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

2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record18–16 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Mudge (6th season)
  • Matt Braeuer (3rd season)
  • Omar Lowery (1st season)
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
Seasons
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin † 18 – 0   1.000 28 – 6   .824
Texas A&M–CC 15 – 3   .833 25 – 8   .758
Sam Houston State 12 – 6   .667 18 – 16   .529
Incarnate Word* 12 – 6   .667 17 – 12   .586
Houston Baptist 10 – 8   .556 17 – 17   .500
Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 9   .500 12 – 21   .364
Abilene Christian* 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419
McNeese State 7 – 11   .389 9 – 20   .310
Central Arkansas** 6 – 12   .333 7 – 21   .250
New Orleans 6 – 12   .333 10 – 20   .333
Nicholls State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 23   .324
Northwestern State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 20   .286
Lamar 3 – 15   .167 11 – 19   .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 Southland tournament winner

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.

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Albert Almanza 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Saint Stephens Austin, TX
G 1 Ameer Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Evelyn Mack Academy/Dodge CC Concord, NC
G 3 Cameron Delaney Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Harker Heights/Denver Harker Heights, TX
G 3 Dakrai Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Dawson HS Pearland, TX
G 4 Jovante Spivey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Savannah/South Georgia St Savannah, GA
F 5 Jesse Lopez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bowie El Paso, TX
G 11 Jalin Barnes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Christian Faith/Barton County CC Raleigh, NC
F/C 13 Aurimas Majauskas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Future Prep Marijampole, Lithuania
G 15 Josh Delaney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) RS Fr Harker Heights HS Killeen, TX
G 20 Jamal Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Episcopal HS Houston, TX
G 21 Paul Baxter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Bowie HS Austin, TX
C 23 Andre Sands 6 ft 81 in (3.89 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr Bel Air - Kansas/Sun Rise Christian Freeport, Bahamas
C 33 Marc Andre Fortin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Cegep De Sainte-Foy Quebec City, Quebec Canada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Conference Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball".