2014–15 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team
2014–15 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball | |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
2014–15 record | 13–18 (8–12 Sun Belt) |
Head coach | Steve Shields (12th year) |
Assistant coach | Joe Kleine |
Assistant coach | Ted Crass |
Assistant coach | Charles Cunningham |
Home arena | Jack Stephens Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State † | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 24 | – | 14 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Arlington | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State* | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Little Rock | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner |
The 2014–15 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by twelfth year head coach Steve Shields, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to South Alabama.
On March 18, head coach Steve Shields was fired.[1] He compiled a record of 192–178 in eight seasons.
Roster
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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0 | Roger Woods | Forward | 6–5 | 230 | Junior | Jackson, Mississippi |
1 | Andre Brown | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Junior | Clarksville, Tennessee |
2 | Jerron Washington | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
3 | Josh Hagins | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | Bossier City, Louisiana |
5 | Kemy Osse | Guard | 6–1 | 208 | Junior | Montreal, Quebec |
10 | Maurius Hill | Forward | 6–5 | 220 | Sophomore | Homewood, Illinois |
11 | DeVonte Smith | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Senior | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
12 | Jushun Blackmon | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Junior | Little Rock, Arkansas |
14 | J.T. Thomas | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Junior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
15 | Stetson Billings | Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Junior | Strong, Arkansas |
20 | Ben Marcus | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Freshman | Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
21 | Mareik Isom | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Sophomore | Austin, Texas |
22 | James Reid | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Junior | Bend, Oregon |
24 | Ben Dillard | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Senior | Frisco, Texas |
33 | James White | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Junior | Jonesboro, Georgia |
55 | Gus Leeper | Forward | 6–10 | 23t | Senior | Austin, Texas |
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) | |||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/16/2014* | UA–Monticello | W 77–64 | 1–0 | Jack Stephens Center (946) | |||||||
11/18/2014* | at BYU (Maui Invitational) |
L 62–91 | 1–1 | Marriott Center (12,469) | |||||||
11/22/2014* | UMKC (Maui Invitational) |
W 73–68 | 2–1 | Jack Stephens Center (647) | |||||||
11/23/2014* | Cal State Northridge (Maui Invitational) |
W 94–88 2OT | 3–1 | Jack Stephens Center (549) | |||||||
11/29/2014* | Central Arkansas | W 85–71 | 4–1 | Jack Stephens Center (1,060) | |||||||
12/04/2014* | at Missouri State | L 68–73 | 4–2 | JQH Arena (5,207) | |||||||
12/07/2014* | Tulsa | L 73–78 | 4–3 | Jack Stephens Center (794) | |||||||
12/14/2014* | Kent State | L 55–60 OT | 4–4 | Jack Stephens Center (1,018) | |||||||
12/21/2014* | vs. Green Bay (South Point Holiday Hoops Classic) |
L 46–66 | 4–5 | South Point Arena (N/A) | |||||||
12/22/2014* | vs. Bradley (South Point Holiday Hoops Classic) |
W 64–54 | 5–5 | South Point Arena (N/A) | |||||||
12/30/2014 | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 79–83 OT | 5–6 (0–1) | Jack Stephens Center (N/A) | |||||||
01/03/2015 | at Georgia State | L 69–82 | 5–7 (0–2) | GSU Sports Arena (1,269) | |||||||
01/05/2015 | South Alabama | L 69–72 | 5–8 (0–3) | Jack Stephens Center (1,010) | |||||||
01/08/2015 | at Texas State | L 74–77 2OT | 5–9 (0–4) | Strahan Coliseum (1,404) | |||||||
01/10/2015 | Appalachian State | W 64–46 | 6–9 (1–4) | Jack Stephens Center (1,482) | |||||||
01/17/2015 | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 52–64 | 6–10 (1–5) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,793) | |||||||
01/19/2015 | at South Alabama | L 64–66 | 6–11 (1–6) | Mitchell Center (2,046) | |||||||
01/22/2015 | Troy | W 73–65 | 7–11 (2–6) | Jack Stephens Center (1,281) | |||||||
01/24/2015 | UT Arlington | L 68–75 | 7–12 (2–7) | Jack Stephens Center (N/A) | |||||||
01/29/2015 | at Arkansas State | W 75–65 | 8–12 (3–7) | Convocation Center (3,104) | |||||||
01/31/2015 | at Georgia Southern | L 61–76 | 8–13 (3–8) | Hanner Fieldhouse (N/A) | |||||||
02/05/2015 | Louisiana–Monroe | L 61–77 | 8–14 (3–9) | Jack Stephens Center (1,676) | |||||||
02/07/2015 | Texas State | W 69–61 | 9–14 (4–9) | Jack Stephens Center (1,788) | |||||||
02/12/2015 | at Appalachian State | W 79–74 | 10–14 (5–9) | Holmes Center (1,187) | |||||||
02/14/2015 | Georgia Southern | L 70–72 OT | 10–15 (5–10) | Jack Stephens Center (1,323) | |||||||
02/19/2015 | Arkansas State | W 70–57 | 11–15 (6–10) | Jack Stephens Center (3,629) | |||||||
02/21/2015 | at Troy | W 63–58 | 12–15 (7–10) | Trojan Arena (1,762) | |||||||
02/26/2015 | Georgia State | W 92–83 | 13–15 (8–10) | Jack Stephens Center (1,879) | |||||||
02/28/2015 | at UT Arlington | L 73–82 | 13–16 (8–11) | College Park Center (2,512) | |||||||
03/05/2015 | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 69–75 | 13–17 (8–12) | Cajundome (4,134) | |||||||
Sun Belt Tournament | |||||||||||
03/12/2015 | vs. South Alabama (First round) |
L 55–57 | 13–18 | Lakefront Arena (N/A) | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
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