2020–21 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team


The 2020–21 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented 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, played 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 played in the West Division.

2020–21 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record11–15 (7–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Charles Baker
  • Preston Laird
Home arenaJack Stephens Center
Seasons
2020–21 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Georgia State 8 4   .667 16 6   .727
Coastal Carolina 9 5   .643 18 8   .692
South Alabama 10 7   .588 17 11   .607
Appalachian State 7 8   .467 17 12   .586
Georgia Southern 7 9   .438 13 13   .500
Troy 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
West
Texas State 12 3   .800 18 7   .720
Louisiana 10 7   .588 17 9   .654
UT Arlington 9 8   .529 13 13   .500
Arkansas State 7 8   .467 11 13   .458
Little Rock 7 11   .389 11 15   .423
Louisiana–Monroe 5 13   .278 7 19   .269
2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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2020–21 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists 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
 17  Nowell   10  Monyyong   5  Nowell  KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
November 27, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. UNC Greensboro
Wade Houston Tipoff Classic
L 70–77  1–1
 21  Maric   6  Coupet Jr.   6  Nowell  KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
November 30, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Duquesne
Wade Houston Tipoff Classic
W 76–66  2–1
 16  Maric   13  Monyyong   11  Nowell  KFC Yum! Center (125)
Louisville, KY
December 3, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Winthrop
Wade Houston Tipoff Classic
L 75–80  2–2
 25  Nowell   12  Monyyong   10  Nowell  KFC Yum! Center (110)
Louisville, KY
December 4, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Western Kentucky
Wade Houston Tipoff Classic
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
December 6, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas
Governor's I-40 Showdown
W 86–83  3–2
 19  Nowell   13  Monyyong   13  Nowell  Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
December 15, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M-Texarkana Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
December 18, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Champion Christian W 78–50  4–2
 17  Nowell   6  Maric   10  Nowell  Jack Stephens Center (232)
Little Rock, AR
December 21, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 77–85  4–3
 18  Nowell   7  Maric   7  Nowell  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)
 27  Coupet Jr.   8  Monyyong   6  Monyyong  Jack Stephens Center (427)
Little Rock, AR
January 2, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington W 75–62  6–3
(2–0)
 26  Coupet Jr.   15  Monyyong   6  Maric  Jack Stephens Center (464)
Little Rock, AR
January 8, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana L 64–66  6–4
(2–1)
 18  Maric   13  Monyyong   5  Andric  Cajundome (457)
Lafayette, LA
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana W 78–76 OT 7–4
(3–1)
 19  Monyyong   16  Monyyong   3  Nowell  Canjudome (405)
Lafayette, LA
January 15, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Texas State L 59–64  7–5
(3–2)
 14  Monyyong   10  Monyyong   3  Nowell  Jack Stephens Center (528)
Little Rock, AR
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas State L 56–67  7–6
(3–3)
 20  Coupet Jr.   10  Monyyong   4  Andric  Jack Stephens Center (427)
Little Rock, AR
January 22, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington W 66–59  8–6
(4–3)
 14  Lukic   14  Monyyong   5  Nowell  College Park Center (624)
Arlington, TX
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington L 61–66  8–7
(4–4)
 19  Nowell   19  Monyyong   4  Coupet Jr.  College Park Center (624)
Arlington, TX
January 29, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 66–62  9–7
(5–4)
 17  Nowell   9  Maric   3  Nowell  Jack Stephens Center (547)
Little Rock, AR
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 65–49  10–7
(6–4)
 18  Maric   12  Monyyong   6  Nowell  Jack Stephens Center (592)
Little Rock, AR
February 5, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State L 47–57  10–8
(6–5)
 12  Maric   11  Monyyong   2  Coupet Jr.  Strahan Arena (801)
San Marcos, TX
February 6, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State L 67–77 OT 10–9
(6–6)
 21  Lukic   9  Monyyong   6  Coupet Jr.  Strahan Arena (758)
San Marcos, TX
February 12, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State L 62–73  10–10
(6–7)
 22  Coupet Jr.   13  Monyyong   7  White  First National Bank Arena (819)
Jonesboro, AR
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State L 65–67  10–11
(6–8)
 16  Maric   8  Coupet Jr.   4  Coupet Jr.  Jack Stephens Center (1,021)
Arlington, TX
February 21, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe L 66–78  10–12
(6–9)
 24  Maric   14  Monyyong   4  Maric  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,311)
Monroe, LA
February 22, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe L 64–68  10–13
(6–10)
 20  Lukic   10  Coupet Jr.   4  Coupet Jr.  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,179)
Monroe, LA
February 26, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana L 61–66  10–14
(6–11)
 18  Coupet Jr.   19  Monyyong   3  Maric  Jack Stephens Center (410)
Little Rock, AR
February 27, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana W 69–59  11–14
(7–11)
 17  Maric   9  Besovic   3  Maric/Andric  Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+
(W5) vs. (E4) Appalachian State
First round
L 60–67  11–15
 19  Coupet Jr.   10  Monyyong   3  Coupet Jr.  Hartsell Arena (148)
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[1]

References

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