LITTLE ROCK – Josh Hagins has been named to the NABC Coaches Division I All-District 24 First Team and Chris Beard was named the District Coach of the Year, the organization announced Friday.
Beard, who was also named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year, led Little Rock to a program-best 30-5 overall record. The Trojans won the Sun Belt's regular-season and tournament titles en route to the program's fifth NCAA Tournament appearance.
Little Rock's double-overtime win over Purdue in the first round of the NCAA Tournament was the program's first tournament victory in three decades.