Arkansas State

Official Name: 
Arkansas State University
Nickname: 
Indians
Mailing Address: 

271 Olympic Drive
Convocation Center
Jonesboro, AR 72401

Website: 
www.astateredwolves.com
Telephone: 
(870) 972-2541
Fax: 
(870) 972-3367
Enrollment: 
10,430
Arena: 

Convocation Center
Capacity: 10,563
Year Opened: 1987

School Colors: 
Scarlet and Black
Conference: 

Sun Belt (since 1992)/East Division
Former Member of Southland (1969-87) and American South (1988-91)

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(1) 1967

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1999
0-1 record (.000)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, and 1967
5-7 record (.417)

NIT Appearances: 

(4) 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1991
4-4 record (.500)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1947 and 1949
0-2 record (.000)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

John Rauth (14 years from 1950-63 when school was classified as a small college, 191-150 record, .560)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Jerry Rook (2,153 points from 1962-65 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

John Belcher (1,166 from 1969-72, school was classified as a small college his first two years)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Don Scaife (43 points as senior at Samford on 1/11/75 and vs. Northeast Louisiana on 2/1/75) and Jeff Clifton (43 as senior vs. UALR on 1/29/94)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Don Scaife* (43 at Samford)
January 11, 1975 (senior/27.1 ppg)
*Division I school record.

1

2

Total

Arkansas State

46

42

88

Samford

54

40

94

Arkansas State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Scaife

17-31

9-14

43

James

6-13

2-3

14

Brawley

0-0

0-0

0

Williams

1-5

0-0

2

Rowland

0-2

0-0

0

McGough

5-6

5-5

15

Jemerson

1-5

0-0

2

Tipton

0-0

0-0

0

Henderson

5-11

2-2

12

Totals

35-73

18-24

88

Percentages

.479

.750

Samford

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Ragland

2-2

2-2

6

Lunday

0-1

0-0

0

Farley

1-2

0-0

2

Walter

7-14

2-2

16

Strohm

4-5

0-1

8

Norman

7-17

0-0

14

Wheeler

2-8

5-5

9

Hill

9-13

2-2

20

Barnett

6-11

2-2

14

Crawford

0-0

0-0

0

Cornelius

2-2

1-2

5

Totals

40-75

14-16

94

Percentages

.533

.875
Box Score Notes: 

Don Scaife* (43 vs. Northeast Louisiana)
February 1, 1975 (senior/27.1 ppg)
*Tied Division I school record.

1

2

Total

Arkansas State

44

47

91

Northeast Louisiana

42

32

74

Arkansas State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Scaife

17-32

9-12

43

James

0-0

0-0

0

Brawley

3-6

0-0

6

Williams

5-13

6-9

16

Rowland

0-2

0-0

0

McGough

3-5

0-0

6

Jemerson

3-5

1-2

7

Tipton

0-1

0-0

0

Henderson

5-9

3-3

13

Ellis

0-1

0-0

0

Totals

36-74

19-26

91

Percentages

.486

.731

Northeast Louisiana

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Pierce

1-1

0-0

2

Jingles

8-23

3-4

19

Rose

4-9

9-9

17

Pickett

7-18

6-8

20

Cram

1-1

0-0

2

Rayl

3-6

0-0

6

Green

0-0

0-0

0

Kamerman

0-3

0-0

0

Walker

4-11

0-0

8

Totals

28-72

18-21

74

Percentages

.389

.857
Box Score Notes: 

Jeff Clifton* (43 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock)
January 29, 1994 (senior/21.3 ppg)
*Tied Division I school record. All-time Arkansas State mark set twice by John Dickson (47 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga on 1-14-67 and at Texas-Arlington on 2-18-67).

1

2

Total

Arkansas State

28

38

66

UALR

27

27

54

Arkansas State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Young

0-5

0-2

0-0

0

Agee

1-5

0-0

1-4

3

Cook

2-3

0-0

2-5

7

Saunders

0-0

0-0

1-2

1

Major

0-4

0-0

3-6

3

Clifton

13-20

0-0

16-20

43

Bass

0-4

0-0

3-4

3

Turlais

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Cole

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Grimes

2-7

0-0

0-0

6

Totals

18-52

4-17

26-41

66

Percentages

.346

.235

.634

UALR

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Acker

1-2

0-0

1-2

3

Fisher

3-9

0-2

0-2

6

Dixon

6-14

2-6

4-5

18

C. Robinson

1-5

1-3

1-5

4

Parham

0-1

0-1

0-0

0

Hall

4-16

0-8

0-0

8

Evansingston

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

R. Robinson

2-4

0-0

0-0

4

Dobbins

1-5

0-0

0-0

2

Rodriguez

2-10

0-0

3-4

7

Totals

21-67

3-20

9-18

54

Percentages

.313

.150

.500
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Herbert Schwartz

6

1927-31, 1942

38-72

.345

1929

13-7

Jack Dale

2

1932-33

20-15

.571

1932

16-9

H.F. Parker

1

1934

10-5

.667

1934

10-5

Wayne Campbell

1

1935

11-7

.611

1935

11-7

Tommie Mills

1

1936

14-9

.609

1936

14-9

Wendell Davis

5

1937-41

36-60

.375

1940

10-6

J.A. "Ike" Tomlinson

5

1945-49

51-69

.425

1949

14-11

John H. Rauth

14

1950-63

191-150

.560

1951

18-5

Marvin Speight

6

1964-69

75-67

.528

1967

17-7

John Rose

7

1970-76

91-81

.535

1974

17-8

Marvin Adams

8

1977-84

111-107

.509

1983

17-12

Nelson Catalina

11

1985-95

188-139

.575

1991

23-9

Dickey Nutt

13

1996-2008

189-187

.503

1998

20-9

Al Grushkin

1

2008

1-3

.250

2008

1-3

Shawn Forrest

1

2008

1-3

.250

2008

1-3

John Brady

3

2009-11

47-46

.505

2010

17-14
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,068-1,020 (.511) from 1927 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Arkansas State moved up to major-college status in 1971
  • ASU did not field teams in 1942-43 and 1943-44 during World War II
  • Nutt's record was 9-17 in 2007-08 before giving away to two interim coaches
  • The school vacated a total of 27 victories in 2005-06 (12) and 2006-07 (15).