2011–12 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Jason Hooten's second season at Sam Houston. The Bearkats played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and are members of West Division of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 7–9 in Southland play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southland Basketball tournament to their rival Stephen F. Austin.

2011–12 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Division	West
Record	13–19 (7–9 Southland)
Head coach	Jason Hooten (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Alvin Brooks (2nd season) Chris Mudge (2nd season) Will Weaver (2nd season)
Home arena	Bernard Johnson Coliseum
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Lamar†	11	–	5		.688			23	–	12		.657
McNeese State	10	–	6		.625			17	–	16		.515
Northwestern State	8	–	8		.500			16	–	16		.500
Nicholls State	6	–	10		.375			10	–	20		.333
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	11		.313			12	–	17		.414
Central Arkansas	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.276
West
Texas–Arlington	15	–	1		.938			24	–	9		.727
Stephen F. Austin	12	–	4		.750			20	–	12		.625
UTSA	10	–	6		.625			18	–	14		.563
Sam Houston State	7	–	9		.438			13	–	19		.406
Texas State	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	4	–	12		.250			6	–	24		.200
† 2012 Southland tournament winner As of March 14, 2012 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2011–12 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Darius Gatson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Trinity Valley Klein Forest Houston, TX G 2 Marquel McKinney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Cypress Springs Houston, TX F 4 Erik Williams  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Marquette University Cypress Springs Houston, TX G 5 Aaron Harwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Centenary Elkins Houston, TX G 10 Cameron Sadler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Jr Columbia Paschal Ft. Worth, TX G 11 Demarcus Gaitlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Navarro Bush Houston, TX F 14 Steven Werner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr McLennan Birdville Ft. Worth, TX F 20 Marcus James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Seward County Wilby Waterbury, CT C 24 Aaron Thompson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Burkburnett Burkburnett, TX C 25 Antuan Bootle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr St. Thomas Houston, TX F 32 Wesley Fritz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr State Fair Warrensburg Huntsville, TX C 35 Michael Holyfield 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Manzano Albuquerque, NM G 44 Konner Tucker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Lon Morris Wake Forest Paschal Ft. Worth, TX	Head coach Jason Hooten (Tarleton State) Assistant coach(es) Alvin Brooks (Idaho State) Chris Mudge (Texas) Will Weaver (Texas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Media

All Bearkats basketball games are broadcast by KSAM 101.7 FM. All Bearkats home games are televised by the Bearkats Sports Network and are streamed online through gobearkats.com.

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 12, 2011* 7:30pm, Bearkat Sports Network		Howard Payne	W 76–42	1–0	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,276) Huntsville, TX
November 16, 2011* 6:30pm		at Notre Dame CBE Classic	L 41–74	1–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,614) Notre Dame, IN
November 21, 2011* 6:00pm		at Mercer CBE Classic	L 38–60	1–2	University Center (1,537) Macon, GA
November 22, 2011* 3:30pm		vs. South Dakota State CBE Classic	L 60–77	1–3	University Center (2,312) Macon, GA
November 23, 2011* 3:30pm		vs. Niagara CBE Classic	L 52–59	1–4	University Center  Macon, GA
November 26, 2011* 7:00pm, Longhorn Network		at Texas	L 40–56	1–5	Frank Erwin Center (10,173) Austin, TX
November 29, 2011* 7:00pm, Bearkat Sports Network		Dallas Christian	W 82–63	2–5	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,282) Huntsville, TX
December 1, 2011* 7:00pm, Bearkat Sports Network		Paul Quinn	W 66–54	3–5	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,111) Huntsville, TX
December 7, 2011* 7:00pm, FSSW/FS HOU		at Texas A&M	L 37–64	3–6	Reed Arena (5,431) College Station, TX
December 10, 2011* 7:00pm		at North Texas	L 50–53	3–7	Super Pit (3,313) Denton, TX
December 20, 2011* 7:00pm, Bearkat Sports Network		Northern Arizona	W 73–49	4–7	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (458) Huntsville, TX
December 22, 2011* 6:00pm, HLN		at Cleveland State	L 45–63	4–8	Wolstein Center (2,683) Cleveland, OH
December 28, 2011* 7:00pm, Bearkat Sports Network		Samford	W 74–58	5–8	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (788) Huntsville, TX
January 2, 2012* 7:00pm, Bearkat Sports Network		Jarvis Christian	W 83–49	6–8	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (497) Huntsville, TX
January 8, 2012 1:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network		UTSA	L 60–62	6–9 (0–1)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,054) Huntsville, TX
January 11, 2012 1:00 pm		at Texas–Arlington	L 40–66	6–10 (0–2)	Texas Hall (1,262) Arlington, TX
January 14, 2012 3:30 pm		at Nicholls State	W 75–65	7–10 (1–2)	Stopher Gym (337) Thibodaux, LA
January 18, 2012 7:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network		Texas State	W 71–68	8–10 (2–2)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,355) Huntsville, TX
January 21, 2012 7:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 49–50	8–11 (2–3)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,168) Huntsville, TX
January 25, 2012 7:00 pm, SLC TV		at Stephen F. Austin Battle of the Piney Woods	L 66–67 OT	8–12 (2–4)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,853) Nacogdoches, TX
January 28, 2012 4:00 pm, Texas Channel		at UTSA	L 66–78	8–13 (2–5)	Convocation Center (1,839) San Antonio, TX
February 1, 2012 7:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network		McNeese State	L 61–67	8–14 (2–6)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,234) Huntsville, TX
February 4, 2012 6:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 57–55	9–14 (3–6)	University Center (712) Hammond, LA
February 8, 2012 7:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network		Texas–Arlington	L 63–75	9–15 (3–7)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,601) Huntsville, TX
February 11, 2012 1:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 61–53	10–15 (4–7)	American Bank Center (1,268) Corpus Christi, TX
February 15, 2012 7:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network		Central Arkansas	W 76–59	11–15 (5–7)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (878) Huntsville, TX
February 18, 2012* 2:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network		Toledo ESPN BracketBusters	L 58–59	11–16	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,055) Huntsville, TX
February 22, 2012 7:00 pm		at Northwestern State	W 50–37	12–16 (6–7)	Prather Coliseum  Natchitoches, LA
February 25, 2012 7:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network		Lamar	L 49–72	12–17 (6–8)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,055) Huntsville, TX
February 29, 2012 7:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network		Stephen F. Austin Battle of the Piney Woods	L 47–58	12–18 (6–9)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,857) Huntsville, TX
March 3, 2012 4:00 pm		at Texas State	W 63–61	13–18 (7–9)	Strahan Coliseum (2,300) San Marcos, TX
Southland tournament
March 7, 2012 12:00 pm, SLC Now		vs. Stephen F. Austin Quarterfinals/Battle of the Piney Woods	L 46–68	13–19	Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,829) Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.