JONESBORO -- Last fall was more difficult to navigate for Mike Balado.
Balado is entering his second year as the coach of the Arkansas State University men's basketball team, which finished 11-21 in his maiden season. One year in, the team is more familiar with Balado.
"Everybody was new last year, so it was kind of hard, at first, to pick up the things that we wanted," he said. "The thing with this team, I think we have the right guys -- attitude-wise and character-wise -- that we want in our program. We also have seven returners from last year that know me and know what I expect.