In his first and only season at UALR , the Trojans went 30 – 5 and won the regular season and Sun Belt tournament titles to clinch an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . Little Rock was awarded a 12 seed and knocked off fifth-seeded Purdue 85 – 83 in double overtime to advance to the Second Round , where they fell to Iowa State
Sun Belt tournament
2016 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Chris Beard (basketball)