Assistant coach Kwanza Johnson | 2016–17 record 14–15 (5–11 Sun Belt) Assistant coach Mitch Cole | |
Head coach Wes Flanigan (1st year) | ||
The 2016–17 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by first-year head coach Wes Flanigan, play their home games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas and are members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Previous season
The Trojans finished the 2015–16 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. As a result, the Trojans received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 12 seed. In the First Round, they upset Purdue before losing in the Second Round to Iowa State.
Following the season, first-year head coach Chris Beard left the school to accept the head coaching position at UNLV. On March 31, 2016, the school hired Wes Flanigan as head coach.