ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL Twitter: @AStateMB | @Facebook: @AStateMB | @Instagram: @AStateMB | #WolvesUp THE MATCHUP STAT COMPARISON Saturday, Feb. 27 | Convocation Center (10,038) | 7:00 PM | Jonesboro, Ark. ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES ( 11-17, 7-10 ) UT ARLINGTON MAVERICKS ( 18-9, 9-7 ) vs NCAA Stat Ranks Rank Value Rank Value QUICK COMPARISON Scoring Offense 159 73.4 26 79.6 73.4 Points Per Game >> 79.6 Scoring Defense 262 75.2 115 69.3 75.2 Points Allowed Per Game >> 69.3 Scoring Margin 231 -1.8 29 +10.2 41.4 Field Goal Pct. >> 42.0 32.0 3-Point Pct. >> 33.1 Rebound Margin 224 -0.9 20 +7.5 74.1 << Free Throw Pct. 69.9 Assists Per Game 207 12.7 15 16.9 40.2 Rebounds Per Game >> 43.6 Blocks Per Game 45 4.8 236 2.9 AStateRedWolves.com 12.7 << Turnovers Per Game 13.7 UTAMavs.com Steals Per Game 287 5.2 35 7.5 ARKANSAS STATE QUICK FACTS UT ARLINGTON QUICK FACTS Turnover Margin 255 -1.1 42 +2.0 Head Coach: John Brady Head Coach: Scott Cross AST/TO Ratio 204 1.0 64 1.2 Record at Arkansas State: 121-126 / 8th year Record at UT Arlington: 168-137 / 10th Year Overall Record: 402-342 / 25th year Overall Record: Same FG % 279 41.4 266 42.0 FG % Defense 14 39.0 30 40.1 Points Leader: Devin Carter (17.1 PPG) Points Leader: Erick Neal (13.5 PPG) 3PT FG % 285 32.0 232 33.1 Rebounds Leader: Anthony Livingston (9.0 RPG) Rebounds Leader: Jorge Bilbao (7.0 RPG) Assists Leader: Donte Thomas (5.7 APG) Assists Leader: Erick Neal (5.9 APG) 3PT FG % Defense 232 35.2 88 33.4 Free-Throw % 34 74.1 178 69.9 KEY STORYLINES NCAA rankings thru games 2/24/2016 TEAM TRENDS PLAYER TRENDS A WIN WOULD ... SCHEDULE/RESULTS In the last three games, A-State With 11 rebounds vs Texas State, Improve the Red Wolves to 79- Overall Record: 11-17 is shooting 54-173 (31.2 percent) Anthony Livingston has 544 for 92 in the second regular season SBC: 7-10 | Non-Conference: 4-7 from the field, including 17-of- his career, ranked 17th in pro- meeting against Sun Belt oppo- Home: 9-5| Away: 2-12 | Neutral: 0-0 63 (27.0 percent) from 3-point gram history. nents. range. Devin Carter has made 80 Make A-State 19-5 in home Feb- NOVEMBER Mon. 9 Henderson State# 89-79, W Over the last 13 games, A-State three-pointers this season, 10th- ruary games since 2010. most in single-season history. (3-10) has been out-rebound- Move the Red Wolves to 34-23 Fri. 13 at SIU-Edwardsville FSMW 70-79, L ed an average of 5.3 per game. Anthony Livingston is shooting in the home finale dating back Mon. 16 Lyon College 81-37, W Prior to that, A-State had a +2.7 87.1 percent from the free throw to 1960, including 19-10 at the Wed. 18 at Savannah State^ 75-76, L rebound margin for the season. line this season, the best among Convocation Center. Sun. 22 Jackson State^ 78-69, W Sun Belt players and ranked 15th A-State is 4-0 in Sun Belt games nationally. Make A-State 190-169 against Wed. 25 at #21/23 Oregon^ Pac 12 68-91, L when getting to 60 points before the current membership of the Fri. 27 at #RV/25 Baylor^ FSSW 72-94, L opponents, 3-10 when oppo- Sun Belt Conference. nents get 60 first. DECEMBER Tue. 1 at Missouri SECN 78-88, L PROBABLE STARTERS Fri. 4 North Dakota State 73-74, L Arkansas State Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other Sat. 12 Arkansas-Monticello 104-71, W 3 Devin Carter G 6-5 205 r-Jr. Champaign, Ill. 17.1 4.5 46.1% FG Fri. 18 at UT Martin 70-74, L 11 Charles Waters F 6-6 200 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 4.1 3.8 33 BLK Tue. 22 Central Arkansas 77-67, W 12 Sean Gardner G 6-5 195 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 10.4 3.4 26 STL Wed. 30 at Troy* 84-81, W 24 Donte Thomas G 6-3 210 Jr. Washington, D.C. 11.0 6.1 131 AST 50 Anthony Livingston F 6-8 230 Jr. Washington, D.C. 15.9 9.0 87.1% FT JANUARY Sat. 2 at South Alabama* 89-67, W ---- Reserves ---- Thu. 7 ULM* 68-65OT, W 4 Josh Pierre G 6-0 190 Sr. Stillwater, Okla. 1.0 1.3 7-10 FT Sat. 9 Louisiana* 71-69, W 10 Frederic Dure G 6-5 175 Sr. Montreal, Quebec 5.6 3.3 13-56 3FG Sat. 16 Appalachian State* ESPN3 72-86, L 15 Christian Davis F 6-7 200 Fr. Dallas, Texas 1.5 1.5 11-44 FG Mon. 18 Little Rock* ESPN3 76-73, W 33 Nouhoum Bocoum F 6-10 260 Sr. Harlem, N.Y. 6.6 3.8 47.8% FG Thu. 21 at UT Arlington* 64-91, L Sat. 23 at Texas State* TWC 68-78, L UT Arlington Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other Thu. 28 Georgia State* ESPN3 75-69OT, W 1 Erick Neal G 5-11 160 So. Dallas, Texas 13.5 3.8 152 AST Sat. 30 Georgia Southern* ESPN3 66-71, L 4 Drew Charles G 6-2 193 Jr. Azle, Texas 8.6 3.2 38.2% 3FG 5 Kaelon Wilson G 6-2 180 So. Lancaster, Texas 9.4 4.4 32 STL FEBRUARY 10 Jalen Jones G 6-3 200 Jr. Cedar Hill, Texas 12.6 4.3 39.4% 3FG Thu. 4 South Alabama* ESPN3 79-73OT, W 45 Jorge Bilbao F 6-8 235 Jr. Bilbao, Biscay, Spain 6.5 7.0 44.8% FG Sat. 6 Troy* ESPN3 70-71, L ------ Key Reserves ------ Thu. 11 at Louisiana* 73-83, L 2 Kennedy Eubanks F 6-6 185 Sr. Pendleton, S.C. 5.4 2.9 38.8% FG Sat. 13 at ULM* 73-78OT, L 3 Nathan Hawkins G 6-7 208 So. Garland, Texas 3.9 2.1 20-71 3FG Thu. 18 at Georgia Southern* 59-90, L 34 Faith Pope F 6-7 195 Jr. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 4.0 2.5 47.5% FG Sat. 20 at Georgia State* ESPN3 61-69, L Thu. 25 Texas State* ESPN3 60-71, L Sat. 27 UT Arlington* ESPN3 7:00 PM EXPERIENCE THE ACTION MARCH Tue. 1 at Little Rock* 7:15 PM Sat. 5 at Appalachian State* ESPN3 2:30 PM WATCH LISTEN LIVE STATS FOLLOW # - Exhibition ^ - Global Sports Shootout ESPN3 / WatchESPN East Arkansas Broadcasters StatBroadcast In-Game Updates via Twitter All Times CT (CST) and subject to change FSMW - Fox Sports Midwest Pac-12 - Pac 12 Networks www.watchespn.com Flagship: KFIN 107.9 FM www.statbroadcast.com @AStateGameday FSSW - Fox Sports Southwest SECN - SEC Network Play-by-play: Brad Bobo #AStateMB TWC - Time Warner Cable ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL GAME 29: vs UT ARLINGTON QUICK FACTS NUMERICAL ROSTER THE BASICS No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Exp. Hometown/Last School Location:Jonesboro, Ark. 2 Conner Kern 6-4 196 r-Fr. G RS Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central Founded: 1909 3 Devin Carter 6-5 205 r-Jr. G RS Champaign, Ill./Kent State Enrollment: 13,552 4 Josh Pierre 6-0 190 Sr. G 3L Baton Rouge, La./Stillwater HS, OK Colors: Scarlet & Black Nickname: Red Wolves 10 Frederic Dure 6-5 175 Sr. G 1L Montreal, Quebec/Sheridan College Conference: Sun Belt 11 Charles Waters 6-6 200 Sr. F 1L Memphis, Tenn./Southwest Tenn. CC President: Dr. Charles Welch 12 Sean Gardner 6-5 195 r-Sr. G 1L Memphis, Tenn./Motlow CC Chancellor: Dr. Tim Hudson 13 C.J. Foster 6-3 185 Jr. G 1L Lilburn, Ga./Roane State Athletics Director: Terry Mohajir Athletic Department Phone: 870-972-3880 15 Christian Davis 6-7 200 Fr. F HS Dallas, Texas/Kimball HS Ticket Office Phone: 870-972-2781 24 Donte Thomas 6-3 210 Jr. G TR Washington, D.C./San Jacinto College 33 Nouhoum Bocoum 6-10 260 Sr. C 1L Harlem, N.Y./Paris JC COURT FACTS 50 Anthony Livingston 6-8 230 Jr. F 1L Washington, D.C./San Jacinto College Convocation Center Capacity: 10,038 Record in Arena: 284-114 (.714), 29th season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Largest Crowd: 10,766 vs Memphis (12/5/87) - men Nouhoum Bocoum NA-hoom BA-coom 10,892 vs Arkansas (3/24/05) - women Frederic Dure DUR-a BASKETBALL HISTORY First Year of Basketball: 1926-27 All-Time Record: 1,164-1,112 (.511) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1999) NCAA Tournament Record: 0-1 NIT Appearances: 4 (1991, 1989, 1988, 1987) NIT Record: 4-4 Regular Season Conference Championships: 5 (1965, 1967, 1971, 1991, 1998) 2 3 4 10 11 Conference Tournament Titles: 1 (1999) CONNOR KERN DEVIN CARTER JOSH PIERRE FREDERIC DURE CHARLES WATERS G • 6-4 • 196 G • 6-5 • 205 G • 6-0 • 190 G • 6-5 • 175 F • 6-6 • 200 r-Freshman - RS r-Junior - RS Senior - 3L Senior - 1L Senior - 1L BASKETBALL STAFF Pickerington, Ohio Champaign, Ill. Baton Rouge, La. Montreal, Quebec Memphis, Tenn. Head Coach: John Brady (Belhaven, ‘76) Career Record: 402-342/25th year School Record: 121-126/8th year Associate Head Coach: Melvin Haralson (Auburn, ‘89) Assistant Coach: Carlos Wilson (TX Permian Basin, ‘14) Assistant Coach: Mike Scutero (UCF, ‘04) Strength Coach: Phil Baier Athletic Trainer: Chad Sturkie 12 13 15 24 33 2014-15 REVIEW SEAN GARDNER C.J.