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2018–19 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

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2018–19 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
Southland regular season champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record21–12 (16–2 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Campbell (2nd season)
  • Chris Mudge (9th season)
  • Chuck Taylor (3rd season)
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 6,110)
Seasons
2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State 16 2   .889 21 12   .636
Abilene Christian 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
Southeastern Louisiana 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
New Orleans 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Lamar 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Texas A&M–CC 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Central Arkansas 8 10   .444 14 19   .424
Houston Baptist 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Stephen F. Austin 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
Nicholls 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Northwestern State 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
McNeese State 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Incarnate Word 1 17   .056 6 25   .194
2019 Southland tournament winner

The 2018–19 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represent Sam Houston State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats are led by ninth-year head coach Jason Hooten and play their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 21-12, 16-2 in Southland play to finish in 1st place. As the No. 1 seed in the Southland tournament, they lost to New Orleans in the semifinals. They received an automatic bid to the NIT where they lost in the first round to TCU.

Previous season

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The Bearkats finished the 2017–18 season 21–15, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in fourth place. They defeated New Orleans in the quarterfinals of the Southland tournament before losing in the semifinals to Southeastern Louisiana. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where, after a first round bye, they defeated Eastern Michigan in the second round and UTSA in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Northern Colorado.[1]

Roster

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Sources:[2]

2018–19 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 0 Albert Almanza 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Austin, Texas
F 1 R. J. Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Olathe, Kansas
G 2 Cameron Delaney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Harker Heights, Texas
G 3 Chad Bowie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 4 Dajuan Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Killeen, Texas
G 5 Zaqwaun Matthews 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 10 Zach Nutall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bryan, Texas
G 11 Xavier Bryant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr DeSoto, Texas
F/C 13 Bubba Furlong 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Waco, Texas
G 15 Josh Delaney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Sr Harker Heights, Texas
F/C 20 Kia Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Haverstraw, New York
G 22 Marcus Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr San Antonio, Texas
F 24 Cyrus Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Culver City, California
F/C 35 Chidozie Ndu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 13, 2018

Offseason

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Source:[3]

2018–19 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
RJ Smith
PG
Olathe, KS North HS / Butler CC / Oral Roberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Kai Mitchell
G
Haverstraw, NY Spring Valley HS / Hutchinson CC 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 66
Zaqwaun Matthews
G
Charlotte, NC Myers Park HS / Cape Fear CC / Chattanooga 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Chad Bowie
G
Houston, TX Fort Bend HS / Kilgore College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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:

Schedule and results

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Sources:[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
6:30 pm, BSN YouTube
East Texas Baptist W 85–64  1–0
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,019)
Huntsville, TX
Nov 8, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Southwestern W 94–56  2–0
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,194)
Huntsville, TX
Nov 11, 2018*
4:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 69–76  2–1
Thomas Assembly Center (2,349)
Ruston, LA
Nov 14, 2018*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 19 Clemson
Cayman Islands Classic campus-site
L 59–74  2–2
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,227)
Clemson, SC
Nov 16, 2018*
6:00 pm, SECN+
at Georgia
Cayman Islands Classic campus-site
L 64–75  2–3
Stegeman Coliseum (7,195)
Athens, GA
Nov 19, 2018*
3:00 pm
vs. Jackson State
Cayman Islands Classic campus-site
W 75–60  3–3
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
Nov 20, 2018*
6:00pm, ESPN3
at East Tennessee State
Cayman Islands Classic campus-site
L 63–77  3–4
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,203)
Johnson City, TN
Nov 28, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Central Michigan L 65–81  3–5
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (754)
Huntsville, TX
Dec 1, 2018*
3:00 pm
at Little Rock L 52–79  3–6
Jack Stephens Center (1,777)
Little Rock, AR
Dec 8, 2018*
3:00 pm, MWN
at Colorado State L 65–71  3–7
Moby Arena (2,298)
Fort Collins, CO
Dec 18, 2018*
6:30 pm
Alabama State W 78–57  4–7
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (625)
Huntsville, TX
Dec 22, 2018*
3:00 pm
at Utah Valley L 79–85  4–8
UCCU Center (1,920)
Orem, UT
Dec 31, 2018*
2:00 pm
Texas Lutheran W 84–54  5–8
Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
Southland regular season
Jan 5, 2019
6:30 pm
Abilene Christian W 71-68  6–8
(1–0)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (771)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 9, 2019
6:30 pm
at Central Arkansas W 78–69  7–8
(2–0)
Farris Center (575)
Conway, AR
Jan 12, 2019
5:30 pm
Incarnate Word W 66–52  8–8
(3–0)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (703)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 16, 2019
6:30 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 72–50  9–8
(4–0)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (855)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 19, 2019
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 71–65  10–8
(5–0)
Sharp Gymnasium (948)
Houston, TX
Jan 23, 2019
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State W 78–64  11–8
(6–0)
Prather Coliseum (1,501)
Natchitoches, LA
Jan 26, 2019
5:30 pm
Lamar W 69–59  12–8
(7–0)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 62–52  13–8
(8–0)
University Center (1,029)
Hammond, LA
Feb 2, 2019
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin W 94–72  14–8
(9–0)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (3,134)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 6, 2019
6:30 pm
McNeese State W 77–62  15–8
(10–0)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,193)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 9, 2019
6:00 pm
at Abilene Christian W 90–85 2OT 16–8
(11–0)
Moody Coliseum (2,397)
Abilene, TX
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 70–69  17–8
(12–0)
American Bank Center (1,118)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 16, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar L 72–75  17–9
(12–1)
Montagne Center (2,822)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 20, 2019
6:30 pm
Nicholls State W 84–74 OT 18–9
(13–1)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,393)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 23, 2019
7:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 119–113 2OT 19–9
(14–1)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,350)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm
at New Orleans W 71–60  20–9
(15–1)
Lakefront Arena (852)
New Orleans, LA
Mar 6, 2019
6:30 pm
Central Arkansas L 87–91  20–10
(15–2)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,167)
Huntsville, TX
Mar 9, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin W 68–57  21–10
(16–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,464)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland tournament
Mar 15, 2019
5:00pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) New Orleans
Semifinals
L 76–79  21–11
Leonard E. Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
NIT tournament
Mar 20, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(8) at (1) TCU
First round – TCU bracket
L 69–82  21–12
Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sam Houston St Bearkats Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "SHSU Men's Basketball - 2018-19 Roster". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Sam Houston State Bearkats". Verbal Commits. Orange Wolf LLC. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  4. ^ Chris Dobbertean (August 17, 2018). "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". SBNation. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball 2018-19 Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Sam Houston St Bearkats Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Sam Houston Bearkats". CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  8. ^ "Sam Houston State Bearkats". Yahoo Sports - NBC Sports Network, Stats LLC, Opta. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "NCAA BK Schedule". Microsoft (MSN). Retrieved October 20, 2018.