2023–24 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team

2023–24 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record20–17 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jamie Quarles
  • Tee Butters
  • Derek Rongstad
Home arenaFirst National Bank Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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Preseason

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Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

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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)
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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2023–24 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Caleb Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Aspire Basketball Academy Lewisburg, Tennessee
F 1 LaQuill Hardnett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 204 lb (93 kg) GS Buffalo Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 2 Freddy Hicks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Tarleton State Searcy, Arkansas
G 3 Derrian Ford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Arkansas Magnolia, Arkansas
G 4 Noah McDavid 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Tarleton State Dallas, Texas
G 6 Taryn Todd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Northwest Florida State College Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
G 7 Zane Butler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Navarro College Paragould, Arkansas
F 8 Lado Laku 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Indian Hills CC Dallas, Texas
G 9 Obadiah Curtis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Reedley College Fresno, California
G 10 Avery Felts (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Westside HS Bono, Arkansas
G 11 Terrance Ford Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Victory Rock Prep Chicago, Illinois
G 19 Malcolm Farrington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr DME Academy West Palm Beach, Florida
F 23 Julian Lual 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr McCook Community College Calgary, Alberta
G 30 Jacob St. Clair 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Sand Rock HS Sand Rock, Alabama
F 35 Izaiyah Nelson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Marietta HS Marietta, Georgia
F 45 Dyondre Dominguez 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr UMass Providence, Rhode Island
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 19 November 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[5]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Arkansas State University hires Bryan Hodgson as new head coach for men's basketball". KLRT - FOX16.com. March 23, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Arkansas State Red Wolves Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arkansas State University. Retrieved October 29, 2023.