Arkansas State head coach Grant McCasland has named Ross Hodge the associate head coach of the A-State men’s basketball team.

Hodge has spent the last four seasons at Colorado State, where he served as the lead recruiter for the Rams. During his time at Colorado State he helped lead the Rams to a 87-48 record, including a berth in the NCAA tournament in 2013. Hodge was named the No. 6 recruiter outside of high resource conferences byESPN.com.

"I have been blessed to work for some really great coaches,” Hodge said. “I'm excited and extremely humbled to serve as Coach McCasland’s associate head coach.”

Before his time at Colorado State, Hodge spent the 2011-12 season at Southern Miss and helped the Eagles post a 25-9 record and get an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament.

Before becoming an assistant coach, Hodge, much like McCasland, had head coaching stints in junior college. Hodge was the head coach at Midland Junior College from 2009-11, and at Paris Junior College from 2006-09. While a head coach, Hodge compiled a record of 146-24.

Hodge succeeded McCasland as the head coach of Midland and led them to their best start in program history during the 2009-10 season, at 26-0. The Chaps ended the season at 30-3, with nation’s No. 1 ranking.

Before his stint at Midland College, Hodge guided Paris Junior College to a 83-17 record. He led the Dragons to two regular season championships, and was named the 2006-07 coach of the year.