When the calendar turns to Friday, the Sun Belt Conference logos emblazoned on each end of the hardwood inside the University of Arkansas-Little Rock's Jack Stephens Center aren't going to vanish.
That won't happen for a few more weeks, when UALR sands down its floor for the first time since the building's opening in 2005.
Once the Trojans formally depart the Sun Belt on Friday, though, those letters will be but a reminder of the past 31 years with UALR formally joining the Ohio Valley Conference.
Athletic Director George Lee has participated in Ohio Valley meetings since January, and while the move hasn't fully hit him yet, Lee told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette he already recognizes a synergy between the 10 institutions -- a group that includes UALR, seven incumbent members and two current Division II schools, Lindenwood and Southern Indiana.