2019–20 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

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.

2019–20 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
Sun Belt regular season champions
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	21–10 (15–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Darrell Walker (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Charles Baker Alfred Jordan Preston Laird
Home arena	Jack Stephens Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 Darrell Walker (Arkansas) Assistant coach(es) Charles Baker (Eastern Kentucky) Alfred Jordan (Clark Atlanta) Preston Laird (Memphis) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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.