# 2019–20 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, were led by 2nd-year head coach Darrell Walker, play their home games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 15–5 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season championship. They were the No. 1 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the Sun Belt Tournament cancellation, they were awarded the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled due to the same outbreak.

## Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2018–19 season 10–21, 5–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 20, 2019* 3:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Arkansas Charity Exhibition | L 64–79 | | Bud Walton Arena (7,384) Fayetteville, AR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | W 67–66 | 1–0 | JQH Arena (5,002) Springfield, MO |
| November 10, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | L 70–75 | 1–1 | Redbird Arena (3,988) Normal, IL |
| November 14, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southwest Baptist | W 77–59 | 2–1 | Jack Stephens Center (1,093) Little Rock, AR |
| November 17, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas Governor's I-40 Showdown | W 76–56 | 3–1 | Farris Center (1,709) Conway, AR |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 16 Memphis Barclays Center Classic | L 58–68 | 3–2 | FedExForum (15,390) Memphis, TN |
| November 23, 2019* 12:00 pm, ACCN+ | | at NC State Barclays Center Classic | L 58–74 | 3–3 | PNC Arena (14,078) Raleigh, NC |
| November 26, 2019* 6:30 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn Barclays Center Classic | W 67–56 | 4–3 | Jack Stephens Center (783) Little Rock, AR |
| November 27, 2019* 6:30 pm | | Alcorn State Barclays Center Classic | W 67–50 | 5–3 | Jack Stephens Center (807) Little Rock, AR |
| November 30, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | L 63–67 | 5–4 | Jack Stephens Center (921) Little Rock, AR |
| December 7, 2019* 5:00 pm | | at North Texas | L 53–76 | 5–5 | The Super Pit (2,136) Denton, TX |
| December 10, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 86–62 | 6–5 | Jack Stephens Center (1,080) Little Rock, AR |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| December 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 73–72 | 7–5 (1–0) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,862) Monroe, LA |
| December 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 69–66 | 8–5 (2–0) | Cajundome (3,469) Lafayette, LA |
| January 2, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 72–68 | 9–5 (3–0) | Jack Stephens Center (1,082) Little Rock, AR |
| January 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | W 92–89 | 10–5 (4–0) | Jack Stephens Center (1,203) Little Rock, AR |
| January 6, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 79–73 | 11–5 (5–0) | Jack Stephens Center (1,188) Little Rock, AR |
| January 9, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 71–76 | 11–6 (5–1) | Trojan Arena (2,815) Troy, AL |
| January 11, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | South Alabama | L 43–52 | 11–7 (5–2) | Jack Stephens Center (2,525) Little Rock, AR |
| January 16, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 71–55 | 12–7 (6–2) | HTC Center (1,521) Conway, SC |
| January 18, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | W 73–57 | 13–7 (7–2) | Holmes Center (2,753) Boone, NC |
| January 22, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | W 81–63 | 14–7 (8–2) | Jack Stephens Center (1,051) Little Rock, AR |
| January 25, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 73–71 | 15–7 (9–2) | Mitchell Center (1,934) Mobile, AL |
| January 30, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 96–79 | 16–7 (10–2) | Jack Stephens Center (1,562) Little Rock, AR |
| February 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | W 93–86 | 17–7 (11–2) | Jack Stephens Center (1,745) Little Rock, AR |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 90–87 | 18–7 (12–2) | Jack Stephens Center (3,522) Little Rock, AR |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 66–74 | 18–8 (12–3) | Strahan Arena (1,543) San Marcos, TX |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 65–76 | 18–9 (12–4) | College Park Center (1,340) Arlington, TX |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 81–78 | 19–9 (13–4) | First National Bank Arena (2,815) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 27, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 79–63 | 20–9 (14–4) | Jack Stephens Center (2,126) Little Rock, AR |
| February 29, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 91–69 | 21–9 (15–4) | Jack Stephens Center (2,705) Little Rock, AR |
| March 3, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 70–89 | 21–10 (15–5) | GSU Sports Arena (1,855) Atlanta, GA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2020 11:30 am, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (5) Georgia Southern Semifinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Smoothie King Center New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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