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
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	11–15 (7–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Darrell Walker (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Charles Baker Preston Laird
Home arena	Jack Stephens Center

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

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
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 Darrell Walker (Arkansas) Assistant coach(es) Charles Baker (Eastern Kentucky) Preston Laird (Memphis) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 27, 2020

Schedule and results

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.

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