# 2019–20 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represented Arkansas State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by third-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 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.

## Previous season

The Red Wolves finished the 2018–19 season 13–19, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in 9th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to South Alabama.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Harding | W 80–54 | | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Monticello | W 65–49 | 1–0 | First National Bank Arena (1,397) Jonesboro, AR |
| November 8, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Ole Miss | L 43–71 | 1–1 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,009) Oxford, MS |
| November 14, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | VMI Red Wolves Classic | W 71–59 | 2–1 | First National Bank Arena (1,104) Jonesboro, AR |
| November 15, 2019* 7:30 pm | | UC Davis Red Wolves Classic | W 80–67 | 3–1 | First National Bank Arena (1,176) Jonesboro, AR |
| November 17, 2019* 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho Red Wolves Classic | W 82–68 | 4–1 | First National Bank Arena (987) Jonesboro, AR |
| November 20, 2019* 8:00 pm | | at Colorado State | W 80–78 | 5–1 | Moby Arena (2,306) Fort Collins, CO |
| November 30, 2019* 4:00 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | L 57–76 | 5–2 | First National Bank Arena (1,606) Jonesboro, AR |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Omaha | W 78–73 | 6–2 | First National Bank Arena (1,126) Jonesboro, AR |
| December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulsa | W 66–63 | 7–2 | Reynolds Center (3,074) Tulsa, OK |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 53–75 | 7–3 | JQH Arena (3,891) Springfield, MO |
| December 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 79–67 | 8–3 (1–0) | First National Bank Arena (1,177) Jonesboro, AR |
| December 21, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 62–59 | 9–3 (2–0) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,021) Monroe, LA |
| December 28, 2019* 4:00 pm | | Freed–Hardeman | W 84–73 | 10–3 | First National Bank Arena (1,173) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 52–73 | 10–4 (2–1) | First National Bank Arena (1,276) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas State | L 67–70 | 10–5 (2–2) | First National Bank Arena (1,275) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 90–87 | 11–5 (3–2) | First National Bank Arena (1,105) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | L 59–75 | 11–6 (3–3) | Mitchell Center (1,392) Mobile, AL |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | W 76–68 | 12–6 (4–3) | First National Bank Arena (1,377) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 16, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 80–83 | 12–7 (4–4) | Holmes Center (1,566) Boone, NC |
| January 18, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 80–75 | 13–7 (5–4) | HTC Center (1,313) Conway, SC |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 75–71 | 14–7 (6–4) | First National Bank Arena (3,119) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 25, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | W 78–62 | 15–7 (7–4) | Trojan Arena (2,538) Troy, AL |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | L 64–71 | 15–8 (7–5) | First National Bank Arena (1,971) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | L 77–83 | 15–9 (7–6) | First National Bank Arena (1,697) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 87–90 | 15–10 (7–7) | Jack Stephens Center (3,522) Little Rock, AR |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 67–77 | 15–11 (7–8) | College Park Center (1,499) Arlington, TX |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 64–69 | 15–12 (7–9) | Strahan Arena (1,706) San Marcos, TX |
| February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | L 52–66 | 15–13 (7–10) | First National Bank Arena (1,227) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock | L 78–81 | 15–14 (7–11) | First National Bank Arena (2,815) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 74–77 | 15–15 (7–12) | Cajundome (3,651) Lafayette, LA |
| March 3, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | W 76–75 | 16–15 (8–12) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,217) Statesboro, GA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2020 11:00 am, ESPN+ | (9) | at (8) Louisiana First round | L 66–73 | 16–16 | Cajundome (3,141) Lafayette, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. Source. ||||||