2016–17 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team

2016–17 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
Maui on the Mainland champion
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2016–17 record 20–12 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach Grant McCasland (1st season)
Assistant coach Ross Hodge
Assistant coach James Miller
Assistant coach James Dowling
Home arena Convocation Center
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Texas–Arlington 14 4   .778     27 9   .750
Georgia State 12 6   .667     20 13   .606
Arkansas State 11 7   .611     20 12   .625
Texas State 11 7   .611     22 14   .611
Georgia Southern 11 7   .611     18 15   .545
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 8   .556     21 12   .636
Troy 10 8   .556     22 14   .611
Coastal Carolina 10 8   .556     20 19   .513
South Alabama 7 11   .389     14 18   .438
Little Rock 6 12   .333     15 17   .469
Appalachian State 4 14   .222     9 21   .300
Louisiana–Monroe 2 16   .111     9 24   .273
2017 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represented Arkansas State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by first-year head coach Grant McCasland, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, they lost to Louisiana–Monroe in the first round. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

On March 13, 2017, head coach Grant McCasland left the school to accept the head coaching position at North Texas.[1] On March 20, the school named Louisville assistant Mike Balado as their new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Red Wolves finished the 2015–16 season 11–20, 7–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt Tournament.

Prior to the season, head coach John Brady announced his intentions to resign following the season.[3] On March 16, 2016, the school hired former Baylor assistant Grant McCasland as the new head coach.[4]

Roster

2016–17 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Thomas, DonteDonte Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
G 1 Lindsey, RashadRashad Lindsey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
F 2 Boudie, SalifSalif Boudie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mali, West Africa
G 3 Carter, DevinDevin Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Champaign, Illinois
G 5 Foster, C.J.C.J. Foster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Lawrenceville, Georgia
F 10 Simmons, JahmiahJahmiah Simmons 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
G 11 Willis, ChristianChristian Willis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Louis, Missouri
G 12 Kern, ConnorConnor Kern 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Pickerington, Ohio
F 15 Davis, ChristianChristian Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Dallas, Texas
G 23 Simms, DevenDeven Simms 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
F 25 Scoggins, JakeJake Scoggins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Benton, Arkansas
F 30 Nweke, NelsonNelson Nweke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Grandview, Missouri
F 32 Bruce, TamasTamas Bruce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Osceola, Arkansas
G 33 Riley, AndrewAndrew Riley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Jackson, Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

10/27/2016*
7:00 pm
UA–Monticello W 76–59 
Convocation Center (1,377)
Jonesboro, AR

11/05/2016*
1:00 pm
Henderson State W 71–49 
Convocation Center (846)
Jonesboro, AR
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at North Dakota State L 66–76  0–1
Scheels Center (5,005)
Fargo, ND

11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
Central Baptist W 100–57  1–1
Convocation Center (1,283)
Jonesboro, AR

11/17/2016*
5:30 pm, FS1
at Georgetown
Maui Invitational
W 78–72  2–1
McDonough Gymnasium (2,136)
Washington, D.C.

11/19/2016*
5:00 pm
at Army
Maui on the Mainland semifinals
W 60–57  3–1
Christl Arena (921)
West Point, NY

11/20/2016*
11:00 am
vs. Chattanooga
Maui on the Mainland finals
W 73–67  4–1
Christl Arena (120)
West Point, NY

11/22/2016*
7:30 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 75–57  5–1
Convocation Center (2,366)
Jonesboro, AR

11/27/2016*
1:30 pm
Lehigh W 97–89  6–1
Convocation Center (2,074)
Jonesboro, AR

11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
Cleveland State W 78–51  7–1
Convocation Center (1,631)
Jonesboro, AR

12/03/2016*
7:00 pm
at TCU L 54–77  7–2
Schollmaier Arena (6,022)
Fort Worth, TX

12/14/2016*
7:00 pm
at UT Martin W 87–68  8–2
Skyhawk Arena (1,098)
Martin, TN

12/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 89–77  9–2
Farris Center (1,942)
Conway, AR

12/21/2016*
8:00 pm, SECN
vs. Alabama
Huntsville Showcase
L 52–67  9–3
Von Braun Center (6,572)
Huntsville, AL

12/23/2016*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 75–82  9–4
Williams Arena (9,588)
Minneapolis, MI
Sun Belt Conference regular season

12/31/2016
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette W 74–71  10–4
(1–0)
Convocation Center (2,056)
Jonesboro, AR

01/02/2017
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 76–45  11–4
(2–0)
Convocation Center (2,954)
Jonesboro, AR

01/07/2017
3:30 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 65–80  11–5
(2–1)
HTC Center (1,463)
Conway, SC

01/09/2017
6:00 pm
at Appalachian State L 57–70  11–6
(2–2)
Holmes Center (522)
Boone, NC

01/14/2017
6:00 pm
at Little Rock W 77–72  12–6
(3–2)
Jack Stephens Center (5,161)
Little Rock, AR

01/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Troy W 82–80  13–6
(4–2)
Convocation Center (4,678)
Jonesboro, AR

01/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama W 74–62  14–6
(5–2)
Convocation Center (4,440)
Jonesboro, AR

01/28/2017
4:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 73–63  15–6
(6–2)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,211)
Monroe, LA

01/30/2017
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette W 88–69  16–6
(7–2)
Cajundome (3,230)
Lafayette, LA

02/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Appalachian State W 79–78  17–6
(8–2)
Convocation Center (4,117)
Jonesboro, AR

02/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina W 67–57  18–6
(9–2)
Convocation Center (2,870)
Jonesboro, AR

02/11/2017
4:30 pm
at UT Arlington L 75–81  18–7
(9–3)
College Park Center (2,737)
Arlington, TX

02/13/2017
7:00 pm
at Texas State L 58–62  18–8
(9–4)
Strahan Coliseum (1,953)
San Marcos, TX

02/18/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock W 67–58  19–8
(10–4)
Convocation Center (6,367)
Jonesboro, AR

02/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia Southern L 60–72  19–9
(10–5)
Convocation Center (4,671)
Jonesboro, AR

02/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia State W 78–67  20–9
(11–5)
Convocation Center (4,482)
Jonesboro, AR

03/02/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Troy L 72–81  20–10
(11–6)
Trojan Arena (1,711)
Troy, AL

03/04/2017
3:00 pm
at South Alabama L 70–73  20–11
(11–7)
Mitchell Center (1,838)
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Tournament

03/08/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (12) Louisiana–Monroe
First Round
L 70–73 OT 20–12
Lakefront Arena (1,045)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. "North Texas hires McCasland as new coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  2. "Mike Balado formally named Arkansas State Red Wolves head coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 20, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  3. "Arkansas State coach John Brady to resign at end of 2015-16 season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  4. "Baylor Assistant To Lead Arkansas State Basketball". Retrieved 2016-03-16.
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