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RAND CHAMPION Assistant A.D./Communications 2018-19 TROJAN [email protected] 501.569.3307 GAME NOTES LRTrojans.com 2018-19 SCHEDULE GAME 30: LOUISIANA 10-19 OVERALL, 5-11 SUN BELT Thursday, March 7 | 6:30 p.m. Jack Stephens Center | Little Rock, Ark. NOVEMBER Records: Little Rock (10-19, 5-11) | Louisiana (17-12, 8-8) 8 SOUTHEASTERN OKLA. W (OT) 101-92 Watch: ESPN+ 13 at Tennessee State W 83-67 Radio: The Point 94.1 FM 16 at #6 Nevada ^ L 59-87 Live Stats: TrojanStats.com 19 at Tulsa ^ L 78-88 23 HOWARD ^ W 97-76 OPENING TIP 24 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF ^ L 66-75 Little Rock closes out the 2018-19 regular season with a pair of home STARTING FIVE 28 at Central Arkansas L 65-78 games at the Jack Stephens Center, beginning with reigning Sun Belt champion Louisiana Thursday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m. Ben Creighton and • Little Rock and Louisiana meet for the 53rd time with the Ragin’ DECEMBER U.S. Reed will call the game on ESPN+ with Ray Tucker handling the radio Cajuns holding a 29-23 lead in the all-time series. Little Rock is 1 SAM HOUSTON STATE W 79-52 play-by-play duties for the Trojans on The Point 94.1 FM. 14-10 all-time against Louisiana in Little Rock but have lost two- 4 BRADLEY L 62-68 straight to the Cajuns at the Jack Stephens Center. 8 CENTRAL ARKANSAS L 82-85 THE RACE FOR NEW ORLEANS Heading into the Sun Belt’s final weekend, Little Rock remains in a race to • Little Rock enters the week tied for 10th in the Sun Belt 11 MILES COLLEGE W 67-47 qualify for the 2019 Sun Belt tournament. Entering the week, the Trojans standings but are the number 11 seed due to the tiebreaker loss 19 at Memphis L 89-99 are tied with Appalachian State for 10th, and would currently be in the to Appalachian State in January. In order for the Trojans to make 22 at Georgetown L (OT) 94-102 number 11 seed after losing the tiebreaker for the Mountaineers, on the the Sun Belt tournament, they need to win one more game than outside looking in. For Little Rock to make the postseason, it comes down the Mountaineers this week. JANUARY to a simple scenario for the Trojans - they need to win one more game this 3 at ULM * L 84-97 week than the Mountaineers, who host Troy and South Alabama. • Rayjon Tucker enters the week with 574 points on the year, 5 at Louisiana * L 61-75 ranking seventh in program history, and needs just 26 points to FINISHING AT THE JACK become the fifth Trojan to score 600 points in a season. 10 TROY * W 73-59 For the first time since the 2013-14 season, Little Rock will close out the 12 SOUTH ALABAMA * W 91-62 regular season at the Jack Stephens Center, a home where the Trojans • Kris Bankston went 7-for-7 against Georgia State and upped 17 at Texas State L 62-80 have posted a 131-76 (.633) record since the doors opened in 2005. Little his season field goal percentage to 81.9%, which will shatter the 19 at UT Arlington * L 73-82 Rock is 7-7 on its home court this season as the Trojans seek to record Trojans’ single season record. their 13th season with a winning record at home in the 14 years the Jack 24 COASTAL CAROLINA * L 71-72 has served as Little Rock’s home court. • Nikola Maric continues to make a case for Sun Belt Freshman of 26 APPALACHIAN STATE * L 73-77 the Year, averaging 10.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game while BACK IN THE BELT shooting 51.9% from the floor and 48.4% from three. FEBRUARY The 2018-19 season marks Little Rock’s 28th year as a member of the Sun 2 ARKANSAS STATE * L 83-84 Belt Conference, joining the league in the 1991-92 season. During that 7 at Troy * W 84-70 stretch, the Trojans have posted a 241-233 (.508) record in conference play. Little Rock and Louisiana have competed as Sun Belt rivals since the 9 at South Alabama * W 73-68 1992-93 season with the Ragin’ Cajuns holding a 25-22 edge against the Trojans since joining the league, including a 4-1 mark in postseason play. 14 UT ARLINGTON * W 56-52 IRON MAN 16 TEXAS STATE * L 60-67 Rayjon Tucker has been a mainstay on the court for Little Rock this season, compiling 1,028 minutes in his 28 games played this season, ranking 23 at Arkansas State * L 65-72 26th nationally in minutes played (36:40 per game). Tucker has been on the floor for 87.9% of the time for the Trojans this season, despite missing 28 at Georgia Southern * L 66-81 the entire game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff due to an injury. The Charlotte, North Carolina native has played 35 or more minutes in 21 games this year, playing 40 or more minutes on six occasions, eclipsing the 1,000-minute mark Saturday at Georgia State. MARCH 2 at Georgia State * L 70-83 7 LOUISIANA * 6:30 p.m. LITTLE ROCK LAST GAME STARTERS 9 ULM * 3 p.m. 12-17 Sun Belt Tournament (New Orleans, La.) # * Sun Belt Conference game ^ Continental Tire Las Vegas Holiday Classic # Sun Belt Conference tournament (New Orleans, La.) 1 - MARKQUIS NOWELL - G 3 - RAYJON TUCKER - G 11 - JAIZEC LOTTIE - G 32 - KRIS BANKSTON - F 55 - NIKOLA MARIC - F PTS. 11.1 PTS. 20.5 PTS. 7.4 PTS. 8.3 PTS. 10.4 FG% .382 FG% .492 FG% .433 FG% .819 FG% .519 3FG% .354 3FG% .404 3FG% .294 3FG% .000 3FG% .484 FT% .792 FT% .777 FT% .409 FT% .492 FT% .648 REB 3.2 REB 6.8 REB 3.4 REB 4.6 REB 4.4 AST 4.2 AST 1.9 AST 4.0 AST 1.1 AST 1.6 LRTrojans.com 1 2018-19 LITTLE ROCK GAME NOTES OUR CITY. CLOSING IN ON 600 QUICK FACTS With another 20-point performance against Georgia Southern, Rayjon TROJANS WITH... Tucker continues to move up the single season record list. With 574 points, Tucker ranks seventh on the Trojans’ single season list, needing UNIVERSITY INFORMATION ...A 24+ POINT GAME just two points to match Curtis Kidd’s 576 in 1986-87 for sixth. If Tucker 36 Rayjon Tucker at Louisiana (1/5/19) Name University of Arkansas at Little Rock continues his 20.5 point per game average over the final two games, he 34 Markquis Nowell vs. Southeastern Oklahoma (11/8/18) Preferred Name / Abbreviation Little Rock / LR is projected to finish with 615 points, which would rank fourth all-time. 33 Rayjon Tucker vs Sam Houston State (12/1/18) Founded 1927 29 Deondre Burns vs. Howard (11/23/18) Enrollment 10,545 (Fall 2018) TUCKER REACHES 1,000... 29 Rayjon Tucker at Memphis (12/19/18) Nickname Trojans Rayjon Tucker reached a career milestone against Georgia Southern 29 Rayjon Tucker vs. Coastal Carolina (1/24/19) Colors Maroon and Silver Thursday, surpassing 1,000 points for his Division I career. Tucker scored 27 Rayjon Tucker vs. Central Arkansas (12/8/18) Affiliation NCAA Division I 471 points in two years at Florida Gulf Coast and currently has 574 in his 27 Nikola Maric at Georgetown (12/22/18) Conference Sun Belt first year with the Trojans, putting him at 1,045 for his collegiate career. 26 Rayjon Tucker at Georgia State (3/2/19) Tucker has finished in double figures in 27 of his 28 games played this 24 Rayjon Tucker at Tulsa (11/19/18) Chancellor Dr. Andrew Rogerson year, surpassing the 20-point plateau on 15 occasions, and ranks fourth 24 Markquis Nowell at Georgetown (12/22/18) Athletic Director Chasse Conque in the Sun Belt in scoring at 20.5 points per game. 24 Rayjon Tucker at Troy (2/7/19) Athletic Department Phone (501) 569-3167 24 Rayjon Tucker at South Alabama (2/9/19) Website LRTrojans.com ...TIMES TWO 24 Rayjon Tucker at Arkansas State (2/23/19) In addition to reaching 1,000 points, Rayjon Tucker also surpassed COACHING STAFF 1,000 minutes played, doing so in just 28 games. Tucker becomes the ...A 10+ REBOUND GAME Head Coach Darrell Walker second Trojan in as many games to reach 1,000 minutes played, fol- 14 Rayjon Tucker at Georgetown (12/22/18) lowing Kris Bankston (1,066), who accomplished the feat Thursday at 12 Nikola Maric vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/24/18) Alma Mater Arkansas, 2012 Georgia Southern. The Trojan 1,000-minute club now has four mem- 12 Kamani Johnson at Central Arkansas (11/28/18) Little Rock Record 10-19 (First season) bers on the active roster, complemented by Jaizec Lottie’s team-best 12 Rayjon Tucker vs. Miles College (12/11/18) Career College Record 55-37 (Third season) 1,448 minutes played and Deondre Burns’ 1,276 minutes. 11 Kris Bankston vs. Miles College (12/11/18) Assistant Coach Charles Baker 10 Rayjon Tucker at Tulsa (11/19/18) Alma Mater Eastern Kentucky, 1990 BANKSTON ATOP RECORD BOOK 10 Rayjon Tucker vs. Arkansas State (2/2/19) Assistant Coach Alfred Jordan Kris Bankston has officially entered the Trojan record book as he now 10 Rayjon Tucker vs. UT Arlington (2/14/19) Alma Mater Clark Atlanta, 2009 sits atop the program’s single season field goal percentage list.