# 2017–18 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by second-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 7–25, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Appalachian State.
On March 9, 2018, the school fired head coach Wes Flanigan after just two seasons where he compiled a record of 22–42. On March 29, the school hired former NBA player Darrell Walker who had spent the last two seasons as head coach of Division II Clark Atlanta University.

## Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2016–17 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3, 2017* 6:30 pm | | Southwest Baptist | W 84–68 | | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2017* 3:00 pm | | Ouachita Baptist | L 79–81 | 0–1 | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Memphis | L 62–70 | 0–2 | FedExForum (7,224) Memphis, TN |
| Nov 18, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Grand Canyon Grand Canyon Classic | L 51–76 | 0–3 | GCU Arena (7,394) Phoenix, AZ |
| Nov 20, 2017* 9:00 pm | | at San Diego Grand Canyon Classic | L 52–66 | 0–4 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,074) San Diego, CA |
| Nov 25, 2017* 3:00 pm | | Robert Morris Grand Canyon Classic | L 64–78 | 0–5 | Jack Stephens Center (1,403) Little Rock, AR |
| Nov 26, 2017* 3:00 pm | | Norfolk State Grand Canyon Classic | W 70–55 | 1–5 | Jack Stephens Center (1,068) Little Rock, AR |
| Nov 29, 2017* 6:30 pm | | Central Arkansas | W 71–65 | 2–5 | Jack Stephens Center (3,189) Little Rock, AR |
| Dec 2, 2017* 3:00 pm | | Oral Roberts | L 66–74 $^{2OT}$ | 2–6 | Jack Stephens Center (2,111) Little Rock, AR |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | L 54–69 | 2–7 | Farris Center (2,412) Conway, AR |
| Dec 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bradley | L 46–86 | 2–8 | Carver Arena (4,670) Peoria, IL |
| Dec 15, 2017* 6:30 pm | | at Sam Houston State | L 55–57 | 2–9 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (636) Huntsville, TX |
| Dec 18, 2017* 6:30 pm | | University of the Ozarks | W 94–49 | 3–9 | Jack Stephens Center (1,533) Little Rock, AR |
| Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Mississippi State | L 48–64 | 3–10 | Humphrey Coliseum (7,156) Starkville, MS |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm | | Louisiana | L 63–77 | 3–11 (0–1) | Jack Stephens Center (1,688) Little Rock, AR |
| Dec 31, 2017 4:00 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 71–62 | 4–11 (1–1) | Jack Stephens Center (1,632) Little Rock, AR |
| Jan 4, 2018 6:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | L 64–73 | 4–12 (1–2) | GSU Sports Arena (970) Atlanta, GA |
| Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia Southern | L 69–72 | 4–13 (1–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,392) Statesboro, GA |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm | | Texas–Arlington | W 77–65 | 5–13 (2–3) | Jack Stephens Center (2,091) Little Rock, AR |
| Jan 13, 2018 5:00 pm | | Texas State | L 70–72 | 5–14 (2–4) | Jack Stephens Center (2,165) Little Rock, AR |
| Jan 20, 2018 5:00 pm | | Arkansas State | L 62–70 | 5–15 (2–5) | Jack Stephens Center (5,113) Little Rock, AR |
| Jan 25, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Appalachian State | L 67–72 $^{OT}$ | 5–16 (2–6) | Holmes Center (1,053) Boone, NC |
| Jan 27, 2018 2:30 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 62–72 | 5–17 (2–7) | HTC Center (1,267) Conway, SC |
| Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm | | Georgia Southern | L 61–67 | 5–18 (2–8) | Jack Stephens Center (2,084) Little Rock, AR |
| Feb 3, 2018 5:00 pm | | Georgia State | L 51–81 | 5–19 (2–9) | Jack Stephens Center (2,373) Little Rock, AR |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | at South Alabama | L 56–73 | 5–20 (2–10) | Mitchell Center (1,541) Mobile, AL |
| Feb 10, 2018 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Troy | L 64–82 | 5–21 (2–11) | Trojan Arena (1,721) Troy, AL |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Arkansas State | W 82–78 | 6–21 (3–11) | First National Bank Arena (2,671) Jonesboro, AR |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | L 60–65 | 6–22 (3–12) | Jack Stephens Center (1,488) Little Rock, AR |
| Feb 24, 2018 5:00 pm | | Appalachian State | L 67–69 | 6–23 (3–13) | Jack Stephens Center (2,472) Little Rock, AR |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 44–48 | 6–24 (3–14) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,537) Monroe, LA |
| Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana | W 72–61 $^{OT}$ | 7–24 (4–14) | Cajundome (5,275) Lafayette, LA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (12) | vs. (5) Appalachian State First round | L 64–93 | 7–25 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||