2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by seventh-year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Central Arkansas and Houston Baptist to advance to the semifinals of the Southland Tournament where they lost to New Orleans. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2016–17 record21–13 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Mudge
  • Jimmy Smith
  • Chuck Taylor
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 6,110)
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Orleans135 .722  2012  .625
Texas A&M–CC126 .667  2412  .667
Houston Baptist126 .667  1714  .548
Stephen F. Austin126 .667  1815  .545
Sam Houston State108 .556  2113  .618
Lamar108 .556  1915  .559
Southeastern Louisiana99 .500  1616  .500
Nicholls State711 .389  1417  .452
Abilene Christian*711 .389  1316  .448
Northwestern State711 .389  1316  .448
Incarnate Word*711 .389  1217  .414
Central Arkansas711 .389  824  .250
McNeese State414 .222  722  .241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
2017 Southland Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bearkats finished the 2015–16 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.

Roster

2016–17 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 2 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
  • Jimmy Smith
  • Chuck Taylor

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

Roster
Last update: September 29, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2016*
2:00 pm
LeTourneau W 104–57  1–0
Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
November 14, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Ohio L 75–96  1–1
Convocation Center (6,669)
Athens, OH
November 17, 2016*
6:30 pm
Southern W 91–83  2–1
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,116)
Huntsville, TX
November 20, 2016*
2:00 pm
at Tennessee Tech W 78–71  3–1
Eblen Center (768)
Cookeville, TN
November 22, 2016*
6:30 pm
at Georgia Tech L 73–81  3–2
Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,181)
Atlanta, GA
November 25, 2016*
6:30 pm
Idaho W 69–62  4–2
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (625)
Huntsville, TX
November 30, 2016*
8:00 pm
at No. 9 Baylor L 45–79  4–3
Ferrell Center (5,029)
Waco, TX
December 3, 2016*
6:30 pm
LSU–Shreveport W 91–59  5–3
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (856)
Huntsville, TX
December 10, 2016*
1:00 pm
at Southern Illinois W 79–73  6–3
SIU Arena (4,278)
Carbondale, IL
December 13, 2016*
6:30 pm
Sul Ross W 78–57  7–3
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (498)
Huntsville, TX
December 17, 2016*
6:30 pm
North Texas W 76–70  8–3
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (763)
Huntsville, TX
December 19, 2016*
6:30 pm
Randall W 119–81  9–3
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (691)
Huntsville, TX
December 22, 2016*
7:00 pm, SECN
vs. Arkansas L 56–90  9–4
Verizon Arena (12,153)
North Little Rock, AR
Southland Conference regular season
December 29, 2016
6:30 pm
Houston Baptist L 65–79  9–5
(0–1)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (860)
Huntsville, TX
December 31, 2016
5:00 pm
at Central Arkansas L 65–67  9–6
(0–2)
Farris Center (612)
Conway, AR
January 5, 2017
7:30 pm
at McNeese State W 74–67  10–6
(1–2)
Burton Coliseum (722)
Lake Charles, LA
January 7, 2017
6:15 pm
Nicholls W 74–61  11–6
(2–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (678)
Huntsville, TX
January 12, 2017
7:45 pm
at New Orleans W 70–68  12–6
(3–2)
Lakefront Arena (721)
New Orleans, LA
January 14, 2017
3:00 pm
at Northwestern State W 77–68  13–6
(4–2)
Prather Coliseum (1,316)
Natchitoches, LA
January 19, 2017
6:30 pm
Lamar W 87–65  14–6
(5–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,071)
Huntsville, TX
January 21, 2017
6:15 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 76–62  15–6
(6–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,340)
Huntsville, TX
January 28, 2017
6:15 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 71–69  16–6
(7–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,265)
Huntsville, TX
February 2, 2017
7:30 pm
Stephen F. Austin W 72–63  17–6
(8–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (3,034)
Huntsville, TX
February 4, 2017
7:00 pm
at Abilene Christian L 64–71  17–7
(8–3)
Moody Coliseum (1,249)
Abilene, TX
February 9, 2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar L 76–80 OT 17–8
(8–4)
Montagne Center (2,538)
Beaumont, TX
February 11, 2017
6:15 pm, ESPN3
Incarnate Word W 72–63  18–8
(9–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,634)
Huntsville, TX
February 16, 2017
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist L 77–88  18–9
(9–5)
Sharp Gym (872)
Houston, TX
February 18, 2017
7:00 pm
at Incarnate Word L 53–69  18–10
(9–6)
McDermott Center (1,068)
San Antonio, TX
February 25, 2017
6:15 pm
Abilene Christian L 81–84  18–11
(9–7)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,578)
Huntsville, TX
March 2, 2017
8:00 pm
McNeese State W 79–74  19–11
(10–7)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,253)
Huntsville, TX
March 4, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin L 56–64  19–12
(10–8)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,938)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Tournament
March 8, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (8) Central Arkansas
First Round
W 77–69  20–12
Merrell Center (1,127)
Katy, TX
March 9, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (4) Houston Baptist
Quarterfinals
W 63–59  21–12
Merrell Center (1,756)
Katy, TX
March 10, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (1) New Orleans
Semifinals
L 63–75  21–13
Merrell Center (2,318)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

  • 2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

References

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