In 2019-20, the Arkansas State University men's basketball team faced Louisiana-Monroe twice, in games separated by nearly two months.
This year starting Jan. 1, the programs met four times in the span of 16 days, finishing out their season series last weekend in Jonesboro.
In 22 years of college basketball, Red Wolves Coach Mike Balado has experienced plenty of scheduling oddities and kinks. Nothing compares to this season.
"I've certainly never seen a team four times in three weeks, and back-to-back like we have," Balado said. "It's different. But that's the motto of this year, isn't it?