2016–17 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

2016–17 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2016–17 record	5–2 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Wes Flanigan (1st year)
Assistant coach	Kwanza Johnson
Assistant coach	Mitch Cole
Assistant coach	Solomon Bozeman
Home arena	Jack Stephens Center

2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Little Rock	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Louisiana–Lafayette	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Texas–Arlington	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Texas State	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Troy	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286

† 2017 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner As of December 5, 2016;

The 2016–17 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by first year head coach Wes Flanigan, play their home games at the Jack Stephens Center and are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 30–5, 17–3 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt Championship. They defeated Louisiana–Lafayette and Louisiana–Monroe to become champions of the Sun Belt Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Purdue in the first round before losing in the second round to Iowa State.

Roster

2016–17 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Pippins, RyanRyan Pippins	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Little Rock, AR
1.5 !G	1	Jackson, JalenJalen Jackson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	West Memphis, AR
1.5 !G	3	Jones, AndreAndre Jones	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Little Rock, AR
3.5 !F	5	Black, OliverOliver Black	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Jackson, MS
3.5 !F	10	Hill, MauriusMaurius Hill	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Homewood, IL
3.5 !F	12	Shoshi, LisLis Shoshi	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Peje, Kosovo
1.5 !G	13	Johnson, Jr., MarcusMarcus Johnson, Jr.	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Charlotte, NC
3.5 !F	15	Billings, StetsonStetson Billings	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Strong, AR
1.5 !G	20	Marcus, BenBen Marcus	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Pine Bluff, AR
1.5 !G	21	Watkins, DayshawnDayshawn Watkins	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	North Little Rock, AR
3.5 !F	22	Goldman, ShandonShandon Goldman	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Evansville, AR
1.5 !G	23	Osse, KemyKemy Osse	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Montreal, QC
1.5 !G	24	Moorman, EvanEvan Moorman	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	30	Burns, DeondreDeondre Burns	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Yazoo City, MS

Head coach

Wes Flanigan (Auburn)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 16, 2016

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 3:00 pm	Central Baptist Lone Star Showcase	W 97–65	1–0	Jack Stephens Center (2,363) Little Rock, AR
11/14/2016* 6:30 pm	Ozarks	W 100–61	2–0	Jack Stephens Center (1,781) Little Rock, AR
11/18/2016* 6:30 pm	Idaho	L 57–65	2–1	Jack Stephens Center (2,630) Little Rock, AR
11/21/2016* 5:00 pm	vs. St. Bonaventure Lone Star Showcase	W 68–65	3–1	H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX
11/22/2016* 7:30 pm	vs. Pepperdine Lone Star Showcase	L 65–66	3–2	H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX
11/23/2016* 7:30 pm	vs. Central Michigan Lone Star Showcase	W 91–79	4–2	H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX
11/29/2016* 7:30 pm	at Central Arkansas	W 89–87 ^OT	5–2	Farris Center (2,643) Conway, AR
12/03/2016* 3:00 pm	Tulsa			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
12/08/2016* 6:30 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
12/10/2016* 3:00 pm	Central Arkansas			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
12/14/2016*	at Northern Arizona			Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
12/19/2016* 7:00 PM	at Oral Roberts			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
12/21/2016*	at Florida			O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
Sun Belt Conference regular season
12/31/2016 3:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
01/02/2017 6:30 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
01/07/2017	at Appalachian State			Holmes Center Boone, NC
01/09/2017 ASN	at Coastal Carolina			HTC Center Conway, SC
01/14/2017 6:00 pm	Arkansas State			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
01/21/2017 6:00 pm	South Alabama			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
01/23/2017 6:30 pm	Troy			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
01/28/2017	at Louisiana–Lafayette			Cajundome Lafayette, LA
01/30/2017	at Louisiana–Monroe			Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
02/04/2017 6:00 pm	Coastal Carolina			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
02/06/2017 6:30 pm, ASN	Appalachian State			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
02/11/2017 4:30 pm	at Texas State			Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX
02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ASN	at UT Arlington			College Park Center Arlington, TX
02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Arkansas State			Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
02/25/2017 6:00 pm	Georgia State			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
02/27/2017 6:30 pm, ASN	Georgia Southern			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
03/02/2017	at South Alabama			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
03/04/2017 ESPN3	at Troy			Trojan Arena Troy, AL
Sun Belt Tournament
03/08/2017– 03/12/2017	vs.			Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://lrtrojans.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=159&path=mbball

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 2016–17

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