2014–15 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

2014–15 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
CIT, Second round
Conference Southland Conference
2014–15 record 26–9 (15–3 Southland)
Head coach Jason Hooten (5th year)
Assistant coach Chris Mudge
Assistant coach Matt Braeuer[1]
Home arena Bernard Johnson Coliseum
2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 17 1   .944     29 5   .853
Sam Houston State 15 3   .833     26 9   .743
Texas A&M–CC 13 5   .722     20 14   .588
Northwestern State 13 5   .722     19 13   .594
Incarnate Word** 10 8   .556     18 11   .621
Lamar* 9 9   .500     15 15   .500
McNeese State 8 10   .444     15 16   .484
Houston Baptist* 7 11   .389     12 16   .429
Nicholls State 7 11   .389     10 19   .345
New Orleans 6 12   .333     11 18   .379
Southeastern Louisiana 6 12   .333     9 23   .281
Abilene Christian** 4 14   .222     10 21   .323
Central Arkansas* 2 16   .111     2 27   .069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
2015 Southland Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by fifth year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference.

The Bearkats were picked to finish third (3rd) in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and tied for third (3rd) in the Sports Information Directors Poll.[2]

They finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in Southland play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Southland Tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated UNC Wilmington in the first round before losing in the second round to Louisiana–Lafayette.

Roster

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2014–15 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Peters, JabariJabari Peters 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Seward County CC Brooklyn, NY
G 2 McKinney, MarquetMarquet McKinney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Cypress Springs HS Houston, TX
G 3 Henderson, DakraiDakrai Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Dawson HS Pearland, TX
F 5 Lopez, JesseJesse Lopez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Bowie HS El Paso, TX
G 11 Gatlin, DeMarcusDeMarcus Gatlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bush HS Houston, TX
G 12 Delaney, JoshJosh Delaney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Harker Heights HS Killeen, TX
G 15 Ransom, KaheemKaheem Ransom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Seward County CC Wichita, KS
G 20 Williams, JamalJamal Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Episcopal HS Houston, TX
G 21 Baxter, PaulPaul Baxter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bowie HS Austin, TX
G 22 McCormick, MitchMitch McCormick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Montgomery HS Montgomery, TX
F 24 Mason, CodyCody Mason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Woodlands HS The Woodlands, TX
F 32 Burwell, MarcusMarcus Burwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Wallace State CC (AL) Virginia Beach, VA
F 33 Almanza, AlbertAlbert Almanza 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Saint Stephens HS Austin, TX
F 34 Majauskas, AurimasAurimas Majauskas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Future Prep Marijampole, Lithuania
C 35 Holyfield, MichaelMichael Holyfield 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Manzano HS Albuquerque, NM
G 42 McLeroy, KyleKyle McLeroy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Cy Ranch
Mary Hardin–Baylor
Cypress, TX
F 55 Goodwin, SeanSean Goodwin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Hutchinson HS
Butler CC
Hutchinson, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Chris Mudge
  • Matt Braeuer

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 09/24/2014


Schedule

Source: [3] Access Date: January 17, 2015

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
12:00 pm
Austin W 100–52  1–0
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (690)
Huntsville, TX
11/16/2014*
7:00 pm, MWN
at UNLV L 57–59  1–1
Thomas & Mack Center (10,902)
Paradise, NV
11/21/2014*
8:00 pm
vs. South Dakota
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
W 93–85 3OT 2–1
Webster Bank Arena (1,733)
Fairfield, CT
11/22/2014*
6:00 pm
at Fairfield
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
W 74–60  3–1
Webster Bank Arena (1,708)
Fairfield, CT
11/23/2014*
11:00 am
vs. Wofford
Coachs vs. Cancer Classic
L 53–64  3–2
Webster Bank Arena (1,422)
Fairfield, CT
11/29/2014*
4:30 pm
Southwest W 111–51  4–2
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (663)
Huntsville, TX
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Texas A&M L 63–66  4–3
Reed Arena (4,746)
College Station, TX
12/06/2014*
4:30 pm
Texas–Pan American W 78–59  5–3
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (678)
Huntsville, TX
12/13/2014*
6:00 pm, SECN
at LSU L 67–76  5–4
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,295)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/16/2014*
6:30 pm
Eastern Washington W 76–52  6–4
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (661)
Huntsville, TX
12/20/2014*
4:30 pm
Prairie View A&M W 61–44  7–4
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (626)
Huntsville, TX
12/29/2014*
4:30 pm
Howard Payne W 102–47  8–4
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (654)
Huntsville, TX
01/03/2015
4:30 pm
Incarnate Word W 84–78  9–4
(1–0)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (771)
Huntsville, TX
01/05/2015
8:00 pm
Northwestern State W 75–64  10–4
(2–0)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (779)
Huntsville, TX
01/10/2015
6:15 pm
at New Orleans W 68–62  11–4
(3–0)
Lakefront Arena (806)
New Orleans, LA
01/12/2015
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 72–59  12–4
(4–0)
University Center (390)
Hammond, LA
01/17/2015
4:30 pm
McNeese State W 69–60  13–4
(5–0)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,540)
Huntsville, TX
01/20/2015
6:30 pm
Nicholls State W 62–39  14–4
(6–0)
Stopher Gym (1,027)
Natchitoches, LA
01/24/2015
4:30 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 68–79  14–5
(6–1)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (3,607)
Huntsville, TX
01/26/2015
7:00 pm
at Abilene Christian W 80–63  15–5
(7–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,273)
Abilene, TX
01/31/2015
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Houston Baptist W 63–52  16–5
(8–1)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,075)
Huntsville, TX
02/02/2015
6:30 pm, RTSW
Lamar W 79–50  17–5
(9–1)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,081)
Huntsville, TX
02/07/2015
4:30 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 67–59  18–5
(10–1)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,097)
Huntsville, TX
02/09/2015*
6:30 pm
Texas College W 88–39  19–5
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (987)
Huntsville, TX
02/14/2015
7:30 pm
at Houston Baptist W 87–64  20–5
(11–1)
Sharp Gymnasium (951)
Houston, TX
02/16/2015
6:30 pm
Abilene Christian W 71–49  21–5
(12–1)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,136)
Huntsville, TX
02/21/2015
4:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 70–42  22–5
(13–1)
Farris Center (1,325)
Conway, AR
02/28/2015
7:00 pm, RTSW
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 59–61  22–6
(13–2)
American Bank Center (3,057)
Corpus Christi, TX
03/02/2015
6:30 pm
Central Arkansas W 76–49  23–6
(14–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,353)
Huntsville, TX
03/05/2015
7:30 PM
at Lamar W 67–61  24–6
(15–2)
Montagne Center (2,418)
Beaumont, TX
03/07/2015
6:00 PM
at Stephen F. Austin L 55–64  24–7
(15–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,328)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Tournament
03/13/2015
7:30 PM, ESPN3
vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Semifinals
W 70–67  25–7
Merrell Center (3,268)
Katy, TX
03/14/2015
8:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. Stephen F. Austin
Championship Game
L 70–83  25–8
Merrell Center (5,016)
Katy, TX
CIT
03/18/2015*
6:30 PM
UNC Wilmington
First round
W 87–71  26–8
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (567)
Huntsville, TX
03/21/2015*
2:00 PM
Louisiana–Lafayette
Second round
L 70–71  26–9
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (772)
Huntsville, TX
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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