Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball

Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans

2015–16 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

University

University of Arkansas–Little Rock

Conference

Sun Belt
West Division

Location

Little Rock, AR

Head coach

Chris Beard (1st year)

Arena

Jack Stephens Center
(Capacity: 5,600)

Nickname

Trojans

Student section

Maroon Mob

Colors

Maroon, Silver, and White

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

1986

NCAA Tournament Opening Round

1986, 1989, 1990, 2011

NCAA Tournament appearances

1986, 1989, 1990, 2011

Conference tournament champions

2011

Conference regular season champions

1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988

Conference division season champions

2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012

The Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference. They are currently led by head coach Chris Beard and play their home games at the Jack Stephens Center.

Rebranding

On July 1, 2015, the Trojans officially announced they would no longer be branded as "Arkansas-Little Rock" or "UALR," but will be the Little Rock Trojans effective immediately.^[1]

Staff

The following are the staff members of the Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team:

Name	Position
Chris Beard	Head Coach
Wes Flanigan	Associate Head Coach
Brian Burg	Assistant Coach
Mark Adams	Assistant Coach
Ted Crass	Director of Player Development
Max Lefevre	Director of Basketball Operations
Jon Trilli	Video Coordinator
Mike Garrity	Producer
Joshua Carroll	Public Address Announcer

Conference affiliations

1930–31 to 1978–79 – Independent (no team during the 1939–40 to 40–41, 1944–45, and 1956–57 to 1960–61 seasons)
1979–80 to 1990–91 – Trans-America Athletic Conference (now known as the Atlantic Sun Conference)
1991–92 to present – Sun Belt Conference

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament results

The Trojans have appeared in the NCAA Tournament four times. Their record is 1–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1986	First Round Second Round	Notre Dame NC State	W 90–83 L 66–80^OT
1989	First Round	Louisville	L 71–76
1990	First Round	UNLV	L 72–102
2011	First Four	UNC Asheville	L 77–81^OT

NIT results

The Trojans have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 3–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1987	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Baylor Stephen F. Austin California La Salle Nebraska	W 42–41 W 54–48 W 80–73 L 73–92 L 67–76
1988	First Round	Louisiana Tech	L 56–66
1996	First Round	Vanderbilt	L 80–86

References

↑ ""Little Rock Trojans" New Team Name for UALR". University of Arkansas at Little Rock. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.

External links

Official website

Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball

Venues	Barton Coliseum (1952–1999) Statehouse Convention Center (alternate; 1999–2005) 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 2015–16

Sun Belt Conference men's basketball

Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas State Red Wolves Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks South Alabama Jaguars Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas State Bobcats Troy Trojans

Future teams	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (2016)

Championships and awards	Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

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