# 2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represented Arkansas State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by first-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 11–21, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Louisiana–Monroe.

## Previous season

The Red Wolves finished the 2016–17 season 20–12, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they lost to Louisiana–Monroe in the first round. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
On March 13, 2017, head coach Grant McCasland left the school to accept the head coaching position at North Texas. On March 20, the school named Louisville assistant Mike Balado as their new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | L 63–77 | 0–1 | Ford Center (3,632) Evansville, IN |
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Abilene Christian | W 83–69 | 1–1 | First National Bank Arena (2,730) Jonesboro, AR |
| Nov 16, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan Hoosier Tip-Off Classic | L 59–76 | 1–2 | Convocation Center (741) Ypsilanti, MI |
| Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Howard Hoosier Tip-Off Classic | W 92–78 | 2–2 | First National Bank Arena (2,478) Jonesboro, AR |
| Nov 22, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Indiana Hoosier Tip-Off Classic | L 70–87 | 2–3 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,646) Bloomington, IN |
| Nov 24, 2017* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at South Florida Hoosier Tip-Off Classic | L 61–72 | 2–4 | USF Sun Dome (2,284) Tampa, FL |
| Nov 29, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | L 72–75 | 2–5 | Wolstein Center (1,175) Cleveland, OH |
| Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm | | UT Martin | L 78–96 | 2–6 | First National Bank Arena (2,116) Jonesboro, AR |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Henderson State | W 90–76 | 3–6 | First National Bank Arena (1,774) Jonesboro, AR |
| Dec 13, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Omaha | L 74–77 | 3–7 | Baxter Arena (2,250) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 16, 2017* 6:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | W 64–63 | 4–7 | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 11 Wichita State | L 80–89 | 4–8 | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Culver–Stockton | W 99–68 | 5–8 | First National Bank Arena (833) Jonesboro, AR |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:30 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 75–64 | 6–8 (1–0) | First National Bank Arena (2,028) Jonesboro, AR |
| Dec 31, 2017 3:30 pm | | Louisiana | L 78–88 | 6–9 (1–1) | First National Bank Arena (2,076) Jonesboro, AR |
| Jan 4, 2018 6:30 pm | | at Georgia Southern | L 49–80 | 6–10 (1–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,122) Statesboro, GA |
| Jan 6, 2018 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | L 75–79 | 6–11 (1–3) | GSU Sports Arena (1,187) Atlanta, GA |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:30 pm | | Texas State | L 67–73 | 6–12 (1–4) | First National Bank Arena (1,275) Jonesboro, AR |
| Jan 13, 2018 7:00 pm | | Texas–Arlington | L 71–97 | 6–13 (1–5) | First National Bank Arena (2,461) Jonesboro, AR |
| Jan 20, 2018 5:00 pm | | at Little Rock | W 70–62 | 7–13 (2–5) | Jack Stephens Center (5,113) Little Rock, AR |
| Jan 25, 2018 6:30 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 47–62 | 7–14 (2–6) | HTC Center (1,322) Conway, SC |
| Jan 27, 2018 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Appalachian State | W 93–88 | 8–14 (3–6) | Holmes Center (1,805) Boone, NC |
| Feb 1, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia State | L 66–77 | 8–15 (3–7) | First National Bank Arena (2,792) Jonesboro, AR |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia Southern | W 91–89 | 9–15 (4–7) | First National Bank Arena (2,276) Jonesboro, AR |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Troy | L 83–89 $^{OT}$ | 9–16 (4–8) | Trojan Arena (1,851) Troy, AL |
| Feb 10, 2018 3:00 pm | | at South Alabama | L 67–87 | 9–17 (4–9) | Mitchell Center (1,983) Mobile, AL |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Little Rock | L 78–82 | 9–18 (4–10) | First National Bank Arena (2,671) Jonesboro, AR |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Appalachian State | W 82–79 $^{OT}$ | 10–18 (5–10) | First National Bank Arena (2,671) Jonesboro, AR |
| Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Coastal Carolina | L 81–88 | 10–19 (5–11) | First National Bank Arena (1,619) Jonesboro, AR |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:15 pm | | at Louisiana | L 74–85 | 10–20 (5–12) | Cajundome (4,307) Lafayette, LA |
| Mar 3, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 83–79 | 11–20 (6–12) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,083) Monroe, LA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (11) | vs. (6) Louisiana–Monroe First round | L 54–76 | 11–21 | Lakefront Arena (986) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. Source. ||||||