2013–14 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

2013–14 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2013–14 record	15–17 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Steve Shields (11th year)
Assistant coach	Joe Kleine
Assistant coach	Charles Cunningham
Assistant coach	Robert Lee
Home arena	Jack Stephens Center

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Georgia State	17	–	1	.944	25	–	9	.735
WKU	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
Louisiana–Lafayette †	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Arkansas State	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Arkansas–Little Rock	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Texas–Arlington	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Louisiana–Monroe	7	–	11	.389	10	–	17	.370
Troy	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
South Alabama	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Texas State	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258


† 2014 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by eleventh year head coach Steve Shields, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center, and are members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament where they lost Arkansas State.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Leroy Isler	Guard/Forward	6–5	204	Senior	Brooklyn, New York
3	Josh Hagins	Guard	6–1	175	Sophomore	Bossier City, Louisiana
5	Kemy Osse	Guard	6–1	208	Sophomore	Montreal, Quebec
10	Maurius Hill	Forward	6–5	220	Freshman	Homewood, Illinois
11	DeVonte Smith	Guard	5–11	165	Junior	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
14	J.T. Thomas	Guard	6–1	180	RS–Junior	New Orleans, Louisiana
15	Stetson Billings	Forward	6–5	192	Sophomore	Strong, Arkansas
21	Mareik Isom	Guard/Forward	6–7	208	RS–Freshman	Austin, Texas
23	Will Neighbour	Forward	6–10	225	Senior	Grayshott, England
24	Ben Dillard	Guard	6–2	185	Junior	Frisco, Texas
33	James White	Forward	6–8	216	RS–Sophomore	Jonesboro, Arkansas
50	Andrew Poulter	Center	6–11	266	RS–Freshman	New Braunfels, Texas
55	Gus Leeper	Forward	6–10	237	RS–Junior	Austin, Texas

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/11/2013*	North Florida (Global Sports Challenge)	L 70–72	0–1	Jack Stephens Center (3,012)
11/16/2013*	at #11 Florida (Global Sports Challenge)	L 56–86	0–2	O'Connell Center (8,843)
11/18/2013*	at Middle Tennessee (Global Sports Challenge)	L 59–76	0–3	Murphy Center (4,102)
11/22/2013*	at Southern (Global Sports Challenge)	W 85–82 ^OT	1–3	F. G. Clark Center (1,381)
11/26/2013*	Southern Arkansas	W 90–58	2–3	Jack Stephens Center (2,842)
11/29/2013*	at Oklahoma	L 81–101	2–4	Lloyd Noble Center (4,975)
12/03/2013*	UA Fort Smith	W 88–74	3–4	Jack Stephens Center (3,048)
12/10/2013*	at Tulsa	L 64–78	3–5	Reynolds Center (3,780)
12/13/2013*	at #16 Memphis	L 59–73	3–6	FedExForum (15,821)
12/20/2013*	vs. Jacksonville State (BVI Tropical Shootout)	W 75–70	4–6	Multipurpose Sports Complex (N/A)
12/21/2013*	vs. Southern Miss (BVI Tropical Shootout)	L 60–74	4–7	Multipurpose Sports Complex (N/A)
12/30/2013*	Grambling State	W 88–68	5–7	Jack Stephens Center (2,813)
01/02/2014	at Texas State	W 63–59	6–7 (1–0)	Strahan Coliseum (1,595)
01/02/2014	at Texas–Arlington	W 72–70	7–7 (2–0)	College Park Center (1,875)
01/09/2014	South Alabama	W 65–60	8–7 (3–0)	Jack Stephens Center (2,785)
01/11/2014	Troy	L 62–75	8–8 (3–1)	Jack Stephens Center (3,441)
01/16/2014	at WKU	W 87–83 ^OT	9–8 (4–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,611)
01/18/2014	at Georgia State	L 73–99	9–9 (4–2)	GSU Sports Arena (1,859)
01/23/2014	Texas State	W 69–64	10–9 (5–2)	Jack Stephens Center (3,038)
01/25/2014	Arkansas State	L 49–77	10–10 (5–3)	Convocation Center (5,631)
01/30/2014	Louisiana–Lafayette	W 80–69	11–10 (6–3)	Jack Stephens Center (3,412)
02/01/2014	at South Alabama	W 62–58	12–10 (7–3)	Mitchell Center (3,542)
02/06/2014	Georgia State	L 57–68	12–11 (7–4)	Jack Stephens Center (3,038)
02/08/2014	WKU	L 78–79	12–12 (7–5)	Jack Stephens Center (3,053)
02/13/2014	at Louisiana–Lafayette	L 87–93 ^2OT	12–13 (7–6)	Cajundome (3,624)
02/15/2014	at Louisiana–Monroe	L 49–65	12–14 (7–7)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,058)
02/22/2014	Texas–Arlington	L 71–75	12–15 (7–8)	Jack Stephens Center (3,861)
02/27/2014	at Troy	W 62–55	13–15 (8–8)	Trojan Arena (1,083)
03/01/2014	Arkansas State	W 74–67	14–15 (9–8)	Jack Stephens Center (4,895)
03/08/2014	Louisiana–Monroe	L 65–66	14–16 (9–9)	Jack Stephens Center (4,437)
2014 Sun Belt Tournament
03/13/2014	vs. Troy (First round)	W 74–61	15–16	Lakefront Arena (N/A)
03/14/2014	vs. Arkansas State (Quarterfinals)	L 114–116 ^4OT	15–17	Lakefront Arena (N/A)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.ualrtrojans.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=35719&SPID=2823&DB_OEM_ID=7400&Q_SEASON=2013

Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball

Venues	Barton Coliseum (1952–1999) Statehouse Convention Center (alternate; 19??–2005) Alltel Arena (1999–2005) Jack Stephens Center (2005–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15