Arkansas Online · Feb 25, 2021
State Division I men’s basketball report
Sitting at 3-6 in the first week of January, the Arkansas State University men's basketball team got a two-week break that transformed its 2020-21 season.
Covid-19 protocols postponed the Red Wolves' trip to Texas State set for Jan. 8-9, handing Coach Mike Balado a 13-day gap between games. ASU used the hiatus to primarily work on its tempo offense that has since propelled the Red Wolves into the thick of the Sun Belt West Division race entering the final weekend of the regular season.
Sophomore guard Caleb Fields called that time "the hardest two weeks of the season." He said Balado was "very stern," telling his players that those who couldn't adapt to the pace wouldn't play.