# 2020–21 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by third-year head coach Darrell Walker, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the West Division.

## Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2019–20 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Prairie View A&M Wade Houston Tipoff Classic | W 71–66 | 1–0 | 17 – Nowell | 10 – Monyyong | 5 – Nowell | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| November 27, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. UNC Greensboro Wade Houston Tipoff Classic | L 70–77 | 1–1 | 21 – Maric | 6 – Coupet Jr. | 6 – Nowell | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| November 30, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Duquesne Wade Houston Tipoff Classic | W 76–66 | 2–1 | 16 – Maric | 13 – Monyyong | 11 – Nowell | KFC Yum! Center (125) Louisville, KY |
| December 3, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Winthrop Wade Houston Tipoff Classic | L 75–80 | 2–2 | 25 – Nowell | 12 – Monyyong | 10 – Nowell | KFC Yum! Center (110) Louisville, KY |
| December 4, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Western Kentucky Wade Houston Tipoff Classic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas Governor's I-40 Showdown | W 86–83 | 3–2 | 19 – Nowell | 13 – Monyyong | 13 – Nowell | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| December 15, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M-Texarkana | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| December 18, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Champion Christian | W 78–50 | 4–2 | 17 – Nowell | 6 – Maric | 10 – Nowell | Jack Stephens Center (232) Little Rock, AR |
| December 21, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 77–85 | 4–3 | 18 – Nowell | 7 – Maric | 7 – Nowell | JQH Arena (1,201) Springfield, MO |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season |||||||||
| January 1, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | W 102–93 | 5–3 (1–0) | 27 – Coupet Jr. | 8 – Monyyong | 6 – Monyyong | Jack Stephens Center (427) Little Rock, AR |
| January 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | W 75–62 | 6–3 (2–0) | 26 – Coupet Jr. | 15 – Monyyong | 6 – Maric | Jack Stephens Center (464) Little Rock, AR |
| January 8, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 64–66 | 6–4 (2–1) | 18 – Maric | 13 – Monyyong | 5 – Andric | Cajundome (457) Lafayette, LA |
| January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 78–76 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 (3–1) | 19 – Monyyong | 16 – Monyyong | 3 – Nowell | Canjudome (405) Lafayette, LA |
| January 15, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas State | L 59–64 | 7–5 (3–2) | 14 – Monyyong | 10 – Monyyong | 3 – Nowell | Jack Stephens Center (528) Little Rock, AR |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas State | L 56–67 | 7–6 (3–3) | 20 – Coupet Jr. | 10 – Monyyong | 4 – Andric | Jack Stephens Center (427) Little Rock, AR |
| January 22, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | W 66–59 | 8–6 (4–3) | 14 – Lukic | 14 – Monyyong | 5 – Nowell | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 61–66 | 8–7 (4–4) | 19 – Nowell | 19 – Monyyong | 4 – Coupet Jr. | College Park Center (624) Arlington, TX |
| January 29, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 66–62 | 9–7 (5–4) | 17 – Nowell | 9 – Maric | 3 – Nowell | Jack Stephens Center (547) Little Rock, AR |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 65–49 | 10–7 (6–4) | 18 – Maric | 12 – Monyyong | 6 – Nowell | Jack Stephens Center (592) Little Rock, AR |
| February 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 47–57 | 10–8 (6–5) | 12 – Maric | 11 – Monyyong | 2 – Coupet Jr. | Strahan Arena (801) San Marcos, TX |
| February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 67–77 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (6–6) | 21 – Lukic | 9 – Monyyong | 6 – Coupet Jr. | Strahan Arena (758) San Marcos, TX |
| February 12, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 62–73 | 10–10 (6–7) | 22 – Coupet Jr. | 13 – Monyyong | 7 – White | First National Bank Arena (819) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | L 65–67 | 10–11 (6–8) | 16 – Maric | 8 – Coupet Jr. | 4 – Coupet Jr. | Jack Stephens Center (1,021) Arlington, TX |
| February 21, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 66–78 | 10–12 (6–9) | 24 – Maric | 14 – Monyyong | 4 – Maric | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,311) Monroe, LA |
| February 22, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 64–68 | 10–13 (6–10) | 20 – Lukic | 10 – Coupet Jr. | 4 – Coupet Jr. | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,179) Monroe, LA |
| February 26, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 61–66 | 10–14 (6–11) | 18 – Coupet Jr. | 19 – Monyyong | 3 – Maric | Jack Stephens Center (410) Little Rock, AR |
| February 27, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 69–59 | 11–14 (7–11) | 17 – Maric | 9 – Besovic | 3 – Maric/Andric | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (W5) | vs. (E4) Appalachian State First round | L 60–67 | 11–15 | 19 – Coupet Jr. | 10 – Monyyong | 3 – Coupet Jr. | Hartsell Arena (148) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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