ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL Basketball Contact: Mark Taylor ([email protected]) | W: 870-972-3547 | C: 870-219-5705 | lfi @AStateMB | #WolvesUp DECEMBER 11, 2020 • 7:30 PM • FIRST NATIONAL BANK ARENA • JONESBORO, ARK. GAME 4-2 OVERALL | 0-0 AMC 1-4 OVERALL | 0-0 SUN BELT STATE ARKANSAS Streak: W4 | Net Rank: N/A 6 Streak: L1 | Net Rank: 202 RED WOLVES Last Result: CBC 101, Ecclesia 68 Last Result: A-State 74, UAPB 75 Head Coach: Clint Calyean - VS - Head Coach: Mike Balado MUSTANGS Career Record/Yrs: 48-22/3 Career Record/Yrs: 41-60/4 CBC Record/Yrs: Same A-State Record/Yrs: Same CENTRAL BAPTIST COLL. BAPTIST CENTRAL vs A-State: 0-0 vs Central Baptist: 0-0 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME INFORMATION STORYLINES SBC: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 1-4 SERIES HISTORY • The 2020-21 campaign marks the program's 93rd Home: 1-1 | Away: 0-3 | Neutral: 0-0 Overall A-State leads 5-0 season with the Red Wolves amassing a 1,224-1,17 Current Streak A-State W5 all-time record (.508) dating back to the inaugural 1926-27 season NOVEMBER In Jonesboro A-State 5-0 Fri. 27 at Marshall 56-70, L • With 11 points against UAPB, Marquis Eaton moved At First National Bank Arena A-State 5-0 Sun. 29 at Morehead State 61-69, L to 27th on the career scoring list with 1,029 passing Last Meeting November 14, 206 Jay Hansen (1,025) and he is five points shy of Isaac @A-State 100, Central Baptist 57 DECEMBER Wells for 26th Wed. 2 at Memphis 54-83, L TELEVISION • Norchad Omier has back-to-back double-doubles of 20 or more points and 10 or more rebounds, the only Fri. 4 Crowley's Ridge College 115-49, W ESPN+ freshman in program history to post a double-double Wed. 9 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 74-75, L Play-by-Play Roger Twibell of 20 or more points and 10 or more rebounds, assists, Fri. 11 Central Baptist College 7:30 pm Analyst Rich Zvosec blocks or steals Wed. 16 at Stephen F. Austin 6:30 pm • Norchad Omier is the only Division I freshman to Sun. 20 Champion Christian 2:00 pm RADIO averaging 13 points and 10 rebounds; 29 freshmen EAB Red Wolves Sports Network have done so for a season since 1992-93 JANUARY Flagship 107.9 KFIN • A-State plays three-straight games against in-state Fri. 1 at ULM* 6:00 pm Play-by-Play Matt Stolz opponents for the first time since the 1952-53 season Sat. 2 at ULM* 4:00 pm • The Red Wolves are among 25 Division I teams to LIVE STATS Fri. 8 at Texas State* 6:00 pm have players from 12 or more states and/or countries Sat. 9 at Texas State* 4:00 pm AStateRedWolves.com • A-State ranks 34th nationally in 3-point field-goal AStateStats.com Fri. 15 ULM* 6:00 pm defense (25.2 percent) after ranking 263rd last season Sat. 16 ULM* 4:00 pm UP NEXT (34.4 percent) Fri. 22 at Louisiana* 6:00 pm at Stephen F. Austin Sat. 23 at Louisiana* 4:00 pm Wednesday, Dec. 16 | 6:30 PM | ESPN+ Fri. 29 UT Arlington* 6:00 pm Sat. 30 UT Arlington* 4:00 pm FEBRUARY ARKANSAS STATE PROJECTED STARTERS Fri. 5 Louisiana* 6:00 pm > Matched career high (at Colorado State) with 22 points at Sat. 6 Louisiana* 4:00 pm 0 CALEB FIELDS Morehead State Wed. 10 Little Rock* 8:00 pm SO | G | 6-0 | 190 | Lewisburg, Tenn. > Has three career outings with 20-plus points > Performance vs Crowley’s Ridge College marked 8th career Sat. 13 at Little Rock* 4:00 pm PPG RPG APG MPG outing with 10 or points and 5 or more assists Fri. 19 Texas State* 6:00 pm 13.8 4.6 3.0 31.4 LAST GAME: 11 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 5-11 FG, 1-2 3FG, 0-1 FT Sat. 20 Texas State* 4:00 pm > Pulled in career best seven rebounds against UAPB Fri. 26 at UT Arlington* 6:00 pm 5 CHRISTIAN WILLIS > One shy of career high with 16 points vs UAPB Sat. 27 at UT Arlington* 4:00 pm rSR | G | 6-2 | 195 | Belleville, Ill. > Made 25 3-pointers last season in 32 games after making 10 in his first 36 games played (2016-18) PPG RPG APG MPG * - Sun Belt Conference Game 7.2 3.6 1.2 24.8 LAST GAME: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 5-7 FG, 3-4 3FG, 3-3 FT All game times listed in Central Standard Time (CST) > Ranks second in Sun Belt and 18th nationally in rebounds per SUBJECT TO CHANGE 15 NORCHAD OMIER game (10.8) FR | F | 6-7 | 230 | Bluefields, Nicaragua > Among 11 Division I players, the only freshman, with two or more double-doubles of 20 pts and 10 rebs IN THESE NOTES PPG RPG APG MPG > Only Division I freshman to average 13 pts and 10 rebounds Radio/TV Roster................................................... 2 10.7 8.0 0.7 20.0 Roster/Quick Facts................................................ 3 LAST GAME: 21 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 8-12 FG, 5-9 FT Series Info ............................................................. 4 > Second on team with 5 steals Notables ........................................................... 4-5 22 KEYON WESLEY > Posted first career 20-point outing against Crowley’s Ridge JR | F | 6-9 | 180 | Chesilhurst, N.J. College Sun Belt Conference Standings ............................. 6 > Averaged 12.1 pts, 6.5 rebs and 1.2 steals last year at USC Statistical Trends .................................................. 7 PPG RPG APG MPG Salkehatchie The Last Time .................................................... 8-9 8.4 3.6 0.6 20.8 LAST GAME: 0 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 0-0 FG, 0-0 FT Game-By-Game Stats.......................................... 10 Miscellaneous Stats ........................................... 11 > 13 points at Memphis made him 29th player in program history 23 MARQUIS EATON with 1,000 points Box Scores .......................................................... 12 SR | G | 6-2 | 200 | Helena, Ark. > Has played in over 100 career games, among 19 players in Highs & Lows ...................................................... 13 program history to do so PPG RPG APG MPG > One rebound shy of career high (9 vs Louisiana) with 8 rebounds Player Pages ................................................... 14-20 9.8 3.6 3.2 32.4 at Marshall 2020-21 Stats ...................................................... 21 LAST GAME: 11 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK, 4-14 FG, 1-4 3FG, 2-2 FT Career Stats ........................................................ 22 Projected lineup based off last game CALEB FIELDS G | So. | 6-0 | 190 | Lewisburg, Tenn. | Aspire Academy PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Points: ..22, 2x, at Morehead State | 11-29-20 Blocks: ........................ 1, 3x, vs UAPB | 12-9-20 Rebounds: .......... 7, 2x, at Louisiana | 2-26-20 Steals: ................... 3, 2x, at Memphis | 12-2-20 13.8 4.6 3.0 .523 31.4 Assists: .................. 8 vs Georgia State | 1-6-20 Minutes: ...... 40 at Appalachian State | 1-16-20 0 - - - - - MARKISE DAVIS (Mar-Keese) G/F | Jr. | 6-8 | 195 | Oxford, Ala. | Wallace State CC PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Points: .....................13 at Memphis | 12-2-20 Blocks: ...........................1, 3x, vs CRC | 12-4-20 RED WOLVES Rebounds: ..........................5 vs CRC | 12-4-20 Steals: ...................................3 vs CRC | 12-4-20 AT A GLANCE 7.5 1.8 0.8 .526 14.3 Assists: ................................2 vs CRC | 12-4-20 Minutes: ....................20 at Memphis | 12-2-20 RECORD 1 - - - - - 1-4 SUN BELT RECORD AVERY FELTS G | rFr.| 6-2 | 190 | Jonesboro, Ark. | Westside HS 0-0 PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Points: ...................... 7 at Marshall | 11-27-20 Blocks: ............................................................... Rebounds: 2, 2x, at Morehead State | 11-29-20 Steals: ...................................2 vs CRC | 12-4-20 LAST GAME 2.6 1.0 0.4 .455 10.8 Assists: ...................... 1, 2x, vs UAPB | 12-9-20 Minutes: ................... 19 at Marshall | 11-27-20 74-75, L - - - - - vs UAPB 2 Head Coach LAZAR GRBOVIC (Lah-zar Grow-buh-vic) F | Fr.| 6-8 | 230 | Belgrade, Serbia | Proleter Naftagas PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Points: ..............................17 vs CRC | 12-4-20 Blocks: ............................................................... Rebounds: ..........................5 vs CRC | 12-4-20 Steals: ...................................1 vs CRC | 12-4-20 7.0 2.7 0.3 .600 10.0 Assists: .............................1 vs UAPB | 12-9-20 Minutes: ..........................16 vs UAPB | 12-9-20 3 - - - - - CHRISTIAN WILLIS G | rSr.| 6-2 | 195 | Belleville, Ill. | Christian Brothers College HS Mike Balado PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Points: ............17 vs South Alabama | 1-23-20 Blocks: ...............................2 vs UAPB | 12-9-20 Rebounds: .......................7 vs UAPB | 12-9-20 Steals: .......................3, 2x, vs Omaha | 12-3-19 Assistant Coach 7.2 3.6 1.2 .444 24.8 Assists: ..............6 vs South Alabama | 1-23-20 Minutes: ..........................37 vs UAPB | 12-9-20 5 - - - - - MALCOLM FARRINGTON G | rFr.| 6-3 | 205 | West Palm Beach, Fla. | DME Academy PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Points: ................................9 vs CRC | 12-4-20 Blocks: ............................................................... Rebounds: ....................................................... Steals: ...................................1 vs CRC | 12-4-20 3.0 0.0 0.0 .333 7.3 Assists: ............................................................. Minutes: .............................15 vs CRC | 12-4-20 Rick Cabrera 10 - - - - - Assistant Coach TIM HOLLAND JR. G | rSo.| 6-8 | 200 | Suitland, Md.| Wake Forest PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Points: ...................... 4 at Marshall | 11-27-20 Blocks: ......2, 2x, at Morehead State | 11-29-20 Rebounds: ................ 8 at Marshall | 11-27-20 Steals: ......................... 1 at Marshall | 11-27-20 1.3 3.8 0.3 .222 12.3 Assists: .......................1 at Memphis | 12-2-20 Minutes: ................... 22 at Marshall | 11-27-20 12 - - - - - Brent Crews MARIO FANTINA (Fan-teen-ah) G | Fr.| 6-4 | 195 | Sveti Filip i Jakov, Croatia | KK Zadar Assistant Coach PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Points: .........