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2023–24 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

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2023–24 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
Ohio Valley regular season co-champions
CBI, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record21–13 (14–4 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJack Stephens Center
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 14 4   .778 21 13   .618
UT Martin 14 4   .778 21 11   .656
Morehead State 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
Western Illinois 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
Tennessee State 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
SIU Edwardsville 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Eastern Illinois 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Southern Indiana* 5 13   .278 8 24   .250
Tennessee Tech 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Southeast Missouri State 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
Lindenwood* 3 15   .167 9 22   .290
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 OVC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by sixth-year head coach Darrell Walker, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center located in Little Rock, Arkansas, as second-year members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

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The Trojans finished the 2022–23 season 10–21, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.[1]

Roster

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2023–24 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Christian Hughes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Kirkwood, Missouri
F 1 DeAntoni Gordon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Mobile, Alabama
G 2 KK Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Little Rock, Arkansas
G 3 Bradley Douglas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Eustis, Florida
F 4 Creed Williamson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Little Rock, Arkansas
F 5 Jaylen Crocker-Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr San Antonio, Texas
G 7 Pavle Kuzmanovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Loznica, Serbia
G 8 Shota Abashidze 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Tbilisi, Georgia
G 11 Cougar Downing 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Olathe, Kansas
G 12 Jordan Jefferson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Marietta, Georgia
G 13 Kristiyan Popov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Varna, Bulgaria
F 19 Nikola Milosevic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Belgrade, Serbia
G 20 Marcus Golden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Clearwater, Florida
F 21 Ante Beljan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Trogir, Croatia
F/C 22 Makhel Mitchell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
G 24 Jamir Chaplin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Norcross, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2023*
7:00 pm
Arkansas Baptist W 97–66 
                  Jack Stephens Center (5,199)
Little Rock, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas State W 71–66  1–0
 24  Robinson   8  Gordon   4  Robinson  Jack Stephens Center (2,146)
Little Rock, AR
November 10, 2022*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at UIC L 71–86  1–1
 19  Gordon   10  Chaplin   3  Tied  Credit Union 1 Arena (2,593)
Chicago, IL
November 18, 2023*
1:00 pm
vs. Northern Illinois
Capitol Challenge
L 93–98  1–2
 26  Gordon   6  Gordon   8  Robinson  GSU Convocation Center (1,188)
Atlanta, GA
November 19, 2023*
2:00 pm
at Georgia State
Capitol Challenge
L 77–88  1–3
 22  Chaplin   10  Robinson   5  Robinson  GSU Convocation Center (1,451)
Atlanta, GA
November 22, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State L 90–93 OT 1–4
 26  Robinson   11  Chaplin   7  Robinson  Jack Stephens Center (737)
Little Rock, AR
November 25, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Tulsa W 84–82 OT 2–4
 27  Chaplin   15  Chaplin   6  Douglas  Jack Stephens Center (925)
Little Rock, AR
November 28, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Ball State W 90–64  3–4
 26  Douglas   8  Chaplin   6  Williamson  Jack Stephens Center (1,081)
Little Rock, AR
December 1, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State W 77–66  4–4
 18  Downing   15  Gordon   6  Douglas  Jack Stephens Center (2,613)
Little Rock, AR
December 7, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Central Arkansas
I-40 Showdown
L 71–75  4–5
 21  Chaplin   15  Crocker-Johnson   5  Gordon  Farris Center (2,730)
Conway, AR
December 10, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Winthrop L 68–85  4–6
 15  Crocker-Johnson   9  Crocker-Johnson   3  Tied  Jack Stephens Center (387)
Little Rock, AR
December 13, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
UTSA W 93–84  5–6
 22  Chaplin   7  Douglas   3  Tied  Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
December 18, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Murray State W 80–66  6–6
 16  Robinson   14  Robinson   5  Douglas  Jack Stephens Center (832)
Little Rock, AR
December 21, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville State L 60–90  6–7
 14  Robinson   10  Crocker-Johnson   2  Tied  Jack Stephens Center (1,256)
Little Rock, AR
OVC regular season
December 28, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech W 81–75  7–7
(1–0)
 25  Chaplin   9  Tied   4  Tied  Eblen Center (1,111)
Cookeville, TN
December 30, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee State L 82–90  7–8
(1–1)
 29  Chaplin   9  Chaplin   2  Chaplin  Gentry Complex (493)
Nashville, TN
January 4, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville W 88–80  8–8
(2–1)
 19  Gordon   10  Robinson   12  Robinson  Jack Stephens Center (1,011)
Little Rock, AR
January 6, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Illinois L 88–90  8–9
(2–2)
 19  Chaplin   7  Gordon   7  Robinson  Jack Stephens Center (987)
Little Rock, AR
January 13, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at UT Martin L 72–77  8–10
(2–3)
 22  Chaplin   7  Robinson   5  Mitchell  Skyhawk Arena (1,543)
Martin, TN
January 18, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Indiana W 77–75  9–10
(3–3)
 20  Robinson   12  Robinson   7  Robinson  Screaming Eagles Arena (1,247)
Evansville, IN
January 25, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Lindenwood W 80–66  10–10
(4–3)
 22  Chaplin   7  Chaplin   6  Robinson  Jack Stephens Center (1,189)
Little Rock, AR
January 27, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 66–61  11–10
(5–3)
 13  Tied   10  Crocker-Johnson   5  Robinson  Jack Stephens Center (1,356)
Little Rock, AR
February 1, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville L 66–68  11–11
(5–4)
 13  Robinson   8  Douglas   5  Robinson  First Community Arena (1,254)
Edwardsville, IL
February 3, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois W 71–47  12–11
(6–4)
 14  Tied   13  Crocker-Johnson   6  Crocker-Johnson  Groniger Arena (1,192)
Charleston, IL
February 6, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Martin W 77–57  13–11
(7–4)
 17  Douglas   11  Crocker-Johnson   3  Tied  Jack Stephens Center (1,236)
Little Rock, AR
February 8, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Western Illinois W 63–60  14–11
(8–4)
 23  Robinson   7  Chaplin   2  Tied  Western Hall (1,076)
Macomb, IL
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State W 69–68  15–11
(9–4)
 21  Robinson   7  Tied   3  Tied  Jack Stephens Center (2,102)
Little Rock, AR
February 17, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Indiana W 80–62  16–11
(10–4)
 22  Chaplin   11  Mitchell   5  Douglas  Jack Stephens Center (1,875)
Little Rock, AR
February 22, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State W 83–61  17–11
(11–4)
 19  Chaplin   11  Chaplin   5  Robinson  Show Me Center (1,013)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 24, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Lindenwood W 82–73  18–11
(12–4)
 21  Mitchell   14  Mitchell   5  Tied  Hyland Performance Arena (1,113)
St. Charles, MO
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee State W 85–60  19–11
(13–4)
 22  Jefferson   8  Mitchell   5  Mitchell  Jack Stephens Center (3,367)
Little Rock, AR
March 2, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 81–43  20–11
(14–4)
 16  Robinson   7  Tied   6  Mitchell  Jack Stephens Center (4,023)
Little Rock, AR
OVC Tournament
March 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (4) Western Illinois
Semifinals
W 82–57  21–11
 16  Tied   7  Tied   5  Mitchell  Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
March 9, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) vs. (3) Morehead State
Championship
L 55–69  21–12
 14  Douglas   6  Chaplin   3  Mitchell  Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
CBI
March 24, 2024
2:30 p.m., FloHoops
(10) vs. (7) Fairfield
First round
L 75–82  21–13
 20  Jefferson   7  Robinson   8  Robinson  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Little Rock Trojans Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Little Rock Trojans Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2023.