Entering its final season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference before transitioning to the United Athletic Conference, the Arkansas-Little Rock men's basketball team was picked to win the league after bringing in a talent-rich recruiting class in the offseason.
The newcomers will blend with a solid group of returners that features Johnathan Lawson and Tuongthach Gatkek. Lawson earned All-OVC first-team honors following the 2024-25 campaign, while Gatkek was tabbed as the OVC Defensive Player of the Year.
"We're definitely trying to win the OVC championship," Gatkek said. "We got pretty close last year, but I feel like this is our year and we're going to make it happen.