Little Rock (LR) women’s basketball lost 91-49 versus Florida State in Tallahassee, Florida Saturday morning, ending their season in the first round of the NCAA tournament. LR always looked the losing side, having relinquished their only lead six minutes into the game. Despite a competitive start, the Seminoles mounted a 24-point run in the second […]
LR women looking to make their own postseason magic
Little Rock (LR) women’s basketball enters its fifth NCAA tournament in the last 10 years on a high, coming off a 54-53 win over Texas State in the Sun Belt Championship last Sunday. On Monday, LR was named the 14-seed in the tournament and will play three-seeded Florida State on Saturday at 10 a.m. on […]
LR to take on Florida State in tournament
The Legends room at the Jack Stephens Center buzzed with activity. Nearly 80 longtime fans and supporters of the athletic department gathered with Little Rock (LR) women’s basketball team to see who they would play in the first round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. “I have had season tickets since 1999,” said Stan Dobson. […]
LR crowned Sun Belt Champions
In an epic championship game, number-one seed Little Rock (LR) won against two-seed Texas State in the Sun Belt Tournament tonight. LR edged out a one-point, 54-53 victory at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans. With the victory, LR won its fourth Sun Belt Championship, the most for any team in the conference. This was […]
LR men’s basketball coach fired
This morning, Little Rock (LR) athletic director Chasse Conque announced the firing of men’s basketball coach Wes Flanigan. The announcement came after a disappointing end to a 7-25 season in which the team lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to Appalachian State 93-64. “At the conclusion of each season I evaluate […]
LR goes down in Sun Belt Tourney
Little Rock (LR) men’s basketball season ended yesterday in a 93-64 defeat in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament. LR came in as the 12th seed and faced the fifth seed Appalachian State on the first day of tournament play. App St. defeated LR twice during the regular season, one loss coming on […]
10 Questions: women’s basketball
Before they left for their final regular season games and the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, the Little Rock (LR) women’s basketball program sat down with the Forum to take part in the “10 Questions” interview series. The Forum wants to thank the team for their honesty and humility. The team repeated as regular-season Sun Belt […]
10 Questions: men’s basketball
Little Rock (LR) men’s basketball pulled off an upset for the ages this past Saturday. On March 3, LR won in overtime against the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, the second-ranked team in the mid-majors and first in the Sun Belt Conference. The victory was exactly what the team needed entering the Sun Belt Tournament. A couple […]
LR women are favorites, while men face difficulties
Little Rock (LR) basketball is in New Orleans this week ahead of the Sun Belt Conference Championships which start Wednesday. The men’s Trojans (7-24, 4-14 conf.) tip off Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. versus Appalachian State, while the regular-season Sun Belt champion women (20-9, 17-1 conf.) tip off Thursday morning at 11:30 a.m. versus Appalachian […]
Trojan Tracker: LR Athletics finding their groove
The 2017-18 athletic year is well underway in Little Rock (LR), with five sports; track and field/cross-country, volleyball, soccer, golf, and swimming all competing and making headlines for the University frequently. The Trojan Tracker rounds up all the latest news, results, and upcoming events for each sport. Track and Field/Cross-Country (TF/XC) As of writing, LR […]