2024–25 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

2024–25 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
2024–25 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	7–5 (1–0 OVC)
Head coach	Darrell Walker (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Charles Baker; Charles Thomas; Evan Eustachy;
Home arena	Jack Stephens Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Morehead State	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	6	.500
Southeast Missouri State	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	6	.500
Little Rock	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	5	.583
Western Illinois	1	–	1	.500	7	–	6	.538
Southern Indiana*	1	–	1	.500	6	–	6	.500
Lindenwood*	1	–	1	.500	6	–	7	.462
Tennessee Tech	1	–	1	.500	5	–	7	.417
UT Martin	1	–	1	.500	5	–	8	.385
Eastern Illinois	0	–	1	.000	3	–	8	.273
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	2	.000	7	–	6	.538
Tennessee State	0	–	2	.000	4	–	9	.308
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 OVC tournament winner As of December 21, 2024

The 2024–25 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by seventh-year head coach Darrell Walker, play their home games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas as third-year members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2023–24 season 20–11, 14–4 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for first place. They qualified for the OVC Tournament as the No. 1 seed, defeating Western Illinois in the semifinals before falling to Morehead State in the championship match. The Trojans received an invitation to participate in the 2024 CBI, where they were defeated by Fairfield in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

2024–25 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Christian Hughes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Kirkwood, Missouri
G	1	Joseph Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Portal, Georgia
G	2	KK Robinson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	3	Isaiah Lewis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Los Angeles, California
F	4	Creed Williamson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	5	Mwani Wilkinson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	7	Travonne Jackson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Columbus, Ohio
F	10	Caleb Pennyfeather	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Orlando, Florida
G	11	Johnathan Lawson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	12	Jordan Jefferson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Marietta, Georgia
G	13	Kristiyan Popov	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Varna, Bulgaria
F	14	Charles Chukwu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Katy, Texas
F	19	Nikola Milosevic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Belgrade, Serbia
F	21	Ante Beljan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Trogir, Croatia
F	32	Tuongthach Gatkek	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Portland, Maine

Head coach

Darrell Walker (Arkansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm	Arkansas Baptist	W 84–64	1–0	21 – Wilkinson	9 – Wilkinson	5 – Lawson	Jack Stephens Center (1,179) Little Rock, AR
November 9, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Winthrop	L 67–82	1–1	27 – Lawson	8 – Lawson	4 – Beljan	Winthrop Coliseum (2,078) Rock Hill, SC
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Arkansas State	L 63–80	1–2	20 – Wilkinson	6 – Tied	4 – Lewis	First National Bank Arena (5,187) Jonesboro, AR
November 16, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at UTSA	W 81–64	2–2	21 – Beljan	8 – Wilkinson	7 – Lewis	Convocation Center (858) San Antonio, TX
November 20, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tulsa	W 71–57	3–2	23 – Lawson	9 – Wilkinson	5 – Lawson	Reynolds Center (2,841) Tulsa, OK
November 22, 2024* 8:00 pm, SECN	at No. 20 Arkansas	L 67–79	3–3	18 – Wilkinson	12 – Lawson	5 – Lawson	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
November 25, 2024* 8:00 pm, BTN	at Illinois	L 34–92	3–4	11 – Jefferson	5 – Tied	3 – Lewis	State Farm Center (12,131) Champaign, IL
November 27, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 78–59	4–4	16 – Lawson	10 – Wilkinson	6 – Lewis	Jack Stephens Center (865) Little Rock, AR
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Arkansas I-40 Showdown	W 63–57	5–4	18 – Lawson	9 – Wilkinson	6 – Lawson	Jack Stephens Center (1,247) Little Rock, AR
December 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Ouachita Baptist	W 80–57	6–4	25 – Wilkinson	8 – Wilkinson	7 – Gatkek	Jack Stephens Center (920) Little Rock, AR
December 15, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	UIC	L 69–77 ^OT	6–5	25 – Lawson	10 – Gatkek	5 – Gatkek	Jack Stephens Center (602) Little Rock, AR
OVC regular season
December 19, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville	W 60–56	7–5 (1–0)	16 – Wilkinson	10 – Tied	7 – Lawson	Jack Stephens Center (820) Little Rock, AR
December 21, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Illinois	Game postponed^[2]					Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
January 2, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at UT Martin						Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
January 4, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at Tennessee State						Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Morehead State						Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
January 11, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Indiana						Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
January 14, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southeast Missouri State						Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
January 18, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at Tennessee Tech						Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 23, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Western Illinois						Western Hall Macomb, IL
January 25, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Lindenwood						Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee State						Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
February 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Martin						Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
February 6, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at Southern Indiana						Screaming Eagles Arena Evansville, IN
February 8, 2025 2:30 pm, ESPN+	at Morehead State						Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 11, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State						Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee Tech						Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Lindenwood						Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
February 22, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Illinois						Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
February 27, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois						Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
March 1, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at SIU Edwardsville						First Community Arena Edwardsville, IL
OVC Tournament
March 5-8, 2025 TBA, ESPN+/ESPN	vs. TBA						Ford Center Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Little Rock Trojans Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "Saturday's Men's Basketball Game with Eastern Illinois Postponed". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Little Rock Trojans Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Little Rock Trojans Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[2] "Saturday's Men's Basketball Game with Eastern Illinois Postponed". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Little Rock Trojans Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

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