2020–21 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represents Arkansas State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by fourth-year head coach Mike Balado, play their home games at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they will play in the West Division.
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
West Division | |
2020–21 record | 6–9 (3–5 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | First National Bank Arena |
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Coastal Carolina | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 12 | – | 7 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Texas State | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Little Rock | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Arlington | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Red Wolves finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, they lost in the first round to Louisiana.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 27, 2020* 3:00 pm |
at Marshall | L 56–70 | 0–1 |
Cam Henderson Center (1,251) Huntington, WV | |||||||
November 29, 2020* 3:00 pm |
at Morehead State | L 61–69 | 0–2 |
Ellis Johnson Arena (100) Morehead, KY | |||||||
December 2, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Memphis | L 54–83 | 0–3 |
FedExForum (2,829) Memphis, TN | |||||||
December 4, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Crowley's Ridge | W 115–49 | 1–3 |
First National Bank Arena (551) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 74–75 | 1–4 |
First National Bank Arena (695) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
December 11, 2020* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Central Baptist | W 81–69 | 2–4 |
First National Bank Arena (541) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
December 20, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Champion Christian | W 90–50 | 3–4 |
First National Bank Arena (270) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
January 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana–Monroe | L 72–84 | 3–5 (0–1) |
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (621) Monroe, LA | |||||||
January 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana–Monroe | L 55–62 | 3–6 (0–2) |
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (742) Monroe, LA | |||||||
January 8, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas State | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX | ||||||||
January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas State | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX | ||||||||
January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Louisiana–Monroe | W 74–72 | 4–6 (1–2) |
First National Bank Arena (955) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Louisiana–Monroe | W 93–72 | 5–6 (2–2) |
First National Bank Arena (1,074) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
January 22, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | L 68–81 | 5–7 (2–3) |
Cajundome (669) Lafayette, LA | |||||||
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | L 74–77 | 5–8 (2–4) |
Cajundome (464) Lafayette, LA | |||||||
January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | W 83–75 OT | 6–8 (3–4) |
First National Bank Arena (624) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | L 64–65 | 6–9 (3–5) |
First National Bank Arena (905) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
February 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Louisiana | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Louisiana | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
February 10, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Little Rock | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Little Rock | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | |||||||||
February 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas State | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas State | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
February 26, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
February 27, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
Sun Belt Tournament | |||||||||||
March 5–8, 2021 |
vs. | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |