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2015–16 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
2015–16 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
Sun Belt regular season champions; Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	30–5 (17–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Chris Beard (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Wes Flanigan; Brian Burg; Mark Adams;
Home arena	Jack Stephens Center
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2015–16 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by first-year head coach Chris Beard, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the 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 and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the Tournament as a No. 12 seed, they defeated Purdue in the first round before losing in the second round to Iowa State.

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This was the first season in which the school used "Little Rock" as its athletic brand; previously, it had alternately used "Arkansas–Little Rock" and "UALR".

Following the season, first-year head coach Chris Beard left the school to accept the head coaching position at Texas Tech.^[1] On March 31, 2016, the school hired Wes Flanigan as head coach.^[2]

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 7:00 pm		UA–Fort Smith	W 70–60		Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
Regular season
11/14/2015* 3:00 pm		Central Baptist	W 76–57	1–0	Jack Stephens Center (1,936) Little Rock, AR
11/18/2015* 5:15 pm		Centenary	W 95–49	2–0	Jack Stephens Center (2,275) Little Rock, AR
11/21/2015* 3:00 pm, FSSD		at San Diego State Las Vegas Invitational	W 49–43	3–0	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
11/26/2015* 1:00 pm		vs. East Carolina Las Vegas Invitational	W 54–46	4–0	Orleans Arena (3,125) Paradise, NV
11/28/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulsa	W 64–60	5–0	Reynolds Center (3,821) Tulsa, OK
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm		Central Arkansas	W 79–73	6–0	Jack Stephens Center (3,638) Little Rock, AR
12/05/2015* 7:00 pm		at Idaho	W 64–54	7–0	Cowan Spectrum (1,154) Moscow, ID
12/12/2015* 9:00 pm, FS1		at DePaul	W 66–44	8–0	McGrath–Phillips Arena (1,740) Chicago, IL
12/16/2015* 7:00 pm		at Central Arkansas	W 77–54	9–0	Farris Center (3,055) Conway, AR
12/20/2015* 1:00 pm		Northern Arizona	W 84–57	10–0	Jack Stephens Center (3,130) Little Rock, AR
12/21/2015* 2:00 pm, FSSW		at Texas Tech	L 53–65	10–1	United Supermarkets Arena (5,955) Lubbock, TX
12/30/2015 7:00 pm		at South Alabama	W 69–60	11–1 (1–0)	Mitchell Center (2,314) Mobile, AL
01/02/2016 4:15 pm		at Troy	W 67–61	12–1 (2–0)	Trojan Arena (1,223) Troy, AL
01/07/2016 7:15 pm		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 77–57	13–1 (3–0)	Jack Stephens Center (3,218) Little Rock, AR
01/09/2016 6:00 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	W 58–57	14–1 (4–0)	Jack Stephens Center (3,629) Little Rock, AR
01/14/2016 7:15 pm		Appalachian State	W 81–55	15–1 (5–0)	Jack Stephens Center (3,543) Little Rock, AR
01/18/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Arkansas State	L 73–76	15–2 (5–1)	Convocation Center (2,136) Jonesboro, AR
01/21/2016 7:30 pm		at Texas State	W 77–74 ^OT	16–2 (6–1)	Strahan Coliseum (3,357) San Marcos, TX
01/23/2016 7:15 pm		at UT Arlington	W 68–62	17–2 (7–1)	College Park Center (5,033) Arlington, TX
01/28/2016 7:15 pm		Georgia Southern	W 80–67	18–2 (8–1)	Jack Stephens Center (3,078) Little Rock, AR
01/30/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Georgia State	W 63–53	19–2 (9–1)	Jack Stephens Center (4,682) Little Rock, AR
02/04/2016 7:15 pm		Troy	W 72–49	20–2 (10–1)	Jack Stephens Center (3,385) Little Rock, AR
02/06/2016 6:00 pm		South Alabama	W 74–43	21–2 (11–1)	Jack Stephens Center (3,959) Little Rock, AR
02/11/2016 7:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	L 82–86	21–3 (11–2)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,761) Monroe, LA
02/13/2016 4:15 pm		at Louisiana–Lafayette	W 68–64	22–3 (12–2)	Cajundome (5,347) Lafayette, LA
02/18/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia State	W 57–49	23–3 (13–2)	GSU Sports Arena (1,516) Atlanta, GA
02/20/2016 6:00 pm		at Georgia Southern	W 75–61	24–3 (14–2)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,702) Statesboro, GA
02/25/2016 7:15 pm		UT Arlington	W 72–60	25–3 (15–2)	Jack Stephens Center (5,253) Little Rock, AR
02/27/2016 6:00 pm		Texas State	W 73–68	26–3 (16–2)	Jack Stephens Center (5,168) Little Rock, AR
03/01/2016 7:15 pm		Arkansas State	W 89–80	27–3 (17–2)	Jack Stephens Center (5,619) Little Rock, AR
03/03/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3		at Appalachian State	L 63–69	27–4 (17–3)	Holmes Center (1,112) Boone, NC
Sun Belt tournament
03/12/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (4) Louisiana–Lafayette Semifinals	W 72–65	28–4	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
03/13/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN2	(1)	vs. (2) Louisiana–Monroe Championship	W 70–50	29–4	Lakefront Arena (1,665) New Orleans, LA
NCAA tournament
03/17/2016* 3:20 pm, TBS	(12 MW)	vs. (5 MW) No. 12 Purdue First Round	W 85–83 ^2OT	30–4	Pepsi Center (19,499) Denver, CO
03/19/2016* 5:10 pm, TNT	(12 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 22 Iowa State Second Round	L 61–78	30–5	Pepsi Center (19,551) Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Central Time.

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2015–16 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

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2015–16 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball

Sun Belt regular season champions Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	30–5 (17–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Chris Beard (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Wes Flanigan Brian Burg Mark Adams
Home arena	Jack Stephens Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Little Rock †	17	–	3	.850	30	–	5	.857
Louisiana–Monroe	15	–	5	.750	20	–	14	.588
Texas–Arlington	13	–	7	.650	24	–	11	.686
Louisiana–Lafayette	12	–	8	.600	19	–	15	.559
Georgia Southern	10	–	10	.500	14	–	17	.452
Georgia State	9	–	11	.450	16	–	14	.533
Texas State	8	–	12	.400	15	–	16	.484
South Alabama	8	–	12	.400	14	–	19	.424
Arkansas State	7	–	13	.350	11	–	20	.355
Appalachian State	7	–	13	.350	9	–	22	.290
Troy	4	–	16	.200	9	–	22	.290

† 2016 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner