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

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.

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 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

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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

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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

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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

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  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.