The 2024–25 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represents Arkansas State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by second-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.
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 4–1 (0–0 Sun Belt) |
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| Home arena | First National Bank Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of November 24, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Red Wolves finished the 2023–24 season 20–17, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in 4th place. They defeated Louisiana in the quarterfinals and Appalachian State in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to James Madison in the championship game.
They were invited to play in the College Basketball Invitational, where they defeated Bethune–Cookman in the first round and Montana in the quarterfinals before losing to High Point in the semifinals.[1]
Preseason
editPreseason Sun Belt Conference poll
editThe Red Wolves were picked to finish in first place in the conference's preseason poll.[2] Redshirt senior forward Kobe Julien was named the preseason player of the year and to the preseason All-SBC First Team.[2] Senior guard Taryn Todd was named to the conference preseason second team.[2] Junior forward Izaiyah Nelson was named to the conference preseason third team.[2]
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| Predicted finish | Team (1st place Votes) | |
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| 1 | Arkansas State - 193 (12) | |
| 2 | James Madison - 170 (1) | |
| 3 | Troy - 155 (1) | |
| 4 | Louisiana - 144 | |
| 5 | Southern Miss - 133 | |
| 6 | App State - 122 | |
| 7 | Texas State - 89 | |
| T8 | Georgia Southern - 85 | |
| T8 | Old Dominion - 85 | |
| 10 | Marshall - 79 | |
| 11 | South Alabama - 78 | |
| 12 | Georgia State - 75 | |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina - 34 | |
| 14 | ULM - 28 | |
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| October 26, 2024* 11:00 a.m. |
Trevecca Nazarene | W 78–71 | 21 – Ford | 7 – Tied | 5 – Todd | First National Bank Arena (1,783) Jonesboro, AR | |||||
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| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Akron MAC-SBC Challenge |
W 80–75 OT | 1–0 |
16 – Pinion | 10 – Marshall | 5 – Tied | First National Bank Arena (4,610) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
at No. 2 Alabama | L 79–88 | 1–1 |
20 – Julien | 8 – Marshall | 3 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Little Rock | W 80–63 | 2–1 |
17 – Todd | 11 – Marshall | 7 – Ford Jr. | First National Bank Arena (5,187) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
| November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | W 59–49 | 3–1 |
21 – Todd | 9 – Tied | 4 – Todd | First National Bank Arena (4,129) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lane College | W 103–60 | 4–1 |
20 – Johnson | 8 – Johnson | 8 – Head | First National Bank Arena (4,056) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
| November 29, 2024* 3:30 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Indiana State Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, The Bahamas | |||||||||
| November 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Rice Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, The Bahamas | |||||||||
| December 1, 2024* 3:30 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Hofstra Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, The Bahamas | |||||||||
| December 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Jackson State | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
| December 8, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Memphis | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
| December 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
| December 15, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UAB | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
| Sun Belt regular season | |||||||||||
| December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Coastal Carolina | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Old Dominion | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA | |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at James Madison | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||||
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at South Alabama | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Troy | Trojan Arena Troy, AL | |||||||||
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Georgia State | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN+ |
Appalachian State | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas State | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southern Miss | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
| February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas State | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX | |||||||||
| February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+ |
at Marshall | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025* TBD |
at TBD MAC-SBC Challenge |
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| February 12, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Miss | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN+ |
Troy | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Alabama | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana-Monroe | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
| February 26, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||||
| February 28, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN+ |
at Louisiana-Monroe | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA | |||||||||
| Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4–10, 2025 TBD, ESPN+ |
vs. TBD | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL | |||||||||
Source[3]
References
edit- ^ "2023-24 Arkansas State Red Wolves Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2024-10-14. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arkansas State University. Retrieved October 17, 2024.