2020–21 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by third-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. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they will play in the West Division.

2020–21 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
2020–21 record10–7 (6–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Charles Baker
  • Preston Laird
Home arenaJack Stephens Center
2020–21 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Appalachian State64 .600  127  .632
Coastal Carolina65 .545  126  .667
Georgia Southern66 .500  129  .571
South Alabama55 .500  118  .579
Troy46 .400  1010  .500
Georgia State23 .400  84  .667
West
Texas State73 .700  136  .684
Louisiana75 .583  136  .684
UT Arlington75 .583  119  .550
Little Rock66 .500  109  .526
Arkansas State55 .500  89  .471
Louisiana–Monroe210 .167  415  .211
2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2019–20 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.

Roster

2020–21 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Ben Coupet Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Markquis Nowell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)155 lb (70 kg) Jr Harlem, New York
G 2 Alsean Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Lakeland, Florida
G 3 Isaiah Palermo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Kissimmee, Florida
G 5 CJ White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Little Rock, Arkansas
G 10 Marko Lukic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Belgrade, Serbia
G 11 Marko Andric 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Belgrade, Serbia
G 12 Terrell Curtis II 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Maumelle, Arkansas
G 15 Sydney Agudah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Fort Worth, Texas
F 25 Nikola Maric 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) Jr Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F 32 Kris Bankston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr DeWitt, Arkansas
G 33 Jovan Stulic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Prigrevica, Serbia
G/F 35 Yacine Toumi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Meudon, France
F 44 Ruot Monyyong 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Nashville, Tennessee
C 52 Admir Besovic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Prairie View A&M
Wade Houston Tipoff Classic
W 71–66  1–0
KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
November 27, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. UNC Greensboro
Wade Houston Tipoff Classic
L 70–77  1–1
KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
November 30, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Duquesne
Wade Houston Tipoff Classic
W 76–66  2–1
KFC Yum! Center (125)
Louisville, KY
December 3, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Winthrop
Wade Houston Tipoff Classic
L 75–80  2–2
KFC Yum! Center (110)
Louisville, KY
December 6, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas
Governor's I-40 Showdown
W 86–83  3–2
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
December 18, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Champion Christian W 78–50  4–2
Jack Stephens Center (232)
Little Rock, AR
December 21, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 77–85  4–3
JQH Arena (1,201)
Springfield, MO
Sun Belt Conference regular season
January 1, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington W 102–93  5–3
(1–0)
Jack Stephens Center (427)
Little Rock, AR
January 2, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington W 75–62  6–3
(2–0)
Jack Stephens Center (464)
Little Rock, AR
January 8, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana L 64–66  6–4
(2–1)
Cajundome (457)
Lafayette, LA
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana W 78–76 OT 7–4
(3–1)
Canjudome (405)
Lafayette, LA
January 15, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Texas State L 59–64  7–5
(3–2)
Jack Stephens Center (528)
Little Rock, AR
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas State L 56–67  7–6
(3–3)
Jack Stephens Center (427)
Little Rock, AR
January 22, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington W 66–59  8–6
(4–3)
College Park Center (624)
Arlington, TX
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington L 61–66  8–7
(4–4)
College Park Center (624)
Arlington, TX
January 29, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 66–62  9–7
(5–4)
Jack Stephens Center (547)
Little Rock, AR
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 65–49  10–7
(6–4)
Jack Stephens Center (592)
Little Rock, AR
February 5, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
February 6, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
February 10, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
February 13, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State Jack Stephens Center 
Arlington, TX
February 19, 2021
 ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
February 20, 2021
 ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
February 26, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
February 27, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
Sun Belt Tournament
March 5–8, 2021
vs.  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[1]

References

  1. "2020-2021 Men's Basketball Schedule". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
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