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

2023–24 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
2023–24 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	7–10 (3–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Bryan Hodgson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Jamie Quarles; Tee Butters; Derek Rongstad;
Home arena	First National Bank Arena

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Troy	5	–	0	1.000	11	–	6	.647
Appalachian State	4	–	1	.800	13	–	4	.765
Georgia State	4	–	1	.800	9	–	7	.563
Marshall	4	–	1	.800	9	–	9	.500
James Madison	3	–	2	.600	15	–	2	.882
Southern Miss	3	–	2	.600	9	–	8	.529
Arkansas State	3	–	2	.600	7	–	10	.412
Louisiana	2	–	3	.400	9	–	8	.529
South Alabama	2	–	3	.400	9	–	8	.529
Coastal Carolina	2	–	3	.400	5	–	11	.313
Georgia Southern	2	–	3	.400	2	–	15	.118
Texas State	1	–	4	.200	7	–	10	.412
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	5	.000	4	–	11	.267
Old Dominion	0	–	5	.000	4	–	13	.235

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represents 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, play 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

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

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Red Wolves were picked to finish in ninth place in the conference's preseason poll.^[4]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
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

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

Bryan Hodgson (Fredonia State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jamie Quarles (Augusta State)
Tee Butters (Clemson)
Derek Rongstad (UW–Whitewater)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 19 November 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
January 20, 2024 4:15 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
January 25, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
January 27, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana-Monroe						Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
January 31, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Miss						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 3, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana-Monroe						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	James Madison						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 10, 2024* TBD, ESPN+	TBD MAC-SBC Challenge						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 15, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Troy						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Alabama						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Troy						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 24, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 28, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina						HTC Center Conway, SC
March 1, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Appalachian State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
Sun Belt tournament
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[5]

References

↑ 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.

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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.

[:0-4] "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.

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