2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by second year head coach Ravon Justice, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–10, 14–6 in Southland play to finish in fourth place. Before they could play in the Southland Women's Tournament however, the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2019–20 record19–10 (14–6 Southland)
Head coach
  • Ravon Justice (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Raru Archer
  • Kira Carter
  • Brittany Mason
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 6,100)
2019–20 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas A&M-CC17–3 .850  23–7  .767
Abilene Christian16–4 .800  24–5  .828
Stephen F. Austin16–4 .800  23–6  .793
Sam Houston State14–6 .700  19–10  .655
New Orleans13–7 .650  17–12  .586
Incarnate Word10–10 .500  14–15  .483
Nicholls10–10 .500  13–16  .448
Central Arkansas9–11 .450  13–16  .448
Southeastern Louisiana9–11 .450  12–17  .414
Lamar6–14 .300  10–19  .345
Houston Baptist4–16 .200  8–21  .276
Northwestern State4–16 .200  7–22  .241
McNeese State2–18 .100  5–24  .172
† 2020 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 7, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Bearkats finished the season 16–13 overall, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Southland Women's Tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Central Arkansas.

Roster

Sources:[1]

2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Sydnee Kemp 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrLee's Summit West HS Kansas City, MO
G 1 Jennifer Oramas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrCharles W. Flannigan HS Pembroke Pines, FL
F 2 Amber Leggett 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoChoctawhatchee HS Navarre, FL
G 3 Alyssa Osborne 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrOakridge HS Spring, TX
F 5 Sandra Cannady 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCollege Park HS The Woodlands, TX
F 10 Faith Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrGoose Creek HS
UTEP		 Baytown, TX
F 11 Courtney Cleveland 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrArlington HS
Pratt CC		 Arlington, TX
G/F 12 Taryn Archie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrHuntsville HS
Blinn College		 Huntsville, TX
G 13 Kaylee Jefferson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSulphur Springs HS
East Carolina		 Sulphur Springs, TX
G 15 Tia Harston 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) SrKilleen HS Killeen, TX
F 20 La'Sha Haynes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrPort Gibson HS
Prairie View A&M		 New Orleans, LA
F 21 Madelyn Batista 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoWinter Park HS
Daytona State CC		 Orlando, FL
G 23 Jaylonn Walker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrCalvert HS/McClennan CC Calvert, TX
G 24 Rahmena Henderson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSt. John Vianney HS Neptune, NJ
F 25 Alyvia Essex 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrAtlantic City HS
Rowan College at Gloucester County		 Atlantic City, NJ
G 34 Rachell Harrell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrBrock HS Weatherford, TX
F 42 Kiera McKinney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrTascosa HS Amarillo, TX
Head coach
  • Ravon Justice (USAO)
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 22, 2019

Schedule

Sources:[2][3]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non–conference games
Nov 6, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Howard Payne W 91–49  1–0
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (707)
Huntsville, TX
Nov 10, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Louisiana W 77–73  2–0
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (529)
Huntsville, TX
Nov 14, 2019*
6:00 pm, FSSW		 at Texas Tech L 57–99  2–1
 United Supermarkets Arena (4,078)
Lubbock, TX
Nov 26, 2019*
6:00 pm, SECN+		 at Ole Miss L 69–75  2–2
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,320)
Oxford, MS
Nov 30, 2019*
2:00 pm		 at Oral Roberts L 41–64  2–3
 Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
Dec 3, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 Jarvis Christian W 114–46  3–3
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
Dec 8, 2019*
2:00 pm		 UTSA W 81–77  4–3
 Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
Dec 15, 2019*
2:00 pm		 at Oklahoma L 71–95  4–4
 Lloyd Noble Center (1,445)
Norman, OK
Southland Conference regular season
Dec 18, 2019
3:00 pm		 at Northwestern State W 79–69  5–4
(1–0)		 Prather Coliseum (546)
Natchitoches, LA
Dec 21, 2019
2:00 pm		 at New Orleans W 78–46  6–4
(2–0)		 Lakefront Arena (221)
New Orleans, LA
Non–conference games
Dec 30, 2019*
6:30 pm		 Wiley (Texas) W 102–52  7–4
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (490)
Huntsville, TX
Southland Conference regular season
Jan 2, 2020
6:30 pm		 McNeese State W 92–59  8–4
(3–0)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (473)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 4, 2020
3:00 pm		 Nicholls W 87–71  9–4
(4–0)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (549)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 8, 2020
7:00 pm		 at Southeastern Louisiana W 84–69  10–4
(5–0)		 University Center (454)
Hammond, LA
Jan 11, 2020
1:00 pm		 at Central Arkansas W 72–54  11–4
(6–0)		 Farris Center (572)
Conway, AR
Jan 15, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Lamar W 68–47  12–4
(7–0)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (751)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm		 at Houston Baptist W 97–69  13–4
(8–0)		 Sharp Gymnasium (434)
Houston, TX
Jan 22, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Abilene Christian L 73–81  13–5
(8–1)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (665)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 29, 2020
7:00 pm		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 54–57  13–6
(8–2)		 American Bank Center (1,574)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 1, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Stephen F. Austin W 63–55  14–6
(9–2)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,286)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 5, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN3		 Incarnate Word L 74–77  14–7
(9–3)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (599)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 8, 2020
1:00 pm		 at Nicholls W 80–77  15–7
(10–3)		 Stopher Gymnasium (277)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 12, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Southeastern Louisiana W 81–75  16–7
(11–3)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (646)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 15, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Central Arkansas W 73–58  17–7
(12–3)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (350)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Lamar W 75–68  18–7
(13–3)		 Montagne Center (741)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 22, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Houston Baptist W 75–60  19–7
(14–3)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
Feb 26, 2020
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Abilene Christian L 91–94  19–8
(14–4)		 Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
Mar 4, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 45–60  19–9
(14–5)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (874)
Huntsville, TX
Mar 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stephen F. Austin L 54–60  19–10
(14–6)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,431)
Nacogdoches, TX
2020 Hercules Tires Southland Basketball Tournament
March 13, 2020
11:00 am, ESPN+		 New Orleans or Southeastern Louisiana
Second Round		 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

References
  1. "SHSU Women's Basketball - 2019-20 Roster". Women's Basketball. Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  2. "Women's Basketball 2019-20 Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. "Sam Houston State Bearkats Schedule - 2019-20". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
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