Arkansas State Men’s Basketball Adds Four to 2025-26 Staff

Arkansas State head men’s basketball coach Ryan Pannone has announced four additions to the Red Wolves’ 2025–26 staff, including three graduate assistants and a new assistant director of operations.

Evan Wilson joins the program as a graduate assistant after a four-year playing career at the University of Akron. A native of Noblesville, Indiana, Wilson appeared in 34 games for the Zips and recorded a career-high eight points in 13 minutes against SUNY Brockport on December 7. Before Akron, he was a four-year letterwinner at Noblesville High School.

Mike Lee comes to A-State as a graduate assistant following four years as an assistant coach at nationally recognized Oak Hill Academy. Originally from Lexington, Kentucky, Lee also coached at Asbury University and West Jessamine High School, where he guided the team to a Final Four appearance in the 2010 state tournament. As a player, Lee was a point guard at Milligan College and Asbury University, finishing his collegiate playing career in 2008.

Russell Reid joins the Red Wolves as a graduate assistant and will serve as director of creative content. He arrives in Jonesboro after nearly four years at Ole Miss, where he started as a student manager in 2021 before being promoted to director of creative content for the men’s basketball team from 2023 to 2025.

Emre Kor has been named assistant director of operations after earning his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Alabama. Kor worked with Alabama’s men’s basketball program during the 2024–25 season as a student manager.