Arkansas Little Rock Women's Basketball 2016 NIT Tournament Capsule

Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans
Sun Belt (20-12, 16-4)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/27 Memphis (61-53), 2/13 at Louisiana (58-49), 3/1 Arkansas State (71-69)
Bad Losses: 12/13 Tulsa (63-74), 1/2 at Troy (71-78), 1/21 at Texas State (57-67)
Coach: Joe Foley
 
Probable Starters:
Alexius Dawn, Senior, Guard, 10.8 ppg, 3.3 apg
Sharde’ Collins, Junior, Guard, 9.7 ppg, 1.7 apg, 3.4 rpg
Monique Townson, Sophomore, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 3.2 apg
Shanity James, Senior, Forward, 15.3 ppg, 7.7 rpg
Kaitlyn Pratt, Junior, Forward, 9.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg
 
Key Roleplayers:
Keanna Keys, Junior, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg
Kira Shepard, Freshman, Guard, 2.1 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 59.0 (272nd in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 55.1 (25, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.6 (88, 2)                 
Field-Goal Defense: 41.1 (256, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 3.7 (312, 10)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 28.2 (276, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.9 (250, 8)
Rebound Margin: 3.1 (87, 2)
Assists Per Game: 12.0 (233, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.8 (154, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    NCAA First Round win over Texas A&M
2015    NCAA Second Round loss to Arizona State
2013    NIT      First Round loss to Pacific
2012    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Delaware
2011    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Green Bay
2010    NCAA Round of 64 win over Georgia Tech
2010    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Oklahoma
2009    NIT      First Round loss to Murray State
2008    NIT      First Round loss to Southern Mississippi
 
*all team stats through 3/3