UALR Trojan basketball

Former University of Arkansas at Little Rock basketball guard Josh Hagins will play for the Sacramento Kings in the 2016 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

For Jermaine Ruttley, the chance to play basketball at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock meant a way out from his poverty-stricken hometown in Kentucky.

Big time blocks, rim rattling dunks, and buzzer beaters rounded out the Top 10 Plays list for the 2016 Men’s NCAA basketball tournament, and the Trojans made the cut for the competitive list of memorable tournament moments.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a celebration of the 2015-16 Little Rock men’s and women’s amazing basketball seasons Monday, April 11.

Students who gathered at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Donaghey Student Center shouted in celebration, danced, and raised their hands in triumph.

One of the Trojans’ biggest, and littlest, fans is Charlie Teich from Milwaukee. The 7-year-old chose Little Rock to go all the way in the NCAA Tournament, because “I’m little and I like rocks,” according to Twitter posts from his father, Mitch Teich. 

The Little Rock Trojans men’s and women’s basketball teams are headed for national tournament play on Thursday. The men will face Purdue in the NCAA Tournament in Denver, while the women will take on Saint Louis in the Women’s NIT.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock friends and alumni have a chance to win basketball season tickets — while helping current and future students.

The Trojan basketball teams are romancing fans with special Valentine’s Day packages, giveaways, and activities in support of breast cancer awareness during their annual Pink Game Night against Georgia Southern on Saturday, Feb. 14.