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
Record13–18 (8–12 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJack Stephens Center
Seasons
2014–15 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia State 15 5   .750 25 10   .714
Georgia Southern 14 6   .700 22 9   .710
Louisiana–Monroe 14 6   .700 24 14   .632
Louisiana–Lafayette 13 7   .650 22 14   .611
Texas–Arlington 10 10   .500 16 15   .516
Appalachian State* 9 11   .450 12 17   .414
South Alabama 9 11   .450 12 21   .364
Arkansas–Little Rock 8 12   .400 13 18   .419
Texas State 7 13   .350 14 17   .452
Arkansas State 6 14   .300 11 18   .379
Troy 5 15   .250 10 19   .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

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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
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

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  1. ^ "UALR men's basketball coach Steve Shields fired". March 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Dauster, Rob (April 7, 2015). "Chris Beard will be Arkansas-Little Rock's next head coach". CollegeBasketballTalk. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "M Basketball - Schedule/Results - UALRTrojans.com Official Web Site of Arkansas Little Rock Athletics". Archived from the original on September 30, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.