/news-archive/tag/joe-foley/ ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:05:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2020/08/03/joe-foley-named-among-100-most-influential-people-in-womens-basketball/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:05:26 +0000 /news/?p=77282 ... Joe Foley Named Among 100 Most Influential People in Women’s Basketball]]> Foley has led Little Rock to 10 Sun Belt titles in the last 13 years, amassing an impressive overall head coaching record of 801-274. He has guided the Trojans to the NCAA Tournament six times and to a postseason berth on 11 occasions, including in five straight years. A two-time national championship coach, Foley is also a five-time Sun Belt Coach of the Year. He is just one of five active coaches at the Division I level that has won over 800 games and his career winning percentage, .745, ranks among the best in the country among active coaches. Of the list of the 100 most influential people in the game, 31 (including Foley) are coaches with 12 representing schools outside of a power conference. Foley is the only coach on the list from the state of Arkansas and the only person from the Sun Belt Conference recognized. The listing was put together by Silver Waves Media. The 2020-21 season will be Foley’s 18th year at Little Rock and his 34th season overall as a head coach.]]> /news-archive/2020/07/16/little-rock-inks-paloma-iradier-to-national-letter-of-intent/ Thu, 16 Jul 2020 16:39:17 +0000 /news/?p=77205 ... Little Rock Inks Paloma Iradier to National Letter of Intent]]> Ìýannounced the signing ofÌýÌýto a National Letter of Intent. Iradier was selected to play in LF2 last season, one of the top senior leagues in Spain, where she averaged 8.0 points and 13.6 rebounds for CB Islas Canarias. This came after playing the previous two seasons at CD Calasanz where she averaged 15.8 points and 16.3 rebounds during the 2018-19 season. “We are excited about having Paloma coming to Little Rock, she will give us an inside presence with her height and length both on the offensive and defensive ends of the floor,” Foley said. “I am looking forward to the opportunity of coaching her.” The Iradier family is widely regarded as a talented basketball family name in her native Spain. Her mother, Rosa Ruiloba, is known as Spain’s best post player on the national team in the late 1980s and early 1990s while her brother, Carlos Iradier, plays professional basketball in Spain. Iradier is the fifth signee for this year’s class for the Trojans, joiningÌý,Ìý,Ìý, Mekayla Holley, and De’mya Young. For the latest information on Little Rock Basketball, make sure to check outÌý. You can also find the team on social media at @LittleRockWBB onÌý,Ìý,ÌýandÌý.]]> /news-archive/2019/10/08/degray-named-sun-belt-athlete-of-the-year/ Tue, 08 Oct 2019 13:25:11 +0000 /news/?p=75368 ... DeGray named Sun Belt Athlete of the Year]]> The Sun Belt Athlete of the Year award, which annually recognizes one female and one male student-athlete, is the highest individual honor given and based on athletic performance, academic success, outstanding leadership, and character. DeGray is the third female student-athlete from Little Rock to earn the honor and fifth overall, joining Rashad Jones-Jennings (2006-07), Chastity Reed (2010-11), Solomon Bozeman (2010-11), and Edina Begic (2014-15). She was honored alongside Georgia Southern men’s golfer Steven Fisk. “On behalf of the conference, I want to congratulate Ronjanae and Steven on receiving this honor. They epitomize what being a Sun Belt student-athlete is all about,” said Sun Belt Commissioner Keith Gill. DeGray led Little Rock to a share of the 2018-19 Sun Belt regular-season title and conference tournament title. The two-time, All-Sun Belt first-team selection averaged a team-leading 14.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. DeGray capped her career as a member of the school’s 1,000-point club (1,234 points) and all-time leader in field goal percentage (.485) and free throw percentage (.775). “I am very proud of the accomplishments Ronjanae has earned and this is certainly a great accomplishment for her and her team,” said Little Rock women’s basketball head coachÌýJoe Foley. “Ronjanae stood out as an enthusiastic, goal-oriented basketball player who was dedicated to the game and always remained very positive. It was through that hard work and dedication that she improved and rose to the top of the Sun Belt. This is a great honor for her and her teammates who helped her achieve so much. She was and continues to be a great ambassador for our program and our school.” In her four years playing for the Trojans, the Odessa, Texas, native was a part of four postseason tournament appearances – two NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship and two Postseason WNIT. Little Rock was also recognized during the festivities as part of the Graduation Achievement Awards as an athletic department that achieved a student-athlete graduation rate higher than the general body.]]> /news-archive/2019/07/03/trojans-unveil-we-are-one-season-ticket-campaign/ Wed, 03 Jul 2019 13:15:39 +0000 /news/?p=74655 ... Trojans Unveil ‘We Are One’ Season Ticket Campaign]]> The campaign builds off the familiar theme of “Our City. Our Team” which was utilized for the past two seasons to help promote the Trojans as Little Rock’s Team. The concept also helps encompass the vision to unite the city of Little Rock, with the Trojans helping serve as a valuable component in that idea. “Our primary focus continues to be creating a synergy between the capital city and our student-athletes that represent Little Rock’s Team,” said Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque “‘We Are One’ further demonstrates the unity college athletics can bring to our community. We look forward to another exciting year of Trojan basketball and hope fans of all ages will join us in our quest to continue to compete for championships.” “We Are One” will soon have a prominent presence throughout the Little Rock metro area, including digital through Lamar Outdoor Advertising as well as radio and television commercials through local media outlets. Affordable price points continue to be available for season tickets at the Jack Stephens Center, and season ticket packages include all men’s and women’s home games. Upper Leather season tickets can be purchased for $350, and Lower Chairback seats are only $250 with each additional Lower Chairback costing $100. End Zone General Admission tickets for every home game are only $99. University of Arkansas Little Rock employees will receive a 30 percent discount on selected sections as university employees have the option of payroll deduction. Premium seating and other game day experience options remain available as we head into the 2019-20 season. The Junior Trojans Club will return for another season and remains priced at $50 per child with each additional child costing $40. Faculty and staff of ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock will receive a discounted rate of $35 for the Junior Trojans Club. Season tickets can be purchased by contacting the Trojan ticket office at 501-565-8257. Online purchases will be available in the coming weeks. Excitement is high heading into the 2019-20 season for the Little Rock Trojans. Head coachÌý‘s women’s team is coming off its 10th Sun Belt title and sixth NCAA tournament appearance, all of which have come since 2008. On the men’s side, head coachÌýÌýis entering his second season and brings a mix of veteran players with talented newcomers. Schedules for both the Trojan men and women are still being finalized with the full schedules expected to be released in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to LRTrojans.com as well as the Little Rock social media outlets for all the latest information surrounding Trojan Athletics.]]> /news-archive/2019/01/09/uconn/ Wed, 09 Jan 2019 16:33:25 +0000 /news/?p=73064 ... Trojan women to battle UConn in 2020, 2021]]> “This is an incredible opportunity for our women’s basketball team and a testament to the program Joe FoleyÌýhas built in Little Rock,” said Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque. “We’re excited to go head-to-head against the premier program in the sport and are eager for the chance to host UConn at the Jack Stephens Center.” “Being able to play UConn, especially on our home court, is a great addition to our non-conference schedule in 2020 and 2021,” Foley said. “I’m thankful to Geno Auriemma for his willingness to schedule this series and am looking forward to the challenge for our team.” Game dates and times will be finalized at a later date. The Trojans will face a UConn team that has become the standard of the sport. Under Auriemma, the Huskies have won 11 NCAA national titles while appearing in 19 Final Fours, compiling six perfect season and winning a combined 47 conference regular season and tournament championships. Foley and his Trojans haven’t shied away from taking on some of the top teams in the nation as Little Rock has faced 21 schools from the Power Five Conferences since the start of the 2013-14 season, with 10 of those games taking place at the Jack Stephens Center. The Trojans have squared off national runner-up Mississippi State in each of the past three seasons, including welcoming the Bulldogs to the Jack this season, bringing teams such as Texas A&M, LSU, Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas State to Little Rock. The upped competition has helped mold Foley’s squad into one respected at the national level as the Trojans have captured nine Sun Belt Conference championships, all since the 2007-08 season. During that span, Little Rock has appeared in 10 postseason tournaments, including five NCAA tournament berths. Foley and his Trojans opened up Sun Belt Conference play with a pair of victories over ULM and Louisiana this past week at the Jack Stephens Center, giving Little Rock 36 Sun Belt victories in its last 38 games. The Trojans look to extend that streak on the road this weekend, traveling to Troy on Thursday before a showdown with South Alabama in Mobile Saturday.]]> /news-archive/2018/05/07/joe-foley-basketball-camp/ Mon, 07 May 2018 13:36:43 +0000 /news/?p=70441 ... Dates announced for Joe Foley Women’s Basketball Camp]]> Individual camp will be held June 18-20 from 8 a.m. to noon for kids entering grades 5-12 and will cost $100 per child. Mini camp will be held June 18-20 from 8-11 a.m. for kids entering grades 1-4 and will cost $75 per child. Kids entering grades 9-12 can take part in the advanced skills camp on June 23-24 for a cost of $100. Camp will begin at 2 p.m. on June 23 and will wrap up at 3 p.m. on June 24. Finally, two separate team camps will be held on June 21-22 and Aug. 1-3. Team camp costs $180 for one day, $360 for two days, and $450 for all three days (August Team Camp only). Each session will be held at the Jack Stephens Center, which is located on the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus at the corner of South University Avenue and South 28th Street. For more information on camps, contact the basketball office by phone at 501-569-3464. For more information on individual and advanced skills camp, ask for Alicia Cash. For information on advanced skills camp or team camp, ask for Robert Dallimore or Steve Wiedower.]]> /news-archive/2018/03/15/lady-trojans-ncaa-2018/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:43:22 +0000 /news/?p=69771 ... Little Rock to face Florida State in first round of NCAA tournament]]> Tickets for Little Rock’s game against Florida State are on sale now via the Florida State Ticket Office. Single-session tickets are available for $20, and all-session tickets are available for $30. To purchase, call 888-FSU-NOLE or . If you are not able to make it to Tallahassee, there will be a watch party in the Legends Room at the Jack Stephens Center on Saturday morning. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Ryan Miller at 501-569-3411 or romiller@ualr.edu. If Little Rock advances to the second round of the tournament, the Trojans will play the winner of the game with No. 6 University of South Florida and No. 11 Buffalo on Monday. This will be Little Rock’s fifth trip to the NCAA Tournament. Little Rock has posted two NCAA Tournament victories over the years with the last coming as the No. 11 seed against No. 6 seed Texas A&M in 2015 when it knocked off the Aggies 69-60. Little Rock then fell 57-54 to No. 3 seed Arizona State in the second round. Prior to that, Little Rock’s first NCAA Tournament victory came in 2010 when the team was an at-large bid to the tournament. As a No. 11 seed that season, the Trojans defeated No. 6 seed Georgia Tech in the first round before losing to No. 3 seed Oklahoma in the second round on the Sooners’ home court. Little Rock earned its automatic bid to this year’s NCAA Tournament when it claimed the Sun Belt Tournament Championship on March 10. The Trojans survived a strong second-half surge by Texas State to win its fourth league tournament with a final score of 54-53. and Ìýearned All-Tournament Team honors for their performance throughout the tournament.    ]]> /news-archive/2018/03/14/ncaa-sendoff/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 16:01:04 +0000 /news/?p=69777 ... NCAA sendoff for Trojan women set for Thursday]]> All fans are welcome to help cheer on the team as they head to the airport. Fans are encouraged to arrive at the Jack Stephens Center by 9 a.m. The Little Rock Pep Band and Dance Team will also be there to help with the send-off. Tickets for Little Rock’s game against No. 3 seed Florida State in Tallahassee are on sale now via the Florida State Ticket Office. Single-session tickets are available for $20, and all-session tickets are available for $30. To purchase, call 888-FSU-NOLE or . If you are not able to make it to Tallahassee, there will be a watch party in the Legends Room at the Jack Stephens Center on Saturday morning. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Ryan Miller at 501-569-3411 or romiller@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2018/03/12/sun-belt-championship-2018/ Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:10:23 +0000 /news/?p=69768 ... Trojan women win Sun Belt Tournament Championship]]> The victory sends Little Rock to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in program history and for the first time since 2015. This is the third time that Little Rock has won the regular-season championship and tournament championship in the same season. Monique Townson was the star for the Trojans (23-9) with a team-high 17 points and eight rebounds in 40 minutes. She finished 7-for-13 from the field and 3-for-4 from three. Tori Lasker had nine points to go along with five rebounds and four assists while knocking down three three-pointers. Sisters Raeyana and Ronjanae DeGray each tallied eight points. Ronjanae had eight rebounds while Raeyana tallied five. Little Rock was 21-for-54 (38.9 percent) from the field, 6-for-17 (35.3 percent) from three and a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe. Townson and Ronjanae DeGray earned All-Tournament Team honors for their performance throughout the tournament. The Bobcats (23-9) had three players in double figures as Tournament MVP Taeler Deer led the game with 20 points and eight assists. Toshua Leavitt tallied 11 points with three steals, and Brooke Holle had 10 points with seven rebounds. Texas State shot 35.2 percent (19-for-54) from the field, 29.4 percent (5-for-17) from three and 90.9 percent (10-for-11) from the foul line. As it entered the fourth quarter with an 11-point lead, Little Rock’s offensive struggles from the third quarter carried over while Texas State’s offense continued to flourish. After Ronjanae DeGray made a jumper to put Little Rock up by 13 at the beginning quarter, it was all Texas State from there as the Bobcats went on a 13-0 run from 7:42 to 4:10. Yanina Inkina stopped the bleeding with a jumper, but Leavitt hit a three right after to give Texas State the 53-52 lead. The Trojans’ defense finally stepped up in the final three minutes of action as it didn’t allow a single Bobcat point. The lead returned to Little Rock at the 2:30 mark as Townson put up the go-ahead layup. With Little Rock up 54-53, both sides missed three shots each in the final two minutes. With two seconds remaining in the game, Deer missed the go-ahead layup by mere inches. With 0.2 seconds left and Little Rock inbounding, the Trojans threw the ball into play off the Texas State defender’s leg to run off the clock and win the championship. Texas State came out of the locker room ready to play in the third quarter as it outscored Little Rock 17-10 after shooting 58.3 percent (7-for-12). The Trojans shot just 21.4 percent (3-for-14) in the period. The Bobcats’ biggest run of the quarter occurred with 5:53 left in the period as Texas State went on a 9-0 run. The Trojans ended the first half with an 18-point lead over the Bobcats after shooting 53.6 percent (15-for-28) in the first 20 minutes. Townson ended the half with a game-high 12 points as she went 5-for-5 from the field and 2-for-2 from beyond the arc. Little Rock held Texas State to 20 percent (6-for-30) in the half and kept the Bobcats’ three-point shooting at bay as they shot just 1-for-10. Up 33-20, Little Rock ended the half on a 5-0 thanks to two free throws by Keys and a layup and a free throw by Raeyana DeGray. Little Rock got off to a scorching start as it led Texas State 20-7 after 10 minutes of play. Townson was sensational as she started the game 4-for-4 with one three-pointer and two rebounds. Little Rock shot 60 percent (9-for-15) for the period while holding Texas State to 17.6 percent (3-for-17). The Trojans were dominant on the boards as they outrebounded the Bobcats 13-7. Little Rock had two runs of seven points each in the period and finished the quarter on a 14-2 run. Keanna Keys finished with six points, three rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block. Inkina ended up with six points, and Terrion Moore tallied four assists and four rebounds. Little Rock had a 41-27 advantage in rebounds and a 13-12 advantage in assists. The Trojans led for just over 37 minutes while the Bobcats led for just under two minutes. Little Rock will now prepare for the NCAA Selection Show on Monday at 6 p.m. in the Legends Room of the Jack Stephens Center. Festivities are set to begin at 5:30 p.m.]]> /news-archive/2018/03/08/sun-belt-semifinals/ Thu, 08 Mar 2018 21:14:10 +0000 /news/?p=69721 ... Trojans Advance to Sun Belt Semifinals with 66-34 Win over Appalachian State]]> 11th consecutive season, top-seeded Little Rock won its quarterfinals game at the Sun Belt Conference Championship as it defeated No. 9 Appalachian State 66-34 on Thursday afternoon at Lakefront Arena.Ìý The Trojans (21-9) were led by senior Monique Townson who put up a game-high 14 points with four steals, four assists, and a team-leading seven rebounds. Yanina Inkina had 12 with two rebounds, and Tori Lasker tallied 11 points with four assists, three rebounds, and two steals. Ronjanae DeGray was the fourth Trojan in double figures as she ended the game with 10 points, four rebounds, and four steals. Little Rock shot 45.1 percent (23-for-51) from the field, 54.5 percent (6-for-11) from three and 70 percent (14-for-20) from the charity stripe. The Mountaineers (8-23) tallied just 34 points for the game — its fewest of the season. They also tied Little Rock’s opponent low for points scored this season. App State had no players in double figures as LaPresha Stanley led the Mountaineers with nine points. App State shot just 26.7 percent (12-for-45) from the field, 13.3 percent (2-for-15) from three and 50 percent (8-for-16) from the foul line. Little Rock took its largest lead of the game in the fourth quarter at 37 points with 8:18 left in the game. Inkina drained her sixth field goal of the game to put the Trojans up 61-24. With 3:44 left and the lead well in hand, Little Rock went to its bench and wrapped up the victory. The Trojans had their best offensive quarter of the season in the third period as they outscored the Mountaineers 30-13. Townson and Lasker each tallied nine points for the quarter. Lasker was 3-for-3 from beyond the arc in the first three minutes of the second half while Townson was 3-for-3 from the field with one three-pointer and two free throws. Little Rock put together runs of eight and 11 points during the period. The Trojans were 10-for-15 (66.7 percent) from the field in the quarter while the Mountaineers were 5-for-15 (33.3 percent). The Trojans ended the first half by allowing its fewest first-half points this season as they held the Mountaineers to 11. Little Rock went to the break with a 15-point lead over App State. The Trojans shot 38.5 percent (5-for-13) in the second quarter while holding the Mountaineers to 15.4 percent (5-for-13). After beginning the period on a 7-4 run, Little Rock went on a 7-0 run to take its largest lead of the half at 26-9. Little Rock had a 12-5 lead at the end of the first quarter after shooting 30.8 percent (4-for-13). Inkina led the quarter with six points as she went 3-for-5 from the field. The Trojans tallied four steals for the quarter while forcing seven Mountaineer turnovers. Little Rock held App State to 22.2 percent (2-for-9) from the field. Keanna Keys finished the game with nine points and six rebounds while Terrion Moore tallied a career-high eight assists with three rebounds and two points. Raeyana DeGray had five points and two assists, and Kira Shepard put up three points. The Trojans finished the game with a season-high 12 steals while forcing 20 Mountaineer turnovers. Little Rock will have two days to prep for its semifinals matchup on Saturday at 5 p.m. The Trojans will face either No. 4 Troy or No. 5 South Alabama on ESPN3.]]>