Trojans Welcome Ozarks to JSC on Monday Night

Little Rock vs. University of the Ozarks
Date	Monday, Nov. 14
Time	6:30 p.m.
Location	Little Rock, Ark.
Venue	Jack Stephens Center
Stats	Statbroadcast
Audio	The Point 94.1 FM
Video	Little Rock All-Access
Notes	Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK – Little Rock hosts University of the Ozarks on Monday at the Jack Stephens Center. The game will tip off at 6:30 p.m.
 
Monday is Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night at the Jack Stephens Center. All UALR faculty and staff are eligible to receive one free ticket to a level 200 seat on Monday night. Additional tickets for faculty and staff are just $5.
 
Additionally, the Family Four Pack – four tickets, four hotdogs, four drinks for $40 – will also be available.
 
The Trojans topped Central Baptist 97-65 on Saturday afternoon to officially open the 2016-17 season. Little Rock finished the game shooting 55.9 percent from the floor and its 97 points were the program's most in regulation since Nov. 2011.
 
Kemy Osse matched his career high with 16 points and shot 4 of 6 from 3-point range. Marcus Johnson Jr. scored 13 points and matched his career best with seven rebounds. Playing in his first Division I game, Andre Jones scored 12 points on 4 of 5 shooting. Four more players scored nine points for the Trojans.
 
Monday's game will count as an exhibition for Division III-member University of the Ozarks. The Eagles, who have yet to take the court this season, are coming off of a 12-win season. The Eagles finished last year averaging 86.6 points per game while shooting 46.1 percent from the floor.
 
Senior Josh Berard led the American Southwest Conference in scoring at 24.0 points per game in 2015-16. Jace Richardson's 2.5 steals per game were tops in the league.
 
Head coach David Ferrell enters his fourth season as the Eagles' coach.
 
Quick Hits
• Coming off of its best season in program history, Little Rock has been picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference preseason coaches poll.
• Marcus Johnson Jr. was voted Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team after averaging 12.5 points and leading the Sun Belt in 3-point percentage (.466) in 2015-16.
• Despite losing two of their top three scorers, the Trojans return eight lettermen, six seniors and three starters in 2016-17.
• Last season, Little Rock won the Sun Belt Conference regular-season and tournament championships and beat Purdue in the NCAA Tournament first round.
• Little Rock went 30-5 last season, establishing program and conference records for wins in a season.
• The Trojans' five losses last season tied with Villanova, Kansas and SMU for the fewest in the nation.
• Little Rock enters Monday's game vs. the University of the Ozarks having won 17 consecutive home games, including a perfect 14-0 record last year.
• Head coach Wes Flanigan enters his first season at the helm after serving as associate head coach on Little Rock's record-breaking 2015-16 team.