# 2016–17 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by first-year head coach Wes Flanigan, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette.

## Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2015–16 season 30–5, 17–3 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season championship. They defeated Louisiana–Lafayette and Louisiana–Monroe to win the Sun Belt tournament. As a result, the Trojans received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 12 seed. In the First Round, they upset Purdue before losing in the second round to Iowa State.
Following the season, first-year head coach Chris Beard left the school to accept the head coaching position at UNLV. On March 31, 2016, the school hired Wes Flanigan as head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 3:00 pm | | Central Baptist Lone Star Showcase | W 97–65 | 1–0 | Jack Stephens Center (2,363) Little Rock, AR |
| 11/14/2016* 6:30 pm | | Ozarks | W 100–61 | 2–0 | Jack Stephens Center (1,781) Little Rock, AR |
| 11/18/2016* 6:30 pm | | Idaho | L 57–65 | 2–1 | Jack Stephens Center (2,630) Little Rock, AR |
| 11/21/2016* 5:00 pm | | vs. St. Bonaventure Lone Star Showcase | W 68–65 | 3–1 | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX |
| 11/22/2016* 7:30 pm | | vs. Pepperdine Lone Star Showcase | L 65–66 | 3–2 | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX |
| 11/23/2016* 7:30 pm | | vs. Central Michigan Lone Star Showcase | W 91–79 | 4–2 | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX |
| 11/29/2016* 7:30 pm | | at Central Arkansas | W 89–87 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Farris Center (2,643) Conway, AR |
| 12/03/2016* 3:00 pm | | Tulsa | W 72–62 | 6–2 | Jack Stephens Center (3,769) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/08/2016* 6:30 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 67–52 | 7–2 | Jack Stephens Center (2,756) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/10/2016* 3:00 pm | | Central Arkansas | W 70–59 | 8–2 | Jack Stephens Center (3,044) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/14/2016* 6:30 pm | | at Northern Arizona | W 72–67 | 9–2 | Walkup Skydome (584) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | L 48–63 | 9–3 | Mabee Center (2,849) Tulsa, OK |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Florida | L 71–94 | 9–4 | O'Connell Center (10,655) Gainesville, FL |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 3:00 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 79–75 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 (1–0) | Jack Stephens Center (2,287) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/02/2017 6:30 pm | | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 52–69 | 10–5 (1–1) | Jack Stephens Center (3,739) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/07/2017 2:30 pm | | at Appalachian State | W 76–68 | 11–5 (2–1) | Holmes Center (536) Boone, NC |
| 01/09/2017 6:00 pm, ASN | | at Coastal Carolina | L 63–66 | 11–6 (2–2) | HTC Center (1,292) Conway, SC |
| 01/14/2017 6:00 pm | | Arkansas State | L 72–77 | 11–7 (2–3) | Jack Stephens Center (5,161) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/21/2017 6:00 pm | | South Alabama | W 73–56 | 12–7 (3–3) | Jack Stephens Center (2,760) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/23/2017 6:30 pm | | Troy | L 69–78 | 12–8 (3–4) | Jack Stephens Center (2,571) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/28/2017 7:15 pm | | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 82–88 | 12–9 (3–5) | Cajundome (3,812) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/30/2017 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 52–68 | 12–10 (3–6) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,712) Monroe, LA |
| 02/04/2017 6:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | L 75–82 | 12–11 (3–7) | Jack Stephens Center (2,870) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/06/2017 6:30 pm, ASN | | Appalachian State | W 69–62 | 13–11 (4–7) | Jack Stephens Center (1,969) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/11/2017 4:30 pm | | at Texas State | L 49–56 | 13–12 (4–8) | Strahan Coliseum (2,435) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3 | | at UT Arlington | L 55–71 | 13–13 (4–9) | College Park Center (1,591) Arlington, TX |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Arkansas State | L 58–67 | 13–14 (4–10) | Convocation Center (6,367) Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/25/2017 6:00 pm | | Georgia State | L 54–71 | 13–15 (4–11) | Jack Stephens Center (3,830) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/27/2017 6:30 pm, ASN | | Georgia Southern | W 56–54 | 14–15 (5–11) | Jack Stephens Center (2,541) Little Rock, AR |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at South Alabama | W 62–57 | 15–15 (6–11) | Mitchell Center (1,628) Mobile, AL |
| 03/04/2017 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Troy | L 54–57 | 15–16 (6–12) | Trojan Arena (1,698) Troy, AL |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 5:00 pm | (10) | vs. (7) Louisiana–Lafayette First Round | L 71–78 | 15–17 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||