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

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.

2014–15 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
CIT, Second round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2014–15 record26–9 (15–3 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Mudge
  • Matt Braeuer[1]
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stephen F. Austin171 .944  295  .853
Sam Houston State153 .833  269  .743
Texas A&M–CC135 .722  2014  .588
Northwestern State135 .722  1913  .594
Incarnate Word**108 .556  1811  .621
Lamar*99 .500  1515  .500
McNeese State810 .444  1516  .484
Houston Baptist*711 .389  1216  .429
Nicholls State711 .389  1019  .345
New Orleans612 .333  1118  .379
Southeastern Louisiana612 .333  923  .281
Abilene Christian**414 .222  1021  .323
Central Arkansas*216 .111  227  .069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
2015 Southland Tournament winner

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

ֶ

2014–15 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Jabari Peters 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrSeward County CC Brooklyn, NY
G 2 Marquet McKinney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrCypress Springs HS Houston, TX
G 3 Dakrai Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) SoDawson HS Pearland, TX
F 5 Jesse Lopez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrBowie HS El Paso, TX
G 11 DeMarcus Gatlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrBush HS Houston, TX
G 12 Josh Delaney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrHarker Heights HS Killeen, TX
G 15 Kaheem Ransom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrSeward County CC Wichita, KS
G 20 Jamal Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrEpiscopal HS Houston, TX
G 21 Paul Baxter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrBowie HS Austin, TX
G 22 Mitch McCormick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrMontgomery HS Montgomery, TX
F 24 Cody Mason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrWoodlands HS The Woodlands, TX
F 32 Marcus Burwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrWallace State CC (AL) Virginia Beach, VA
F 33 Albert Almanza 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSaint Stephens HS Austin, TX
F 34 Aurimas Majauskas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoFuture Prep Marijampole, Lithuania
C 35 Michael Holyfield 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)270 lb (122 kg) SrManzano HS Albuquerque, NM
G 42 Kyle McLeroy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrCy Ranch
Mary Hardin–Baylor
Cypress, TX
F 55 Sean Goodwin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrHutchinson 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
Coaches 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.

See also

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.