List of Little Rock Trojans men's basketball head coaches
Appearance
The following is a list of Little Rock Trojans men's basketball head coaches. There have been 23 head coaches of the Trojans in their 85-season history.[1]
Little Rock's current head coach is Darrell Walker. He was hired as the Trojans' head coach in March 2018,[2] replacing Wes Flanigan, who was fired after the 2017–18 season.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1930–1931 | John A. Larson | 1 | 9–15 | .375 |
2 | 1931–1939 | Alvin Longstreth | 8 | 21–73 | .223 |
– | 1941–1942 | No coach | 1 | 6–5 | .545 |
3 | 1942–1946[a] | Herman Bogan | 3 | 38–24 | .613 |
4 | 1946–1947 | George Haynie | 1 | 4–7 | .364 |
5 | 1947–1948 | Deno Nichols | 1 | 11–12 | .478 |
6 | 1948–1949 | David Sibley | 1 | 7–15 | .318 |
7 | 1949–1950 | John Floyd | 1 | 1–20 | .048 |
8 | 1950–1951 | Jim Bearden | 1 | 7–13 | .350 |
9 | 1951–1953 | John Kincannon | 2 | 19–30 | .388 |
10 | 1953–1956 | Woody Johnson | 3 | 25–44 | .362 |
11 | 1961–1965 | Bill Ballard | 4 | 44–55 | .444 |
12 | 1965–1967 | Cleve Branscum | 2 | 23–28 | .451 |
13 | 1967–1979 | Happy Mahfouz | 12 | 122–176 | .409 |
14 | 1979–1984 | Ron Kestenbaum | 5 | 85–52 | .620 |
15 | 1984–1990 | Mike Newell | 6 | 133–60 | .689 |
16 | 1990–1994 | Jim Platt | 4 | 56–59 | .487 |
17 | 1994–1999 | Wimp Sanderson | 5 | 85–58 | .594 |
18 | 1999–2000 | Sidney Moncrief | 1 | 4–24 | .143 |
19 | 2000–2003 | Porter Moser | 3 | 54–34 | .614 |
20 | 2003–2015 | Steve Shields | 12 | 192–178 | .519 |
21 | 2015–2016 | Chris Beard | 1 | 30–5 | .857 |
22 | 2016–2018 | Wes Flanigan | 2 | 22–42 | .344 |
23 | 2018–present | Darrell Walker | 5 | 61–86 | .415 |
Totals | 23 coaches | 85 seasons | 1,059–1,115 | .487 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source[1] |
- ^ Little Rock did not field a team for the 1944–45 season.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2022-23 Little Rock Basketball Media and Record Book" (PDF). Little Rock Athletics. p. 73-74. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ Kubena, Brooks (March 28, 2018). "UALR hires former Razorback Darrell Walker as next men's basketball coach". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ Brantley, Max (March 9, 2018). "UA-Little Rock fires Wes Flanigan as basketball coach". Arkansas Times. Retrieved March 17, 2023.