2016–17 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas–Arlington	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
Georgia State	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Arkansas State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Texas State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	14	.611
Georgia Southern	11	–	7	.611	18	–	15	.545
Louisiana–Lafayette	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Troy †	10	–	8	.556	22	–	15	.595
Coastal Carolina	10	–	8	.556	20	–	19	.513
South Alabama	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Little Rock	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Appalachian State	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Louisiana–Monroe	2	–	16	.111	9	–	24	.273

† 2017 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

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	Hometown
F	0	Ryan Pippins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Little Rock, AR
G	1	Jalen Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	West Memphis, AR
G	3	Andre Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Little Rock, AR
F	5	Oliver Black	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Jackson, MS
F	10	Maurius Hill	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Homewood, IL
F	12	Lis Shoshi	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Peje, Kosovo
G	13	Marcus Johnson, Jr.	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Charlotte, NC
F	15	Stetson Billings	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Strong, AR
G	20	Ben Marcus	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Pine Bluff, AR
G	21	Dayshawn Watkins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	North Little Rock, AR
F	22	Shandon Goldman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Evansville, AR
G	23	Kemy Osse	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	RS Sr	Montreal, QC
G	24	Evan Moorman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Memphis, TN
G	30	Deondre Burns	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Yazoo City, MS

Head coach

Wes Flanigan (Auburn)

Assistant coach(es)

Kwanza Johnson (Tulsa)
Mitch Cole (MT ST–Billings)
Solomon Bozeman (Little Rock)

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^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 3:00 pm	Central Baptist Lone Star Showcase	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
11/14/2016* 6:30 pm	Ozarks	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
11/18/2016* 6:30 pm	Idaho	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
11/21/2016* 5:00 pm	vs. St. Bonaventure Lone Star Showcase	H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX
11/22/2016* 7:30 pm	vs. Pepperdine Lone Star Showcase	H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX
11/23/2016* 7:30 pm	vs. Central Michigan Lone Star Showcase	H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX
11/29/2016* 7:30 pm	at Central Arkansas	Farris Center 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	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	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	at UT Arlington	College Park Center Arlington, TX
02/18/2017 7:00 pm	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	Georgia Southern	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
03/02/2017	at South Alabama	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
03/04/2017	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

[1] ttp://lrtrojans.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=159&path=mbball

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