2022–23 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represented Arkansas State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by sixth-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 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.

2022–23 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record13–20 (4–14 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFirst National Bank Arena
2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern Miss144 .778258  .758
Louisiana135 .722268  .765
Marshall135 .722248  .750
James Madison126 .6672211  .667
Troy117 .6112013  .606
Old Dominion117 .6111912  .613
Georgia Southern99 .5001716  .515
South Alabama99 .5001916  .543
Appalachian State99 .5001616  .500
Louisiana–Monroe711 .3891121  .344
Texas State612 .3331619  .457
Coastal Carolina513 .2781120  .355
Arkansas State414 .2221320  .394
Georgia State315 .1671021  .323
2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner

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 2021–21 season 18–11, 8–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place.[3] They defeated Louisiana–Monroe[4] in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Georgia State in the quarterfinals.[5]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Desi Sills3G6'2"195JuniorJonesboro, ARTransferred to Kansas State
Christian Willis5G6'2"195SeniorBelleville, ILGraduated
Lazar Grbovic11F6'8"230FreshmanBelgrade, SerbiaTransferred to Moberly Area CC
Mario Fantina13G6'4"192FreshmanSveti Filip i Jakov, CroatiaTransferred to Arkansas–Monticello
Norchad Omier15F6'7"232FreshmanBluefields, NicaraguaTransferred to Miami (FL)
Cheikh Ndour21F6'7"228FreshmanMédina, SenegalWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Keyon Wesley22F6'9"176JuniorChesilhurst, NJTransferred to Alabama State
Marquis Eaton23G6'2'202SeniorHelena, ARGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Mak Manciel3G6'3"197SophomoreSterling Heights, MIHenry Ford College
Alaaeddine Boutayeb4F7'2"226FreshmanCasablanca, MoroccoFlorida State
Detrick Reeves Jr.5G6'3"200RS SophomoreMarion, ARJohn A. Logan College
Dylan Arnette13G6'3"188RS SeniorDeSoto, TXWestern New Mexico
Omar El Sheik22F6'8"218GS SeniorGiza, EgyptAssumption
Julian Lual23F6'6"196RS JuniorCalgary, ABMcCook Community College

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Izaiyah Nelson
PF
Marietta, GA Marietta High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 1, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Terrance Ford
PG
Brandenton, FL Victory Rock Prep 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Nov 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Red Wolves were picked to finish in 12th place in the conference's preseason poll.[6] Junior guard Caleb Fields was named preseason All-SBC Third Team.[6]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1Louisiana - 190 (10)
2Texas State - 162 (1)
3South Alabama - 150 (1)
4James Madison - 149 (1)
5Georgia State - 127 (1)
6Marshall - 122
7App State - 120
8Coastal Carolina - 100
9Old Dominion - 93
10Troy - 76
11Georgia Southern - 69
12Arkansas State - 48
13Southern Miss - 34
14ULM - 30

Roster

2022–23 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Caleb Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)186 lb (84 kg) JrAspire Basketball Academy Lewisburg, Tennessee
G/F 1 Markise Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrWallace State CC Oxford, Alabama
G 2 Avery Felts (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoWestside HS Jonesboro, Arkansas
G 3 Mak Manciel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)197 lb (89 kg) SoHenry Ford College Detroit, Michigan
F 4 Alaaeddine Boutayeb 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)226 lb (103 kg) FrFlorida State Casablanca, Morocco
G 5 Detrick Reeves Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoJohn A. Logan College Marion, Arkansas
G 10 Malcolm Farrington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)202 lb (92 kg) RS SoDME Academy West Palm Beach, Florida
G 11 Terrance Ford Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrVictory Rock Prep Chicago, Illinois
G 12 Nicolas Tingling (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)177 lb (80 kg) SoCardinal Newman HS Port St. Lucie, Florida
G 13 Dylan Arnette (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg) RS SrWestern New Mexico DeSoto, Texas
F 22 Omar El-Sheikh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)218 lb (99 kg) GSAssumption Cairo, Egypt
F 23 Julian Lual 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)196 lb (89 kg) SoMcCook Community College Calgary, Alberta
G 24 Caleb London 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrConway HS Memphis, Tennessee
G 33 Parker St. Pierre (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)169 lb (77 kg) FrValley View HS Jonesboro, Arkansas
F 35 Izaiyah Nelson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)212 lb (96 kg) FrMarietta HS Marietta, Georgia
F 50 Antwon Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)280 lb (127 kg) SoClark HS Las Vegas, Nevada
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
Voorhees (SC) W 79–56 
 18  El-Sheikh  9  El-Sheikh  5  Tied  First National Bank Arena (1,026)
Jonesboro, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Harding W 86–55  1–0
 16  Felts  8  El-Sheikh  7  Felts  First National Bank Arena (3,092)
Jonesboro, AR
November 12, 2022*
5:00pm, SECN+/ESPN+
at LSU L 52–61  1–1
 17  El-Sheikh  8  El-Sheikh  4  Fields  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,011)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lyon College W 82–58  2–1
 16  Tied  5  Tied  9  Felts  First National Bank Arena (1,387)
Jonesboro, AR
November 18, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Davis L 60–75  2–2
 25  Fields  8  Nelson  2  Tied  University Credit Union Center (1,125)
Davis, CA
November 22, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
UT Martin
Arkansas State Multi-Team Event
W 70–64  3–2
 17  Fields  11  El-Sheikh  7  Fields  First National Bank Arena (3,686)
Jonesboro, AR
November 25, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Prairie View A&M
Arkansas State Multi-Team Event
L 59–67  3–3
 15  Tied  8  El-Sheikh  5  Fields  First National Bank Arena (2,495)
Jonesboro, AR
November 27, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bethel (TN) W 90–65  4–3
 18  Farrington  9  El-Sheikh  7  Fields  First National Bank Arena (2,380)
Jonesboro, AR
December 1, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State W 58–38  5–3
 15  Farrington  9  Nelson  5  Felts  First National Bank Arena (2,274)
Jonesboro, AR
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Central Arkansas L 67–72  5–4
 16  Fields  10  El-Sheikh  7  Fields  Farris Center (2,385)
Conway, AR
December 9, 2022*
8:00 p.m., MW Network
at Air Force L 55–80  5–5
 14  Felts  7  El-Sheikh  5  Fields  Clune Arena (1,119)
Colorado Springs, CO
December 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 68–61  6–5
 14  Fields  14  El-Sheikh  6  Fields  First National Bank Arena (1,541)
Jonesboro, AR
December 19, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alabama State W 72–65  7–5
 22  Fields  10  Nelson  5  Ford Jr.  First National Bank Arena (2,072)
Jonesboro, AR
December 22, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Little Rock W 77–75  8–5
 25  El-Sheikh  15  El-Sheikh  5  Ford Jr.  First National Bank Arena (1,378)
Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Old Dominion W 60–57  9–5
(1–0)
 18  El-Sheikh  13  El-Sheikh  4  Fields  Chartway Arena (4,464)
Norfolk, VA
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe L 72–84  9–6
(1–1)
 18  El-Sheikh  15  El-Sheikh  8  Fields  First National Bank Arena (2,347)
Jonesboro, AR
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Alabama L 45–63  9–7
(1–2)
 18  El-Sheikh  13  El-Sheikh  2  Fields  Mitchell Center (1,451)
Mobile, AL
January 7, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Troy L 54–66  9–8
(1–3)
 13  Davis  11  Davis  2  Fields  Trojan Arena (2,972)
Troy, AL
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas State L 58–61  9–9
(1–4)
 15  Ford  9  El-Sheikh  4  Fields  First National Bank Arena (1,257)
Jonesboro, AR
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Miss L 57–74  9–10
(1–5)
 15  Felts  11  El-Sheikh  6  Ford  First National Bank Arena (1,024)
Jonesboro, AR
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana L 71–80  9–11
(1–6)
 14  Ford  6  El-Sheikh  6  Fields  First National Bank Arena (1,132)
Jonesboro, AR
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Marshall L 78–87 OT 9–12
(1–7)
 18  Felts  15  El-Sheikh  10  Fields  First National Bank Arena (1,084)
Jonesboro, AR
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m.
at Southern Miss L 57–73  9–13
(1–8)
 10  Tied  6  El-Sheikh  8  Ford Jr.  Reed Green Coliseum (4,266)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 28, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 51–63  9–14
(1–9)
 14  El-Sheikh  10  El-Sheikh  5  Fields  Holmes Center (3,487)
Boone, NC
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Alabama L 62–82  9–15
(1–10)
 21  Ford Jr.  11  Nelson  4  Ford Jr.  First National Bank Arena (1,341)
Jonesboro, AR
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 73–57  10–15
(2–10)
 19  Fields  8  Ford Jr.  3  Tied  First National Bank Arena (1,402)
Jonesboro, AR
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m.
at Texas State L 62–66  10–16
(2–11)
 19  Davis  8  El-Sheikh  6  Fields  Strahan Coliseum (2,638)
San Marcos, TX
February 11, 2023
2:00 p.m.
at Georgia Southern L 53–68  10–17
(2–12)
 13  Ford Jr.  11  El-Sheikh  5  Fields  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,727)
Statesboro, GA
February 16, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Troy L 62–67  10–18
(2–13)
 16  El-Sheikh  11  El-Sheikh  4  Fields  First National Bank Arena (1,026)
Jonesboro, AR
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State W 75–70  11–18
(3–13)
 22  Ford Jr.  12  El-Sheikh  4  Fields  First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana L 74–85  11–19
(3–14)
 18  Tied  13  El-Sheikh  3  Tied  Cajundome (2,615)
Lafayette, LA
February 24, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 64–61  12–19
(4–14)
 15  Fields  8  Fields  8  Fields  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,286)
Monroe, LA
Sun Belt tournament
February 28, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
(13) vs. (12) Coastal Carolina
First Round
W 86–69  13–19
 25  Ford  15  El-Sheikh  5  Ford  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
March 2, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(13) vs. (5) Troy
Second Round
L 59–63  13–20
 21  Davis  9  Nelson  4  Fields  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[7][8]

References

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