JONESBORO, Ark. (10/28/24) – With the Arkansas State men's basketball team set to play its home and season opener on Monday, Nov. 4, against Akron, the A-State Athletics Department has announced it will be providing 2,000 "Black Out the Bank" commemorative t-shirts.
A-State fans are encouraged to help "Black Out the Bank" for the 7:00 p.m. contest, sponsored by Coca-Cola, that will pit two of the preseason favorites from the Sun Belt and Mid-American conferences against each other inside First National Bank Arena.
The Red Wolves, coming off a stellar first season under head coach Bryan Hodgson, were picked to finish first in the SBC Preseason Coaches Poll for the first time in school history after receiving 12 of 14 possible-first-place votes and 193 of 196 possible points.