2020–21 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

2020–21 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record19–9 (13–3 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Phil Forte (2nd season)
  • Chris Mudge (11th season)
  • Andre Owens (2nd season)
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 6,110)
Seasons
2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nicholls 14 – 2   .875 18 – 7   .720
Abilene Christian † 13 – 2   .867 24 – 5   .828
Sam Houston State 13 – 3   .813 19 – 9   .679
Stephen F. Austin* 12 – 3   .800 16 – 5   .762
Northwestern State 9 – 7   .563 11 – 18   .379
New Orleans 8 – 7   .533 10 – 15   .400
Lamar 6 – 10   .375 10 – 18   .357
Incarnate Word 5 – 9   .357 8 – 14   .364
Southeastern Louisiana 5 – 10   .333 8 – 18   .308
McNeese State 4 – 10   .286 10 – 14   .417
Houston Baptist 4 – 11   .267 6 – 19   .240
Central Arkansas 4 – 12   .250 5 – 19   .208
Texas A&M–CC 2 – 13   .133 5 – 19   .208
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
† 2021 Southland tournament winner

The 2020–21 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by 11th-year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas.

The season was the Bearkats' last as members of the Southland Conference; Sam Houston is one of four schools, all from Texas, that left the Southland in July 2021 to join the Western Athletic Conference.[1]

Previous season

The Bearkats finished the 2019–20 season 18–13, 11–9 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were set to on Northwestern State in the second round of the Southland tournament until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Bryce Monroe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr San Francisco, California
F 1 Manny Crump 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Miami, Florida
G 2 Jarren Cook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Carrollton, Texas
G 3 Demarkus Lampley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Phenix City, Alabama
G 5 Terryonte Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Columbus, Mississippi
G 10 Zach Nutall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bryan, Texas
G 11 Javion Mary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 12 Tristan Ikpe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Deer Park, Texas
G 13 Pierce Hellums 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Tomball, Texas
G 21 DJ Kelley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Cantonment, Florida
F 22 Dylan Robertson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G 24 Donte Powers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Starkville, Mississippi
C 33 Austin Brewer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Abilene, Texas
F 24 Kian Scroggins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Raymore, Missouri
F 54 Cyrus Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Culver City, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 8, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
November 25, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at SMU L 67–97  0–1
 Moody Coliseum (1,530)
University Park, TX
November 27, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 14 Texas Tech
Southwest Showcase 		L 52–84  0–2
 United Supermarkets Arena (3,176)
Lubbock, TX
November 29, 2020*
1:00 pm 		vs. Boise State
Southwest Showcase 		L 55–86  0–3
 Dickies Arena (3,568)
Fort Worth, TX
December 4, 2020*
6:30 pm 		Dallas Christian W 117–42  1–3
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (498)
Huntsville, TX
December 6, 2020*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Howard Payne W 117–54  2–3
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (463)
Huntsville, TX
December 9, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 7 Houston Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
December 10, 2020*
6:30 pm 		LeTourneau W 107–65  3–3
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (427)
Huntsville, TX
December 14, 2020*
11:00 am, SECN 		at LSU L 66–88  3–4
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (55)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 16, 2020*
7:00 pm, LHN 		at No. 11 Texas L 63–79  3–5
 Frank Erwin Center (2,411)
Austin, TX
December 19, 2020*
2:00 pm 		Rice W 82–69  4–5
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (504)
Huntsville, TX
December 21, 2020*
6:00 pm 		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 69–66  5–5
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (131)
Edinburg, TX
December 29, 2020*
6:30 pm 		Mary Hardin–Baylor W 101–59  6–5
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (501)
Huntsville, TX
Southland Regular season
January 2, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Nicholls W 84–81  7–5
(1–0) 		Stopher Gymnasium (200)
Thibodaux, LA
January 6, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southeastern Louisiana W 70–52  8–5
(2–0) 		University Center (318)
Hammond, LA
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Arkansas W 91–80  9–5
(3–0) 		Farris Center (485)
Conway, AR
January 13, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Lamar W 96–71  10—5
(4–0) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (612)
Huntsville, TX
January 16, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Houston Baptist W 87–80  11–5
(5–0) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (695)
Huntsville, TX
January 20, 2021
8:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian W 64–57  12–5
(6–0) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (707)
Huntsville, TX
January 27, 2021
7:00 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 75–70  13–5
(7–0) 		American Bank Center (837)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 31, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Stephen F. Austin L 68–78  13–6
(7–1) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,989)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 6, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Nicholls W 78–71  14–6
(8–1) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (812)
Huntsville, TX
February 10, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana W 79–61  15–6
(9–1) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (554)
Huntsville, TX
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Arkansas W 97–57  16–6
(10–1) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (677)
Huntsville, TX
February 17, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lamar Postponed due to weather Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
February 20, 2021
7:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist Postponed due to weather Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
February 22, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lamar
rescheduled from February 17 		W 77–71  17–6
(11–1) 		Montagne Center (881)
Beaumont, TX
February 24, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 72–86  17–7
(11–2) 		Teague Special Events Center (507)
Abilene, TX
March 1, 2021
7:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist
rescheduled from February 20 		W 83–70  18–7
(12–2) 		Sharp Gymnasium (140)
Houston, TX
March 3, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 84–61  19–7
(13–2) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (684)
Huntsville, TX
March 6, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin L 59–64  19–8
(13–3) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,215)
Huntsville, TX
Southland tournament
March 11, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) Lamar
Quarterfinals 		L 69–70  19–9
 Merrell Center (633)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule". Sam Houston State Bearkats Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2020.