2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by sixth year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Nicholls State in the quarterfinals of the Southland Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Jackson State.

2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015–16 record18–16 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Mudge
  • Matt Braeuer
  • Omar Lowery
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stephen F. Austin180 1.000  286  .824
Texas A&M–CC153 .833  258  .758
Sam Houston State126 .667  1816  .529
Incarnate Word*126 .667  1712  .586
Houston Baptist108 .556  1717  .500
Southeastern Louisiana99 .500  1221  .364
Abilene Christian*810 .444  1318  .419
McNeese State711 .389  920  .310
Central Arkansas**612 .333  721  .250
New Orleans612 .333  1020  .333
Nicholls State612 .333  1123  .324
Northwestern State513 .278  820  .286
Lamar315 .167  1119  .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 Southland Tournament winner

Preseason

The Bearkats were picked to finish fourth (4th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.[1]

Roster

2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 0 Albert Almanza 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSaint Stephens Austin, TX
G 1 Ameer Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrEvelyn Mack Academy/Dodge CC Concord, NC
G 3 Cameron Delaney  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoHarker Heights/Denver Harker Heights, TX
G 3 Dakrai Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg) SoDawson HS Pearland, TX
G 4 Jovante Spivey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) RS JrSavannah/South Georgia St Savannah, GA
F 5 Jesse Lopez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoBowie El Paso, TX
G 11 Jalin Barnes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrChristian Faith/Barton County CC Raleigh, NC
F/C 13 Aurimas Majauskas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)228 lb (103 kg) JrFuture Prep Marijampole, Lithuania
G 15 Josh Delaney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)173 lb (78 kg) RS FrHarker Heights HS Killeen, TX
G 20 Jamal Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoEpiscopal HS Houston, TX
G 21 Paul Baxter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrBowie HS Austin, TX
C 23 Andre Sands 6 ft 81 in (3.89 m)242 lb (110 kg) JrBel Air - Kansas/Sun Rise Christian Freeport, Bahamas
C 33 Marc Andre Fortin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrCegep De Sainte-Foy Quebec City, Quebec Canada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Chris Mudge
  • Matt Braeuer
  • Omar Lowery

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-11-20


Schedule

Source:[2] Access Date: November 15, 2015

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/14/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at SMU L 50–85  0–1
Moody Coliseum (6,892)
Dallas, TX
11/172015*
6:30 pm
St. Thomas W 114–92  1–1
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,402)
Huntsville, TX
11/21/2015*
1:00 pm
Southern Illinois L 81–86 OT 1–2
Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
11/23/2015*
10:00 pm, P12
at No. 14 California
Las Vegas Invitational
L 63–89  1–3
Haas Pavilion (8,492)
Berkeley, CA
11/27/2015*
1:30 pm
vs. Bethune–Cookman
Las Vegas Invitational
W 71–46  2–3
Orleans Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
11/29/2015*
6:30 pm
Wiley College L 66–67  2–4
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (687)
Huntsville, TX
12/02/2015*
8:00 pm, FSSW+
at Texas Tech L 56–71  2–5
United Spirit Arena (6,545)
Lubbock, TX
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
Sul Ross W 100–61  3–5
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (739)
Huntsville, TX
12/14/2015*
6:30 pm
LeTourneau W 96–54  4–5
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (629)
Huntsville, TX
12/18/2015*
6:00 pm
at LIU Brooklyn W 75–69  5–5
Wellness, Recreation & Athletics Center (1,231)
Brooklyn, NY
12/21/2015*
6:00 pm
vs. UC Irvine
Sun Bowl Invitational
L 53–63  5–6
Don Haskins Center (7,746)
El Paso, TX
12/22/2015*
TBA
at UTEP
Sun Bowl Invitational
L 68–87  5–7
Dan Haskins Center (5,946)
El Paso, TX
12/29/2015*
8:00 pm
at North Texas L 64–69  5–8
UNT Coliseum (1,906)
Denton, TX
Southland regular season
01/02/2016
4:30 pm
at Incarnate Word W 78–72  6–8
(1–0)
McDermott Center (809)
San Antonio, TX
01/04/2016
7:00 pm
at Northwestern State W 94–79  7–8
(2–0)
Prather Coliseum (1,223)
Natchitoches, LA
01/09/2016
4:30 pm
New Orleans W 73–70  8–8
(3–0)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (580)
Huntsville, TX
01/11/2016
6:30 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 70–63  9–8
(4–0)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (796)
Huntsville, TX
01/16/2016
3:00 pm
at McNeese State L 68–72  9–9
(4–1)
Burton Coliseum (453)
Lake Charles, LA
01/18/2016
6:30 pm
Nicholls State W 87–76  10–9
(5–1)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,260)
Huntsville, TX
01/23/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin L 64–76  10–10
(5–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,123)
Natchitoches, LA
01/25/2016
6:00 pm, ASN
Abilene Christian W 72–51  11–10
(6–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,051)
Huntsville, TX
01/30/2016
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist L 69–70  11–11
(6–3)
Sharp Gymnasium (1,075)
Houston, TX
02/01/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar W 69–66  12–11
(7–3)
Montagne Center (2,076)
Beaumont, TX
02/06/2016
7:00 pm, RTSW
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 48–51  12–12
(7–4)
American Bank Center (3,713)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/13/2016
4:30 pm
Houston Baptist W 80–68  13–12
(8–4)
Bernard Coliseum (1,172)
Huntsville, TX
02/15/2016
7:30 pm
at Abilene Christian W 84–71  14–12
(9–4)
Moody Coliseum (1,075)
Abilene, TX
02/20/2016
4:30 pm
Central Arkansas W 105–75  15–12
(10–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,139)
Huntsville, TX
02/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 70–75  15–13
(10–5)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,217)
Huntsville, TX
02/29/2016
4:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 83–73  16–13
(11–5)
Farris Center (748)
Conway, AR
03/03/2016
6:30 pm
Lamar W 94–76  17–13
(12–5)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,257)
Huntsville, TX
03/05/2016
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 64–85  17–14
(12–6)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,091)
Huntsville, TX
Southland Tournament
03/10/2016
7:30 pm
vs. Nicholls State
Quarterfinals
W 60–59  18–14
Merrell Center (1,298)
Katy, TX
03/11/2016
7:30 pm
vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Semifinals
L 76–79  18–15
Merrell Center (3,019)
Katy, TX
CIT
03/14/2016*
6:30 pm
Jackson State
First round
L 77–81 OT 18–16
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (376)
Huntsville, TX
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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