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List of Little Rock Trojans men's basketball head coaches

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Darrell Walker as an assistant coach with the New York Knicks
Darrell Walker, the current head coach of the Little Rock Trojans.
Steve Shields, as Little Rock head coach, before a game against Florida
Steve Shields, the winningest head coach in Trojans men's basketball history.

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]
  1. ^ Little Rock did not field a team for the 1944–45 season.

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Little Rock Basketball Media and Record Book" (PDF). Little Rock Athletics. p. 73-74. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ^ Kubena, Brooks (March 28, 2018). "UALR hires former Razorback Darrell Walker as next men's basketball coach". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ^ Brantley, Max (March 9, 2018). "UA-Little Rock fires Wes Flanigan as basketball coach". Arkansas Times. Retrieved March 17, 2023.