2022-2023 Little Rock Trojans

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2022-2023 Little Rock Trojans Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
24 Shota Abashidze Fr G 5-11 150 Jul 26, 2004 Tbilisi Georgia Elevation Preparatory Academy
21 Ante Beljan Fr F 6-8 220 Nov 6, 2003 Trogir Croatia N/A
0 Daniel Egbuniwe Fr F 6-7 210 - Memphis (TN) United States First Assembly Christian School
15 Myron Gardner Sr G 6-6 220 - Detroit (MI) United States Detroit Loyola High School
20 Marcus Golden RS-Fr G 6-0 175 - McKinney (TX) United States N/A
1 DeAntoni Gordon Sr PF 6-8 220 Sep 28, 2000 Mobile (AL) United States LeFlore Magnet High School
12 Jordan Jefferson So G 6-4 180 - Marietta (GA) United States Osborne High School
22 Nigel John So F 6-9 245 - Dallas (TX) United States N/A
3 Isaiah Palermo Sr SG 6-5 185 Jun 13, 2000 Kissimmee (FL) United States / Puerto Rico Osceola High School
13 Jordan Shorter Fr SF 6-5 195 - Fort Lauderdale (FL) United States N/A
2 D.J. Smith So PG 6-0 160 - North Little Rock (AR) United States North Little Rock High School
11 Ethan Speaker Fr F 6-7 200 - Boulder City (NV) United States Boulder City High School
33 Jovan Stulic Sr G 6-6 217 - Prigrevica Serbia Seacrest Country Day School
10 Chris Walker Fr G 6-6 195 - Wellington (FL) United States Wellington Community High School
5 C.J. White Sr G 6-5 215 - Little Rock (AR) United States Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School
- Creed Williamson RS-Fr PF 6-8 230 - Little Rock (AR) United States Little Rock Christian High School

Recent Little Rock Trojans History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2022-2023 10-21 (6-12) 8th (OVC) N/A N/A
2021-2022 9-19 (3-11) 12th (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 11-15 (7-11) 10th (Sun Belt) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 21-10 (15-5) 1st (Sun Belt) 4th Rnd N/A
2018-2019 10-21 (5-13) 11th (Sun Belt) N/A N/A
2017-2018 7-25 (4-14) 12th (Sun Belt) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 15-17 (6-12) 10th (Sun Belt) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 30-5 (17-3) 1st (Sun Belt) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2014-2015 13-18 (8-12) 8th (Sun Belt) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 15-17 (9-9) 5th (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 17-15 (11-9) 4th (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 15-16 (12-4) 2nd (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 19-17 (7-9) 8th (Sun Belt) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 8-22 (4-14) 11th (Sun Belt) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 23-8 (15-3) 1st (Sun Belt) 3rd Rnd N/A
2007-2008 20-11 (11-7) 3rd (Sun Belt) 3rd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 13-17 (8-10) 8th (Sun Belt) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 14-15 (5-9) 10th (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 18-10 (10-4) 3rd (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 17-12 (9-5) 2nd (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 18-12 (8-6) 5th (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A

2022-2023 Little Rock Trojans Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Myron Gardner All-OVC Second Team
DeAntoni Gordon All-OVC Second Team
Myron Gardner OVC Player of the Week (Nov 21, 2022)
Ethan Speaker OVC Freshman of the Week (Dec 5, 2022)
Ethan Speaker OVC Freshman of the Week (Dec 19, 2022)
Chris Walker OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan 2, 2023)
Chris Walker OVC Freshman of the Week (Nov 21, 2022)
Chris Walker OVC Freshman of the Week (Dec 12, 2022)

2022-2023 Little Rock Trojans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Smith C. White M. Gardner D. Gordon N. John
Rotation J. Jefferson I. Palermo D. Egbuniwe    
Rotation     E. Speaker    
Lim PT   C. Walker     A. Beljan
Lim PT   J. Stulic      
Lim PT   S. Abashidze      

2022-2023 Little Rock Trojans Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
DeAntoni Gordon 31 31.5 13.7 5.7 1.3 1.0 0.6 1.5
Myron Gardner 30 30.8 13.2 9.1 3.6 1.3 0.5 2.7
D.J. Smith 31 30.2 10.3 2.6 2.8 1.1 0.2 2.2
C.J. White 29 26.4 8.3 4.9 3.8 0.4 0.2 1.3
Jordan Jefferson 30 20.6 8.0 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.9
Isaiah Palermo 29 19.5 7.4 1.9 1.0 1.2 0.2 1.0
Chris Walker 17 20.8 7.2 2.8 1.5 0.3 0.3 1.1
Nigel John 29 15.0 5.8 2.9 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.2
Ethan Speaker 29 14.8 5.1 3.2 0.6 0.4 0.1 1.0
Ante Beljan 18 6.9 2.2 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.7
Daniel Egbuniwe 12 7.0 1.7 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.5
Jovan Stulic 4 8.0 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.5
Shota Abashidze 3 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7

2022-2023 Little Rock Trojans Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Darrell Walker Head Coach 2018-2019 Head Coach (Clark Atlanta, 2016 to 2018)
Charles Baker Assistant Coach 2018-2019 N/A
Preston Laird Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (UNLV, 2018 to 2019)
Julius Hodge Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (San Jose State, 2018 to 2021)
John Barron Director of Athletic Performance 2017-2018 N/A
George Lee Athletic Director 2020-2021 N/A
Toby Lane Director of Basketball Operations 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Tulsa, 2021 to 2022)
Patrick Newton Assistant Athletic Director 2013-2014 N/A
Andrew Kegley Head Athletic Trainer 2022-2023 Athletic Trainer (Little Rock, 2021 to 2022)