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

2016–17 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
Maui on the Mainland champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record20–12 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
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 – 15   .595
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 Donte Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
G 1 Rashad Lindsey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
F 2 Salif Boudie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mali, West Africa
G 3 Devin Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Champaign, Illinois
G 5 C.J. Foster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Lawrenceville, Georgia
F 10 Jahmiah Simmons 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
G 11 Christian Willis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Louis, Missouri
G 12 Connor Kern 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Pickerington, Ohio
F 15 Christian Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Dallas, Texas
G 23 Deven Simms 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
F 25 Jake Scoggins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Benton, Arkansas
F 30 Nelson Nweke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Grandview, Missouri
F 32 Tamas Bruce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Osceola, Arkansas
G 33 Andrew 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, MN
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 March 15, 2017.
  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 March 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "Baylor Assistant To Lead Arkansas State Basketball". Retrieved March 16, 2016.