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

2013–14 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record15–17 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJack Stephens Center
Seasons
2013–14 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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
2 Keith Beasley Guard 6–5 215 Junior Dallas, Texas
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, Georgia
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
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm 		North Florida
Global Sports Challenge 		L 70–72  0–1
 Jack Stephens Center (3,012)
Little Rock, AR
11/16/2013*
3:30 pm, Sun Sports 		at No. 11 Florida
Global Sports Challenge 		L 56–86  0–2
 O'Connell Center (8,843)
Gainesville, FL
11/18/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Middle Tennessee
Global Sports Challenge 		L 59–76  0–3
 Murphy Center (4,102)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/22/2013*
7:00 pm 		at Southern
Global Sports Challenge 		W 85–82 OT 1–3
 F. G. Clark Center (1,381)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm 		Southern Arkansas W 90–58  2–3
 Jack Stephens Center (2,842)
Little Rock, AR
11/29/2013*
2:00 pm 		at Oklahoma L 81–101  2–4
 Lloyd Noble Center (4,975)
Norman, OK
12/03/2013*
7:00 pm 		UA Fort Smith W 88–74  3–4
 Jack Stephens Center (3,048)
Little Rock, AR
12/10/2013*
7:00 pm 		at Tulsa L 64–78  3–5
 Reynolds Center (3,780)
Tulsa, OK
12/13/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 16 Memphis L 59–73  3–6
 FedExForum (15,821)
Memphis, TN
12/20/2013*
6:00 pm 		vs. Jacksonville State
BVI Tropical Shootout 		W 75–70  4–6
 Multipurpose Sports Complex (N/A)
Tortola, BVI
12/21/2013*
7:00 pm 		vs. Southern Miss
BVI Tropical Shootout 		L 60–74  4–7
 Multipurpose Sports Complex (N/A)
Tortola, BVI
12/30/2013*
7:00 pm 		Grambling State W 88–68  5–7
 Jack Stephens Center (2,813)
Little Rock, AR
01/02/2014
7:30 pm 		at Texas State W 63–59  6–7 (1–0)
 Strahan Coliseum (1,595)
San Marcos, TX
01/02/2014
5:00 pm 		at Texas–Arlington W 72–70  7–7 (2–0)
 College Park Center (1,875)
Arlington, TX
01/09/2014
7:00 pm 		South Alabama W 65–60  8–7 (3–0)
 Jack Stephens Center (2,785)
Little Rock, AR
01/11/2014
7:00 pm 		Troy L 62–75  8–8 (3–1)
 Jack Stephens Center (3,441)
Little Rock, AR
01/16/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at WKU W 87–83 OT 9–8 (4–1)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,611)
Bowling Green, KY
01/18/2014
1:30 pm 		at Georgia State L 73–99  9–9 (4–2)
 GSU Sports Arena (1,859)
Atlanta, GA
01/23/2014
7:00 pm 		Texas State W 69–64  10–9 (5–2)
 Jack Stephens Center (3,038)
Little Rock, AR
01/25/2014
7:00 pm 		at Arkansas State L 49–77  10–10 (5–3)
 Convocation Center (5,631)
Jonesboro, AR
01/30/2014
7:00 pm 		Louisiana–Lafayette W 80–69  11–10 (6–3)
 Jack Stephens Center (3,412)
Little Rock, AR
02/01/2014
4:00 pm 		at South Alabama W 62–58  12–10 (7–3)
 Mitchell Center (3,542)
Mobile, AL
02/06/2014
7:00 pm 		Georgia State L 57–68  12–11 (7–4)
 Jack Stephens Center (3,038)
Little Rock, AR
02/08/2014
5:00 pm, CSS 		WKU L 78–79  12–12 (7–5)
 Jack Stephens Center (3,053)
Little Rock, AR
02/13/2014
7:05 pm 		at Louisiana–Lafayette L 87–93 2OT 12–13 (7–6)
 Cajundome (3,624)
Lafayette, LA
02/15/2014
2:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Monroe L 49–65  12–14 (7–7)
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,058)
Monroe, LA
02/22/2014
7:00 pm 		Texas–Arlington L 71–75  12–15 (7–8)
 Jack Stephens Center (3,861)
Little Rock, AR
02/27/2014
7:00 pm 		at Troy W 62–55  13–15 (8–8)
 Trojan Arena (1,083)
Troy, AL
03/01/2014
7:00 pm 		Arkansas State W 74–67  14–15 (9–8)
 Jack Stephens Center (4,895)
Little Rock, AR
03/08/2014
7:00 pm 		Louisiana–Monroe L 65–66  14–16 (9–9)
 Jack Stephens Center (4,437)
Little Rock, AR
2014 Sun Belt tournament
03/13/2014
6:00 pm, Sun Belt Network 		vs. Troy
First round 		W 74–61  15–16
 Lakefront Arena (N/A)
New Orleans, LA
03/14/2014
6:00 pm, Sun Belt Network 		vs. Arkansas State
Quarterfinals 		L 114–116 4OT 15–17
 Lakefront Arena (N/A)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "M Basketball - Schedule/Results - UALRTrojans.com Official Web Site of Arkansas Little Rock Athletics". Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.