The 2016–17 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the

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during the

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 2 ...

. The Trojans, led by first-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette.

Previous season

The

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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

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before losing in the second round to

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. Following the season, first-year head coach

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left the school to accept the head coaching position at

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. On March 31, 2016, the school hired Wes Flanigan as head coach.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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