# 2012–13 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by tenth year head coach Steve Shields, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center, and were members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 11–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament to FIU. Despite the 17 wins and winning record, they did not participate in a post season tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Casey Wilmath | Guard | 6–2 | 176 | Freshman | Searcy, Arkansas |
| 2 | John Gillon | Guard | 6–0 | 166 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
| 3 | Josh Hagins | Guard | 6–1 | 168 | Freshman | Bossier City, Louisiana |
| 5 | Kemy Osse | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Freshman | Montreal, Quebec |
| 11 | Ted Crass | Guard | 5–10 | 166 | Senior | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 12 | Legroy Isler | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 196 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 15 | Stetson Billings | Forward | 6–5 | 190 | Freshman | Strong, Arkansas |
| 21 | Mareik Isom | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 193 | Freshman | Austin, Texas |
| 23 | Taggart Lockhard | Forward | 6–4 | 220 | Sophomore | Talihina, Oklahoma |
| 24 | Ben Dillard | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Sophomore | Frisco, Texas |
| 33 | James White | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman | Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 35 | Jalen Washington | Guard | 6–5 | 175 | Sophomore | Austin, Texas |
| 40 | Mike Evans | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Junior | Jacksonville, Arkansas |
| 44 | Michael Javes | Forward | 6–10 | 239 | Sophomore | Cali, Colombia |
| 50 | Andrew Poulter | Center | 6–11 | 282 | Freshman | New Braunfels, Texas |
| 53 | Will Neighbour | Forward | 6–10 | 219 | Junior | Grayshott, England |
| 55 | Gus Leeper | Forward | 6–10 | 249 | Sophomore | Austin, Texas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | Tennessee–Martin | W 84–68 | 1–0 | Jack Stephens Center (3,812) Little Rock, AR |
| 11/14/2012* 7:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 52–70 | 1–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,465) Ruston, LA |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm | at Ole Miss | L 52–92 | 1–2 | Tad Smith Coliseum (3,251) Oxford, MS |
| 11/19/2012* 7:00 pm | Milwaukee Hoops for Hope Classic | W 59–43 | 2–2 | Jack Stephens Center (2,811) Little Rock, AR |
| 11/21/2012* 7:30 pm | Jacksonville Hoops for Hope Classic | W 78–56 | 3–2 | Jack Stephens Center (2,905) Little Rock, AR |
| 11/24/2012* 8:30 pm | vs. SMU Hoops for Hope Classic | W 69–56 | 4–2 | (261) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| 11/25/2012* 8:30 pm | vs. South Carolina Hoops for Hope Classic | L 62–74 | 4–3 | (276) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| 11/29/2012 7:30 pm | Troy | W 58–56 | 5–3 (1–0) | Jack Stephens Center (3,492) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/01/2012 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 83–58 | 6–3 (2–0) | Jack Stephens Center (3,982) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/04/2012* 5:15 pm | St. Gregory's | W 91–30 | 7–3 | Jack Stephens Center (2,411) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/06/2012* 6:00 pm | at No. 11 Cincinnati | L 53–87 | 7–4 | Fifth Third Arena (6,127) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/15/2012* 2:00 pm | Tulsa | W 72–65 | 8–4 | Jack Stephens Center (3,769) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/17/2012* 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | L 73–75 | 8–5 | Jack Stephens Center (3,734) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/22/2012 2:00 pm | at South Alabama | L 62–77 | 8–6 (2–1) | Mitchell Center (1,875) Mobile, AL |
| 12/29/2012 7:45 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 70–79 | 8–7 (2–2) | Cajundome (2,436) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/03/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | WKU | W 75–67 | 9–7 (3–2) | Jack Stephens Center (3,871) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/05/2013 7:30 pm | at Troy | L 64–67 | 9–8 (3–3) | Sartain Hall (1,673) Troy, AL |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm | North Texas | W 67–53 | 10–8 (4–3) | Jack Stephens Center (3,288) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/12/2013 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | FIU | W 88–76 | 11–8 (5–3) | Jack Stephens Center (3,318) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Middle Tennessee | L 50–82 | 11–9 (5–4) | Murphy Center (5,215) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/19/2013 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at WKU | W 59–54 | 12–9 (6–4) | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,221) Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | W 65–62 | 13–9 (7–4) | Jack Stephens Center (3,347) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm | at North Texas | W 62–57 | 14–9 (8–4) | The Super Pit (3,997) Denton, TX |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | South Alabama | L 66–70 | 14–10 (8–5) | Jack Stephens Center (3,935) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/07/2013 7:30 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 70–60 | 15–10 (9–5) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,114) Monroe, LA |
| 02/14/2013 7:05 pm | at Arkansas State | L 62–86 | 15–11 (9–6) | Convocation Center (4,625) Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | L 61–66 | 15–12 (9–7) | Jack Stephens Center (3,985) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/21/2013 6:45 pm | at FIU | L 52–65 | 15–13 (9–8) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,207) Miami, FL |
| 02/23/2013 6:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | L 59–73 | 15–14 (9–9) | FAU Arena (1,248) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/28/2013 7:30 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 77–68 | 16–14 (10–9) | Jack Stephens Center (3,577) Little Rock, AR |
| 03/02/2013 7:00 pm | Arkansas State | W 78–71 | 17–14 (11–9) | Jack Stephens Center (5,337) Little Rock, AR |
| 2013 Sun Belt tournament |||||
| 03/09/2013 6:00 pm | vs. FIU Quarterfinals | L 54–69 | 17–15 | Convention Center Court (N/A) Hot Springs, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||