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

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats SHSU block logo.svg 125 Southland Conference Southland 18–16 12–6 Jason Hooten 6th Chris Mudge 6th Matt Braeuer 3rd Omar Lowery 1st Bernard Johnson Coliseum CIT First round 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. Preseason The Bearkats were picked to finish fourth (4th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Conference Preseason Polls http://www.southland.org/news/2015/10/28/MBB_1028150040.aspx?path=mbball Southland Conference November 15, 2015 October 28, 2015 Roster 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats y yes Albert Almanza 0 G/F 6 6 195 fr Austin, TX Saint Stephens Ameer Jackson y 1 g 6 4 185 jr Concord, NC Evelyn Mack Academy/Dodge CC Cameron Delaney basketball y 3 G 6 4 200 so Harker Heights, TX Harker Heights/Denver yes Dakrai Henderson 3 G 6 2 192 so Pearland, TX Dawson HS Jovante Spivey 4 g 6 0 165 jr yes Savannah, GA Savannah/South Georgia St Jesse Lopez 5 f 6 7 205 so El Paso, TX Bowie Jalin Barnes 11 G 6 1 180 jr Raleigh, NC Christian Faith/Barton County CC Aurimas Majauskas 13 F/C 6 8 228 jr Marijampolė, Lithuania Future Prep Josh Delaney 15 G 6 0 173 fr yes Killeen, TX Harker Heights HS Jamal Williams 20 g 6 4 190 so Houston, TX Episcopal HS Paul Baxter 21 G 6 2 205 sr Austin, TX Bowie HS Andre Sands 23 c 6 81 242 jr Freeport, Bahamas Bel Air - Kansas/Sun Rise Christian Marc Andre Fortin 33 c 6 9 230 fr Quebec City, Quebec Canada Cegep De Sainte-Foy Jason Hooten (Tarleton State) Chris Mudge (Texas) Matt Braeuer (Wichita State) Omar Lowery (Concordia (WI)) http://www.gobearkats.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=19900&SPID=11358&SPSID=93024 2015-11-20 Schedule Source:http://www.gobearkats.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=19900&SPID=11358&SPSID=93017 Men's Basketball November 15, 2015 October 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151006184533/http://www.gobearkats.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=19900&SPID=11358&SPSID=93017 dead Access Date: November 15, 2015 no 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF7F00; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-Conference regular season 11/14/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX 6,892 ESPN3 50–85 0–1 11/172015 6:30 pm yes no St. Thomas Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX 1,402 114–92 1–1 11/21/2015 1:00 pm yes no Southern Illinois Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX 81–86 OT 1–2 11/23/2015 10:00 pm yes yes no California 14 Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA Las Vegas Invitational 8,492 P12 63–89 1–3 11/27/2015 1:30 pm yes yes no Bethune–Cookman Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Invitational N/A 71–46 2–3 11/29/2015 6:30 pm yes no Wiley College Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX 687 66–67 2–4 12/02/2015 8:00 pm yes yes no Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX 6,545 FSSW+ 56–71 2–5 12/06/2015 2:00 pm yes no Sul Ross Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX 739 100–61 3–5 12/14/2015 6:30 pm yes no LeTourneau Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX 629 96–54 4–5 12/18/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no LIU Brooklyn Wellness, Recreation & Athletics Center Brooklyn, NY 1,231 75–69 5–5 12/21/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no UC Irvine Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX Sun Bowl Invitational 7,746 53–63 5–6 12/22/2015 TBA yes yes no UTEP Dan Haskins Center El Paso, TX Sun Bowl Invitational 5,946 68–87 5–7 12/29/2015 8:00 pm yes yes no North Texas UNT Coliseum Denton, TX 1,906 64–69 5–8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF7F00; color:#FFFFFF;"|Southland regular season 01/02/2016 4:30 pm yes no Incarnate Word McDermott Center San Antonio, TX 809 78–72 6–8 1–0 01/04/2016 7:00 pm yes no Northwestern State Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA 1,223 94–79 7–8 2–0 01/09/2016 4:30 pm no New Orleans Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX 580 73–70 8–8 3–0 01/11/2016 6:30 pm no Southeastern Louisiana Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX 796 70–63 9–8 4–0 01/16/2016 3:00 pm yes no McNeese State Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA 453 68–72 9–9 4–1 01/18/2016 6:30 pm no Nicholls State Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX 1,260 87–76 10–9 5–1 01/23/2016 6:00 pm yes no Stephen F. Austin William R. Johnson Coliseum Natchitoches, LA 7,123 ESPN3 64–76 10–10 5–2 01/25/2016 6:00 pm no Abilene Christian Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX 1,051 ASN 72–51 11–10 6–2 01/30/2016 7:00 pm yes no Houston Baptist Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX 1,075 69–70 11–11 6–3 02/01/2016 7:00 pm yes no Lamar Montagne Center Beaumont, TX 2,076 ESPN3 69–66 12–11 7–3 02/06/2016 7:00 pm yes no Texas A&M–Corpus Christi American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX 3,713 RTSW 48–51 12–12 7–4 02/13/2016 4:30 pm no Houston Baptist Bernard Coliseum Huntsville, TX 1,172 80–68 13–12 8–4 02/15/2016 7:30 pm yes no Abilene Christian Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX 1,075 84–71 14–12 9–4 02/20/2016 4:30 pm no Central Arkansas Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX 2,139 105–75 15–12 10–4 02/27/2016 7:00 pm no Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX 1,217 ESPN3 70–75 15–13 10–5 02/29/2016 4:00 pm yes no Central Arkansas Farris Center Conway, AR 748 83–73 16–13 11–5 03/03/2016 6:30 pm no Lamar Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX 1,257 94–76 17–13 12–5 03/05/2016 7:00 pm no Stephen F. Austin Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX 2,091 64–85 17–14 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF7F00; color:#FFFFFF;"| Southland tournament 03/10/2016 7:30 pm yes no Nicholls State Merrell Center Katy, TX Quarterfinals 1,298 60–59 18–14 03/11/2016 7:30 pm yes no Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Merrell Center Katy, TX Semifinals 3,019 76–79 18–15 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF7F00; color:#FFFFFF;"| CIT 03/14/2016 6:30 pm yes no Jackson State Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX First round 376 77–81 OT 18–16 no Central Time See also 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team References Category:Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball seasons Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Bearkats basketball Sam Houston State Bearkats basketball Sam Houston State