# 2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bob Marlin's twelfth season at Sam Houston State. The Bearkats competed in the Southland Conference and played their home games at Bernard Johnson Coliseum. They finished the season 25–8, 14–2 in Southland play to capture the regular season championship. They also were champions of the 2010 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the South Region and were defeated by 3 seed and AP #19 Baylor in the first round.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Ashton Mitchell | 5'11" | 175 | G | Sr. | New Orleans, LA | Westwood HS |
| 4 | Kelly Lawson | 6'8" | 215 | F | Fr. | Pearland, TX | Pearland HS |
| 5 | Drae Murray | 5'10" | 135 | G | So. | Huntsville, TX | Huntsville HS |
| 10 | Corey Allmond | 6'1" | 180 | G | Sr. | Oxon Hill, MD | Brandywine HS Howard College |
| 11 | Josten Crow | 6'4" | 204 | F | Jr. | Houston, TX | Westfield HS |
| 12 | Trevon Charles | 6'4" | 215 | F | Jr. | Queens, NY | Rice HS Western Texas CC |
| 14 | Gilberto Clavell | 6'6" | 210 | F | Jr. | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Florida Air Academy Collin County CC |
| 15 | Preston Brown | 6'6" | 225 | F | Sr. | Stringtown, OK | Stringtown HS Cowley County CC |
| 20 | Aaron Thompson | 6'9" | 180 | C | Fr. | Burkburnett, TX | Burkburnett HS |
| 21 | Lance Pevehouse | 6'2" | 180 | G | Jr. | League City, TX | Clear Creek HS |
| 23 | Marco Cooper | 6'7" | 190 | F | Jr. | Freeport, Bahamas | Sagemont School Delaware |
| 24 | Arthur Zulu | 6'8" | 220 | C | Sr. | Lusaka, Zambia | Jacksonville College |
| 25 | Antuan Bootle | 6'7" | 265 | C | So. | Houston, TX | St. Thomas HS |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Central
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2009* 7:00pm | LeTourneau | W 73–42 | 1–0 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,273) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/16/2009* 7:00pm | Texas College | W 91–54 | 2–0 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,091) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/19/2009* 6:00pm, SEC Network | at No. 4 Kentucky Cancún Challenge | L 102–92 | 2–1 | Rupp Arena (22,728) Lexington, KY |
| 11/21/2009* 6:00pm, Horizon League Network | at Cleveland State Cancún Challenge | L 80–65 | 2–2 | Wolstein Center (1,542) Cleveland, OH |
| 11/24/2009* 12:30pm | vs. Oral Roberts Cancún Challenge | W 71–65 | 3–2 | Moon Palace Resort (350) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/25/2009* 3:00pm | vs. Rider Cancún Challenge | W 80–63 | 4–2 | Moon Palace Resort (235) Cancún,Mexico |
| 11/30/2009* 7:30pm | Mid-America Christian | W 87–55 | 5–2 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (993) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/5/2009* 2:00pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 95–85 | 5–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,180) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/12/2009* 2:00pm | Ecclesia | W 69–40 | 6–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (NA) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/20/2009* 1:00pm, SEC Network | at Auburn | W 107–89 | 7–3 | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (4,221) Auburn, AL |
| 12/22/2009* 7:00pm | FIU | W 93–63 | 8–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,191) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/28/2009* 6:00pm | at Wright State | L 88–44 | 8–4 | Nutter Center (4,408) Dayton, OH |
| 1/3/2010* 1:00pm | at Western Michigan | L 74–73 | 8–5 | Smith Spectrum (2,693) University Arena |
| 1/9/2010 2:00pm | Stephen F. Austin | W 66–57 | 9–5 (1–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,564) Huntsville, TX |
| 1/16/2010 3:00pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 84–79 | 10–5 (2–0) | University Center (484) Hammond, LA |
| 1/20/2010 7:00pm | Texas State | W 95–64 | 11–5 (3–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,787) Huntsville, TX |
| 1/23/2010 7:00pm | at Texas–Arlington | W 67–64 | 12–5 (4–0) | Texas Hall (942) Arlington, TX |
| 1/24/2010 7:00pm | Lamar | W 90–63 | 13–5 (5–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,689) Huntsville, TX |
| 1/30/2010 7:00pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 70–58 | 14–5 (6–0) | American Bank Center (2,461) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 2/3/2010 7:00pm | UTSA | W 73–67 | 15–5 (7–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,772) Huntsville, TX |
| 2/6/2010 7:00pm | Central Arkansas | W 75–70 | 16–5 (8–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,478) Huntsville, TX |
| 2/10/2010 6:30pm | at Nicholls State | W 75–69 | 17–5 (9–0) | Stopher Gym (385) Thibodaux, LA |
| 2/13/2010 7:00pm | Texas A&M – Corpus Christi | W 90–74 | 18–5 (10–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,599) Huntsville, TX |
| 2/17/2010 7:00pm | at Lamar | W 66–54 | 19–5 (11–0) | Montagne Center (3,357) Beaumont, TX |
| 2/20/2010 7:00pm | at UTSA | L 91–90 $^{OT}$ | 19–6 (11–1) | UTSA Convocation Center (3,675) San Antonio, TX |
| 2/24/2010 7:00pm | McNeese State | W 74–56 | 20–6 (12–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,018) Huntsville, TX |
| 2/27/2010 7:00pm | Texas–Arlington | W 94–69 | 21–6 (13–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,477) Huntsville, TX |
| 3/3/2010 7:00pm | at Northwestern State | W 103–75 | 22–6 (14–1) | Prather Coliseum (1,224) Natchitoches, LA |
| 3/6/2010 4:00pm | at Texas State | L 101–97 $^{OT}$ | 22–7 (14–2) | Strahan Coliseum (1,387) San Marcos, TX |
| 2010 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/10/2010 6:00pm | vs. Nicholls State Quarterfinals | W 62–57 | 23–7 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (NA) Katy, TX |
| 3/11/2010 8:30pm | vs. Southeastern Louisiana Semifinals | W 88–85 | 24–7 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,343) Katy, TX |
| 3/13/2010 3:00pm, ESPN2 | vs. Stephen F. Austin Final | W 64–48 | 25–7 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (3,573) Katy, TX |
| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/18/2010* 1:45pm, CBS | vs. No. 19 Baylor First round | L 68–59 | 25–8 | New Orleans Arena (10,484) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||