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

The 2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by tenth-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 18–13, 11–9 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were set to on Northwestern State in the second round of the Southland tournament until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Bearkats finished the 2018–19 season 21–12 overall, 16–2 in Southland play, to finish as Southland Conference regular season champions. In the Southland tournament, they were upset by New Orleans in the semifinals. As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where they lost to TCU in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Paul Quinn | W 95–57 | 1–0 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,087) Huntsville, TX |
| November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Mississippi State | L 58–67 | 1–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,255) Starkville, MS |
| November 16, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | L 77–84 | 1–2 | McGuirk Arena (1,683) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 20, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | LeTourneau | W 88–58 | 2–2 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,115) Huntsville, TX |
| November 23, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 81–90 | 2–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,705) San Francisco, CA |
| November 26, 2019* 9:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 74–65 | 3–3 | Icardo Center (2,207) Bakersfield, CA |
| November 30, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Randall | W 86–51 | 4–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (515) Huntsville, TX |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, WAC Digital Network | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 86–90 $^{2OT}$ | 4–4 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,196) Edinburg, TX |
| December 8, 2019* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | W 71–68 | 5–4 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (713) Huntsville, TX |
| December 15, 2019* 4:30 pm | | Wiley College | W 91–58 | 6–4 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (480) Huntsville, TX |
| December 18, 2019 6:30 pm | | Northwestern State | W 92–79 | 7–4 (1–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (650) Huntsville, TX |
| December 21, 2019 2:00 pm | | New Orleans | W 87–79 | 8–4 (2–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (541) Huntsville, TX |
| December 29, 2019* 2:00 pm, CUSA.TV | | at Rice | W 75–61 | 9–4 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,763) Houston, TX |
| January 2, 2020 7:30 pm | | at McNeese State | W 94–75 | 10–4 (3–0) | H&HP Complex (2,461) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 4, 2020 5:30 pm | | Nicholls | L 58–70 | 10–5 (3–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (767) Huntsville, TX |
| January 8, 2020 6:30 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 67–62 | 11–5 (4–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (646) Huntsville, TX |
| January 11, 2020 3:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | L 82–89 | 11–6 (4–2) | Farris Center (879) Conway, AR |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | W 80–75 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (5–2) | Montagne Center (1,952) Beaumont, TX |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | W 95–75 | 13–6 (6–2) | Sharp Gymnasium (921) Houston, TX |
| January 22, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 82–76 $^{OT}$ | 14–6 (7–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,197) Huntsville, TX |
| January 29, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 80–61 | 15–6 (8–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,029) Huntsville, TX |
| February 1, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Stephen F. Austin | L 76–81 | 15–7 (8–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,889) Huntsville, TX |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | L 71–72 $^{OT}$ | 15–8 (8–4) | McDermott Center (452) San Antonio, TX |
| February 8, 2020 3:00 pm | | at Nicholls | L 82–88 | 15–9 (8–5) | Stopher Gymnasium (743) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 79–70 | 16–9 (9–5) | University Center (620) Hammond, LA |
| February 15, 2020 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Arkansas | W 82–67 | 17–9 (10–5) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (775) Huntsville, TX |
| February 19, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Lamar | L 65–77 | 17–10 (10–6) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (896) Huntsville, TX |
| February 22, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Houston Baptist | W 77–73 | 18–10 (11–6) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,049) Huntsville, TX |
| February 26, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 69–85 | 18–11 (11–7) | Moody Coliseum (1,439) Abilene, TX |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 60–71 | 18–12 (11–8) | American Bank Center (1,202) Corpus Christi, TX |
| March 7, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 57–68 | 18–13 (11–9) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,631) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Northwestern State Second round | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled 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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