2024–25 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team

2024–25 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	11–5 (2–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Bryan Hodgson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jamie Quarles Tee Butters Derek Rongstad
Home arena	First National Bank Arena

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Alabama	4	–	0		1.000			12	–	4		.750
Troy	3	–	1		.750			10	–	5		.667
Old Dominion	3	–	1		.750			7	–	9		.438
Arkansas State	2	–	2		.500			11	–	5		.688
James Madison	2	–	2		.500			9	–	7		.563
Texas State	2	–	2		.500			9	–	7		.563
Appalachian State	2	–	2		.500			8	–	7		.533
Marshall	2	–	2		.500			9	–	8		.529
Southern Miss	2	–	2		.500			7	–	9		.438
Georgia State	2	–	2		.500			6	–	10		.375
Louisiana	2	–	2		.500			4	–	12		.250
Coastal Carolina	1	–	3		.250			8	–	8		.500
Georgia Southern	1	–	3		.250			8	–	8		.500
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	4		.000			4	–	13		.235
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of January 9, 2025

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.

Previous season

The 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

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The 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]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
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

Roster

2024–25 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Rashaud Marshall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Blytheville High School Blytheville, Arkansas F 1 Josh Hill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Wheeler High School Laurel, Maryland F 2 Justin Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Miami, Florida G 3 Derrian Ford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Arkansas Magnolia, Arkansas G 4 Cody Head 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Lipscomb Cleveland, Ohio G 5 Joseph Pinion 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Arkansas Morrilton, Arkansas G 6 Taryn Todd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Northwest Florida State College Vaughan, Ontario, Canada G 7 Zane Butler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Sr Navarro College Paragould, Arkansas F 8 Kobe Julien 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Louisiana Baton Rouge, Louisiana G 10 Avery Felts (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Sr Westside HS Bono, Arkansas G 11 Terrance Ford Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) RS So Victory Rock Prep Chicago, Illinois F 13 Kameron Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Collin College Miami, Florida F 25 R'Chaun King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Bartlett High School Memphis, Tennessee G 30 Jacob St. Clair 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Sand Rock HS Sand Rock, Alabama F 35 Izaiyah Nelson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Marietta HS Marietta, Georgia F 45 Dyondre Dominguez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr UMass Providence, Rhode Island	Head coach Bryan Hodgson (Fredonia State) Assistant coach(es) Jamie Quarles (Augusta State) Tee Butters (Clemson) Derek Rongstad (UW–Whitewater) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 17 October 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
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
Non-conference regular season
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 – J. Johnson	8 – J. 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	W 86–81	5–1	18 – Ford	10 – Marshall	4 – Todd	Baha Mar Convention Center (392) Nassau, The Bahamas
November 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Rice Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship	L 67–75	5–2	13 – Ford Jr.	9 – Ford	3 – Ford Jr.	Baha Mar Convention Center (333) Nassau, The Bahamas
December 1, 2024* 3:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Hofstra Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship	L 66–68	5–3	17 – Ford	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Baha Mar Convention Center (376) Nassau, The Bahamas
December 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jackson State	W 66–64	6–3	15 – Todd	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	First National Bank Arena (3,221) Jonesboro, AR
December 8, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU		at No. 16 Memphis	W 85–72	7–3	22 – Pinion	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	FedExForum (10,983) Memphis, TN
December 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	W 83–79	8–3	23 – Todd	8 – Todd	4 – Todd	First National Bank Arena (4,914) Jonesboro, AR
December 15, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UAB	W 98–89 ^OT	9–3	31 – Todd	14 – Nelson	5 – Todd	Bartow Arena (4,108) Birmingham, AL
Sun Belt regular season
December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 97–67	10–3 (1–0)	26 – Hill	7 – Nelson	11 – Ford Jr.	First National Bank Arena (5,035) Jonesboro, AR
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	W 78–59	11–3 (2–0)	21 – Ford Jr.	9 – Nelson	5 – Tied	Chartway Arena (3,918) Norfolk, VA
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison	L 62–67	11–4 (2–1)	26 – Todd	7 – Ford	2 – Tied	Atlantic Union Bank Center (5,079) Harrisonburg, VA
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	L 62–76	11–5 (2–2)	18 – Todd	9 – Pinion	4 – Felts	Mitchell Center (2,208) 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		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
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., 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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[3]

References

1. "2023-24 Arkansas State Red Wolves Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
2. "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2024-10-14. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
3. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arkansas State University. Retrieved October 17, 2024.