The 2025–26 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans were led by Darrell Walker in his eighth and final season with the team. The Trojans played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas as fourth-year members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 9–11 in OVC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Lindenwood.
On March 6, 2026, the school announced they had fired head coach Darrell Walker.
Previous season The Trojans finished the 2024–25 season 19–14, 12–8 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated UT Martin, before falling to top-seeded Southeast Missouri State in the semifinals of the OVC tournament.
Preseason On October 14, 2025, the OVC released their preseason polls. Little Rock was picked atop the conference, while receiving twelve first-place votes.
Preseason rankings +ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll Place Team Votes 1 Little Rock 188 (12) 2 177 (6) 3 163 (1) 4 135 (1) T-5 100 7 80 8 79 9 67 (2) 10 63 11 57
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Players to Watch Each OVC team selected two "Players to Watch" for their team. Players to WatchPlayerPositionYearKachi NzehForwardJuniorBraxton BaylessGuardGraduate Student Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| OVC regular season
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