2023–24 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team
2023–24 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball | |
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CBI, Semifinals | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 20–17 (11–7 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | First National Bank Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 17 | .541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 9 | – | 24 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 18 | .486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represented Arkansas State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by first-year head coach Bryan Hodgson, played their home games at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
On March 16, 2023, the school fired head coach Mike Balado.[1] On March 22, the school named Alabama assistant coach Bryan Hodgson the team's new head coach.[2]
Previous season
[edit]The Red Wolves finished the 2022–23 season 13–20, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in 13th place. They defeated Coastal Carolina in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Troy in the second round.[3]
Offseason
[edit]Preseason
[edit]Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll
[edit]The Red Wolves were picked to finish in ninth place in the conference's preseason poll.[4]
Coaches poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team (1st place Votes) | |
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1 | James Madison - 176 (7) | |
2 | App State - 159 (2) | |
3 | Old Dominion - 154 (1) | |
4 | Southern Miss - 148 | |
5 | Louisiana - 136 (2) | |
6 | South Alabama - 129 (2) | |
7 | Marshall - 119 | |
8 | Troy - 91 | |
9 | Arkansas State - 84 | |
10 | Texas State - 72 | |
11 | Georgia State - 69 | |
12 | Coastal Carolina - 59 | |
13 | Georgia Southern - 42 | |
14 | ULM - 32 |
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 25, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | Trevecca Nazarene | W 112–61 | 22 – Todd | 9 – Dominguez | 12 – Fields | First National Bank Arena (2,083) Jonesboro, AR | |||||
October 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | Central Arkansas Wynne Tornado Relief | W 112–77 | 23 – Hicks | 11 – Nelson | 9 – Fields | First National Bank Arena (2,208) Jonesboro, AR | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | at Wisconsin | L 76–105 | 0–1 | 21 – Hicks | 8 – Dominguez | 2 – Tied | Kohl Center (14,033) Madison, WI | ||||
November 11, 2023* 11:00am, ESPN+ | at Bowling Green MAC-SBC Challenge | L 75–81 | 0–2 | 31 – Todd | 10 – Dominguez | 7 – Todd | Stroh Center (1,513) Bowling Green, OH | ||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Alcorn State | W 100–86 | 1–2 | 18 – Dominguez | 9 – Dominguez | 8 – Fields | First National Bank Arena (2,388) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | at Iowa | L 74–88 | 1–3 | 21 – Hicks | 9 – Hicks | 7 – Hicks | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,536) Iowa City, IA | ||||
November 24, 2023* 9:30 p.m. | vs. San Diego Acrisure Invitational semifinal | L 57–71 | 1–4 | 15 – Dominguez | 12 – Laku | 4 – Todd | Acrisure Arena (1,682) Thousand Palms, CA | ||||
November 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Acrisure Invitational 3rd place game | W 75–58 | 2–4 | 18 – Hicks | 15 – Dominguez | 5 – Hicks | Acrisure Arena (893) Thousand Palms, CA | ||||
November 28, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Jackson State | L 71–75 | 2–5 | 14 – Ford | 6 – Dominguez | 5 – Ford Jr. | First National Bank Arena (2,229) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
December 1, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Little Rock | L 66–77 | 2–6 | 20 – Dominguez | 7 – Dominguez | 2 – Tied | Jack Stephens Center (2,613) Little Rock, AR | ||||
December 4, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN | at Alabama | L 65–89 | 2–7 | 15 – Todd | 7 – Nelson | 3 – Hicks | Coleman Coliseum (9,703) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
December 9, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | UAB | W 87–68 | 3–7 | 17 – Nelson | 10 – Dominguez | 7 – Fields | First National Bank Arena (2,699) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | at Louisville | W 75–63 | 4–7 | 20 – Fields | 10 – Dominguez | 8 – Fields | KFC Yum! Center (10,401) Louisville, KY | ||||
December 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Belmont | L 70–74 | 4–8 | 18 – Dominguez | 9 – Nelson | 5 – Tied | Curb Event Center (2,052) Nashville, TN | ||||
Sun Belt Conference regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Georgia State | L 90–91 | 4–9 (0–1) | 21 – Felts | 6 – Lual | 6 – Fields | GSU Convocation Center (1,644) Atlanta, GA | ||||
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Georgia Southern | W 109–83 | 5–9 (1–1) | 26 – Dominguez | 12 – Dominguez | 8 – Todd | First National Bank Arena (1,652) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Old Dominion | W 90–75 | 6–9 (2–1) | 16 – Dominguez | 11 – Dominguez | 10 – Fields | First National Bank Arena (2,193) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
January 11, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Texas State | W 85–82 | 7–9 (3–1) | 35 – Fields | 11 – Nelson | 10 – Fields | First National Bank Arena (3,023) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
January 13, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Louisiana | L 77–84 | 7–10 (3–2) | 19 – Fields | 8 – Nelson | 3 – Tied | First National Bank Arena (2,681) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Southern Miss | L 66–69 | 7–11 (3–3) | 16 – Fields | 12 – Dominguez | 9 – Fields | Reed Green Coliseum (4,583) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
January 20, 2024 4:15 p.m., ESPN+ | at Texas State | W 79–72 | 8–11 (4–3) | 17 – Felts | 9 – Dominguez | 3 – Tied | Strahan Arena (2,042) San Marcos, TX | ||||
January 26, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Louisiana Rescheduled from January 25th | L 75–81 | 8–12 (4–4) | 23 – Todd | 8 – Dominguez | 4 – Fields | Cajundome (1,874) Lafayette, LA | ||||
January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Louisiana-Monroe | L 82–85 OT | 8–13 (4–5) | 20 – Ford | 12 – Ford | 10 – Fields | Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,376) Monroe, LA | ||||
January 31, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Southern Miss | W 78–71 | 9–13 (5–5) | 27 – Fields | 12 – Nelson | 8 – Fields | First National Bank Arena (2,032) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
February 3, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Louisiana-Monroe | W 95–80 | 10–13 (6–5) | 22 – Fields | 10 – Nelson | 13 – Fields | First National Bank Arena (2,743) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | James Madison | L 73–77 | 10–14 (6–6) | 18 – Todd | 11 – Hicks | 7 – Todd | First National Bank Arena (3,824) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
February 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Ohio MAC-SBC Challenge | W 100–87 | 11–14 | 20 – Todd | 7 – Todd | 11 – Fields | First National Bank Arena (2,267) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
February 15, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Troy | W 82–71 | 12–14 (7–6) | 19 – Todd | 12 – Nelson | 3 – Fields | Trojan Arena (4,434) Troy, AL | ||||
February 17, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at South Alabama | W 76–73 | 13–14 (8–6) | 21 – Todd | 15 – Nelson | 4 – Hicks | Mitchell Center (1,723) Mobile, AL | ||||
February 22, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | Troy | W 79–71 | 14–14 (9–6) | 17 – Todd | 12 – Hicks | 9 – Fields | First National Bank Arena (5,107) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
February 24, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | South Alabama | W 95–78 | 15–14 (10–6) | 23 – Ford | 6 – Ford | 11 – Fields | First National Bank Arena (4,178) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
February 28, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Coastal Carolina | W 71–60 | 16–14 (11–6) | 16 – Nelson | 12 – Nelson | 5 – Fields | HTC Center (1,144) Conway, SC | ||||
March 1, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Appalachian State | L 57–80 | 16–15 (11–7) | 14 – Todd | 10 – Nelson | 2 – Tied | Holmes Center (7,074) Boone, NC | ||||
Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Louisiana Quarterfinals | W 89–62 | 17–15 | 23 – Hicks | 8 – Nelson | 4 – Todd | Pensacola Bay Center (2,059) Pensacola, FL | |||
March 10, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) Appalachian State Semifinals | W 67–65 | 18–15 | 23 – Fields | 13 – Nelson | 6 – Fields | Pensacola Bay Center (1,621) Pensacola, FL | |||
March 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN | (4) | vs. (2) James Madison Championship | L 71–91 | 18–16 | 24 – Nelson | 12 – Nelson | 5 – Tied | Pensacola Bay Center (2,548) Pensacola, FL | |||
CBI | |||||||||||
March 23, 2024 12:00 p.m., FloHoops | (4) | vs. (13) Bethune–Cookman First round | W 86–85 | 19–16 | 21 – Hicks | 9 – Hicks | 6 – Fields | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | |||
March 25, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | (4) | vs. (5) Montana Quarterfinals | W 74–61 | 20–16 | 17 – Nelson | 12 – Nelson | 6 – Fields | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | |||
March 26, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (1) High Point Semifinals | L 80–81 | 20–17 | 25 – Nelson | 15 – Nelson | 7 – Fields | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | |||
Source[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Hudgison, Chris; Whaley, Logan (March 16, 2023). "Arkansas State fires head men's basketball coach Mike Balado after 6 seasons". www.kait8.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ "Arkansas State University hires Bryan Hodgson as new head coach for men's basketball". KLRT - FOX16.com. March 23, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Arkansas State Red Wolves Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arkansas State University. Retrieved October 29, 2023.