# 2022–23 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fifth-year head coach Darrell Walker, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, as first-year members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

## Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2021–22 season 9–19, 3–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. As the No. 12 seed, they upset No. 5 seed South Alabama in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament, before falling to Troy in the quarterfinals.
The season was the school's last season as a member of the Sun Belt Conference as they moved to the Ohio Valley Conference, effective July 1, 2022.

## Schedule and results

Due to unseasonably cold weather, a water coil at the Trojans' normal home of Jack Stephens Center froze and burst on December 28, flooding the court. The team's next home game on December 29 was moved to Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock. The Stephens Center reopened for the January 4 game against Lindenwood.
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | L 63–94 | 0–1 | 21 – Smith | 6 – Gardner | 2 – 3 Tied | Banterra Center (5,199) Carbondale, IL |
| November 10, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Arkansas Baptist | W 71–60 | 1–1 | 16 – John | 13 – Gardner | 6 – Smith | Jack Stephens Center (2,522) Little Rock, AR |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Central Arkansas Governor's I-40 Showdown | L 71–82 | 1–2 | 14 – John | 14 – Gardner | 6 – Gardner | Farris Center (1,945) Conway, AR |
| November 17, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at East Tennessee State | L 76–84 | 1–3 | 15 – Jefferson | 8 – Gardner | 7 – Gardner | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,814) Johnson City, TN |
| November 20, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Jackson State Indiana Hoosier Classic | W 94–91 | 2–3 | 23 – Gardner | 9 – Gardner | 5 – Smith | Jack Stephens Center (2,685) Little Rock, AR |
| November 23, 2022* 5:30 pm, BTN | at No. 11 Indiana Indiana Hoosier Classic | L 68–87 | 2–4 | 20 – Smith | 9 – Gardner | 6 – Gardner | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (11,829) Bloomington, IN |
| November 26, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Miami (OH) Indiana Hoosier Classic | L 67–80 | 2–5 | 18 – Smith | 8 – Walker | 5 – Gardner | Millett Hall (804) Oxford, OH |
| November 30, 2022* 9:00 pm, WCC Network | at San Francisco | L 68–90 | 2–6 | 16 – Smith | 12 – Gardner | 3 – Smith | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Memphis | L 71–87 | 2–7 | 18 – Walker | 10 – Gardner | 4 – 2 Tied | FedExForum (9,259) Memphis, TN |
| December 12, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Philander Smith | W 83–54 | 3–7 | 17 – Jefferson | 11 – 2 Tied | 4 – Gardner | Jack Stephens Center (2,486) Little Rock, AR |
| December 17, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Jacksonville State | L 62–72 | 3–8 | 20 – Gardner | 5 – Speaker | 3 – 2 Tied | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,043) Jacksonville, AL |
| December 20, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Central Arkansas Governor's I-40 Showdown | W 75–66 | 4–8 | 17 – Gardner | 13 – Gardner | 6 – Gardner | Jack Stephens Center (2,766) Little Rock, AR |
| December 22, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Arkansas State | L 75–77 | 4–9 | 30 – Jefferson | 10 – Gardner | 3 – Gardner | First National Bank Arena (1,378) Jonesboro, AR |
| OVC regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:30 pm | UT Martin | W 88–74 | 5–9 (1–0) | 23 – Gardner | 12 – Gordon | 5 – Gardner | Simmons Bank Arena (2,709) North Little Rock, AR |
| December 31, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee State | L 69–94 | 5–10 (1–1) | 17 – Jefferson | 7 – Walker | 3 – Walker | Gentry Complex (550) Nashville, TN |
| January 4, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Lindenwood | L 62–67 | 5–11 (1–2) | 16 – Gardner | 15 – Gardner | 5 – White | Jack Stephens Center (1,983) Little Rock, AR |
| January 7, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | Southeast Missouri State | L 68–74 | 5–12 (1–3) | 14 – Smith | 12 – Gardner | 5 – Smith | Jack Stephens Center (2,135) Little Rock, AR |
| January 12, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Southern Indiana | L 67–74 | 5–13 (1–4) | 20 – Gordon | 8 – White | 3 – Gardner | Screaming Eagles Arena (2,296) Evansville, IN |
| January 14, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Illinois | L 63–70 | 5–14 (1–5) | 13 – Jefferson | 9 – Gardner | 7 – Gardner | Lantz Arena (1,363) Charleston, IL |
| January 19, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee Tech | L 75–77 | 5–15 (1–6) | 16 – Gordon | 13 – White | 8 – White | Jack Stephens Center (2,509) Little Rock, AR |
| January 21, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee State | W 89–77 | 6–15 (2–6) | 21 – White | 7 – White | 5 – White | Jack Stephens Center (3,446) Little Rock, AR |
| January 26, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Morehead State | L 72–76 | 6–16 (2–7) | 18 – Gordon | 10 – Gardner | 2 – Tied | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,557) Morehead, KY |
| January 28, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee Tech | W 91–89 | 7–16 (3–7) | 25 – Gordon | 9 – Gordon | 11 – White | Eblen Center (1,659) Cookeville, TN |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Southeast Missouri State | L 98–99 | 7–17 (3–8) | 22 – White | 10 – Gardner | 6 – White | Show Me Center (1,290) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 4, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | SIU Edwardsville | L 81–84 | 7–18 (3–9) | 21 – Gordon | 10 – Gardner | 6 – Gardner | Jack Stephens Center (2,752) Little Rock, AR |
| February 9, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Morehead State | W 72–68 | 8–18 (4–9) | 15 – White | 14 – Gardner | 5 – Gardner | Jack Stephens Center (2,601) Little Rock, AR |
| February 11, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Martin | L 61–84 | 8–19 (4–10) | 19 – Palermo | 8 – White | 6 – Tied | Skyhawk Arena (1,456) Union City, TN |
| February 16, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Indiana | L 81–82 | 8–20 (4–11) | 20 – Gordon | 12 – Gardner | 9 – Gardner | Jack Stephens Center (2,939) Little Rock, AR |
| February 18, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Illinois | W 81–77 | 9–20 (5–11) | 20 – Smith | 12 – Gordon | 9 – White | Jack Stephens Center (3,001) Little Rock, AR |
| February 23, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at SIU Edwardsville | W 79–74 | 10–20 (6–11) | 19 – White | 11 – Gardner | 6 – Smith | First Community Arena (846) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 25, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Lindenwood | L 96–97 $^{OT}$ | 10–21 (6–12) | 35 – Gordon | 9 – Gordon | 10 – White | Hyland Performance Arena (1,811) St. Charles, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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