2014–15 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team American college basketball season
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.
On March 18, 2015 head coach Steve Shields was fired.[ 1] Chris Beard as head coach.[ 2]
Roster
2015–16 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
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
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
[ 3]
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular season
11/16/2014 *2:00 pm
UA–Monticello W 77–64 1–0
Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
11/18/2014 *8:00 pm
at BYU Maui Invitational L 62–91 1–1
Marriott Center 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 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 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 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 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 Monroe, LA
01/19/2015 7:00 pm
at South Alabama
L 64–66 6–11 (1–6)
Mitchell Center 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 Jonesboro, AR
01/31/2015 7:30 pm
at Georgia Southern
L 61–76 8–13 (3–8)
Hanner Fieldhouse 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 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 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 Arlington, TX
03/05/2015 7:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette
L 69–75 13–17 (8–12)
Cajundome Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt tournament
03/12/2015 7:30 pm
vs. South Alabama First round L 55–57 13–18
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
References
