What We Learned: Red Wolves Rally to Give Pannone First Win

The Ryan Pannone era of Arkansas State basketball began with grit, balance, and belief.

In his first game as head coach, Pannone guided a brand-new Red Wolves roster to an 89–85 road victory over Ohio Monday night, erasing a seven-point second-half deficit and showing early signs of what his program could become.

The win marked Pannone’s first as a collegiate head coach and made him the first Arkansas State coach to win his debut since Dickey Nutt in 1995.

Here’s what we learned from A-State’s season-opening statement in Athens.