NEW ORLEANS -- University of Arkansas at Little Rock men's basketball Coach Wes Flanigan was fired Friday morning, Athletic Director Chasse Conque announced, two days after the Trojans finished with the most single-season losses in program history.
Flanigan had a 22-42 record in two seasons, and UALR finished this season 7-25 after a 93-64 loss Wednesday afternoon to Appalachian State in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The losses surpassed the 1999-2000 season (4-24), and then-first year coach Sidney Moncrief also did not return the next season.
Flanigan's four-year, $300,000 per year contract was due through April 14, 2020, and the contract stated that "in the event UALR terminates your employment," Flanigan would be paid $125,000 for each year remaining on his contract.