Little Rock Trojans | |||
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University | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | ||
Head coach | Steve Wiedower (1st season) | ||
Conference | OVC | ||
Location | Little Rock, Arkansas | ||
Arena | Jack Stephens Center (capacity: 5,600) | ||
Nickname | Trojans | ||
Student section | Maroon Mob | ||
Colors | Maroon, silver, and white [1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
2010, 2015 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 | |||
Conference division season champions | |||
2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 |
The Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. The school joined the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) on July 1, 2022, after 31 seasons in the Sun Belt Conference. [2]
Little Rock has won the West Division in the Sun Belt in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013. They won the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in 2011, 2012, and 2015. They have made the WNIT in 2008, 2009, and 2013. They made the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament in 2010 beating Georgia Tech 63–53. They lost to Oklahoma 60–44 in the subsequent game. They made the Second Round in 2015 after beating Texas A&M 69–60. They lost 57–54 to Arizona State in the subsequent game. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Trojans have an all-time record of 384–485, with a 288–231 record since joining Division I in 1999. [3] [4]
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2010 | #11 | First Round Second Round | #6 Georgia Tech #3 Oklahoma | W 63–54 L 44–60 |
2011 | #12 | First Round | #5 Green Bay | L 55–59 |
2012 | #14 | First Round | #3 Delaware | L 42–73 |
2015 | #11 | First Round Second Round | #6 Texas A&M #3 Arizona State | W 69–60 L 54–57 |
2018 | #14 | First Round | #3 Florida State | L 49–91 |
2019 | #12 | First Round | #5 Gonzaga | L 51–68 |
The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football conference, the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The 14 member institutions of the Sun Belt are distributed across the Southern United States.
The Little Rock Trojans are the athletic teams representing the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The Trojans are a non-football member of the Ohio Valley Conference and a wrestling affiliate member of the Pac-12 Conference. The university offers 7 men's and 8 women's varsity sports. Little Rock has Sun Belt rivalries with all the West Division schools. Little Rock's primary in-state rival is Arkansas State.
The Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. The Trojans joined the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in 2022 after 31 seasons in the Sun Belt Conference. They are led by fifth-year head coach Darrell Walker. They play their home games at the Jack Stephens Center. The Trojans have made five NCAA tournament appearances, most recently in 2016.
The 2010–11 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by 8th year head coach Steve Shields, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center and are members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season with a record of 19–17, 7–9 in Sun Belt play. They won the 2011 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They lost in the new First Four round to UNC Asheville in overtime.
The Little Rock Trojans baseball team, is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. The team is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games at Gary Hogan Field in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The 2014–15 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by twelfth year head coach Steve Shields, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to South Alabama.
The Troy Trojans are the sports teams of Troy University. They began playing in the NCAA's Division I-A in 2001, became a football only member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2004, and joined that conference for all other sports in 2005. Troy University's athletics nickname was the Red Wave until the early 1970s when the student body voted to change the name to Trojans.
The 2015–16 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 in Little Rock, Arkansas 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 regular season championship. They defeated Louisiana–Lafayette and Louisiana–Monroe to win the Sun Belt tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the Tournament as a No. 12 seed, they defeated Purdue in the first round before losing in the second round to Iowa State.
The 2015–16 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by thirteenth year head coach Joe Foley, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 16–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in 2nd place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Troy. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Louis.
The 2016–17 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette.
The 2017–18 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by second-year head coach Wes Flanigan, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Appalachian State.
The 2017–18 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fifteenth year head coach Joe Foley, play their home games at the Jack Stephens Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 17–1 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season and tournament titles to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.
The 2017–18 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represents Troy University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by sixth year head coach Chanda Rigby, play their home games at Trojan Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament where they lost to Little Rock.
Joe Michael Foley is an American women's basketball coach. He coached the Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team from 2003 until 2024. He coached from 1987 to 2003 at Arkansas Tech.
The 2018–19 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by first-year head coach Darrell Walker, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the 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.
The 2018–19 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by sixteenth year head coach Joe Foley, play their home games at the Jack Stephens Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 15–3 in Sun Belt play to win the share the Sun Belt regular season title with Texas–Arlington and won the Sun Belt tournament title to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.
The 2020–21 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by eighteenth-year head coach Joe Foley, played all home games at the Jack Stephens Center along with the Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
The 2021–22 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fourth-year head coach Darrell Walker, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–19, 3–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. They defeated South Alabama in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Troy in the quarterfinals.
The 1985–86 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by head coach Mike Newell, played their home games at Barton Coliseum and were members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a record of 23–11, 12–2 in TAAC play. They won the 1986 TAAC men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. After knocking off No. 3 seed Notre Dame in the opening round, the Trojans lost to NC State, 80–66 in 2OT, in the round of 32.
The 2022–23 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fifth-year head coach Darrell Walker, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, as first-year members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.