2024–25 Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by second-year head coach Chris Mudge, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as second-year members of the Conference USA.

2024–25 Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	0–0 (0–0 CUSA)
Head coach	Chris Mudge (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Justin Bailey (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Brendan Foley (2nd season) Jake White (2nd season) Anthony Fobb (2nd season)
Home arena	Bernard Johnson Coliseum

2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
FIU	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Jacksonville State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Kennesaw State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Liberty	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
New Mexico State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Sam Houston	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
UTEP	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Western Kentucky	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† 2025 CUSA tournament winner

Previous season

The Bearkats finished the 2023–24 season 21–12, 13–3 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA championship. They defeated FIU in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament before losing to UTEP in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Owen McGlashan	0	G/F	6'7"	210	GS Senior	Marlton, NJ	Graduated
Davon Barnes	2	G	6'5"	215	Junior	Memphis, TN	Transferred to Ole Miss
Anthony Wrzeszcz	4	G	6'3"	185	Sophomore	Gdynia, Poland	Transferred to McMaster
Bryce Cook	11	G	5'7"	160	Freshman	Arlington, TX	Transferred to Texas A&M–Kingsville
Jaden Ray	13	G	5'10"	165	Senior	Midwest City, OK	Graduated
Kinglsey Ijeoma	14	F	6'8"	200	Junior	Houston, TX	Transferred
Lewis Rowe	21	F	6'10"	250	Junior	Adelaide, Australia	Transferred to St. Edward's
Derrick Brown	24	G	6'0"	175	Junior	Houston, TX	Walk-on; transferred
Souleymane Doumbia	31	C	6'11"	230	Senior	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Brennen Burns	0	G	5'10"	175	Senior	Bethany, OK	Southeastern Oklahoma State
Dorian Finister	2	G	6'5"	190	Junior	New Orleans, LA	Kansas State
Kalifa Sakho	34	F	6'11"	220	Senior	Rouen, France	Utah State
Josiah Hammons	57	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Chicago, IL	Incarnate Word

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaxson Ford #31 PF	Prosper, TX	Link Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 22, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Erik Taylor CG	Orlando, FL	The Rock School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 20, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Cheikh Ndiaye C	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Prestige Worldwide Sports Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 27, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jacobe Coleman SG	Dallas, TX	Dynamic Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 2, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Nathan Nguyen PG	Houston, TX	Saint Thomas' Episcopal School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Sep 11, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Jacob Walker PG	Cordova, TN	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 26, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Matt Dann C	Oakville, ON	Fort Erie International Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	N/A	Oct 12, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Brennen Burns 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr East Central HS Southeastern Oklahoma State Bethany, OK G 1 CJ Beaumont 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Palm Beach Prep West Palm Beach, FL G 2 Dorian Finister 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Carver HS Kansas State New Orleans, LA G 3 Lamar Wilkerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Ashdown HS Three Rivers College Ashdown, AR G 5 Marcus Boykin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Trinity Christian School Barton College Clinton, NC F 6 Jaxson Ford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Link Academy Prosper, TX G 10 Damon Nicholas Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Duncanville HS Ducanville, TX G 11 Wade Neyland (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Centerville HS Centreville, TX G 12 Erik Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr The Rock School Orlando, FL G 22 Jackson Rogers (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Wylie HS Murphy, TX F 23 Cheikh Ndiaye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Prestige Worldwide Sports Academy Louga, Senegal F 25 Cameron Huefner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr St. Peter's College Pittsburg State Adelaide, Australia F 34 Kalifa Sakho 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Utah State Rouen, France F 40 Kian Scroggins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Raymore–Peculiar HS Raymore, MO G 57 Josiah Hammons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Curie HS Incarnate Word Chicago, IL	Head coach Chris Mudge (Texas) Assistant coach(es) Justin Bailey (UT Permian Basin) Brendan Foley (Kansas State) Jake White (UT Tyler) Anthony Fobb (Southeastern Louisiana) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 13, 2024* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Prairie View A&M Charity Exhibition Game	W 94–87		–	–	–	Delmar Fieldhouse  Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA		at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
November 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tarleton State						Wisdom Gymnasium  Stephenville, TX
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Baylor						Foster Pavilion  Waco, TX
November 17, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lamar						Montagne Center  Beaumont, TX
November 21, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Trinity (TX)						Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
November 27, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Appalachian State Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic						Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
November 29, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FloSports		at UNC Wilmington Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic						Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
November 30, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloSports		vs. Colgate Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic						Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
December 3, 2024* 6:30 p.m., BTN		at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
December 7, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		Texas Southern						Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
December 16, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		St. Thomas (TX)						Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at Pittsburgh						Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, PA
December 28, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Dallas (TX)						Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State						Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
January 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTEP						Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
January 9, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Liberty						Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
January 11, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		FIU						Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kennesaw State						Convocation Center  Kennesaw, GA
January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville State						Pete Mathews Coliseum  Jacksonville, AL
January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Middle Tennessee						Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TN
January 25, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Western Kentucky						Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TN
February 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Louisiana Tech						Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, LA
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU						Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Liberty						Liberty Arena  Lynchburg, VA
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville State						Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, AL
February 15, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Kennesaw State						Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
February 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Western Kentucky						E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee						Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
March 1, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech						Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
March 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		UTEP						Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
March 8, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State						Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 11–15, 2025 TBA		vs.						Von Braun Center  Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources