2012–13 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by tenth year head coach Steve Shields, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center, and were members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 11–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament to FIU. Despite the 17 wins and winning record, they did not participate in a post season tournament.

2012–13 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
2012–13 record17–15 (11–9 Sun Belt)
Head coachSteve Shields (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJack Stephens Center
2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Middle Tennessee191 .950  286  .824
South Alabama146 .700  1713  .567
FIU119 .550  1814  .563
WKU1010 .500  2016  .556
Florida Atlantic911 .450  1418  .438
Troy614 .300  1221  .364
West
Arkansas State128 .600  1912  .613
Arkansas–Little Rock119 .550  1715  .531
Louisiana–Lafayette812 .400  1320  .394
North Texas713 .350  1220  .375
Louisiana–Monroe317 .150  423  .148
2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Casey Wilmath Guard 6–2 176 Freshman Searcy, Arkansas
2 John Gillon Guard 6–0 166 Freshman Houston, Texas
3 Josh Hagins Guard 6–1 168 Freshman Bossier City, Louisiana
5 Kemy Osse Guard 6–1 190 Freshman Montreal, Quebec
11 Ted Crass Guard 5–10 166 Senior Little Rock, Arkansas
12 Legroy Isler Guard/Forward 6–5 196 Junior Brooklyn, New York
15 Stetson Billings Forward 6–5 190 Freshman Strong, Arkansas
21 Mareik Isom Guard/Forward 6–7 193 Freshman Austin, Texas
23 Taggart Lockhard Forward 6–4 220 Sophomore Talihina, Oklahoma
24 Ben Dillard Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore Frisco, Texas
33 James White Forward 6–8 215 Freshman Jonesboro, Arkansas
35 Jalen Washington Guard 6–5 175 Sophomore Austin, Texas
40 Mike Evans Forward 6–8 215 Junior Jacksonville, Arkansas
44 Michael Javes Forward 6–10 239 Sophomore Cali, Colombia
50 Andrew Poulter Center 6–11 282 Freshman New Braunfels, Texas
53 Will Neighbour Forward 6–10 219 Junior Grayshott, England
55 Gus Leeper Forward 6–10 249 Sophomore Austin, Texas

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/09/2012*
7:00 PM
Tennessee–Martin W 84–68  1–0
Jack Stephens Center (3,812)
Little Rock, AR
11/14/2012*
7:00 PM
at Louisiana Tech L 52–70  1–1
Thomas Assembly Center (2,465)
Ruston, LA
11/16/2012*
7:00 PM
at Ole Miss L 52–92  1–2
Tad Smith Coliseum (3,251)
Oxford, MS
11/19/2012*
7:00 PM
Milwaukee
Hoops for Hope Classic
W 59–43  2–2
Jack Stephens Center (2,811)
Little Rock, AR
11/21/2012*
7:30 PM
Jacksonville
Hoops for Hope Classic
W 78–56  3–2
Jack Stephens Center (2,905)
Little Rock, AR
11/24/2012*
8:30 PM
vs. SMU
Hoops for Hope Classic
W 69–56  4–2
 (261)
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
11/25/2012*
8:30 PM
vs. South Carolina
Hoops for Hope Classic
L 62–74  4–3
 (276)
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
11/29/2012
7:30 PM
Troy W 58–56  5–3 (1–0)
Jack Stephens Center (3,492)
Little Rock, AR
12/01/2012
7:00 PM
Louisiana–Monroe W 83–58  6–3 (2–0)
Jack Stephens Center (3,982)
Little Rock, AR
12/04/2012*
5:15 PM
St. Gregory's W 91–30  7–3
Jack Stephens Center (N/A)
Little Rock, AR
12/06/2012*
6:00 PM
at No. 11 Cincinnati L 53–87  7–4
Fifth Third Arena (6,127)
Cincinnati, OH
12/15/2012*
2:00 PM
Tulsa W 72–65  8–4
Jack Stephens Center (N/A)
Little Rock, AR
12/17/2012*
7:00 PM
Louisiana Tech L 73–75  8–5
Jack Stephens Center (3,734)
Little Rock, AR
12/22/2012
2:00 PM
at South Alabama L 62–77  8–6 (2–1)
Mitchell Center (1,875)
Mobile, AL
12/29/2012
7:45 PM
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 70–79  8–7 (2–2)
Cajundome (2,436)
Lafayette, LA
01/03/2013
7:30 PM, ESPN3
WKU W 75–67  9–7 (3–2)
Jack Stephens Center (3,871)
Little Rock, AR
01/05/2013
7:30 PM
at Troy L 64–67  9–8 (3–3)
Sartain Hall (1,673)
Troy, AL
01/10/2013
7:00 PM
North Texas W 67–53  10–8 (4–3)
Jack Stephens Center (3,288)
Little Rock, AR
01/12/2013
3:30 PM, ESPN3
FIU W 88–76  11–8 (5–3)
Jack Stephens Center (3,318)
Little Rock, AR
01/17/2013
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Middle Tennessee L 50–82  11–9 (5–4)
Murphy Center (5,215)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/19/2013
5:00 PM, ESPN3
at WKU W 59–54  12–9 (6–4)
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,221)
Bowling Green, KY
01/24/2013
7:00 PM
Florida Atlantic W 65–62  13–9 (7–4)
Jack Stephens Center (3,347)
Little Rock, AR
01/26/2013
7:00 PM
at North Texas W 62–57  14–9 (8–4)
The Super Pit (3,997)
Denton, TX
02/02/2013
7:00 PM
South Alabama L 66–70  14–10 (8–5)
Jack Stephens Center (3,935)
Little Rock, AR
02/07/2013
7:30 PM
at Louisiana–Monroe W 70–60  15–10 (9–5)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,114)
Monroe, LA
02/14/2013
7:05 PM
at Arkansas State L 62–86  15–11 (9–6)
Convocation Center (4,625)
Jonesboro, AR
02/16/2013
7:00 PM
Middle Tennessee L 61–66  15–12 (9–7)
Jack Stephens Center (3,985)
Little Rock, AR
02/21/2013
6:45 PM
at FIU L 52–65  15–13 (9–8)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,207)
Miami, FL
02/23/2013
6:00 PM
at Florida Atlantic L 59–73  15–14 (9–9)
FAU Arena (1,248)
Boca Raton, FL
02/28/2013
7:30 PM
Louisiana–Lafayette W 77–68  16–14 (10–9)
Jack Stephens Center (3,577)
Little Rock, AR
03/02/2013
7:00 PM
Arkansas State W 78–71  17–14 (11–9)
Jack Stephens Center (5,337)
Little Rock, AR
2013 Sun Belt Tournament
03/09/2013
6:00 PM
vs. FIU
Quarterfinals
L 54–69  17–15
Convention Center Court (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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