The UALR men's basketball team doesn't have a player who ranks among the Sun Belt Conference's top-10 scorers or rebounders.
The Trojans are in the bottom half of the league's team rankings in scoring and rebounding, too.
Yet, UALR will head into today's game against Appalachian State in a tie for first place in the Sun Belt. The Trojans have more victories than it earned all of last season. They also have more victories than all but 12 of the 351 teams in Division I basketball.
The Trojans have succeeded by excelling in the three basic tenets first-year Coach Chris Beard relies upon: sound defense, valuing offensive possessions and making free throws.