Sam Houston Bearkats women's basketball

Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball
Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball
	2018–19 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team
University	Sam Houston State University
Head coach	Ravon Justice (1st season)
Conference	Southland
Location	Huntsville, Texas
Arena	Bernard Johnson Coliseum ; (Capacity: 6,100)
Nickname	Bearkats
Colors	Orange and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;

For information on all Sam Houston State University sports, see Sam Houston State Bearkats

The Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. The team currently competes in the Southland Conference.^[2] The Bearkats are currently coached by Ravon Justice.^[3]

History

The Bearkats have played since the 1969-70 season. They reached the Southland Tournament finals in 2013 and 2016, losing to Oral Roberts 72-66 and Central Arkansas 69-62, respectively. They played in the TWIAFAF Texas Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (TAIAW) from 1969-1982, the Lone Star Conference (Division II) from 1982 to 1984, and the Gulf Star Conference (Division II) from 1984 to 1987 until they settled into the Southland Conference, starting play since the 1987-88 season. They have reached the WNIT once, in 2013, losing to Tulane 65-57. They also participated in the 2012 Women's Basketball Invitational, beating Rice 73-55 but losing to Northern Iowa 78-69. The most wins the Bearcats have had in one season was 27 in 1981-82, with the most Division I wins being in 1987-88, 1995–96, 2011–12 and 2012–13, with 18. They have a 575-708 all-time record as of the end of the 2015-16 season.^[4]

References

^ "Athletic Branding". Sam Houston State University Department of Marketing and Communications. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
^ "Women's Basketball - News - GoBearkats.com - Sam Houston State Athletics". www.gobearkats.com.
^ "Justice named WBB head coach". GoBearkats.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
^ http://www.gobearkats.com/fls/19900/pdf/records_fembb.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=19900

External links

Official website

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[1] "Athletic Branding". Sam Houston State University Department of Marketing and Communications. Retrieved May 15, 2021.

[2] "Women's Basketball - News - GoBearkats.com - Sam Houston State Athletics". www.gobearkats.com.

[3] "Justice named WBB head coach". GoBearkats.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

[4] ttp://www.gobearkats.com/fls/19900/pdf/records_fembb.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=19900

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v t e Sam Houston Bearkats women's basketball
Venues	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1976–present)
Culture & lore	History Sammy Bearkat The Famous Bearkat Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Southland Conference women's basketball
Teams	Houston Christian Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals Lamar Lady Cardinals McNeese Cowgirls New Orleans Privateers Nicholls Colonels Northwestern State Lady Demons Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Tournament	Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23