2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by seventh-year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Central Arkansas and Houston Baptist to advance to the semifinals of the Southland tournament where they lost to New Orleans. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	21–13 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach	Jason Hooten (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Mudge Jimmy Smith Chuck Taylor
Home arena	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (Capacity: 6,110)
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Orleans †	13	–	5		.722			20	–	12		.625
Texas A&M–CC	12	–	6		.667			24	–	12		.667
Houston Baptist	12	–	6		.667			17	–	14		.548
Stephen F. Austin	12	–	6		.667			18	–	15		.545
Sam Houston State	10	–	8		.556			21	–	13		.618
Lamar	10	–	8		.556			19	–	15		.559
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Nicholls State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Abilene Christian*	7	–	11		.389			13	–	16		.448
Northwestern State	7	–	11		.389			13	–	16		.448
Incarnate Word*	7	–	11		.389			12	–	17		.414
Central Arkansas	7	–	11		.389			8	–	24		.250
McNeese State	4	–	14		.222			7	–	22		.241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
† 2017 Southland tournament winner

Previous season

The Bearkats finished the 2015–16 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.

Roster

2016–17 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 2 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 Assistant coach(es) Chris Mudge Jimmy Smith Chuck Taylor Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 29, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2016* 2:00 pm		LeTourneau	W 104–57	1–0	Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
November 14, 2016* 7:00 pm		at Ohio	L 75–96	1–1	Convocation Center (6,669) Athens, OH
November 17, 2016* 6:30 pm		Southern	W 91–83	2–1	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,116) Huntsville, TX
November 20, 2016* 2:00 pm		at Tennessee Tech	W 78–71	3–1	Eblen Center (768) Cookeville, TN
November 22, 2016* 6:30 pm		at Georgia Tech	L 73–81	3–2	Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,181) Atlanta, GA
November 25, 2016* 6:30 pm		Idaho	W 69–62	4–2	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (625) Huntsville, TX
November 30, 2016* 8:00 pm		at No. 9 Baylor	L 45–79	4–3	Ferrell Center (5,029) Waco, TX
December 3, 2016* 6:30 pm		LSU–Shreveport	W 91–59	5–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (856) Huntsville, TX
December 10, 2016* 1:00 pm		at Southern Illinois	W 79–73	6–3	SIU Arena (4,278) Carbondale, IL
December 13, 2016* 6:30 pm		Sul Ross	W 78–57	7–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (498) Huntsville, TX
December 17, 2016* 6:30 pm		North Texas	W 76–70	8–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (763) Huntsville, TX
December 19, 2016* 6:30 pm		Randall	W 119–81	9–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (691) Huntsville, TX
December 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, SECN		vs. Arkansas	L 56–90	9–4	Verizon Arena (12,153) North Little Rock, AR
Southland Conference regular season
December 29, 2016 6:30 pm		Houston Baptist	L 65–79	9–5 (0–1)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (860) Huntsville, TX
December 31, 2016 5:00 pm		at Central Arkansas	L 65–67	9–6 (0–2)	Farris Center (612) Conway, AR
January 5, 2017 7:30 pm		at McNeese State	W 74–67	10–6 (1–2)	Burton Coliseum (722) Lake Charles, LA
January 7, 2017 6:15 pm		Nicholls	W 74–61	11–6 (2–2)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (678) Huntsville, TX
January 12, 2017 7:45 pm		at New Orleans	W 70–68	12–6 (3–2)	Lakefront Arena (721) New Orleans, LA
January 14, 2017 3:00 pm		at Northwestern State	W 77–68	13–6 (4–2)	Prather Coliseum (1,316) Natchitoches, LA
January 19, 2017 6:30 pm		Lamar	W 87–65	14–6 (5–2)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,071) Huntsville, TX
January 21, 2017 6:15 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 76–62	15–6 (6–2)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,340) Huntsville, TX
January 28, 2017 6:15 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 71–69	16–6 (7–2)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,265) Huntsville, TX
February 2, 2017 7:30 pm		Stephen F. Austin	W 72–63	17–6 (8–2)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (3,034) Huntsville, TX
February 4, 2017 7:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	L 64–71	17–7 (8–3)	Moody Coliseum (1,249) Abilene, TX
February 9, 2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Lamar	L 76–80 ^OT	17–8 (8–4)	Montagne Center (2,538) Beaumont, TX
February 11, 2017 6:15 pm, ESPN3		Incarnate Word	W 72–63	18–8 (9–4)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,634) Huntsville, TX
February 16, 2017 7:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	L 77–88	18–9 (9–5)	Sharp Gym (872) Houston, TX
February 18, 2017 7:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	L 53–69	18–10 (9–6)	McDermott Center (1,068) San Antonio, TX
February 25, 2017 6:15 pm		Abilene Christian	L 81–84	18–11 (9–7)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,578) Huntsville, TX
March 2, 2017 8:00 pm		McNeese State	W 79–74	19–11 (10–7)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,253) Huntsville, TX
March 4, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stephen F. Austin	L 56–64	19–12 (10–8)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,938) Nacogdoches, TX
Southland tournament
March 8, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (8) Central Arkansas First Round	W 77–69	20–12	Merrell Center (1,127) Katy, TX
March 9, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (4) Houston Baptist Quarterfinals	W 63–59	21–12	Merrell Center (1,756) Katy, TX
March 10, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (1) New Orleans Semifinals	L 63–75	21–13	Merrell Center (2,318) Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

References