2015–16 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

2015–16 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
Sun Belt regular season champions
and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2015–16 record 30–5 (17–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach Chris Beard (1st year)
Assistant coach Wes Flanigan
Assistant coach Brian Burg
Assistant coach Mark Adams
Home arena Jack Stephens Center
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock 17 3   .850     30 5   .857
Louisiana–Monroe 15 5   .750     20 14   .588
Texas–Arlington 13 7   .650     24 11   .686
Louisiana–Lafayette 12 8   .600     19 15   .559
Georgia Southern 10 10   .500     14 17   .452
Georgia State 9 11   .450     16 14   .533
Texas State 8 12   .400     15 16   .484
South Alabama 8 12   .400     14 19   .424
Arkansas State 7 13   .350     11 20   .355
Appalachian State 7 13   .350     9 22   .290
Troy 4 16   .200     9 22   .290
2016 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by first year head coach Chris Beard, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the 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

2015–16 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Woods, RogerRoger Woods 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Jackson, MS
G 1 Jackson, JalenJalen Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr West Memphis, AR
F 2 Green, DanielDaniel Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Colleyville, TX
G 3 Hagins, JoshJosh Hagins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Bossier City, LA
F 5 Black, OliverOliver Black 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Jackson, MS
F 10 Hill, MauriusMaurius Hill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Homewood, IL
G 11 Ruttley, JermaineJermaine Ruttley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Radcliff, KY
F 12 Shoshi, LisLis Shoshi 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Peje, Kosovo
G 13 Johnson, Jr., MarcusMarcus Johnson, Jr. 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Charlotte, NC
F 14 Isom, MareikMareik Isom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Austin, TX
F 15 Billings, StetsonStetson Billings 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Strong, AR
G 20 Marcus, BenBen Marcus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Pine Bluff, AR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 22, 2015

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Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/07/2015*
7:00 pm
UA–Fort Smith W 70–60 
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
Regular season

11/14/2015*
3:00 pm
Central Baptist W 76–57  1–0
Jack Stephens Center (1,936)
Little Rock, AR

11/18/2015*
5:15 pm
Centenary W 95–49  2–0
Jack Stephens Center (2,275)
Little Rock, AR

11/21/2015*
3:00 pm, FSSD
at San Diego State
Las Vegas Invitational
W 49–43  3–0
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA

11/26/2015*
1:00 pm
vs. East Carolina
Las Vegas Invitational
W 54–46  4–0
Orleans Arena (3,125)
Paradise, NV

11/28/2015*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulsa W 64–60  5–0
Reynolds Center (3,821)
Tulsa, OK

12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
Central Arkansas W 79–73  6–0
Jack Stephens Center (3,638)
Little Rock, AR

12/05/2015*
7:00 pm
at Idaho W 64–54  7–0
Cowan Spectrum (1,154)
Moscow, ID

12/12/2015*
9:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul W 66–44  8–0
McGrath–Phillips Arena (1,740)
Chicago, IL

12/16/2015*
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 77–54  9–0
Farris Center (3,055)
Conway, AR

12/20/2015*
1:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 84–57  10–0
Jack Stephens Center (3,130)
Little Rock, AR

12/21/2015*
2:00 pm, FSSW
at Texas Tech L 53–65  10–1
United Supermarkets Arena (5,955)
Lubbock, TX

12/30/2015
7:00 pm
at South Alabama W 69–60  11–1
(1–0)
Mitchell Center (2,314)
Mobile, AL

01/02/2016
4:15 pm
at Troy W 67–61  12–1
(2–0)
Trojan Arena (1,223)
Troy, AL

01/07/2016
7:15 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette W 77–57  13–1
(3–0)
Jack Stephens Center (3,218)
Little Rock, AR

01/09/2016
6:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 58–57  14–1
(4–0)
Jack Stephens Center (3,629)
Little Rock, AR

01/14/2016
7:15 pm
Appalachian State W 81–55  15–1
(5–0)
Jack Stephens Center (3,543)
Little Rock, AR

01/18/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State L 73–76  15–2
(5–1)
Convocation Center (2,136)
Jonesboro, AR

01/21/2016
7:30 pm
at Texas State W 77–74 OT 16–2
(6–1)
Strahan Coliseum (3,357)
San Marcos, TX

01/23/2016
7:15 pm
at UT Arlington W 68–62  17–2
(7–1)
College Park Center (5,033)
Arlington, TX

01/28/2016
7:15 pm
Georgia Southern W 80–67  18–2
(8–1)
Jack Stephens Center (3,078)
Little Rock, AR

01/30/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia State W 63–53  19–2
(9–1)
Jack Stephens Center (4,682)
Little Rock, AR

02/04/2016
7:15 pm
Troy W 72–49  20–2
(10–1)
Jack Stephens Center (3,385)
Little Rock, AR

02/06/2016
6:00 pm
South Alabama W 74–43  21–2
(11–1)
Jack Stephens Center (3,959)
Little Rock, AR

02/11/2016
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 82–86  21–3
(11–2)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,761)
Monroe, LA

02/13/2016
4:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette W 68–64  22–3
(12–2)
Cajundome (5,347)
Lafayette, LA

02/18/2016
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State W 57–49  23–3
(13–2)
GSU Sports Arena (1,516)
Atlanta, GA

02/20/2016
6:00 pm
at Georgia Southern W 75–61  24–3
(14–2)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,702)
Statesboro, GA

02/25/2016
7:15 pm
UT Arlington W 72–60  25–3
(15–2)
Jack Stephens Center (5,253)
Little Rock, AR

02/27/2016
6:00 pm
Texas State W 73–68  26–3
(16–2)
Jack Stephens Center (5,168)
Little Rock, AR

03/01/2016
7:15 pm
Arkansas State W 89–90  27–3
(17–2)
Jack Stephens Center (5,619)
Little Rock, AR

03/03/2016
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State L 63–69  27–4
(17–3)
Holmes Center (1,112)
Boone, NC
Sun Belt Tournament

03/12/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) Louisiana–Lafayette
Semifinals
W 72–65  28–4
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA

03/13/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) vs. (2) Louisiana–Monroe
Championship
W 70–50  29–4
Lakefront Arena (1,665)
New Orleans, LA
NCAA Tournament

03/17/2016*
3:20 pm, TBS
(12 MW) vs. (5 MW) #12 Purdue
First round
W 85–83 2OT 30–4
Pepsi Center (19,499)
Denver, CO

03/19/2016*
5:10 pm, TNT
(12 MW) vs. (4 MW) #22 Iowa State
Second round
L 61–78  30–5
Pepsi Center (19,551)
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region.
All times are in Central Time.

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