2019–20 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team
The 2019–20 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by seventeenth year head coach Joe Foley, play their home games at the Jack Stephens Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place with South Alabama. In the Sun Belt tournament, the Trojans, placed fifth, defeated No. 8 Appalachian State 48-47 before being defeated by No. 4 Louisiana 46-49. Shortly after being eliminated, the conference canceled the remainder of the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic which was followed with the NCAA canceling all post-season play.
2019–20 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball | |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
2019–20 record | 12–19 (9–9 Sun Belt) |
Head coach | Joe Foley (17th season) |
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Home arena | Jack Stephens Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy* | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 4 | .862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 4 | .862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Arlington | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Little Rock | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 3 | – | 26 | .103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2020 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of August 17, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll |
Preseason
Sun Belt coaches poll
On October 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Trojans predicted to finish as champions of the conference. [1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Little Rock | 127 (6) |
2 | Troy | 123 (4) |
3 | UT Arlington | 120 (1) |
4 | South Alabama | 119 (1) |
5 | Appalachian State | 100 |
6 | Georgia State | 73 |
7 | Coastal Carolina | 66 |
8 | Louisiana | 64 |
9 | Texas State | 59 |
10 | Arkansas State | 44 |
11 | Georgia Southern | 26 |
12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 15 |
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team
1st team
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2nd team
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
at No. 6 Texas A&M | L 35–78 | 0–1 |
13 – Collier | 7 – Vornes | 4 – Lasker | Reed Arena (2,758) College Station, TX | ||||
Nov 9, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Rice | L 40–66 | 0–2 |
16 – Collier | 7 – Battle | 4 – Lasker | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,939) Houston, TX | ||||
Nov 13, 2019* 6:30 pm, CST |
LSU Eat Local. Ball Local |
L 50–65 | 0–3 |
16 – Collier | 6 – Collier | 3 – Chastain | Jack Stephens Center (1,030) Little Rock, AR | ||||
Nov 16, 2019* 2:00 pm |
Central Arkansas Governor's I-40 Showdown |
W 63–48 | 1–3 |
18 – Collier | 10 – Collier | 7 – Collier | Jack Stephens Center (807) Little Rock, AR | ||||
Nov 21, 2019* 6:00 pm |
at Florida Atlantic | L 72–79 | 1–4 |
17 – Battle | 7 – Vornes | 5 – Collier | FAU Arena (467) Boca Raton, FL | ||||
Nov 24, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Western Kentucky | L 58–77 | 1–5 |
22 – Collier | 8 – Vornes | 5 – Lasker | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,007) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
Dec 2, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Louisiana Tech | L 38–43 | 1–6 |
17 – Collier | 12 – Chastain | 4 – Chastain | Jack Stephens Center (821) Little Rock, AR | ||||
Dec 7, 2019* 2:00 pm |
Tulsa | W 63–51 | 2–6 |
19 – Collier | 8 – Collier | 9 – Chastain | Jack Stephens Center (838) Little Rock, AR | ||||
Dec 17, 2019* 6:30 pm |
Memphis | L 50–68 | 2–7 |
17 – Collier | 6 – Vornes | 5 – Chastain | Jack Stephens Center (753) Little Rock, AR | ||||
Dec 21, 2019* 1:00 pm |
vs. No. 20 Arkansas | L 53–86 | 2–8 |
15 – Francis | 6 – Francis | 4 – Chastain | Simmons Bank Arena (5,540) North Little Rock, AR | ||||
Dec 29, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+ |
at No. 15 Mississippi State | L 50–89 | 2–9 |
16 – Collier | 7 – Anderson | 6 – Chastain | Humphrey Coliseum (7,895) Starkville, MS | ||||
Sun Belt Conference regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas State | W 78–66 | 3–9 (1–0) |
20 – Knapp | 8 – Vornes | 8 – Chastain | Strahan Coliseum (895) San Marcos, TX | ||||
Jan 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | L 58–65 | 3–10 (1–1) |
16 – Collier | 8 – Vornes | 4 – Lasker | College Park Center (1,079) Arlington, TX | ||||
Jan 9, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Georgia Southern | W 58–46 | 4–10 (2–1) |
16 – Collier | 15 – Battle | 7 – Lasker | Jack Stephens Center (516) Little Rock, AR | ||||
Jan 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Georgia State | W 66–46 | 5–10 (3–1) |
23 – Collier | 9 – Vornes | 6 – Lasker | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | ||||
Jan 15, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Coastal Carolina | L 48–68 | 5–11 (3–2) |
17 – Battle | 8 – Vornes | 4 – Lasker | Jack Stephens Center (593) Little Rock, AR | ||||
Jan 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Arkansas State 20th Anniversary Recognition Night |
W 67–58 | 6–11 (4–2) |
26 – Collier | 7 – Collier | 6 – Chastain | Jack Stephens Center (1,034) Little Rock, AR | ||||
Jan 23, 2020 6:00 pm |
at Louisiana–Monroe | W 70–50 | 7–11 (5–2) |
18 – Battle | 11 – Battle | 6 – Collier | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (744) Monroe, LA | ||||
Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Appalachian State | W 68–63 | 8–11 (6–2) |
25 – Battle | 10 – Collier | 5 – Lasker | Jack Stephens Center (1,009) Little Rock, AR | ||||
Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm, CST/ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | W 59–44 | 9–11 (7–2) |
21 – Knapp | 9 – Battle | 5 – Lasker | Cajundome (868) Lafayette, LA | ||||
Feb 6, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia Southern | W 65–49 | 10–11 (8–2) |
17 – Collier | 8 – Hemphill | 6 – Collier | Hanner Fieldhouse (231) Statesboro, GA | ||||
Feb 8, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia State | L 43–58 | 10–12 (8–3) |
13 – Chastain | 6 – Chastain | 4 – Lasker | GSU Sports Arena (530) Atlanta, GA | ||||
Feb 13, 2020 11:30 am, ESPN+ |
Texas State School Day |
L 47–50 | 10–13 (8–4) |
15 – Battle | 11 – Knapp | 5 – Battle | Jack Stephens Center (2,557) Little Rock, AR | ||||
Feb 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington Pink Game |
L 46–62 | 10–14 (8–5) |
11 – Collier | 9 – Hemphill | 5 – Collier | Jack Stephens Center (925) Little Rock, AR | ||||
Feb 20, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Troy | L 59–77 | 10–15 (8–6) |
24 – Battle | 13 – Collier | 4 – Lasker | Trojan Arena (2,001) Troy, AL | ||||
Feb 22, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at South Alabama | W 69–58 | 11–15 (9–6) |
16 – Lasker | 7 – Battle | 5 – Collier | Mitchell Center (279) Mobile, AL | ||||
Feb 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Arkansas State | L 54–72 | 11–16 (9–7) |
16 – Collier | 8 – Francis | 6 – Chastain | First National Bank Arena (819) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
Mar 5, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Troy | L 54–70 | 11–17 (9–8) |
15 – Battle | 8 – Knapp | 6 – Collier | Jack Stephens Center (662) Little Rock, AR | ||||
Mar 7, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Alabama Senior Day |
L 42–57 | 11–18 (9–9) |
16 – Collier | 7 – TEAM | 2 – Lasker | Jack Stephens Center (843) Little Rock, AR | ||||
Sun Belt Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(5) | vs. (8) Appalachian State First Round |
W 48–47 | 12–18 |
14 – Collier | 9 – Battle | 3 – Chastain | Cajundome (169) Lafayette, LA | |||
Mar 11, 2020 7:00 am, ESPN+ |
(5) | at (4) Louisiana Quarterfinals |
L 46–49 | 12–19 |
14 – Collier | 6 – Vornes | 4 – Lasker | Cajundome New Orleans, LA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- "Cajuns picked 8th in preseason SBC poll". KATC. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- "Little Rock Athletics - 2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lrtrojans.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.