UALR

Official Name: 
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Nickname: 
Trojans
Mailing Address: 

2801 South University Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72204

Telephone: 
(501) 569-3449
Fax: 
(501) 569-3030
Enrollment: 
10,410
Arena: 

Verizon Arena
Capacity: 18,000
Year Opened: 1999
Jack Stephens Center
Capacity: 5,600
Year Opened: 2005

School Colors: 
Maroon and Gold
Conference: 

Sun Belt (since 1992)/East Division
Former Member of Trans America Athletic (1981-91)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 1986, 1989, and 1990
1-3 record (.250)

NIT Appearances: 

(3) 1987, 1988, and 1996
3-4 record (.429)
Finished 4th in 1987

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Mike Newell (six years from 1985-90, 133-60 record, .689)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

James Scott (1,731 points from 1988-91)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Larry Johnson (1,315 from 1975-78 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Carl Brown (46 points as junior at Centenary in overtime on 2/9/89)

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Carl Brown* (46 at Centenary in OT)
February 9, 1989 (junior/15.3 ppg)
*School Division I and Trans America Athletic Conference game record. All-time UALR mark set by Tom Brown (47 vs. southern, La., on 1-26-76).

1

2

OT

Total

UALR

38

62

13

113

Centenary

45

55

14

114

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Owens

9-14

0-0

2-2

21

Bell

6-11

0-0

5-6

17

Cummings

5-9

0-0

3-4

13

Scott

3-11

0-0

2-4

8

Brown

16-23

6-11

8-8

46

Springer

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Hynes

2-3

0-0

0-2

4

Morgan

1-9

0-0

0-0

2

Hoges

0-2

0-0

2-2

2

Totals

42-82

7-18

22-28

113

Percentages

.512

.389

.786

Centenary

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Robinson

6-17

0-1

5-7

17

McNealey

8-14

0-0

5-6

21

Steward

5-15

0-0

3-7

13

Russell

3-9

3-8

3-5

12

Greer

11-15

3-3

0-1

25

Hawkins

2-3

0-0

1-2

5

Martin

1-3

0-0

2-2

4

Coleman

7-13

1-2

2-2

17

Totals

43-89

7-14

21-37

114

Percentages

.483

.500

.568

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Bill Ballard

4

1962-65

42-52

.447

1964

15-14

Cleve Branscum

2

1966-67

22-27

.449

1966

14-13

Habib "Happy" Mahfouz

12

1968-79

122-176

.409

1974

18-6

Ron Kestenbaum

5

1980-84

85-52

.620

1983

23-6

Mike Newell

6

1985-90

133-60

.689

1988

24-7

Jim Platt

4

1991-94

55-60

.487

1992

17-13

Winfrey "Wimp" Sanderson

5

1995-99

85-58

.594

1996

23-7

Sidney Moncrief

1

2000

4-24

.143

2000

4-24

Porter Moser

3

2001-03

54-34

.614

2001, 2002

18-11

Steve Shields

8

2004-11

132-112

.541

2009

23-8

  • All-Time W-L Record: 670-576 (.538) from 1968 through 2011.
  • NOTES: UALR moved up to major-college status in 1979 after competing at the junior college level from 1930-31 through 1955-56. Did not field a program from 1956-57 through 1960-61
  • Platt's record does not reflect a forfeit victory awarded from Texas-Pan American in 1991-92.