Even during a rugged first season as head coach at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Darrell Walker remained supremely confident that the losing would be temporary, and that a turnaround would come -- and quickly.
He suffered through defeat after defeat during the 2018-19 campaign as the Trojans closed the year on a six-game losing skid.
Walker was mostly unbothered, despite a 10-21 mark that included a tied-for-last finish in the Sun Belt Conference at 5-13. The Arkansas Razorback great and former NBA champion believed his team was one offseason overhaul away from not just being competitive, but becoming a winner.