......... Richard Pitino Fri. 23 vs UNC-Wilmington% 64-78, L Career Record/Yrs ........ 14-26/1 Career Record/Yrs .......115-94/7 Sat. 24 vs Eastern Illinois% 86-90OT, L A-State Record/Yrs ........... Same -vs- Minnesota Record/Yrs .. 97-80/6 Sun. 25 vs Gardner-Webb% 77-69, W vs. Minnesota .........................0-0 vs. A-State ..............................3-0 DECEMBER Category Overall NCAA Rank Category Overall NCAA Rank Sat. 1 at Lehigh 70-82, L Scoring Offense 77.2 129 THE SERIES Scoring Offense 75.8 150 Tue. 4 Evansville 87-77, W Scoring Defense 80.0 314 Minnesota leads 1-0 Scoring Defense 71.3 178 In Jonesboro .................................... 0-0 Sat. 8 at Minnesota 3:00 PM FG Percentage .435 238 FG Percentage .446 200 FG % Defense .461 293 In Minneapolis ................................. 0-1 FG % Defense .445 233 Fri. 14 Florida Atlantic 7:00 PM Neutral Sites .................................... 0-0 3-PT FG % .356 128 3-PT FG % .335 199 Tue. 18 Missouri State 7:00 PM Trend ............................Minnesota, W1 3-PT FG % Def. .322 137 3-PT FG % Def. .351 250 Sat. 22 at Syracuse 1:00 PM Last Game .....Minnesota 82, A-State 75 Free Throw % .719 108 Free Throw % .671 238 Sat. 29 Harding 7:00 PM .................Dec. 23, 2016 | Minneapolis Rebounds/Game 37.4 161 More series information on page 4 Rebounds/Game 38.1 121 Rebound Margin +1.5 173 Rebound Margin +4.6 92 JANUARY Turnover Margin -1.0 233 FOLLOW THE RED WOLVES Turnover Margin -1.1 244 Thu. 3 at Louisiana* 7:00 PM Assists/Game 11.3 306 Online ............... AStateRedWolves.com Assists/Game 14.7 122 Sat. 5 at ULM* 2:00 PM Turnovers/Game 13.8 192 Twitter .............................. @AStateMB Turnovers/Game 14.0 209 Thu. 10 South Alabama* 7:00 PM Steals/Game 6.6 160 Facebook ............................ /AStateMB Steals/Game 4.1 339 Sat. 12 Troy* 7:00 PM Blocks/Game 4.3 86 Instagram .......................... @AStateMB Blocks/Game 4.1 100 Thu. 17 at UT Arlington* 7:00 PM ranks as of games played Dec. 5 ranks as of games played Dec. 5 Sat. 19 at Texas State* 7:00 PM Sat. 24 Appalachian State* 7:00 PM STORYLINES The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 91st season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,197-1,153 all-time Sat. 26 Coastal Carolina* 7:00 PM record (.510) dating back to the inaugural 1926-27 season ... Grantham Gillard (Eden Prairie HS) returns home to Minneapolis for Saturday's game ... Ty Cockfield has 20 or more points in four-straight games, the first A-State FEBRUARY player to accompish such since Adrian Banks in games 21-24 of the 2006-07 season ... A-State pulled down 25 Sat. 2 at Little Rock* 5:30 PM offensive rebounds at Lehigh, just the second Division I team this season with 25 or more in a game ... A-State Thu. 7 at South Alabama* 7:00 PM has 34 blocks this season and is on pace for 136 this season, which would rank third most in program history Sat. 9 at Troy* 2:00 PM ... The Red Wolves have 53 steals thus far and are on pace for 212, most since the 2012-13 season ... Malik Thu. 14 Texas State* 7:00 PM Brevard had 13 points and 10 rebounds against Eastern Illinois, the first double-double by an A-State player this Sat. 16 UT Arlington* 7:00 PM season ... Salif Boudie had a career high 21 points against Gardner-Webb on 7-of-7 shooting, the second time Sat. 23 Little Rock* 7:00 PM this season a player was 7-of-7 from the field (J.J. Matthews at Abilene Christian) ... The Red Wolves have used Thu. 28 at Georgia State* 7:00 PM six different starting lineups in eight games played. MARCH Sat. 2 at Georgia Southern* 4:00 PM ARKANSAS STATE PROJECTED LINEUP Thu. 7 ULM 7:00 PM > Ranks 2nd among SBC players at 21.5 PPG 0 TY COCKFIELD > Ranks 6th among SBC players shooting 50.4% FG Sat. 9 Louisiana* 7:00 PM SR | G | 6-0 | 185 | Gainesville, Ga. > Double figures in 31 of 40 career games. # - Exhibition Game > 14 20-plus point outings, six this season. PPG RPG APG MPG > 3rd career 30-point game with 30 at Lehigh % - Battle in the Blue Ridge (Asheville, N.C.) 21.5 3.8 2.9 32.4 * - Sun Belt Conference Game LAST GAME: 24 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 2 TO, 7-20 FG, 3-8 3FG, 7-8 FT All game times listed in Central Standard Time (CST) > Double figures in 12 career outings 4 TRISTIN WALLEY > Season high 14 points against Evansville SR | F | 6-7 | 215 | Richton, Miss. > 2nd career outing with 10 or more rebounds with 10 at Lehigh > Averaged 13.8 PPG over last five games last season IN THESE NOTES PPG RPG APG MPG 7.9 3.8 0.9 23.3 Radio/TV Roster.................................................... 2 LAST GAME: 14 pts, 6 reb, 1 ast, 1 TO, 0 blk, 1 stl, 4-7 FG, 4-5 FT Roster & Quick Facts ............................................. 3 > Made first career start against Evansville Series History ....................................................... 4 5 CHRISTIAN WILLIS > Career best four assists against Evansville Current Notes .................................................... 4-5 rSO | G | 6-1 | 190 | Belleville, Ill. > Granted medical hardship waiver last season Sun Belt Update ................................................... 6 PPG RPG APG MPG Statistical Trends .................................................. 7 3.8 1.5 1.0 11.5 LAST GAME: 7 pts, 1 reb, 4 ast, 1 TO, 0 stl, 2-7 FG, 1-5 3FG, 2-2 FT The Last Time .................................................... 8-9 Game-By-Game Stats......................................... 10 > Five or more rebounds in seven of eight games Miscellaneous Stats ........................................... 11 10 GRANTHAM GILLARD > Just shy of career high (23) with 22 pts vs Missouri Baptist SR | G | 6-4 | 205 | Minneapolis, Minn. > A-State is 6-4 when Gillard hits three or more 3-pointers, 2-1 Superlatives ........................................................ 12 this season Player Pages ................................................... 13-19 PPG RPG APG MPG 9.1 6.0 0.9 26.8 Box Scores .......................................................... 20 LAST GAME: 9 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast, 2 TO, 2 stl, 3-4 FG, 3-3 3FG, 0-0 FT Career Stats vs Opponent ................................... 21 > Starts in each of last three games Season Stats ....................................................... 22 11 J.J. MATTHEWS > 7-of-13 (.538) FG over last three games Season/Career Stats ........................................... 23 rSO | F | 6-9 | 240 | Richmond, Va. > Perfect 7-for-7 from field at Abilene Christian PPG RPG APG MPG 7.4 2.9 0.4 14.1 LAST GAME: 9 pts, 2 reb, 0 ast, 2 TO, 0 stl, 3-4 FG, 3-4 FT Lineup based on last game TY COCKFIELD II G | Sr. | 6-0 | 185 | Gainesville, Ga. | Georgia Highlands College PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Points: .......... 35 vs Coastal Carolina | 2-24-18 Blocks: .......................2, 2x, at Lehigh | 12-1-18 Rebounds: ...... 9 vs Gardner-Webb | 11-25-18 Steals: ..... 3, 2x, vs UNC-Wilmington | 11-23-18 0 21.5 3.8 2.9 .504 32.4 Assists: ...........6 at Abilene Christian | 11-9-18 Minutes: .............................. 39 at Troy | 2-8-18 KOBE WILSON G | Fr. | 6-1 | 180 | Palestine, Texas | Atascocita HS RED WOLVES AT A GLANCE PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Points: ......................9 vs Evansville | 12-4-18 Blocks: .............................................................. Rebounds: ................3 vs Evansville | 12-4-18 Steals: .................. 1, 3x, vs Evansville | 12-4-18 1 3.0 1.3 0.3 .364 12.1 Assists: .......... 2 at Abilene Christian | 11-9-18 Minutes: ...................26 vs Evansville | 12-4-18 RECORD 3-5 16.0 SUN BELT RECORD SALIF BOUDIE F | Jr. | 6-8 | 215 | Mali, West Africa | Quakerdale Prep 0-0 PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Points: .......... 21 vs Gardner-Webb | 11-25-18 Blocks: ...........3 vs Appalachian State | 2-22-18 Rebounds: ....................11 at Lehigh | 12-1-18 Steals: .....................2 vs UT Arlington | 1-13-18 LAST GAME 2 5.0 4.8 0.2 .667 15.7 Assists: ................................ 2 vs ULM | 3-7-18 Minutes: .. 28, 3x, vs Gardner-Webb | 11-25-18 87-7 7, W vs Evansville MALIK BREVARD F | Jr. | 6-8 | 215 | Charlotte, N.C. | Palm Beach State College Head Coach PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Points: ...........13 vs Eastern Illinois | 11-24-18 Blocks: ..................2, 3x, vs Evansville | 12-4-18 Rebounds: .....10 vs Eastern Illinois | 11-24-18 Steals: .............2 vs Missouri Baptist | 11-12-18 3 4.7 5.4 0.9 .519 20.3 Assists: ............. 2 at Grand Canyon | 11-16-18 Minutes: ..........34 vs Eastern Illinois | 11-24-18 TRISTIN WALLEY F | Sr. | 6-7 | 215 | Richton, Miss. | Jones County CC PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Points: ...............................23 at ULM | 3-3-18 Blocks: .......... 3 vs Appalachian State | 2-22-18 Rebounds: ............... 11 vs Howard | 11-20-17 Steals: ................... 3, 2x, vs Howard | 11-20-17 Mike Balado 4 7.9 3.8 0.9 .345 23.3 Assists: ..