# 2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by second-year head coach Ravon Justice, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–10, 14–6 in Southland play, to finish in fourth place. Before they could play in the Southland women's tournament; however, the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

## Previous season

The Bearkats finished the 2018–19 season 16–13 overall, 11–7 in Southland play, to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Southland women's tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Central Arkansas.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference games ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ESPN3 | at Howard Payne | W 91–49 | 1–0 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (707) Huntsville, TX |
| November 10, 2019* 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Louisiana | W 77–73 | 2–0 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (529) Huntsville, TX |
| November 14, 2019* 6:00 p.m., FSSW | at Texas Tech | L 57–99 | 2–1 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,078) Lubbock, TX |
| November 26, 2019* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | at Ole Miss | L 69–75 | 2–2 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,320) Oxford, MS |
| November 30, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | at Oral Roberts | L 41–64 | 2–3 | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK |
| December 3, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Jarvis Christian | W 114–46 | 3–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | UTSA | W 81–77 | 4–3 | Convocation Center San Antonio, TX |
| December 15, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma | L 71–95 | 4–4 | Lloyd Noble Center (1,445) Norman, OK |
| Southland Conference regular season ||||||
| December 18, 2019 3:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | W 79–69 | 5–4 (1–0) | Prather Coliseum (546) Natchitoches, LA |
| December 21, 2019 2:00 p.m. | at New Orleans | W 78–46 | 6–4 (2–0) | Lakefront Arena (221) New Orleans, LA |
| Non-conference games ||||||
| December 30, 2019* 6:30 p.m. | Wiley (Texas) | W 102–52 | 7–4 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (490) Huntsville, TX |
| Southland Conference regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 6:30 p.m. | McNeese State | W 92–59 | 8–4 (3–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (473) Huntsville, TX |
| January 4, 2020 3:00 p.m. | Nicholls | W 87–71 | 9–4 (4–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (549) Huntsville, TX |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 84–69 | 10–4 (5–0) | University Center (454) Hammond, LA |
| January 11, 2020 1:00 p.m. | at Central Arkansas | W 72–54 | 11–4 (6–0) | Farris Center (572) Conway, AR |
| January 15, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Lamar | W 68–47 | 12–4 (7–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (751) Huntsville, TX |
| January 18, 2020 2:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist | W 97–69 | 13–4 (8–0) | Sharp Gymnasium (434) Houston, TX |
| January 22, 2020 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Abilene Christian | L 73–81 | 13–5 (8–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (665) Huntsville, TX |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 54–57 | 13–6 (8–2) | American Bank Center (1,574) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 1, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Stephen F. Austin | W 63–55 | 14–6 (9–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,286) Huntsville, TX |
| February 5, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN3 | Incarnate Word | L 74–77 | 14–7 (9–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (599) Huntsville, TX |
| February 8, 2020 1:00 p.m. | at Nicholls | W 80–77 | 15–7 (10–3) | Stopher Gymnasium (277) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 12, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Southeastern Louisiana | W 81–75 | 16–7 (11–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (646) Huntsville, TX |
| February 15, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Central Arkansas | W 73–58 | 17–7 (12–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (350) Huntsville, TX |
| February 19, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Lamar | W 75–68 | 18–7 (13–3) | Montagne Center (741) Beaumont, TX |
| February 22, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Houston Baptist | W 75–60 | 19–7 (14–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX |
| February 26, 2020 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Abilene Christian | L 91–94 | 19–8 (14–4) | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX |
| March 4, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 45–60 | 19–9 (14–5) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (874) Huntsville, TX |
| March 7, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Stephen F. Austin | L 54–60 | 19–10 (14–6) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,431) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 2020 Hercules Tires Southland basketball tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2020 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | New Orleans or Southeastern Louisiana Second round | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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