2019–20 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represented Arkansas State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by third-year head coach Mike Balado, played their home games at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, they lost in the first round to Louisiana.

2019–20 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2019–20 record16–16 (8–12 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rick Cabrera
  • Mike Scutero
  • Casey Stanley
Home arenaFirst National Bank Arena
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock155 .750  2110  .677
South Alabama137 .650  2011  .645
Texas State137 .650  2111  .656
Georgia State128 .600  1913  .594
Georgia Southern128 .600  2013  .606
Appalachian State119 .550  1815  .545
UT Arlington1010 .500  1418  .438
Louisiana812 .400  1419  .424
Arkansas State812 .400  1616  .500
Coastal Carolina812 .400  1617  .485
Louisiana–Monroe515 .250  920  .310
Troy515 .250  922  .290
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 Sun Belt Tournament was canceled after the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Red Wolves finished the 2018–19 season 13–19, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in 9th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to South Alabama.

Roster

2019–20 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Caleb Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lewisburg, TN
G 1 Jerry Johnson Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Memphis, TN
G 2 Kobe Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) So Palestine, TX
F 3 Malik Brevard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Charlotte, NC
F 4 J.J. Matthews 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Richmond, VA
G 5 Christian Willis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Belleville, IL
G 10 Malcolm Farrington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr West Palm Beach, FL
G 11 Melo Eggleston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)197 lb (89 kg) RS So Suitland, MD
G 12 Canberk Kus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)207 lb (94 kg) Sr Istanbul, Turkey
G/F 13 J'Sebian Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)160 lb (73 kg) Jr Memphis, TN
F 15 Jake Scoggins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Benton, AR
G 21 Avery Felts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Jonesboro, AR
F 22 Lony Francis Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Columbus, OH
G 23 Marquis Eaton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Helena, AR
F 32 Antwon Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)250 lb (113 kg) Fr Las Vegas, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 19, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019*
7:00 pm
Harding W 80–54 
First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
Regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Monticello W 65–49  1–0
First National Bank Arena (1,397)
Jonesboro, AR
November 8, 2019*
6:00 pm, SECN+
at Ole Miss L 43–71  1–1
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,009)
Oxford, MS
November 14, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
VMI
Red Wolves Classic
W 71–59  2–1
First National Bank Arena (1,104)
Jonesboro, AR
November 15, 2019*
7:30 pm
UC Davis
Red Wolves Classic
W 80–67  3–1
First National Bank Arena (1,176)
Jonesboro, AR
November 17, 2019*
1:30 pm, ESPN+
Idaho
Red Wolves Classic
W 82–68  4–1
First National Bank Arena (987)
Jonesboro, AR
November 20, 2019*
8:00 pm
at Colorado State W 80–78  5–1
Moby Arena (2,306)
Fort Collins, CO
November 30, 2019*
4:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 57–76  5–2
First National Bank Arena (1,606)
Jonesboro, AR
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Omaha W 78–73  6–2
First National Bank Arena (1,126)
Jonesboro, AR
December 7, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulsa W 66–63  7–2
Reynolds Center (3,074)
Tulsa, OK
December 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State L 53–75  7–3
JQH Arena (3,891)
Springfield, MO
December 18, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana W 79–67  8–3
(1–0)
First National Bank Arena (1,177)
Jonesboro, AR
December 21, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 62–59  9–3
(2–0)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,021)
Monroe, LA
December 28, 2019*
4:00 pm
Freed–Hardeman W 84–73  10–3
First National Bank Arena (1,173)
Jonesboro, AR
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington L 52–73  10–4
(2–1)
First National Bank Arena (1,276)
Jonesboro, AR
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas State L 67–70  10–5
(2–2)
First National Bank Arena (1,275)
Jonesboro, AR
January 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State W 90–87  11–5
(3–2)
First National Bank Arena (1,105)
Jonesboro, AR
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama L 59–75  11–6
(3–3)
Mitchell Center (1,392)
Mobile, AL
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Troy W 76–68  12–6
(4–3)
First National Bank Arena (1,377)
Jonesboro, AR
January 16, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 80–83  12–7
(4–4)
Holmes Center (1,566)
Boone, NC
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina W 80–75  13–7
(5–4)
HTC Center (1,313)
Conway, SC
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama W 75–71  14–7
(6–4)
First National Bank Arena (3,119)
Jonesboro, AR
January 25, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Troy W 78–62  15–7
(7–4)
Trojan Arena (2,538)
Troy, AL
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian State L 64–71  15–8
(7–5)
First National Bank Arena (1,971)
Jonesboro, AR
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina L 77–83  15–9
(7–6)
First National Bank Arena (1,697)
Jonesboro, AR
February 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock L 87–90  15–10
(7–7)
Jack Stephens Center (3,522)
Little Rock, AR
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington L 67–77  15–11
(7–8)
College Park Center (1,499)
Arlington, TX
February 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State L 64–69  15–12
(7–9)
Strahan Arena (1,706)
San Marcos, TX
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe L 52–66  15–13
(7–10)
First National Bank Arena (1,227)
Jonesboro, AR
February 22, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock L 78–81  15–14
(7–11)
First National Bank Arena (2,815)
Jonesboro, AR
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana L 74–77  15–15
(7–12)
Cajundome (3,651)
Lafayette, LA
March 3, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia Southern W 76–75  16–15
(8–12)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,217)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt Tournament
March 7, 2020
11:00 am, ESPN+
(9) at (8) Louisiana
First round
L 66–73  16–16
Cajundome (3,141)
Lafayette, LA

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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