# 2011–12 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Jason Hooten's second season at Sam Houston. The Bearkats played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and are members of West Division of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 7–9 in Southland play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southland Basketball tournament to their rival Stephen F. Austin.

## Media

All Bearkats basketball games are broadcast by KSAM 101.7 FM. All Bearkats home games are televised by the Bearkats Sports Network and are streamed online through gobearkats.com.

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2011* 7:30pm, Bearkat Sports Network | Howard Payne | W 76–42 | 1–0 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,276) Huntsville, TX |
| November 16, 2011* 6:30pm | at Notre Dame CBE Classic | L 41–74 | 1–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,614) Notre Dame, IN |
| November 21, 2011* 6:00pm | at Mercer CBE Classic | L 38–60 | 1–2 | University Center (1,537) Macon, GA |
| November 22, 2011* 3:30pm | vs. South Dakota State CBE Classic | L 60–77 | 1–3 | University Center (2,312) Macon, GA |
| November 23, 2011* 3:30pm | vs. Niagara CBE Classic | L 52–59 | 1–4 | University Center Macon, GA |
| November 26, 2011* 7:00pm, Longhorn Network | at Texas | L 40–56 | 1–5 | Frank Erwin Center (10,173) Austin, TX |
| November 29, 2011* 7:00pm, Bearkat Sports Network | Dallas Christian | W 82–63 | 2–5 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,282) Huntsville, TX |
| December 1, 2011* 7:00pm, Bearkat Sports Network | Paul Quinn | W 66–54 | 3–5 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,111) Huntsville, TX |
| December 7, 2011* 7:00pm, FSSW/FS HOU | at Texas A&M | L 37–64 | 3–6 | Reed Arena (5,431) College Station, TX |
| December 10, 2011* 7:00pm | at North Texas | L 50–53 | 3–7 | Super Pit (3,313) Denton, TX |
| December 20, 2011* 7:00pm, Bearkat Sports Network | Northern Arizona | W 73–49 | 4–7 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (458) Huntsville, TX |
| December 22, 2011* 6:00pm, HLN | at Cleveland State | L 45–63 | 4–8 | Wolstein Center (2,683) Cleveland, OH |
| December 28, 2011* 7:00pm, Bearkat Sports Network | Samford | W 74–58 | 5–8 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (788) Huntsville, TX |
| January 2, 2012* 7:00pm, Bearkat Sports Network | Jarvis Christian | W 83–49 | 6–8 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (497) Huntsville, TX |
| January 8, 2012 1:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network | UTSA | L 60–62 | 6–9 (0–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,054) Huntsville, TX |
| January 11, 2012 1:00 pm | at Texas–Arlington | L 40–66 | 6–10 (0–2) | Texas Hall (1,262) Arlington, TX |
| January 14, 2012 3:30 pm | at Nicholls State | W 75–65 | 7–10 (1–2) | Stopher Gym (337) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 18, 2012 7:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network | Texas State | W 71–68 | 8–10 (2–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,355) Huntsville, TX |
| January 21, 2012 7:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 49–50 | 8–11 (2–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,168) Huntsville, TX |
| January 25, 2012 7:00 pm, SLC TV | at Stephen F. Austin Battle of the Piney Woods | L 66–67 $^{OT}$ | 8–12 (2–4) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,853) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 28, 2012 4:00 pm, Texas Channel | at UTSA | L 66–78 | 8–13 (2–5) | Convocation Center (1,839) San Antonio, TX |
| February 1, 2012 7:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network | McNeese State | L 61–67 | 8–14 (2–6) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,234) Huntsville, TX |
| February 4, 2012 6:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 57–55 | 9–14 (3–6) | University Center (712) Hammond, LA |
| February 8, 2012 7:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network | Texas–Arlington | L 63–75 | 9–15 (3–7) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,601) Huntsville, TX |
| February 11, 2012 1:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 61–53 | 10–15 (4–7) | American Bank Center (1,268) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 15, 2012 7:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network | Central Arkansas | W 76–59 | 11–15 (5–7) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (878) Huntsville, TX |
| February 18, 2012* 2:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network | Toledo ESPN BracketBusters | L 58–59 | 11–16 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,055) Huntsville, TX |
| February 22, 2012 7:00 pm | at Northwestern State | W 50–37 | 12–16 (6–7) | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA |
| February 25, 2012 7:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network | Lamar | L 49–72 | 12–17 (6–8) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,055) Huntsville, TX |
| February 29, 2012 7:00 pm, Bearkat Sports Network | Stephen F. Austin Battle of the Piney Woods | L 47–58 | 12–18 (6–9) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,857) Huntsville, TX |
| March 3, 2012 4:00 pm | at Texas State | W 63–61 | 13–18 (7–9) | Strahan Coliseum (2,300) San Marcos, TX |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2012 12:00 pm, SLC Now | vs. Stephen F. Austin Quarterfinals/Battle of the Piney Woods | L 46–68 | 13–19 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,829) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||