2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
Southland West Division Champions; Southland Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southland Conference
	West
Record	25–8 (14–2 Southland)
Head coach	Bob Marlin;
Assistant coaches	Neil Hardin; Jason Hooten; Oderra Jones;
Home arena	Bernard Johnson Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bob Marlin's twelfth season at Sam Houston State. The Bearkats competed in the Southland Conference and played their home games at Bernard Johnson Coliseum. They finished the season 25–8, 14–2 in Southland play to capture the regular season championship. They also were champions of the 2010 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the South Region and were defeated by 3 seed and AP #19 Baylor in the first round.

2009–10 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Stephen F. Austin	11	–	5	.688	23	–	9	.719
Southeastern Louisiana	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
Nicholls State	7	–	9	.438	11	–	19	.367
Northwestern State	5	–	10	.333	10	–	19	.345
McNeese State	5	–	11	.313	10	–	20	.333
Central Arkansas	3	–	13	.188	9	–	21	.300
West
Sam Houston State†	14	–	2	.875	25	–	8	.758
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	10	–	6	.625	17	–	15	.531
UTSA	9	–	7	.563	19	–	11	.633
Texas State	9	–	7	.563	15	–	16	.484
Texas–Arlington	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
Lamar	5	–	11	.313	14	–	18	.438

† 2010 Southland tournament winner As of March 18, 2010 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

Source^[1]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
1	Ashton Mitchell	5'11"	175	G	Sr.	New Orleans, LA	Westwood HS
4	Kelly Lawson	6'8"	215	F	Fr.	Pearland, TX	Pearland HS
5	Drae Murray	5'10"	135	G	So.	Huntsville, TX	Huntsville HS
10	Corey Allmond	6'1"	180	G	Sr.	Oxon Hill, MD	Brandywine HS Howard College
11	Josten Crow	6'4"	204	F	Jr.	Houston, TX	Westfield HS
12	Trevon Charles	6'4"	215	F	Jr.	Queens, NY	Rice HS Western Texas CC
14	Gilberto Clavell	6'6"	210	F	Jr.	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Florida Air Academy Collin County CC
15	Preston Brown	6'6"	225	F	Sr.	Stringtown, OK	Stringtown HS Cowley County CC
20	Aaron Thompson	6'9"	180	C	Fr.	Burkburnett, TX	Burkburnett HS
21	Lance Pevehouse	6'2"	180	G	Jr.	League City, TX	Clear Creek HS
23	Marco Cooper	6'7"	190	F	Jr.	Freeport, Bahamas	Sagemont School Delaware
24	Arthur Zulu	6'8"	220	C	Sr.	Lusaka, Zambia	Jacksonville College
25	Antuan Bootle	6'7"	265	C	So.	Houston, TX	St. Thomas HS

Schedule and results

Source^[2]

All times are Central

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2009* 7:00pm	LeTourneau	W 73–42	1–0	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,273) Huntsville, TX
11/16/2009* 7:00pm	Texas College	W 91–54	2–0	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,091) Huntsville, TX
11/19/2009* 6:00pm, SEC Network	at No. 4 Kentucky Cancún Challenge	L 102–92	2–1	Rupp Arena (22,728) Lexington, KY
11/21/2009* 6:00pm, Horizon League Network	at Cleveland State Cancún Challenge	L 80–65	2–2	Wolstein Center (1,542) Cleveland, OH
11/24/2009* 12:30pm	vs. Oral Roberts Cancún Challenge	W 71–65	3–2	Moon Palace Resort (350) Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2009* 3:00pm	vs. Rider Cancún Challenge	W 80–63	4–2	Moon Palace Resort (235) Cancún,Mexico
11/30/2009* 7:30pm	Mid-America Christian	W 87–55	5–2	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (993) Huntsville, TX
12/5/2009* 2:00pm	Louisiana–Lafayette	L 95–85	5–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,180) Huntsville, TX
12/12/2009* 2:00pm	Ecclesia	W 69–40	6–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (NA) Huntsville, TX
12/20/2009* 1:00pm, SEC Network	at Auburn	W 107–89	7–3	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (4,221) Auburn, AL
12/22/2009* 7:00pm	FIU	W 93–63	8–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,191) Huntsville, TX
12/28/2009* 6:00pm	at Wright State	L 88–44	8–4	Nutter Center (4,408) Dayton, OH
1/3/2010* 1:00pm	at Western Michigan	L 74–73	8–5	Smith Spectrum (2,693) University Arena
1/9/2010 2:00pm	Stephen F. Austin	W 66–57	9–5 (1–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,564) Huntsville, TX
1/16/2010 3:00pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	W 84–79	10–5 (2–0)	University Center (484) Hammond, LA
1/20/2010 7:00pm	Texas State	W 95–64	11–5 (3–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,787) Huntsville, TX
1/23/2010 7:00pm	at Texas–Arlington	W 67–64	12–5 (4–0)	Texas Hall (942) Arlington, TX
1/24/2010 7:00pm	Lamar	W 90–63	13–5 (5–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,689) Huntsville, TX
1/30/2010 7:00pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 70–58	14–5 (6–0)	American Bank Center (2,461) Corpus Christi, TX
2/3/2010 7:00pm	UTSA	W 73–67	15–5 (7–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,772) Huntsville, TX
2/6/2010 7:00pm	Central Arkansas	W 75–70	16–5 (8–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,478) Huntsville, TX
2/10/2010 6:30pm	at Nicholls State	W 75–69	17–5 (9–0)	Stopher Gym (385) Thibodaux, LA
2/13/2010 7:00pm	Texas A&M – Corpus Christi	W 90–74	18–5 (10–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,599) Huntsville, TX
2/17/2010 7:00pm	at Lamar	W 66–54	19–5 (11–0)	Montagne Center (3,357) Beaumont, TX
2/20/2010 7:00pm	at UTSA	L 91–90 ^OT	19–6 (11–1)	UTSA Convocation Center (3,675) San Antonio, TX
2/24/2010 7:00pm	McNeese State	W 74–56	20–6 (12–1)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,018) Huntsville, TX
2/27/2010 7:00pm	Texas–Arlington	W 94–69	21–6 (13–1)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,477) Huntsville, TX
3/3/2010 7:00pm	at Northwestern State	W 103–75	22–6 (14–1)	Prather Coliseum (1,224) Natchitoches, LA
3/6/2010 4:00pm	at Texas State	L 101–97 ^OT	22–7 (14–2)	Strahan Coliseum (1,387) San Marcos, TX
2010 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
3/10/2010 6:00pm	vs. Nicholls State Quarterfinals	W 62–57	23–7	Leonard E. Merrell Center (NA) Katy, TX
3/11/2010 8:30pm	vs. Southeastern Louisiana Semifinals	W 88–85	24–7	Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,343) Katy, TX
3/13/2010 3:00pm, ESPN2	vs. Stephen F. Austin Final	W 64–48	25–7	Leonard E. Merrell Center (3,573) Katy, TX
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/18/2010* 1:45pm, CBS	vs. No. 19 Baylor First round	L 68–59	25–8	New Orleans Arena (10,484) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "Men's Basketball".
^ "2009-10 Schedule". Retrieved February 22, 2010.

[1] "Men's Basketball".

[schedule-2] "2009-10 Schedule". Retrieved February 22, 2010.

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2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
Southland West Division Champions Southland Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southland Conference
Division	West
Record	25–8 (14–2 Southland)
Head coach	Bob Marlin
Assistant coaches	Neil Hardin Jason Hooten Oderra Jones
Home arena	Bernard Johnson Coliseum
Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →