2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by sixth year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Nicholls State in the quarterfinals of the Southland tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Jackson State.

2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	18–16 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach	Jason Hooten (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Mudge (6th season) Matt Braeuer (3rd season) Omar Lowery (1st season)
Home arena	Bernard Johnson Coliseum
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin †	18	–	0		1.000			28	–	6		.824
Texas A&M–CC	15	–	3		.833			25	–	8		.758
Sam Houston State	12	–	6		.667			18	–	16		.529
Incarnate Word*	12	–	6		.667			17	–	12		.586
Houston Baptist	10	–	8		.556			17	–	17		.500
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	9		.500			12	–	21		.364
Abilene Christian*	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
McNeese State	7	–	11		.389			9	–	20		.310
Central Arkansas**	6	–	12		.333			7	–	21		.250
New Orleans	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
Nicholls State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	23		.324
Northwestern State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	20		.286
Lamar	3	–	15		.167			11	–	19		.367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I ** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 Southland tournament winner

Preseason

The Bearkats were picked to finish fourth (4th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.^[1]

Roster

2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Albert Almanza 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Saint Stephens Austin, TX G 1 Ameer Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Evelyn Mack Academy/Dodge CC Concord, NC G 3 Cameron Delaney  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Harker Heights/Denver Harker Heights, TX G 3 Dakrai Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Dawson HS Pearland, TX G 4 Jovante Spivey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Savannah/South Georgia St Savannah, GA F 5 Jesse Lopez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bowie El Paso, TX G 11 Jalin Barnes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Christian Faith/Barton County CC Raleigh, NC F/C 13 Aurimas Majauskas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Future Prep Marijampole, Lithuania G 15 Josh Delaney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) RS Fr Harker Heights HS Killeen, TX G 20 Jamal Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Episcopal HS Houston, TX G 21 Paul Baxter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Bowie HS Austin, TX C 23 Andre Sands 6 ft 81 in (3.89 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr Bel Air - Kansas/Sun Rise Christian Freeport, Bahamas C 33 Marc Andre Fortin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Cegep De Sainte-Foy Quebec City, Quebec Canada	Head coach Jason Hooten (Tarleton State) Assistant coach(es) Chris Mudge (Texas) Matt Braeuer (Wichita State) Omar Lowery (Concordia (WI)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2015-11-20

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Schedule

Source:^[2] Access Date: November 15, 2015

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/14/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at SMU	L 50–85	0–1	Moody Coliseum (6,892) Dallas, TX
11/172015* 6:30 pm	St. Thomas	W 114–92	1–1	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,402) Huntsville, TX
11/21/2015* 1:00 pm	Southern Illinois	L 81–86 OT	1–2	Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
11/23/2015* 10:00 pm, P12	at No. 14 California Las Vegas Invitational	L 63–89	1–3	Haas Pavilion (8,492) Berkeley, CA
11/27/2015* 1:30 pm	vs. Bethune–Cookman Las Vegas Invitational	W 71–46	2–3	Orleans Arena (N/A) Las Vegas, NV
11/29/2015* 6:30 pm	Wiley College	L 66–67	2–4	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (687) Huntsville, TX
12/02/2015* 8:00 pm, FSSW+	at Texas Tech	L 56–71	2–5	United Spirit Arena (6,545) Lubbock, TX
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm	Sul Ross	W 100–61	3–5	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (739) Huntsville, TX
12/14/2015* 6:30 pm	LeTourneau	W 96–54	4–5	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (629) Huntsville, TX
12/18/2015* 6:00 pm	at LIU Brooklyn	W 75–69	5–5	Wellness, Recreation & Athletics Center (1,231) Brooklyn, NY
12/21/2015* 6:00 pm	vs. UC Irvine Sun Bowl Invitational	L 53–63	5–6	Don Haskins Center (7,746) El Paso, TX
12/22/2015* TBA	at UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational	L 68–87	5–7	Dan Haskins Center (5,946) El Paso, TX
12/29/2015* 8:00 pm	at North Texas	L 64–69	5–8	UNT Coliseum (1,906) Denton, TX
Southland regular season
01/02/2016 4:30 pm	at Incarnate Word	W 78–72	6–8 (1–0)	McDermott Center (809) San Antonio, TX
01/04/2016 7:00 pm	at Northwestern State	W 94–79	7–8 (2–0)	Prather Coliseum (1,223) Natchitoches, LA
01/09/2016 4:30 pm	New Orleans	W 73–70	8–8 (3–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (580) Huntsville, TX
01/11/2016 6:30 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	W 70–63	9–8 (4–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (796) Huntsville, TX
01/16/2016 3:00 pm	at McNeese State	L 68–72	9–9 (4–1)	Burton Coliseum (453) Lake Charles, LA
01/18/2016 6:30 pm	Nicholls State	W 87–76	10–9 (5–1)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,260) Huntsville, TX
01/23/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Stephen F. Austin	L 64–76	10–10 (5–2)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,123) Natchitoches, LA
01/25/2016 6:00 pm, ASN	Abilene Christian	W 72–51	11–10 (6–2)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,051) Huntsville, TX
01/30/2016 7:00 pm	at Houston Baptist	L 69–70	11–11 (6–3)	Sharp Gymnasium (1,075) Houston, TX
02/01/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Lamar	W 69–66	12–11 (7–3)	Montagne Center (2,076) Beaumont, TX
02/06/2016 7:00 pm, RTSW	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 48–51	12–12 (7–4)	American Bank Center (3,713) Corpus Christi, TX
02/13/2016 4:30 pm	Houston Baptist	W 80–68	13–12 (8–4)	Bernard Coliseum (1,172) Huntsville, TX
02/15/2016 7:30 pm	at Abilene Christian	W 84–71	14–12 (9–4)	Moody Coliseum (1,075) Abilene, TX
02/20/2016 4:30 pm	Central Arkansas	W 105–75	15–12 (10–4)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,139) Huntsville, TX
02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 70–75	15–13 (10–5)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,217) Huntsville, TX
02/29/2016 4:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	W 83–73	16–13 (11–5)	Farris Center (748) Conway, AR
03/03/2016 6:30 pm	Lamar	W 94–76	17–13 (12–5)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,257) Huntsville, TX
03/05/2016 7:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin	L 64–85	17–14 (12–6)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,091) Huntsville, TX
Southland tournament
03/10/2016 7:30 pm	vs. Nicholls State Quarterfinals	W 60–59	18–14	Merrell Center (1,298) Katy, TX
03/11/2016 7:30 pm	vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Semifinals	L 76–79	18–15	Merrell Center (3,019) Katy, TX
CIT
03/14/2016* 6:30 pm	Jackson State First round	L 77–81 OT	18–16	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (376) Huntsville, TX
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

References

1. "Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Conference Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
2. "Men's Basketball".