2014–15 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

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2014–15 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
SHSU block logo.svg
CIT, Second round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2014–15 record26–9 (15–3 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Mudge
  • Matt Braeuer[1]
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
Seasons
2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin † 17 – 1   .944 29 – 5   .853
Sam Houston State 15 – 3   .833 26 – 9   .743
Texas A&M–CC 13 – 5   .722 20 – 14   .588
Northwestern State 13 – 5   .722 19 – 13   .594
Incarnate Word** 10 – 8   .556 18 – 11   .621
Lamar* 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500
McNeese State 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Houston Baptist* 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429
Nicholls State 7 – 11   .389 10 – 19   .345
New Orleans 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379
Southeastern Louisiana 6 – 12   .333 9 – 23   .281
Abilene Christian** 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
Central Arkansas* 2 – 16   .111 2 – 27   .069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
† 2015 Southland Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by fifth year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference.

The Bearkats were picked to finish third (3rd) in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and tied for third (3rd) in the Sports Information Directors Poll.[2]

They finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in Southland play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Southland Tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated UNC Wilmington in the first round before losing in the second round to Louisiana–Lafayette.

Roster[]

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2014–15 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jabari Peters 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Seward County CC Brooklyn, NY
G 2 Marquet McKinney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Cypress Springs HS Houston, TX
G 3 Dakrai Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Dawson HS Pearland, TX
F 5 Jesse Lopez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Bowie HS El Paso, TX
G 11 DeMarcus Gatlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bush HS Houston, TX
G 12 Josh Delaney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Harker Heights HS Killeen, TX
G 15 Kaheem Ransom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Seward County CC Wichita, KS
G 20 Jamal Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Episcopal HS Houston, TX
G 21 Paul Baxter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bowie HS Austin, TX
G 22 Mitch McCormick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Montgomery HS Montgomery, TX
F 24 Cody Mason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Woodlands HS The Woodlands, TX
F 32 Marcus Burwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Wallace State CC (AL) Virginia Beach, VA
F 33 Albert Almanza 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Saint Stephens HS Austin, TX
F 34 Aurimas Majauskas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Future Prep Marijampole, Lithuania
C 35 Michael Holyfield 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Manzano HS Albuquerque, NM
G 42 Kyle McLeroy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Cy Ranch
Mary Hardin–Baylor 		Cypress, TX
F 55 Sean Goodwin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Hutchinson HS
Butler CC 		Hutchinson, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Chris Mudge
  • Matt Braeuer
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 09/24/2014

Schedule[]

Source:[3] Access Date: January 17, 2015

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
12:00 pm 		Austin W 100–52  1–0
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (690)
Huntsville, TX
11/16/2014*
7:00 pm, MWN 		at UNLV L 57–59  1–1
 Thomas & Mack Center (10,902)
Paradise, NV
11/21/2014*
8:00 pm 		vs. South Dakota
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 		W 93–85 3OT 2–1
 Webster Bank Arena (1,733)
Fairfield, CT
11/22/2014*
6:00 pm 		at Fairfield
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 		W 74–60  3–1
 Webster Bank Arena (1,708)
Fairfield, CT
11/23/2014*
11:00 am 		vs. Wofford
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 		L 53–64  3–2
 Webster Bank Arena (1,422)
Fairfield, CT
11/29/2014*
4:30 pm 		Southwest W 111–51  4–2
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (663)
Huntsville, TX
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm, SECN 		at Texas A&M L 63–66  4–3
 Reed Arena (4,746)
College Station, TX
12/06/2014*
4:30 pm 		Texas–Pan American W 78–59  5–3
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (678)
Huntsville, TX
12/13/2014*
6:00 pm, SECN 		at LSU L 67–76  5–4
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,295)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/16/2014*
6:30 pm 		Eastern Washington W 76–52  6–4
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (661)
Huntsville, TX
12/20/2014*
4:30 pm 		Prairie View A&M W 61–44  7–4
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (626)
Huntsville, TX
12/29/2014*
4:30 pm 		Howard Payne W 102–47  8–4
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (654)
Huntsville, TX
01/03/2015
4:30 pm 		Incarnate Word W 84–78  9–4
(1–0) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (771)
Huntsville, TX
01/05/2015
8:00 pm 		Northwestern State W 75–64  10–4
(2–0) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (779)
Huntsville, TX
01/10/2015
6:15 pm 		at New Orleans W 68–62  11–4
(3–0) 		Lakefront Arena (806)
New Orleans, LA
01/12/2015
7:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana W 72–59  12–4
(4–0) 		University Center (390)
Hammond, LA
01/17/2015
4:30 pm 		McNeese State W 69–60  13–4
(5–0) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,540)
Huntsville, TX
01/20/2015
6:30 pm 		Nicholls State W 62–39  14–4
(6–0) 		Stopher Gym (1,027)
Natchitoches, LA
01/24/2015
4:30 pm 		Stephen F. Austin L 68–79  14–5
(6–1) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (3,607)
Huntsville, TX
01/26/2015
7:00 pm 		at Abilene Christian W 80–63  15–5
(7–1) 		Moody Coliseum (1,273)
Abilene, TX
01/31/2015
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Houston Baptist W 63–52  16–5
(8–1) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,075)
Huntsville, TX
02/02/2015
6:30 pm, RTSW 		Lamar W 79–50  17–5
(9–1) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,081)
Huntsville, TX
02/07/2015
4:30 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 67–59  18–5
(10–1) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,097)
Huntsville, TX
02/09/2015*
6:30 pm 		Texas College W 88–39  19–5
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (987)
Huntsville, TX
02/14/2015
7:30 pm 		at Houston Baptist W 87–64  20–5
(11–1) 		Sharp Gymnasium (951)
Houston, TX
02/16/2015
6:30 pm 		Abilene Christian W 71–49  21–5
(12–1) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,136)
Huntsville, TX
02/21/2015
4:00 pm 		at Central Arkansas W 70–42  22–5
(13–1) 		Farris Center (1,325)
Conway, AR
02/28/2015
7:00 pm, RTSW 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 59–61  22–6
(13–2) 		American Bank Center (3,057)
Corpus Christi, TX
03/02/2015
6:30 pm 		Central Arkansas W 76–49  23–6
(14–2) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,353)
Huntsville, TX
03/05/2015
7:30 pm 		at Lamar W 67–61  24–6
(15–2) 		Montagne Center (2,418)
Beaumont, TX
03/07/2015
6:00 pm 		at Stephen F. Austin L 55–64  24–7
(15–3) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,328)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Tournament
03/13/2015
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Semifinals 		W 70–67  25–7
 Merrell Center (3,268)
Katy, TX
03/14/2015
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Stephen F. Austin
Championship Game 		L 70–83  25–8
 Merrell Center (5,016)
Katy, TX
CIT
03/18/2015*
6:30 pm 		UNC Wilmington
First round 		W 87–71  26–8
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (567)
Huntsville, TX
03/21/2015*
2:00 pm 		Louisiana–Lafayette
Second round 		L 70–71  26–9
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (772)
Huntsville, TX
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Matt Braeuer Joins Bearkat Men's Basketball Staff as Assistant Coach". KBTX. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  2. ^ "2014-15 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball".
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