2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by eighth-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 21–15, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in fourth place. They defeated New Orleans in the quarterfinals of the Southland Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Southeastern Louisiana. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where, after a first round bye, they defeated Eastern Michigan in the second round and UTSA in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Northern Colorado.

2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
CIT, Semifinals
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2017–18 record21–15 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Campbell
  • Chris Mudge
  • Chuck Taylor
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 6,110)
2017–18 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Southeastern Louisiana153 .833  2212  .647
Nicholls State153 .833  2111  .656
Stephen F. Austin144 .778  287  .800
Sam Houston State126 .667  2115  .583
Lamar117 .611  1914  .576
New Orleans117 .611  1617  .485
Central Arkansas108 .556  1817  .514
Abilene Christian810 .444  1616  .500
Texas A&M–CC810 .444  1118  .379
McNeese State810 .444  1117  .393
Incarnate Word216 .111  721  .250
Houston Baptist216 .111  625  .194
Northwestern State117 .056  425  .138
2018 Southland Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bearkats finished the 2016–17 season 1–13, 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.

Roster

2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G/F 0 Albert Almanza 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Austin, Texas
F 1 Abrian Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Pflugerville, Texas
G 2 Cameron Delaney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Harker Heights, Texas
G 3 Devin Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 4 Dajuan Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) Fr Killeen, Texas
F/C 5 Josh Boutte 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr New Iberia, Louisiana
G/F 10 Dillon Todd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Huffman, Texas
G 11 John Dewey III 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Bronx, New York
F/C 13 Bubba Furlong 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) Fr Waco, Texas
G 15 Josh Delaney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)173 lb (78 kg) Jr Harker Heights, Texas
G 20 Jamal Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 22 Marcus Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr San Antonio, Texas
F 23 Christopher Galbreath Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
F 24 Manny Gatkek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Amarillo, Texas
F 32 Freddy Bitondo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Montreal, Quebec, Canada
C 33 Justin Van Pelt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Cypress, Texas
F/C 35 Chidozie Ndu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 20, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
6:30 pm
UT Tyler W 91–51  1–0
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (821)
Huntsville, TX
Nov 14, 2017*
6:30 pm
Hardin-Simmons W 72–56  2–0
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (805)
Huntsville, TX
Nov 18, 2017*
9:00 pm
at Idaho L 54–63  2–1
Memorial Gym (1,187)
Moscow, ID
Nov 22, 2017*
5:30 pm, FloSports
vs. Central Michigan
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
L 60–71  2–2
Alaska Airlines Center (1,579)
Anchorage, AK
Nov 23, 2017*
8:30 pm, FloSports
vs. College of Charleston
Great Alaska Shootout consolation round
L 49–59  2–3
Alaska Airlines Center 
Anchorage, AK
Nov 25, 2017*
3:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Santa Clara
Great Alaska Shootout 7th place game
W 73–59  3–3
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,823)
Seattle, WA
Nov 28, 2017*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Schreiner W 81–55  4–3
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (873)
Huntsville, TX
Nov 30, 2017*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
St. Thomas W 77–54  5–3
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (727)
Huntsville, TX
Dec 4, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSSW
at No. 23 Baylor L 56–84  5–4
Ferrell Center (5,015)
Waco, TX
Dec 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss L 69–82  5–5
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,054)
Oxford, MS
Dec 15, 2017*
6:30 pm
Little Rock W 57–55  6–5
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (636)
Huntsville, TX
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN
at LSU L 58–80  6–6
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,151)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 22, 2017*
12:00 pm
Utah Valley L 64–75  6–7
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (610)
Huntsville, TX
Southland regular season
Dec 30, 2017
7:30 pm
at Abilene Christian L 72–75  6–8
(0–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,125)
Abilene, TX
Jan 3, 2018
6:30 pm
Central Arkansas W 82–76  7–8
(1–1)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (599)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 6, 2018
3:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 85–74  8–8
(2–1)
McDermott Convocation Center (1,052)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 82–50  9–8
(3–1)
American Bank Center (1,722)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 13, 2018
6:15 pm
Houston Baptist W 81–68  10–8
(4–1)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (946)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 17, 2018
6:30 pm
Northwestern State W 75–52  11–8
(5–1)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,075)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 20, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar L 77–84 OT 11–9
(5–2)
Montagne Center (1,500)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 24, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Southeastern Louisiana W 75–65  12–9
(6–2)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,238)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 27, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin L 66–82  12–10
(6–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,081)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 30, 2018
6:30 pm
at McNeese State W 67–57  13–10
(7–3)
Burton Coliseum (902)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 3, 2018
6:15 pm, ESPN3
Abilene Christian W 84–77  14–10
(8–3)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,078)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 7, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 66–64  15–10
(9–3)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,123)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 10, 2018
6:15 pm, ESPN3
Lamar W 71–69  16–10
(10–3)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,166)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 14, 2018
8:15 pm
at Nicholls State L 72–73  16–11
(10–4)
Stopher Gymnasium (505)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 86–78  17–11
(11–4)
Sharp Gymnasium (918)
Houston, TX
Feb 21, 2018
6:30 pm
New Orleans W 57–54  18–111
(12–4)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,043)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 28, 2018
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas L 70–88  18–12
(12–5)
Farris Center (1,312)
Conway, AR
Mar 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stephen F. Austin L 53–65  18–13
(12–6)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (2,043)
Huntsville, TX
Southland Tournament
Mar 8, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (5) New Orleans
Quarterfinals
W 85–63  19–13
Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,839)
Katy, TX
Mar 9, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (1) Southeastern Louisiana
Semifinals
L 79–89  19–14
Leonard E. Merrell Center (2,545)
Katy, TX
CIT
Mar 19, 2018*
6:30 pm
Eastern Michigan
Second round
W 69–62  20–14
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (322)
Huntsville, TX
Mar 22, 2018*
7:00 pm
at UTSA
Quarterfinals
W 76–69  21–14
Convocation Center (1,352)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 28, 2018*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Northern Colorado
Semifinals
L 80–99  21–15
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,019)
Greeley, CO
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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