2019-20 LITTLE ROCK TROJANS Assistant AD/Communications: Rand Champion Phone: (501) 351-3385 Email: [email protected] 2019-20 SCHEDULE EXHIBITION CHARITY GAME Overall: 0-0 | Sun Belt: 0-0 LITTLE ROCK TROJANS (10-21, 5-13 SUN BELT IN 2018-19) Head Coach: Darrell Walker (Arkansas, 2012) NOVEMBER Record at Little Rock: 10-21 (2nd season) 5 at Missouri State 7 p.m. Overall Record: 55-39 (4th season) 10 at Illinois State 3 p.m. 14 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 6:30 p.m. 17 at Central Arkansas 2 p.m. ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (18-16, 8-10 SEC IN 2018-19) 20 at Memphis ^ 7 p.m. Head Coach: Eric Musselman (San Diego, 1987) 23 at NC State ^ 12 p.m. Record at Arkansas: 0-0 (1st season) 26 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) ^ 6:30 p.m. Overall Record: 110-34 (5th season) 27 ALCORN STATE ^ 6:30 p.m. 30 EAST TENNESSEE STATE 2 p.m. GAME STORYLINES GAME INFORMATION DECEMBER • Little Rock will see its first action against someone other than DATE/TIME: Sunday, October 20, 2019 | 3 p.m. 7 at North Texas TBA itself when it makes its first-ever trip to Fayetteville to take on LOCATION: Bud Walton Arena | Fayetteville, Ark. 10 TENNESSEE STATE 6:30 p.m. the Razorbacks in a charity exhibition Sunday, October 20, tip- WATCH: SEC+ 19 at ULM * 7 p.m. ping at 3 p.m. at Bud Walton Arena. RADIO: None 21 at Louisiana * TBA STATS: None • Little Rock head basketball coach Darrell Walker was a three SERIES RECORD: First Meeting JANUARY year letterwinner for the Razorbacks from 1981-83 under coach SERIES NOTE: Little Rock’s first ever game in Fayetteville, Ark. 2 TEXAS STATE * 6:30 p.m. Eddie Sutton. He ranks 18th all-time on the Arkansas scoring list 4 UT ARLINGTON * 2 p.m. (1,325) and was a second team All-American in 1983, helping KEY RETURNERS 6 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * 6:30 p.m. the Razorbacks reach the Sweet 16 in both 1981 and 1983. 9 at Troy * 6 p.m. 1 | MARKQUIS NOWELL 11 SOUTH ALABAMA * 4:30 p.m. • After being selected 12th overall by the New York Knicks in Points: 11.1 Reb: 3.2 16 at Coastal Carolina * 6 p.m. 1983, Walker returned to Fayetteville and earned his degree FG%: 38.2 Assists: 4.2 18 at Appalachian State * 3:30 p.m. in human resources in 2012. He was enshrined into the Razor- 3FG%: 35.4 Steals: 1.4 22 TROY * 6:30 p.m. backs’ Hall of Honor in 2008. FT%: 79.2 Minutes: 30.4 25 at South Alabama * 3 p.m. 30 COASTAL CAROLINA * 6:30 p.m. • The Trojans are set to return a young lineup that saw four true 11 | JAIZEC LOTTIE freshmen earn significant playing time while combining for Points: 7.2 Reb: 3.4 FEBRUARY FG%: 44.0 Assists: 3.9 1 APPALACHIAN STATE * 2 p.m. 152 starts in 2018-19. The quartet was responsible for 37.8% 3FG%: 29.4 Steals: 1.2 8 ARKANSAS STATE * 2 p.m. of the Trojans’ minutes, 35.6% of the points and 35.7% of the FT%: 39.1 Minutes: 30.8 13 at Texas State * 7 p.m. rebounds last season. 15 at UT Arlington * 2 p.m. 20 | KAMANI JOHNSON 22 at Arkansas State * 4 p.m. • Little Rock added nine newcomers in the offseason to bolster Points: 5.1 Reb: 34.8 the roster. That group consists of five transfers, three freshmen 27 ULM * 6:30 p.m. FG%: 55.2 Assists: 1.4 and a former Trojan manager being elevated to the roster. 3FG%: N/A Steals: 0.5 29 LOUISIANA * 2 p.m. FT%: 50.8 Minutes: 30.4 MARCH • This will be the second time in as many years that Darrell Walk- 3 at Georgia State * 6 p.m. er and Eric Musselman will coach against each other. Little Rock 25 | NIKOLA MARIC 7-15 Sun Belt Conference Tournament # faced sixth-ranked Nevada in Reno on November 16, 2018, with Points: 10.7 Reb: 4.5 the Wolfpack earning the 87-59 victory. FG%: 51.7 Assists: 1.7 3FG%: 42.9 Steals: 0.2 * Sun Belt Conference game FT%: 64.5 Minutes: 24.4 ^ Barclay Center Classic • The meeting with Arkansas will serve a dual purpose as the charity exhibition will help benefit charities who support those # The first three rounds of the Sun Belt Tournament will be 32 | KRIS BANKSTON affected by the flooding of the Arkansas River this past spring. held March 7, 9 and 11 at campus sites. The semifinals and Points: 8.2 Reb: 4.5 finals will be held March 14-15 at Smoothie King Center in The rising waters directly impacted Little Rock as the river crest- FG%: 81.3 Assists: 1.1 New Orleans, La. ed at nearly 30 feet in early June and caused extensive damage. 3FG%: N/A Steals: 0.7 FT%: 50.7 Minutes: 21.2 TALE OF THE TAPE (2018-19 STATISTICS) 10-21 74.2 75.9 48.4% 35.4% 65.6% 34.2 14.3 16.3 5.5 RECORD POINTS ALLOWED FG% 3FG% FT% REBOUNDS ASSISTS TURNOVERS STEALS 18-16 75.3 72.3 44.6% 34.5% 66.8% 33.6 16.0 13.2 8.1 LRTrojans.com SERIES HISTORY NEWS AND NOTES All-Time Series First Meeting REPRESENTING THE ROCK REPLACING RAYJON Streak First Meeting Sunday’s game in Fayetteville will be one for the record books as One of the biggest challenges Little Rock has in 2019-20 is In Little Rock 0-0 the first ever meeting between the Trojans and Razorbacks, but replacing the production from Rayjon Tucker last season. The In Fayetteville 0-0 will have even more significance as four Trojans from the state of second team All-Sun Belt selection averaged 20.3 points and Arkansas will play a game at Bud Walton Arena wearing a Little 6.0 rebounds, leading the team in both categories, and was a Rock uniform for the first time. workhorse for Little Rock, averaging just shy of 37 minutes per Player Hometown High School game. Tucker was an undrafted free agent signee of the Milwau- NATURAL STATE FOES Kris Bankston Dewitt J.A. Fair kee Bucks and is currently competing in training camp. School W-L Pct. Last Terrell Curtis II Maumelle Maumelle Arkansas-Fort Smith 8-2 .800 12/3/13 (W, 88-74) Sam Dunkum North Little Rock North Little Rock DUNK CENTURY CLUB Little Rock earned a reputation as one of the nation’s top dunk- Arkansas-Monticello 14-18 .438 11/16/14 (W, 77-64) Ryan Pippins Little Rock Parkview ing teams in 2018-19 as the Trojans finished with 117 last sea- Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14-6 .700 11/24/18 (L, 66-75) son. Little Rock out-dunked its opponents 117-67, led by 69 on Arkansas State 34-55 .382 2/23/19 (L, 65-72) THE RETURNERS Little Rock returns eight players from last year’s roster, including the year from Kris Bankston, who enters his junior season with Arkansas Tech 5-26 .161 11/18/01 (W, 83-46) a handful that were significant contributors in 2018-19: 87 career slams. Central Arkansas 11-26 .297 12/8/18 (L, 82-85) • #1 Markquis Nowell: Nowell played in 25 games with 18 Central Baptist 2-0 1.000 11/12/16 (W, 97-65) EFFICIENT FROM THE FLOOR starts, ranking second on the team in both minutes (30.4) and Harding 17-18 .486 1/2/05 (W, 75-57) The Trojans were one of the nation’s best shooting teams from points (11.1), ranking fourth in three point percentage (35.4%). Henderson State 6-25 .194 1974-75 (L, 76-92) the floor in 2018-19, ranking 16th nationally at 48.4%. Three Hendrix 18-34 .346 12/9/82 (W, 85-81) • #11 Jaizec Lottie: Lottie is the most experienced Trojan in Trojans finished the year shooting better than 50% from the Lyon College 14-30 .318 12/6/09 (W, 78-69) 2019-20, playing in 55 games and logging over 1,500 minutes, floor, led by the program-record 81.3% from Kris Bankston. averaging 7.2 points and ranking second in assists (3.9). Ouachita Baptist 2-24 .077 11/11/17 (L, 79-81) Kamani Johnson shot 55.2% from the floor with Nikola Maric Ozarks 27-11 .711 12/18/17 (W, 94-49) • #12 Terrell Curtis II: Curtis saw limited action in 2018-19, adding a 51.7% field goal percentage. Philander Smith 4-4 .500 12/6/11 (W, 102-59) playing in eight games and logging just 12 minutes. FRESHMEN FOURSOME Southern Arkansas 9-20 .310 11/26/13 (W, 90-58) • #15 Horace Wyatt Jr: Wyatt appeared in 24 games with 17 starts last season, averaging 2.1 points and 0.9 rebounds in 11.0 Youth was the story of Little Rock’s 2018-19 campaign as the minutes per game. Trojans consistently started four freshmen throughout the sea- son. The quartet of Kamani Johnson, Nikola Maric, Markquis A TROJAN WITH... • #20 Kamani Johnson: Johnson came on strong in Sun Belt Nowell and Horace Wyatt Jr. played a key role for Little Rock last play for the Trojans, playing in 27 games with 15 starts while season and will be looked to be major contributors this season. ... A 25+ POINT GAME averaging 5.1 points and 4.8 rebounds in 19.2 minutes.