The Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team (formerly branded as the Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans) represents the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. The Trojans joined the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in 2022 after 31 seasons in the Sun Belt Conference. After the 2025–26 season, Little Rock joined the United Athletic Conference (UAC). They are led by first-year head coach Travis Ford. They play their home games at the Jack Stephens Center. The Trojans have made five NCAA tournament appearances, most recently in 2016.
Rebranding On July 1, 2015, the Trojans officially announced they would no longer be branded as "Arkansas-Little Rock" or "UALR," but will be the Little Rock Trojans effective immediately.
Staff The following are the staff members of the Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team: Name Position Travis Ford Head coach Charles Baker Assistant coach Charles Thomas Assistant coach Evan Eustachy Assistant coach Tyler Milchman Director of Basketball Operations Caleb Jones Video Coordinator
Conference affiliations 1930–31 to 1978–79 – Independent (no team during the 1939–40 to 1940–41, 1944–45, and 1956–57 to 1960–61 seasons) 1961–62 to 1976–77 – Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference 1977–78 to 1978–79 – NCAA Division I Independent 1979–80 to 1990–91 – Trans-America Athletic Conference 1991–92 to 2021–22 – Sun Belt Conference 2022–23 to 2025–26 – Ohio Valley Conference 2026–27 to Future – United Athletic Conference
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Postseason results NCAA tournament results The Trojans have appeared in the NCAA tournament five times. Their combined record is 2–5.
1986 14 First RoundSecond Round (3) Notre Dame(6) NC State W 90–83L 66–80OT 1989 13 First Round (4) Louisville L 71–76 1990 16 First Round (1) UNLV L 72–102 2011 16 First Four (16) UNC Asheville L 77–81OT 2016 12 First RoundSecond Round (5) Purdue(4) Iowa State W 85–832OT L 61–78
NIT results The Trojans have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 3–4.
1987 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals3rd Place Game BaylorStephen F. AustinCaliforniaLa SalleNebraska W 42–41W 54–48W 80–73L 73–92L 67–76 1988 First Round Louisiana Tech L 56–66 1996 First Round Vanderbilt L 80–86 CBI results The Trojans have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their combined record is 0–1.
2024 First round Fairfield L 75–82
Notable players
Kris Bankston (born 1999), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Derek Fisher (born 1974), former basketball player & NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers Kamani Johnson (born 1998), basketball player in the NBA G League Lis Shoshi (born 1994), Kosovan professional basketball player who has played on the Kosovo national team and for professional club teams in Kosovo, Lithuania, and Israel Myron Gardner (born 2001) NBA player for the Miami Heat.
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