UALR Media Relations 2801 S. University Ave. www.ualrtrojans.com Little Rock, AR 72204 Office: (501) 683-7003 Fax: (501) 683-7002 2007-08 Schedule Opponent Site Time NOVEMBER 4 #Arkansas-Monticello (DH)Jack Stephens Center 2 pm 10 at Creighton Omaha, Neb. 2:05 pm 13 Southern Ark. Jack Stephens Center 7 pm 16 Grambling Jack Stephens Center 7 pm 20 at Rice Houston, Texas 7 pm 25 Missouri State Jack Stephens Center 2 pm 28 at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. 7 pm DECEMBER 1 Bradley (DH) Jack Stephens Center 4:30 pm 9 at Sam Houston Huntsville, Texas 3 pm 15 *At New Orleans New Orleans, La. 2 pm 20 Louisiana Tech Jack Stephens Center 7 pm 22 *Florida International Jack Stephens Center 7 pm 28 $vs Kansas State Los Angeles, Calif. 4 pm P.S.T. 29 $vs Loyola Marymount/ Cal State Bakersfield Los Angeles, Calif. 2 or 4 pm P.S.T. JANUARY 6 *at Arkansas State jonesboro, Ark. 2 pm 10 *Louisiana-Lafayette (DH) Jack Stephens Center 5:15 pm 13 *at Denver Denver, Colo. 1 pm M.S.T. 17 *Louisiana-Monroe (DH) Jack Stephens Center 5:15 pm 19 *South Alabama (DH) Jack Stephens Center 4:30 pm 24 *at Troy Troy, Ala. TBA 27 *Florida Atlantic (DH) Jack Stephens Center 2 pm 30 *at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. 7 pm FEBRUARY 6 *at Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn. 7 pm 9 *North Texas (DH) Jack Stephens Center 4:30 pm 13 *at Florida International Miami, Fla. 5:15 pm E.S.T. 16 *New Orleans (DH) Jack Stephens Center 4:30 pm 21 *Arkansas State (DH) Jack STephens Center 5:15 pm 24 *at Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 2 pm 28 *Denver (DH) Jack Stephens Center 5:15 pm MARCH 1 *at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 6:30 pm 5 SBC Tournament Host Sites TBA 8-11 SBC Tournament Mobile, Ala. TBA # - Exhibition * - Denotes Sun Belt Conference Matches $ - Denotes Loyola Marymount Tournament DH - Denotes Double Header BOLD - Denotes Home GAmes 2007-08 Quick Facts University Information School: UALR Location: Little Rock, Ark. Enrollment: 11,034 Founded: 1927 Conference: Sun Belt Division: West Colors: Silver (PMS 877), Black, & Maroon (PMS 505) Nickname: Trojans President: Dr. Joel E. Anderson Director of Athletics: Chris Peterson SWA: Andrea Nunez NCAA Faculty Rep.: Dr. DAvid Briscoe Athletics Phone #: (501) 569-3167 UALR Media Relations Assistant Director of Media Relations (Wbb Contact): Brandy Sweeden Office Phone: (501) 683-7003 Cell Phone: (501) 993-9868 bmsweeden@ualr.edu Director of media Relations: Joe Angolia Office Phone: (501) 569-3449 jaangolia@ualr.edu Media Relations INtern : John Scognamiglio Office Phone: (501) 569-3403 jxscognamigl@ualr.edu Fax Number: (501) 683-7002 Press Row Phone: (501) 683-7004 Mailing Address: The Jack Stephens Center 2801 S. University Little Rock, AR 72204 Website: www.ualrtrojans.com UALR Athletic Training Assistant Athletic Trainer (WBB): Courtney Teeter Office Phone: (501) 569-3445 clteeter@ualr.edu Head Athletic Trainer: Michael Switlik Office Phone: (501) 569-3394 Asst. Athletic Trainer: Lauren Hargis Office Phone: (501) 569-3340 PLEASE REFER TO US AS UALR NOT ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK IN ALL REFERENCES
Trojan Staff Head Coach: Joe Foley Alma Mater: Central Arkansas (1979) Record at UALR: 54-61 (.470) Years at UALR: 5th season Record in SBC: 24-36 (.400) Overall Record: 510-142 (.782) Career 20th Season Office Phone: (501) 569-3036 jmfoley@ualr.edu WBB Fax: (501) 569-3062 Assistant Coach: Michael Smith 2nd season Alma Mater: Central Methodist (1996), Northwest Missouri State (1998) Office Phone: (501) 569-3028 mcsmith1@ualr.edu Assistant Coach: Steve Wiedower 4th Season Alma Mater: Arkansas State (1987), Central Arkansas (2000) Office Phone: (501) 569-8297 slwiedower@ualr.edu Dir. Of Operations: Tamika Kursh 1st Season Alma Mater: Louisiana Tech (2007) Office Phone: (501) 569-3398 tnkursh@ualr.edu - UALR Program History First YEar of Basketball: 1969 First Year of DI Basketball: 1999 Overall All-Time Record: 175-418 (.295) Since Joining DI: 78-148 (.345) NCAA Apperances: n/a SBC Regular Season Titles: n/a SBC Tournament Titles: n/a Last SBC Tourney Appearance: 2007 Last Opponent, Result: Denver, L 62-60 Quarterfinals 2007-08 Trojan Basketball 2006-07 Overall Record: 21-10 2006-07 Sun Belt Record: 12-6 (T2nd West) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Lettermen REturning/Lost: 7/5 Home Court: The Jack Stephens Center Capacity: 5,600 All-Time Facility Record: 24-6 (.800) Two Seasons Starters Returning: 3 Nikya Hughes F/C 6-3, Sr., Peoria, Ill. 2006-07 Averages 11.5 pts., 7.8 rbs., 1.2 blks. Kim Sitzmann G 5-10, So., Cabot, Ark. 2006-07 Averages 14.1 pts., 4.3 assists, 2.3 stl. Anshel Cooper G 5-10, So., Marion, Ark. 2006-07 Averages 11.9 pts., 4.0 rbs. Other Returning Letterwinners: 4 Jessica Brown G 5-8, Sr., Conway, Ark. 2006-07 Averages 1.9 pts., 1.9 rbs. Andrea Keys F 6-0, Sr., Oakland, Calif. 2006-07 Averages 4.2 pts., 4.0 rbs.,.667 FG% Rachel Smith G 5-7, Sr., Quitman, Ark. 2006-07 Averages 2.6 pts., 1.3 assists Ashley Johnson F 6-1, So., Arlington, Texas 2006-07 Averages Redshirt Letterwinners Lost: 5 (*Starter) *Jocelyn Love G/F 6-0, West Memphis, Ark. 2006-07 Averages 12.4 pts., 3.7 rbs. *Renee Renz F 6-0, Flower Mound, Texas 2006-07 Averages 8.5 pts., 5.2 rbs. Laura Throesch F 6-2, Pocahontas, Ark. 2006-07 Averages 0.6 pts., 0.7 rbs. Shareka Purnell G 5-6, Dale City, Va. 2006-07 Averages 0.6 pts., 0.3 rbs. Whintae Irby G 5-7, Peoria, Ill. 2006-07 Averages 0.7 rbs. Newcomers: 7 Whitney Burgess F 6-1, So., Huntsville, Ark. Stats 17.1 min., 3.4 rbs. at Missouri State Shanika Butler G 5-7, Fr., St. Louis, Mo. Stats 20.8 pts., 9.7 rbs., 3.8 stl., 2.5 assists Taisja Jones G 5-10, Fr., Garland, Texas Stats 19.6 pts., 8.8 rbs., 9 assists, 9 stl. Mattilyn McIntyre g 5-9, Fr., Texarkana, Texas Stats 22 pts., 11 rbs., 9 assists, 9 stl. Chastity Reed F 6-1, Fr., New Orleans, LA. Stats 11.1 pts., 7.1 rbs., 1.1 blks., 2 stl., 1.2 ast. Asriel Rolfe PG 5-6, Fr., Dallas, Texas Stats 17 pts., 3 assists Ikia Starr G 5-10, Fr., Idable, Okla. Stats 9 pts., 7 rbs.
2007-08 UALR BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Ex. Hometown (Last School) 3 Asriel Rolfe PG 5-6 Fr./HS Dallas, Texas (Kimball HS) 4 Mattilyn McIntyre G 5-9 Fr./HS Texarkana, Texas (Liberty Eylau HS) 5 Ashley Johnson F 6-1 RSo./1L Arlington, Texas (Mansfield Summit HS) 10 Shanika Butler G 5-7 Fr./HS St. Louis, Mo. (Gateway Tech HS) 13 Ikia Starr G 5-10 Fr./HS Idabel, Okla. (Irving MacArthur HS) 14 *Whitney Burgess F 6-1 So./TR Huntsville, Ark. (Missouri State) 15 Jessica Brown G 5-8 Sr./3L Conway, Ark. (Conway HS) 20 Chastity Reed F 6-1 Fr./HS New Orleans, La. (Irving MacArthur HS) 23 Anshel Cooper G 5-10 So./1L Marion, Ark. (Marion HS) 24 Taisja Jones G 5-10 Fr./HS Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial HS) 31 Nikya Hughes F/C 6-3 Sr./1L Peoria, Ill. (Moberly Area Community College) 34 Andrea Keys F 6-0 Sr./3L Oakland, Calif. (Berkley HS) 35 Kim Sitzmann G 5-10 So./1L Cabot, Ark. (Cabot HS) 44 Rachel Smith G 5-7 Sr./3L Quitman, Ark. (Greers Ferry West Side HS) *will redshirt 2007-08 season 2007-08 UALR BASKETBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Ex. Hometown (Last School) 15 Jessica Brown G 5-8 Sr./3L Conway, Ark. (Conway HS) 14 *Whitney Burgess F 6-1 So./TR Huntsville, Ark. (Missouri State) 10 Shanika Butler G 5-7 Fr./HS St. Louis, Mo. (Gateway Tech HS) 23 Anshel Cooper G 5-10 So./1L Marion, Ark. (Marion HS) 31 Nikya Hughes F/C 6-3 Sr./1L Peoria, Ill. (Moberly Area Community College) 5 Ashley Johnson F 6-1 RSo./1L Arlington, Texas (Mansfield Summit HS) 24 Taisja Jones G 5-10 Fr./HS Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial HS) 34 Andrea Keys F 6-0 Sr./3L Oakland, Calif. (Berkley HS) 4 Mattilyn McIntyre G 5-9 Fr./HS Texarkana, Texas (Liberty Eylau HS) 20 Chastity Reed F 6-1 Fr./HS New Orleans, La. (Irving MacArthur HS) 3 Asriel Rolfe PG 5-6 Fr./HS Dallas, Texas (Kimball HS) 35 Kim Sitzmann G 5-10 So./1L Cabot, Ark. (Cabot HS) 44 Rachel Smith G 5-7 Sr./3L Quitman, Ark. (Greers Ferry West Side HS) 13 Ikia Starr G 5-10 Fr./HS Idabel, Okla. (Irving MacArthur HS) *will redshirt 2007-08 season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Shanika Butler - Sha-nee-kah Anshel Cooper - An-shell Nikya Hughes - Nah-key-ah Taisja Jones - Tay-shah Andrea Keys - Ahn-dray-ah Mattilyn McIntyre - Mat-a-lyn Mack-in-tire Chastity Reed - Chas-tah-tee Asriel Rolfe - As-ree-ell Kim Sitzmann - Sits-man Ikia Starr - I-key-ah
ROSTER BY POSITION POINT GUARD (1): Rolfe GUARDS (8): Brown, Butler, Cooper, Jones, McIntyre, Sitzmann, Smith, Starr FORWARDS (5): Burgess, Hughes, Johnson, Keys, Reed CENTER (1): Hughes ROSTER BY STATE ROSTER BY CLASS SENIORS (4): Brown, Hughes, Keys, Smith SOPHOMORES (4): Burgess, Cooper, Johnson, Sitzmann FRESHMEN (6): Butler, Jones, McIntyre, Reed, Rolfe, Starr ARKANSAS (4): Jessica Brown Conway Anshel Cooper Marion Kim Sitzmann Cabot Rachel Smith Quitman MISSOURI (1): Shanika Butler St. Louis ILLINOIS (1): Nikya Hughes Peoria OKLAHOMA (1): Ikia Starr Idabel TEXAS (4): Ashley Johnson Arlington Taisja Jones Garland Mattilyn McIntyre Texarkana Asriel Rolfe Dallas CALIFORNIA (1): Andrea Keys Oakland LOUISIANA (1): Chastity Reed New Orleans
2006-07 Cumulative Stats RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (21-10) (15-2) (6-7) (0-1) CONFERENCE... (12-6) (7-2) (5-4) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (9-4) (8-0) (1-3) (0-1) ---TOTAL--- ---3-PTS--- ----REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 35 Sitzmann, Kim... 31-30 1077 34.7 161-379.425 44-132.333 70-104.673 18 75 93 3.0 70 4 132 99 6 70 436 14.1 23 Cooper, Anshel... 31-29 1062 34.3 145-291.498 2-10.200 77-116.664 45 79 124 4.0 68 1 66 60 8 34 369 11.9 31 Hughes, Nikya... 31-30 972 31.4 126-299.421 41-104.394 65-98.663 89 154 243 7.8 76 0 44 80 37 38 358 11.5 45 Renz, Renee... 31-31 931 30.0 94-235.400 19-57.333 57-74.770 51 111 162 5.2 74 1 31 50 27 23 264 8.5 25 Love, Jocelyn... 18-17 586 32.6 86-201.428 35-108.324 17-31.548 14 53 67 3.7 51 2 44 31 6 30 224 12.4 34 Keys, Andrea... 31-4 586 18.9 46-69.667 0-0.000 39-48.813 43 80 123 4.0 40 0 17 41 5 16 131 4.2 44 Smith, Rachel... 25-11 404 16.2 21-71.296 15-47.319 8-12.667 2 39 41 1.6 18 0 39 27 1 17 65 2.6 15 Brown, Jessica... 31-1 381 12.3 18-46.391 0-2.000 22-33.667 20 38 58 1.9 38 0 16 36 0 15 58 1.9 24 Throesch, Laura... 19-0 80 4.2 5-18.278 1-5.200 0-2.000 3 10 13 0.7 9 0 1 6 8 5 11 0.6 20 Purnell, Shareka... 17-1 75 4.4 4-8.500 0-1.000 3-3 1.000 1 4 5 0.3 5 0 7 6 0 3 11 0.6 04 Irby, Whintae... 20-1 91 4.6 1-5.200 0-0.000 0-0.000 5 8 13 0.7 6 0 11 10 2 4 2 0.1 Team... 34 53 87 2.8 0 6 Total... 31 6245 707-1622.436 157-466.337 358-521.687 325 704 1029 33.2 455 8 408 452 100 255 1929 62.2 Opponents... 31 6244 613-1528.401 109-366.298 298-444.671 295 695 990 31.9 502-294 541 65 175 1633 52.7 TEAM STATISTICS UALR OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND --------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------- --- ----- ------ SCORING... 1929 1633 11-11-06 CREIGHTON W 66-55 569 Points per game... 62.2 52.7 11-14-06 SAU W 93-40 469 Scoring margin... +9.5-11/17/06 at UT Arlington Mavericks L 58-59 265 FIELD GOALS-ATT... 707-1622 613-1528 11-20-06 RICE W 54-46 611 Field goal pct....436.401 11-24-06 IDAHO STATE W 82-53 653 3 POINT FG-ATT... 157-466 109-366 11/27/06 at Missouri State L 48-54 5308 3-point FG pct....337.298 12-2-06 TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO W 65-48 612 3-pt FG made per game.. 5.1 3.5 12-7-06 at Southern Miss W 70-49 1251 FREE THROWS-ATT... 358-521 298-444 12/09/06 at JACKSON ST L 53-57 369 Free throw pct....687.671 *12/13/06 at Louisiana Monroe W O2 66-58 421 REBOUNDS... 1029 990 *12-16-06 DENVER W 68-56 2965 Rebounds per game... 33.2 31.9 12-19-06 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W 68-66 821 Rebounding margin... +1.3 - *12/28/06 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 61-65 268 ASSISTS... 408 294 *12/30/06 at Troy W 48-38 376 Assists per game... 13.2 9.5 *01/04/07 NORTH TEXAS W 87-49 3312 TURNOVERS... 452 541 *1-6-07 NEW ORLEANS W 69-45 3869 Turnovers per game... 14.6 17.5 *1/9/07 at Arkansas State L 43-62 2371 Turnover margin... +2.9 - *01/13/07 at South Alabama L 37-44 481 Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.9 0.5 *1-18-07 WESTERN KENTUCKY L 45-47 675 STEALS... 255 175 *1-20-07 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L 62-75 4108 Steals per game... 8.2 5.6 1-23-07 HARDING UNIVERSITY W 96-51 608 BLOCKS... 100 65 *01/27/07 at FLORIDA ATLANTIC W 60-57 - Blocks per game... 3.2 2.1 *2-1-07 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL W 65-58 2144 WINNING STREAK... 0 - *2-3-07 LOUISIANA-MONROE W 52-49 4012 Home win streak... 6 - *02-08-07 at DENVER L 47-61 401 ATTENDANCE... 36251 12763 *2-10-07 TROY W 58-51 3969 Home games-avg/game... 17-2132 13-982 *2-17-07 at North Texas W 69-63 1128 Neutral site-avg/game.. - 1-0 *2/21/07 at University of New Orleans W 48-37 124 *2-24-07 ARKANSAS STATE W 64-48 4912 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total 2-28-07 NEW ORLEANS W 67-30 1942 ------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 03/03/07 vs Denver L 60-62 - UALR... 915 996 6 12-1929 Opponents... 726 897 6 4-1633
2006-07 Conference Stats RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (12-6) (7-2) (5-4) (0-0) CONFERENCE... (12-6) (7-2) (5-4) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) ---TOTAL--- ---3-PTS--- ----REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 31 Hughes, Nikya... 18-17 589 32.7 79-193.409 30-73.411 46-66.697 50 96 146 8.1 41 0 22 42 22 23 234 13.0 35 Sitzmann, Kim... 18-17 626 34.8 85-221.385 22-77.286 39-59.661 10 38 48 2.7 47 3 65 60 3 37 231 12.8 23 Cooper, Anshel... 18-16 630 35.0 91-178.511 2-8.250 45-72.625 23 52 75 4.2 37 0 36 37 2 13 229 12.7 45 Renz, Renee... 18-18 555 30.8 48-143.336 13-38.342 44-51.863 31 66 97 5.4 43 0 21 27 13 16 153 8.5 25 Love, Jocelyn... 7-7 230 32.9 32-81.395 17-46.370 1-3.333 6 16 22 3.1 22 1 16 13 3 9 82 11.7 34 Keys, Andrea... 18-4 358 19.9 22-36.611 0-0.000 10-16.625 26 45 71 3.9 25 0 11 29 2 9 54 3.0 15 Brown, Jessica... 18-1 248 13.8 10-25.400 0-2.000 11-17.647 14 28 42 2.3 27 0 8 23 0 10 31 1.7 44 Smith, Rachel... 16-8 296 18.5 7-45.156 5-26.192 7-10.700 1 29 30 1.9 13 0 28 20 1 13 26 1.6 20 Purnell, Shareka... 8-1 38 4.8 1-3.333 0-0.000 3-3 1.000 1 0 1 0.1 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 0.6 04 Irby, Whintae... 11-1 46 4.2 1-2.500 0-0.000 0-0.000 2 3 5 0.5 2 0 5 3 1 2 2 0.2 24 Throesch, Laura... 9-0 35 3.9 1-8.125 0-3.000 0-0.000 2 6 8 0.9 5 0 1 4 2 2 2 0.2 Team... 23 26 49 2.7 0 6 Total... 18 3651 377-935.403 89-273.326 206-297.694 189 405 594 33.0 262 4 216 265 49 134 1049 58.3 Opponents... 18 3648 368-887.415 64-209.306 163-248.657 162 420 582 32.3 287-176 302 44 104 963 53.5 TEAM STATISTICS UALR OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND --------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------- --- ----- ------ SCORING... 1049 963 *12/13/06 at Louisiana Monroe W O2 66-58 421 Points per game... 58.3 53.5 *12-16-06 DENVER W 68-56 2965 Scoring margin... +4.8 - *12/28/06 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 61-65 268 FIELD GOALS-ATT... 377-935 368-887 *12/30/06 at Troy W 48-38 376 Field goal pct....403.415 *01/04/07 NORTH TEXAS W 87-49 3312 3 POINT FG-ATT... 89-273 64-209 *1-6-07 NEW ORLEANS W 69-45 3869 3-point FG pct....326.306 *1/9/07 at Arkansas State L 43-62 2371 3-pt FG made per game.. 4.9 3.6 *01/13/07 at South Alabama L 37-44 481 FREE THROWS-ATT... 206-297 163-248 *1-18-07 WESTERN KENTUCKY L 45-47 675 Free throw pct....694.657 *1-20-07 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L 62-75 4108 REBOUNDS... 594 582 *01/27/07 at FLORIDA ATLANTIC W 60-57 - Rebounds per game... 33.0 32.3 *2-1-07 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL W 65-58 2144 Rebounding margin... +0.7 - *2-3-07 LOUISIANA-MONROE W 52-49 4012 ASSISTS... 216 176 *02-08-07 at DENVER L 47-61 401 Assists per game... 12.0 9.8 *2-10-07 TROY W 58-51 3969 TURNOVERS... 265 302 *2-17-07 at North Texas W 69-63 1128 Turnovers per game... 14.7 16.8 *2/21/07 at University of New Orleans W 48-37 124 Turnover margin... +2.1 - *2-24-07 ARKANSAS STATE W 64-48 4912 Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.8 0.6 STEALS... 134 104 Steals per game... 7.4 5.8 BLOCKS... 49 44 Blocks per game... 2.7 2.4 WINNING STREAK... 4 - Home win streak... 4 - ATTENDANCE... 29966 5570 Home games-avg/game... 9-3330 9-619 Neutral site-avg/game.. - 0-0 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total ------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- UALR... 493 538 6 12-1049 Opponents... 426 527 6 4-963