Little Rock Opens Official Practice

LITTLE ROCK – Head coach Wes Flanigan and the Trojans held their first official practice on Monday afternoon at the Jack Stephens Center.
 
"A little bit of everything," Flanigan said when asked what today's practice would entail. "We're going to run our basics. We're going to work on our motion offense. A little bit of transition defense; we've got a secondary defense we're going to put in today. That will be our main focus today – trying to tighten up some things we introduced on Saturday."
 
Little Rock returns eight lettermen and three starters from last year's team that won 30 games and advanced to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. Six seniors – Stetson Billings, Maurius Hill, Jalen Jackson, Marcus Johnson Jr., Kemy Osse and Lis Shoshi – help fill the Trojans' 2016-17 roster. They return three redshirt players and welcome five newcomers.
 
Johnson, who averaged 12.5 points and shot 46.6 percent from 3-point range, was an All-Sun Belt Second Team honoree in first season with the program. Shoshi started 34 of 35 games as a junior and blocked 39 shots in his first season at the Division I level.
 
Season tickets start at $99 and are on sale now. Packages include affordable price points that include Upper Leather seats – previously Club Seating – for $350, and Lower Chairback seats for $250.
 
The Lower Chairback section includes the option of purchasing any additional tickets in the section for just $100.
 
Tickets in the Upper Leather section start at $350, and include the option of a reduced rate of $250 for a three-year commitment.