# 2013–14 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by eleventh year head coach Steve Shields, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center, and are members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament where they lost Arkansas State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Leroy Isler | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 204 | Senior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 2 | Keith Beasley | Guard | 6–5 | 215 | Junior | Dallas, Texas |
| 3 | Josh Hagins | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Sophomore | Bossier City, Louisiana |
| 5 | Kemy Osse | Guard | 6–1 | 208 | Sophomore | Montreal, Quebec |
| 10 | Maurius Hill | Forward | 6–5 | 220 | Freshman | Homewood, Illinois |
| 11 | DeVonte Smith | Guard | 5–11 | 165 | Junior | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 14 | J.T. Thomas | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | RS–Junior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15 | Stetson Billings | Forward | 6–5 | 192 | Sophomore | Strong, Arkansas |
| 21 | Mareik Isom | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 208 | RS–Freshman | Austin, Texas |
| 23 | Will Neighbour | Forward | 6–10 | 225 | Senior | Grayshott, England |
| 24 | Ben Dillard | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Junior | Frisco, Texas |
| 33 | James White | Forward | 6–8 | 216 | RS–Sophomore | Jonesboro, Georgia |
| 50 | Andrew Poulter | Center | 6–11 | 266 | RS–Freshman | New Braunfels, Texas |
| 55 | Gus Leeper | Forward | 6–10 | 237 | RS–Junior | Austin, Texas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/11/2013* 7:00 pm | North Florida Global Sports Challenge | L 70–72 | 0–1 | Jack Stephens Center (3,012) Little Rock, AR |
| 11/16/2013* 3:30 pm, Sun Sports | at No. 11 Florida Global Sports Challenge | L 56–86 | 0–2 | O'Connell Center (8,843) Gainesville, FL |
| 11/18/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Middle Tennessee Global Sports Challenge | L 59–76 | 0–3 | Murphy Center (4,102) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11/22/2013* 7:00 pm | at Southern Global Sports Challenge | W 85–82 $^{OT}$ | 1–3 | F. G. Clark Center (1,381) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm | Southern Arkansas | W 90–58 | 2–3 | Jack Stephens Center (2,842) Little Rock, AR |
| 11/29/2013* 2:00 pm | at Oklahoma | L 81–101 | 2–4 | Lloyd Noble Center (4,975) Norman, OK |
| 12/03/2013* 7:00 pm | UA Fort Smith | W 88–74 | 3–4 | Jack Stephens Center (3,048) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/10/2013* 7:00 pm | at Tulsa | L 64–78 | 3–5 | Reynolds Center (3,780) Tulsa, OK |
| 12/13/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 16 Memphis | L 59–73 | 3–6 | FedExForum (15,821) Memphis, TN |
| 12/20/2013* 6:00 pm | vs. Jacksonville State BVI Tropical Shootout | W 75–70 | 4–6 | Multipurpose Sports Complex (N/A) Tortola, BVI |
| 12/21/2013* 7:00 pm | vs. Southern Miss BVI Tropical Shootout | L 60–74 | 4–7 | Multipurpose Sports Complex (N/A) Tortola, BVI |
| 12/30/2013* 7:00 pm | Grambling State | W 88–68 | 5–7 | Jack Stephens Center (2,813) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/02/2014 7:30 pm | at Texas State | W 63–59 | 6–7 (1–0) | Strahan Coliseum (1,595) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/02/2014 5:00 pm | at Texas–Arlington | W 72–70 | 7–7 (2–0) | College Park Center (1,875) Arlington, TX |
| 01/09/2014 7:00 pm | South Alabama | W 65–60 | 8–7 (3–0) | Jack Stephens Center (2,785) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/11/2014 7:00 pm | Troy | L 62–75 | 8–8 (3–1) | Jack Stephens Center (3,441) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at WKU | W 87–83 $^{OT}$ | 9–8 (4–1) | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,611) Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/18/2014 1:30 pm | at Georgia State | L 73–99 | 9–9 (4–2) | GSU Sports Arena (1,859) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm | Texas State | W 69–64 | 10–9 (5–2) | Jack Stephens Center (3,038) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/25/2014 7:00 pm | at Arkansas State | L 49–77 | 10–10 (5–3) | Convocation Center (5,631) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 80–69 | 11–10 (6–3) | Jack Stephens Center (3,412) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/01/2014 4:00 pm | at South Alabama | W 62–58 | 12–10 (7–3) | Mitchell Center (3,542) Mobile, AL |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm | Georgia State | L 57–68 | 12–11 (7–4) | Jack Stephens Center (3,038) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/08/2014 5:00 pm, CSS | WKU | L 78–79 | 12–12 (7–5) | Jack Stephens Center (3,053) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/13/2014 7:05 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 87–93 $^{2OT}$ | 12–13 (7–6) | Cajundome (3,624) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/15/2014 2:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 49–65 | 12–14 (7–7) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,058) Monroe, LA |
| 02/22/2014 7:00 pm | Texas–Arlington | L 71–75 | 12–15 (7–8) | Jack Stephens Center (3,861) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm | at Troy | W 62–55 | 13–15 (8–8) | Trojan Arena (1,083) Troy, AL |
| 03/01/2014 7:00 pm | Arkansas State | W 74–67 | 14–15 (9–8) | Jack Stephens Center (4,895) Little Rock, AR |
| 03/08/2014 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | L 65–66 | 14–16 (9–9) | Jack Stephens Center (4,437) Little Rock, AR |
| 2014 Sun Belt tournament |||||
| 03/13/2014 6:00 pm, Sun Belt Network | vs. Troy First round | W 74–61 | 15–16 | Lakefront Arena (N/A) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/14/2014 6:00 pm, Sun Belt Network | vs. Arkansas State Quarterfinals | L 114–116 $^{4OT}$ | 15–17 | Lakefront Arena (N/A) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||