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

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.

2014–15 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
CIT, Second round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	26–9 (15–3 Southland)
Head coach	Jason Hooten (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Mudge (5th season) Matt Braeuer (2nd season)
Home arena	Bernard Johnson Coliseum

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

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 Jason Hooten (Tarleton State) Assistant coach(es) Chris Mudge (Texas) Matt Braeuer (Wichita State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 09/24/2014

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Schedule

Source: 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

• 2014–15 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team