A-state to strip the bank

Jonesboro, AR -(JonesbororightNow.com) -22. January 2025 – The Sun Belt Conference and ESPN announced Arkansas State Men’s Basketball’s home game against Appalachian State this Thursday will be televised on ESPN2.

With the announcement, tip-off for the nationally televised game against the Mountaineers inside First National Bank Arena is now set for 1 p.m. 20 for Thursday’s contest against App State, A-State Athletics is announcing a “Stripe Out the Bank” theme.

Each section of the FNB Arena is designated as a “red” or “white” section, implying that fans sitting in that section primarily wear “red” or “white”, so the arena appears “striped” on television. According to A-State Athletics, A-State will have the lower bowl and court seats at First National Bank Arena Covered in red and white T-shirts.

The matchup will be the Red Wolves’ second on national television this season after an 85-72 win at No. 16/15 Memphis on Dec. 8 on ESPNU. A-State’s contest versus the Mountaineers will also mark the second straight season it has hosted a national postseason telecast following last season’s 79-71 win over Troy on Feb. 22, 2024.

Here are other bullet points ahead of Thursday’s game:

  • The Red Wolves are the only team in the Sun Belt Conference this season with a Quad-1 win (12/8 at Memphis) and have the top Kenpom rating in the Sun Belt at 95 as of Jan. 22.
  • A-state tops the sun belt in rebounding (41.11), scoring (79.1), free throw attempts per Match (22.4) and 3-point attempts per Battle (29.8). The Red Wolves are also second in the conference in 3-pointers made per game. Battle (9.4).
  • Senior guard Taryn Todd leads the league in points scored (309), field goals made (112) and field goals attempted (280). He is second in points per Match on 16.3.
  • Redshirt Sophomore Guard Terrance Ford Jr. The Paces sunk in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.24), with a league-leading 6.1 mark in conference play—43 assists to just seven turnovers.
  • A-State is the only team in the Sun Belt to have multiple players (2) with 60 or more assists this season.