2014–15 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2014–15 record13–18 (8–12 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJack Stephens Center
2014–15 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Georgia State155 .750  2510  .714
Georgia Southern146 .700  229  .710
Louisiana–Monroe146 .700  2414  .632
Louisiana–Lafayette137 .650  2214  .611
Texas–Arlington1010 .500  1615  .516
Appalachian State*911 .450  1217  .414
South Alabama911 .450  1221  .364
Arkansas–Little Rock812 .400  1318  .419
Texas State713 .350  1417  .452
Arkansas State614 .300  1118  .379
Troy515 .250  1019  .345
*ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
2015 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

On March 18, 2015 head coach Steve Shields was fired.[1] He compiled a record of 192–178 in eight seasons. In early April, the school hired Chris Beard as head coach.[2]

Roster

2015–16 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Roger Woods 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Jackson, MS
G/F 1 Andre Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Clarksville, TN
G 2 Jerron Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Memphis, TN
G 3 Josh Hagins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bossier City, LA
G 5 Kemy Osse 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)208 lb (94 kg) Jr Montreal, Quebec
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Wes Flanigan
  • Brian Burg
  • Mark Adams

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

Roster
Last update: August 22, 2014

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
5 Kemy Osse Guard 6–1 208 Junior Montreal, Quebec
10 Maurius Hill Forward 6–5 220 Sophomore Homewood, Illinois
11 DeVonte Smith Guard 5–11 170 Senior Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
12 Jushun Blackmon Forward 6–6 210 Junior Little Rock, Arkansas
14 J.T. Thomas Guard 6–1 185 Junior New Orleans, Louisiana
15 Stetson Billings Forward 6–5 195 Junior Strong, Arkansas
20 Ben Marcus Guard/Forward 6–5 200 Freshman Pine Bluff, Arkansas
21 Mareik Isom Guard/Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore Austin, Texas
22 James Reid Guard 6–3 200 Junior Bend, Oregon
24 Ben Dillard Guard 6–2 185 Senior Frisco, Texas
33 James White Forward 6–8 220 Junior Jonesboro, Georgia
55 Gus Leeper Forward 6–10 23t Senior Austin, Texas

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm
UA–Monticello W 77–64  1–0
Jack Stephens Center (946)
Little Rock, AR
11/18/2014*
8:00 pm
at BYU
Maui Invitational
L 62–91  1–1
Marriott Center (12,469)
Provo, UT
11/22/2014*
3:30 pm
UMKC
Maui Invitational
W 73–68  2–1
Jack Stephens Center (647)
Little Rock, AR
11/23/2014*
11:00 am
Cal State Northridge
Maui Invitational
W 94–88 2OT 3–1
Jack Stephens Center (549)
Little Rock, AR
11/29/2014*
3:00 pm
Central Arkansas W 85–71  4–1
Jack Stephens Center (1,060)
Little Rock, AR
12/04/2014*
7:00 pm
at Missouri State L 68–73  4–2
JQH Arena (5,207)
Springfield, MO
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm
Tulsa L 73–78  4–3
Jack Stephens Center (794)
Little Rock, AR
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
Kent State L 55–60 OT 4–4
Jack Stephens Center (1,018)
Little Rock, AR
12/21/2014*
1:00 pm
vs. Green Bay
South Point Holiday Hoops Classic
L 46–66  4–5
South Point Arena (N/A)
Enterprise, NV
12/22/2014*
1:00 pm
vs. Bradley
South Point Holiday Hoops Classic
W 64–54  5–5
South Point Arena (N/A)
Enterprise, NV
12/30/2014
7:30 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette L 79–83 OT 5–6 (0–1)
Jack Stephens Center (N/A)
Little Rock, AR
01/03/2015
1:00 pm
at Georgia State L 69–82  5–7 (0–2)
GSU Sports Arena (1,269)
Atlanta, GA
01/05/2015
7:30 pm
South Alabama L 69–72  5–8 (0–3)
Jack Stephens Center (1,010)
Little Rock, AR
01/08/2015
7:30 pm
at Texas State L 74–77 2OT 5–9 (0–4)
Strahan Coliseum (1,404)
San Marcos, TX
01/10/2015
5:00 pm
Appalachian State W 64–46  6–9 (1–4)
Jack Stephens Center (1,482)
Little Rock, AR
01/17/2015
4:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 52–64  6–10 (1–5)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,793)
Monroe, LA
01/19/2015
7:00 pm
at South Alabama L 64–66  6–11 (1–6)
Mitchell Center (2,046)
Mobile, AL
01/22/2015
7:30 pm
Troy W 73–65  7–11 (2–6)
Jack Stephens Center (1,281)
Little Rock, AR
01/24/2015
5:00 pm
UT Arlington L 68–75  7–12 (2–7)
Jack Stephens Center (N/A)
Little Rock, AR
01/29/2015
7:30 pm
at Arkansas State W 75–65  8–12 (3–7)
Convocation Center (3,104)
Jonesboro, AR
01/31/2015
7:30 pm
at Georgia Southern L 61–76  8–13 (3–8)
Hanner Fieldhouse (N/A)
Statesboro, GA
02/05/2015
7:30 pm
Louisiana–Monroe L 61–77  8–14 (3–9)
Jack Stephens Center (1,676)
Little Rock, AR
02/07/2015
5:00 pm
Texas State W 69–61  9–14 (4–9)
Jack Stephens Center (1,788)
Little Rock, AR
02/12/2015
6:30 pm
at Appalachian State W 79–74  10–14 (5–9)
Holmes Center (1,187)
Boone, NC
02/14/2015
5:00 pm
Georgia Southern L 70–72 OT 10–15 (5–10)
Jack Stephens Center (1,323)
Little Rock, AR
02/19/2015
7:30 pm
Arkansas State W 70–57  11–15 (6–10)
Jack Stephens Center (3,629)
Little Rock, AR
02/21/2015
4:15 pm
at Troy W 63–58  12–15 (7–10)
Trojan Arena (1,762)
Troy, AL
02/26/2015
7:30 pm
Georgia State W 92–83  13–15 (8–10)
Jack Stephens Center (1,879)
Little Rock, AR
02/28/2015
7:15 pm, ESPN3
at UT Arlington L 73–82  13–16 (8–11)
College Park Center (2,512)
Arlington, TX
03/05/2015
7:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 69–75  13–17 (8–12)
Cajundome (4,134)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/12/2015
7:30 pm
vs. South Alabama
First round
L 55–57  13–18
Lakefront Arena (N/A)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. http://www.katv.com/story/28556812/ualr-mens-basketball-coach-steve-shields-fired
  2. Dauster, Rob (2015-04-07). "Chris Beard will be Arkansas-Little Rock's next head coach". CollegeBasketballTalk. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2014-09-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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