2019–20 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

2019–20 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
Sun Belt regular season champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record21–10 (15–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Charles Baker
  • Alfred Jordan
  • Preston Laird
Home arenaJack Stephens Center
Seasons
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 15 – 5   .750 21 – 10   .677
South Alabama 13 – 7   .650 20 – 11   .645
Texas State 13 – 7   .650 21 – 11   .656
Georgia State 12 – 8   .600 19 – 13   .594
Georgia Southern 12 – 8   .600 20 – 13   .606
Appalachian State 11 – 9   .550 18 – 15   .545
UT Arlington 10 – 10   .500 14 – 18   .438
Louisiana 8 – 12   .400 14 – 19   .424
Arkansas State 8 – 12   .400 16 – 16   .500
Coastal Carolina 8 – 12   .400 16 – 17   .485
Louisiana–Monroe 5 – 15   .250 9 – 20   .310
Troy 5 – 15   .250 9 – 22   .290
Note: The 2020 Sun Belt Tournament was canceled after the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Trojans in action against the UT Arlington Mavericks

The 2019–20 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, were led by 2nd-year head coach Darrell Walker, play their home games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 15–5 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season championship. They were the No. 1 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the Sun Belt Tournament cancellation, they were awarded the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled due to the same outbreak.

Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2018–19 season 10–21, 5–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament.[1]

Roster

2019–20 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Ben Coupet Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Markquis Nowell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Harlem, New York
G 2 Alsean Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lakeland, Florida
G 3 Isaiah Palermo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Kissimmee, Florida
G 5 Sydney Agudah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Fort Worth, Texas
G 10 Marko Lukic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Belgrade, Serbia
G 11 Jaizec Lottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Aurora, Colorado
G 12 Terrell Curtis II 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Maumelle, Arkansas
C 13 Sam Dunkum 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr North Little Rock, Arkansas
F 15 Horace Wyatt Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
F 20 Kamani Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
G 21 Ryan Pippins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Little Rock, Arkansas
F 25 Nikola Maric 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F 32 Kris Bankston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr DeWitt, Arkansas
G 33 Jovan Stulic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Prigrevica, Serbia
F 44 Ruot Monyyong 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Nashville, Tennessee
C 52 Admir Besovic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2019*
3:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Arkansas
Charity Exhibition 		L 64–79 
Bud Walton Arena (7,384)
Fayetteville, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Missouri State W 67–66  1–0
 JQH Arena (5,002)
Springfield, MO
November 10, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Illinois State L 70–75  1–1
 Redbird Arena (3,988)
Normal, IL
November 14, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Southwest Baptist W 77–59  2–1
 Jack Stephens Center (1,093)
Little Rock, AR
November 17, 2019*
2:00 pm 		at Central Arkansas
Governor's I-40 Showdown 		W 76–56  3–1
 Farris Center (1,709)
Conway, AR
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 16 Memphis
Barclays Center Classic 		L 58–68  3–2
 FedExForum (15,390)
Memphis, TN
November 23, 2019*
12:00 pm, ACCN+ 		at NC State
Barclays Center Classic 		L 58–74  3–3
 PNC Arena (14,078)
Raleigh, NC
November 26, 2019*
6:30 pm 		St. Francis Brooklyn
Barclays Center Classic 		W 67–56  4–3
 Jack Stephens Center (783)
Little Rock, AR
November 27, 2019*
6:30 pm 		Alcorn State
Barclays Center Classic 		W 67–50  5–3
 Jack Stephens Center (807)
Little Rock, AR
November 30, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State L 63–67  5–4
 Jack Stephens Center (921)
Little Rock, AR
December 7, 2019*
5:00 pm 		at North Texas L 53–76  5–5
 The Super Pit (2,136)
Denton, TX
December 10, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee State W 86–62  6–5
 Jack Stephens Center (1,080)
Little Rock, AR
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 73–72  7–5
(1–0) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,862)
Monroe, LA
December 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana W 69–66  8–5
(2–0) 		Cajundome (3,469)
Lafayette, LA
January 2, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas State W 72–68  9–5
(3–0) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,082)
Little Rock, AR
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 92–89  10–5
(4–0) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,203)
Little Rock, AR
January 6, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern W 79–73  11–5
(5–0) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,188)
Little Rock, AR
January 9, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Troy L 71–76  11–6
(5–1) 		Trojan Arena (2,815)
Troy, AL
January 11, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		South Alabama L 43–52  11–7
(5–2) 		Jack Stephens Center (2,525)
Little Rock, AR
January 16, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina W 71–55  12–7
(6–2) 		HTC Center (1,521)
Conway, SC
January 18, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State W 73–57  13–7
(7–2) 		Holmes Center (2,753)
Boone, NC
January 22, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Troy W 81–63  14–7
(8–2) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,051)
Little Rock, AR
January 25, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Alabama W 73–71  15–7
(9–2) 		Mitchell Center (1,934)
Mobile, AL
January 30, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina W 96–79  16–7
(10–2) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,562)
Little Rock, AR
February 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Appalachian State W 93–86  17–7
(11–2) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,745)
Little Rock, AR
February 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Arkansas State W 90–87  18–7
(12–2) 		Jack Stephens Center (3,522)
Little Rock, AR
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas State L 66–74  18–8
(12–3) 		Strahan Arena (1,543)
San Marcos, TX
February 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 65–76  18–9
(12–4) 		College Park Center (1,340)
Arlington, TX
February 22, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State W 81–78  19–9
(13–4) 		First National Bank Arena (2,815)
Jonesboro, AR
February 27, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 79–63  20–9
(14–4) 		Jack Stephens Center (2,126)
Little Rock, AR
February 29, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana W 91–69  21–9
(15–4) 		Jack Stephens Center (2,705)
Little Rock, AR
March 3, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State L 70–89  21–10
(15–5) 		GSU Sports Arena (1,855)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 14, 2020
11:30 am, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (5) Georgia Southern
Semifinals 		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ "Little Rock's Season Ends in Loss to ULM". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Sun Belt Conference cancels basketball tournaments due to coronavirus concerns". March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019-2020 Men's Basketball Schedule". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2019.