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

2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner;

2022–23 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
2022–23 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Mike Balado (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Brent Crews; Casey Stanley; Ian Young;
Home arena	First National Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team will represent 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, will play their home games at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Red Wolves finished the 2021–21 season 18–11, 8–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place.^[1] They defeated Louisiana–Monroe^[2] in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Georgia State in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Desi Sills	3	G	6'2"	195	Junior	Jonesboro, AR	Transferred to Kansas State
Christian Willis	5	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Belleville, IL	Graduated
Lazar Grbovic	11	F	6'8"	230	Freshman	Belgrade, Serbia	Transferred to Moberly Area CC
Mario Fantina	13	G	6'4"	192	Freshman	Sveti Filip i Jakov, Croatia	Transferred to Arkansas–Monticello
Norchad Omier	15	F	6'7"	232	Freshman	Bluefields, Nicaragua	Transferred to Miami (FL)
Cheikh Ndour	21	F	6'7"	228	Freshman	Médina, Senegal	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Keyon Wesley	22	F	6'9"	176	Junior	Chesilhurst, NJ	Transferred to Alabama State
Marquis Eaton	23	G	6'2'	202	Senior	Helena, AR	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Mak Manciel	3	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Sterling Heights, MI	Henry Ford College
Alaaeddine Boutayeb	4	C	7'2"	226	Freshman	Casablanca, Morocco	Florida State
Detrick Reeves Jr.	5	G	6'3"	200	RS Sophomore	Marion, AR	John A. Logan College
Dylan Arnette	13	G	6'3"		RS Senior	DeSoto, TX	Western New Mexico
Omar El Sheik	22	F	6'8"	220	GS Senior	Giza, Egypt	Assumption
Julian Lual	23	F	6'7"		RS Junior	Calgary, AB	McCook 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
Izaiyah Nelson PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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
Terrance Ford PG	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

The Red Wolves were picked to finish in 12th place in the conference's preseason poll.^[4] Junior guard Caleb Fields was named preseason All-SBC Third Team.^[4]

Roster

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Caleb Fields	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Aspire Basketball Academy	Lewisburg, Tennessee
G/F	1	Markise Davis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Wallace State CC	Oxford, Alabama
G	2	Avery Felts (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Westside HS	Jonesboro, Arkansas
G	3	Mak Manciel	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	So	Henry Ford College	Detroit, Michigan
C	4	Alaaeddine Boutayeb	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Fr	Florida State	Casablanca, Morocco
G	5	Detrick Reeves Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	John A. Logan College	Marion, Arkansas
G	10	Malcolm Farrington	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	RS So	DME Academy	West Palm Beach, Florida
G	11	Terrance Ford Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Victory Rock Prep	Chicago, Illinois
G	12	Nicolas Tingling (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	So	Cardinal Newman HS	Port St. Lucie, Florida
G	13	Dylan Arnette (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	RS Sr	Western New Mexico	DeSoto, Texas
F	22	Omar El-Sheikh	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	GS	Assumption	Cairo, Egypt
F	23	Julian Lual	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	McCook Community College	Calgary, Alberta
G	24	Caleb London	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Conway HS	Memphis, Tennessee
G	33	Parker St. Pierre (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Valley View HS	Jonesboro, Arkansas
F	35	Izaiyah Nelson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Marietta HS	Marietta, Georgia
F	50	Antwon Jackson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	So	Clark HS	Las Vegas, Nevada

Head coach

Mike Balado (St. Thomas)

Assistant coach(es)

Brent Crews (Florida Atlantic)
Casey Stanley (Iona)
Ian Young (Auburn)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m.	Voorhees (SC)	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Harding	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
November 12, 2022* TBA, SECN+	at LSU	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lyon College	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
November 18, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC Davis	University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
November 22, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	UT Martin Arkansas State Multi-Team Event	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
November 25, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Prairie View A&M Arkansas State Multi-Team Event	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bethel (TN)	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
December 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mississippi Valley State	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m.	at Central Arkansas	Farris Center Conway, SC
December 9, 2022* 8:00 p.m., MW Network	at Air Force	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
December 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
December 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Alabama State	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
December 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Little Rock	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion	Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 7, 2023 4:00 p.m.	at Troy	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas State	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Miss	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Marshall	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
January 28, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Appalachian State	Holmes Center Boone, NC
February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Coastal Carolina	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m.	at Texas State	Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX
February 11, 2023 TBA	at Georgia Southern	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
February 16, 2023 7:30 p.m.	Troy	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 18, 2022 7:00 p.m.	Georgia State	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 24, 2023 6:30 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
Sun Belt tournament
February 28–March 6, 2023 TBA, ESPN+/ESPN2	vs.	Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2021-22 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
^ "UL Monroe vs. Arkansas State - Game Recap - March 3, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
^ "Arkansas State vs. Georgia State - Game Recap - March 5, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
^ ^a ^b "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arkansas State University. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

[1] "2021-22 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

[2] "UL Monroe vs. Arkansas State - Game Recap - March 3, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

[3] "Arkansas State vs. Georgia State - Game Recap - March 5, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

[:0-4] "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

[5] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arkansas State University. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

[6] "2022-23 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

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

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2022 recruiting class

Preseason

Roster

Schedule and results

References

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2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
James Madison	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Troy	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner