Wes Flanigan wants to boost local support for basketball and George Ivory is fine taking a road trip that doesn't require a plane ride.
For both coaches, a rekindling of a series that has been dormant for over a decade made sense, and that's why the UALR men's basketball team will host Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 6:30 p.m. today at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock.
"I take pride in trying to facilitate basketball culture in our state," said Flanigan, a Little Rock Parkview grad in his first season as UALR's coach. "I feel like we have a great culture here as far as basketball is concerned, and I hope to make sure there's an interest in that.