AARRKKAANNSSAASS SSTTAATTEE 2009 Men’s Basketball -10 Game 10 • at Mississippi Valley State • Dec. 22, 2009 Anthony Reynolds, Assistant Sports Information Director O: (870) 972-3547 • C: (870) 530-4454 • [email protected] 2009-10 Arkansas State Schedule Red Wolves Return To Nonconference Action At N16 MacMurray College 93-47 (W) N18 at SEMO 73-49 (W) MVSU Tuesday N21 at UTEP 56-82 (L) N25 UT Martin 80-66 (W) N29 Indiana State 72-77 (L) SETTING THE SCENE D2 Ole Miss 57-79 (L) Date: Dec. 22, 2009 D5 at Memphis 55-74 (L) Location: Greenville, Miss. D12 Missouri State 64-75 (L) Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. (CST) D20 UALR* 69-61 (W) Arena: Washington County Convention Center D22 at Mississippi Valley State 7 p.m. D29 Central Baptist 7:05 p.m. D31 at Denver* 5 p.m. Arkansas State Mississippi Valley St. J2 North Texas* 7:05 p.m. Red Wolves Delta Devils Quick Hits J4 at Lamar 7:05 p.m. • ASU has two players averaging in double-digit scoring with J7 Middle Tennessee* 7:05 p.m. 4-5, 1-0 SBC 1-10, 0-0 SWAC Bryant leading the squad at 14.0 and Reed ranking second J9 at South Alabama* 3 p.m. 68.8 PPG 62.2 J16 at North Texas* 7 p.m. 68.6 OPP. PPG 81.6 with 12.6. J21 at FIU* 6 p.m. +1.0 SCORING MARGIN -19.4 • Redshirt freshman Trey Finn leads the conference in 40.7 FG% 39.3 J23 at FAU* 6 p.m. steals (19), averaging 2.2 per contest. 41.3 OPP. FG% 48.4 J28 Louisiana-Lafayette* 7:05 p.m. 34.4 3-PT FG% 30.5 • Freshman Brandon Peterson ranks second in the Sun Belt J30 Denver* 7:05 p.m. 29.7 OPP. 3-PT FG% 37.4 in blocked shots per game, averaging 2.5. F4 at UALR* 7:05 p.m. 62.5 FT% 64.1 • Brandon Reed leads the team in double-digit scoring F6 at New Orleans* 7 p.m. 68.3 OPP. FT% 70.9 games (6) after putting up 16 against Missouri State. F11 at Western Kentucky* 7 p.m. 39.3 RPG 36.2 • In their conference opener ASU had four players score in F15 ULM* 7:05 p.m. 38.9 OPP. RPG 44.3 F18 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 7:05 p.m. +0.4 REB. MARGIN -8.1 double-figures Bryant (17), Brown (11), Adams (11), Reed F20 Western Kentucky* 7:05 p.m. 12.1 APG 11.5 (10). F25 New Orleans* 7:05 p.m. 14.3 TOPG 17.0 • ASU head coach John Brady is two wins shy of 300 career F27 Troy* 7:05 p.m. +0.0 TO MARGIN -1.5 wins. M6-9 Sun Belt Conference Tournament TBA 0.8 ASSIST/TO RATIO -0.5 • ASU is now 10-8 in SBC openers since joining the league. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 5.0 BPG 2.1 All times are CST 7.1 SPG 8.4 Home Games in Bold * Sun Belt Conference Games TIPPING IT OFF The Red Wolves hit the road for their final contest before the Christmas Holiday break, traveling to Arkansas State Radio Network Greenville, Miss. to face Mississippi Valley State at the Washington County Convention Center, Tues- day night at 7:30 p.m. Flagshipped by 107.9 KFIN-FM (Jonesboro) • Matt Stoltz, play-by-play Also broadcast on: THE OPPONENT Mountain Home . .1240 AM (KTLO) Mississippi Valley State is an NCAA Division I opponent that competes in the SWAC. The Delta Dev- Wynne . .1400 AM (KWYN) ils hold a 1-10 record with their only win coming over Champion Baptist College, 102-56. In their most Walnut Ridge/Pocahontas . .1320 AM (KRLW) recent action MVSU lost at Oregon (51-79) and Oregon State (62-76). Their win over Champions Bap- Walnut Ridge/Pocahontas . .106.3 FM (KRLW) tist was their only previous home game of the season. Senior guard Julius Cheeks is the only player Stuttgart . .105.5 FM (KWAK) averaging in double-digit scoring for the Delta Devils scoring 10.3 ppg. Junior forward Shannon Behling Fordyce . .102.3 FM (KQEW) leads the team pulling down 5.0 rebounds per contest. Hardy . .104.7 FM (KOOU) SERIES VERSUS MVSU Television ASU holds a 10-4 series record over the Delta Devils in the two teams all-time series, including win- No television available. ning a 75-58 win over MVSU last season at the Convocation Center. Then-junior Mike Lance scored 18 points against the Delta Devils last season, to lead the Red Wolves in the contest. BRYANT / REED BREAK 100 PTS ASU has had two players already break 100 points through nine games this season. Sophomore guard Daniel Bryant has provided a spark off the bench for the Red Wolves and through nine games has nearly recorded half of his total points from a year ago. Bryant already has 126 points, a team high. Reed is just behind Bryant with 113 points already this season. Both Bryant and Reed are averaging in double-digits. Both players broke the 100 point plateau against Missouri State, each scoring 16 pts. Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes 1 Game 10 - Mississippi Valley State Sports Information Arkansas State Probablle Starters Arkansas State University PO Box 1000 State University, AR 72467 Telephone - 870-972-2541 Fax - 870-972-3367 Press Row - 870-972-2541 Website - AStateRedWolves.com MBB Contact - Anthony Reynolds, 12 Rashad Allison 2 Trey Finn 1 Brandon Reed 31 JeJuan Brown 13 Martavius Adams Asst. SID •Guard •Guard •Guard •Forward •Forward/Center 870-972-3547 / [email protected] PPG RPG APG PPG RPG APG PPG RPG APG PPG RPG APG PPG RPG APG Jerry Scott, Asst. A.D./ Sports Info. Dir. 6.6 3.2 2.8 6.5 6.5 2.2 12.6 2.7 2.0 7.6 4.7 0.7 9.6 6.0 0.9 870-972-3405 / [email protected] Van Provence, Asst. SID CONFERENCE OPENER 870-972-2547 / [email protected] ASU downed UALR in its conference opener Sunday at the Convocation Center. It was the first win for ASU Katey Buckley, Graduate Asst. head coach John Brady past the instate rival UALR. ASU had four players score in double-digits led by [email protected] Bryant (17), Brown (11), Adams (11) and Reed (10). ASU is 10-8 in Sun Belt Conference openers dating back to when the Red Wolves joined the league during the 1991-92 season. ASU is 4-1 in league open- MEDIA INFORMATION ers over the past five years. Credentials Working press credentials can be requested by con- BRADY APPROACHES 300th CAREER WIN tacting Anthony Reynolds at 870-972-3547, or by ASU head coach John Brady currently owns a 298-240 record just two wins shy of his 300th career win. email at [email protected]. Full-season and Brady is 17-22 at the helm of the Red Wolves program. single-game credentials will be mailed whenever possible. If not, they will be left at the Media Will Call NATIONAL RANKINGS table located on the lower level to the left of the green ASU is ranked nationally in the top 50 in three-point field goal percentage defense and blocked shots per entrance. game. ASU sits 41st in three-point field goal percentage (28.8) and 47th in blocked shots per game (5.0). Brandon Peterson is ranked 32nd in the nation in blocks per game 2.5 while Trey Finn ranks 54th in steals Media Room per game (2.3). Enter the media room from the lower level, beneath the blue portal. Please do not attempt to access the ADAMS DOUBLE-DOUBLE SHINES VERSUS MEMPHIS media room from the entrance beneath the yellow portal. Sophomore forward Martavius Adams recorded his first double-double at Memphis last Saturday scoring 11 points and pulling down a career-high 12 rebounds. It was the third time an ASU player has recorded a Post-Game Interviews double-double, with Brown notching one at SEMO and Peterson recording one against MacMurray College. The Arkansas State locker room is closed to all mem- On the season, Adams is averaging 9.6 ppg and pulling down 5.3 rebounds per contest. bers of the media. Head coach John Brady and re- quested assistant coaches and players will be BROWN POSTS CAREER HIGH available for interviews following a brief cooling off ASU’s JeJuan Brown posted a career-high 17 points at Memphis last Saturday leading the squad in scor- period. At ASU’s home games, all post-game coach ing in 28 minutes of action. This marked the second time this season Brown has reached double-digits in and player interviews will be conducted in the media scoring. room. FINN UTILITY MAN Practice Coverage ASU freshman Trey Finn is one of the most versatile players on the floor for ASU, Finn leads the team (as Red Wolves men’s basketball practices are open to a guard) in rebounding average (6.5), leads the conference in steals (19), ranks second in assists (20) and the media. Players and coaches are available for in- terviews following practice. When possible, please contact the Sports Information office prior to practice 2009-10 Arkansas State Numerical Roster to arrange interviews. Please be respectful during No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Ex. Hometown/Last School practice, no food or loud conversation and please si- 1 Brandon Reed 6-3 180 Fr. G HS Atlanta, Ga./Whitefield Academy lence your cell phones.