# 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by sixth year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the 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.

## Preseason

The Bearkats were picked to finish fourth (4th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.

## Schedule

Source: Access Date: November 15, 2015
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference regular season |||||
| 11/14/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at SMU | L 50–85 | 0–1 | Moody Coliseum (6,892) Dallas, TX |
| 11/172015* 6:30 pm | St. Thomas | W 114–92 | 1–1 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,402) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/21/2015* 1:00 pm | Southern Illinois | L 81–86 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX |
| 11/23/2015* 10:00 pm, P12 | at No. 14 California Las Vegas Invitational | L 63–89 | 1–3 | Haas Pavilion (8,492) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/27/2015* 1:30 pm | vs. Bethune–Cookman Las Vegas Invitational | W 71–46 | 2–3 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Las Vegas, NV |
| 11/29/2015* 6:30 pm | Wiley College | L 66–67 | 2–4 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (687) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/02/2015* 8:00 pm, FSSW+ | at Texas Tech | L 56–71 | 2–5 | United Spirit Arena (6,545) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm | Sul Ross | W 100–61 | 3–5 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (739) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/14/2015* 6:30 pm | LeTourneau | W 96–54 | 4–5 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (629) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/18/2015* 6:00 pm | at LIU Brooklyn | W 75–69 | 5–5 | Wellness, Recreation & Athletics Center (1,231) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/21/2015* 6:00 pm | vs. UC Irvine Sun Bowl Invitational | L 53–63 | 5–6 | Don Haskins Center (7,746) El Paso, TX |
| 12/22/2015* TBA | at UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational | L 68–87 | 5–7 | Dan Haskins Center (5,946) El Paso, TX |
| 12/29/2015* 8:00 pm | at North Texas | L 64–69 | 5–8 | UNT Coliseum (1,906) Denton, TX |
| Southland regular season |||||
| 01/02/2016 4:30 pm | at Incarnate Word | W 78–72 | 6–8 (1–0) | McDermott Center (809) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/04/2016 7:00 pm | at Northwestern State | W 94–79 | 7–8 (2–0) | Prather Coliseum (1,223) Natchitoches, LA |
| 01/09/2016 4:30 pm | New Orleans | W 73–70 | 8–8 (3–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (580) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/11/2016 6:30 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 70–63 | 9–8 (4–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (796) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/16/2016 3:00 pm | at McNeese State | L 68–72 | 9–9 (4–1) | Burton Coliseum (453) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/18/2016 6:30 pm | Nicholls State | W 87–76 | 10–9 (5–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,260) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/23/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 64–76 | 10–10 (5–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,123) Natchitoches, LA |
| 01/25/2016 6:00 pm, ASN | Abilene Christian | W 72–51 | 11–10 (6–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,051) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | L 69–70 | 11–11 (6–3) | Sharp Gymnasium (1,075) Houston, TX |
| 02/01/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lamar | W 69–66 | 12–11 (7–3) | Montagne Center (2,076) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm, RTSW | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 48–51 | 12–12 (7–4) | American Bank Center (3,713) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 02/13/2016 4:30 pm | Houston Baptist | W 80–68 | 13–12 (8–4) | Bernard Coliseum (1,172) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/15/2016 7:30 pm | at Abilene Christian | W 84–71 | 14–12 (9–4) | Moody Coliseum (1,075) Abilene, TX |
| 02/20/2016 4:30 pm | Central Arkansas | W 105–75 | 15–12 (10–4) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,139) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 70–75 | 15–13 (10–5) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,217) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/29/2016 4:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | W 83–73 | 16–13 (11–5) | Farris Center (748) Conway, AR |
| 03/03/2016 6:30 pm | Lamar | W 94–76 | 17–13 (12–5) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,257) Huntsville, TX |
| 03/05/2016 7:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 64–85 | 17–14 (12–6) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,091) Huntsville, TX |
| Southland tournament |||||
| 03/10/2016 7:30 pm | vs. Nicholls State Quarterfinals | W 60–59 | 18–14 | Merrell Center (1,298) Katy, TX |
| 03/11/2016 7:30 pm | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Semifinals | L 76–79 | 18–15 | Merrell Center (3,019) Katy, TX |
| CIT |||||
| 03/14/2016* 6:30 pm | Jackson State First round | L 77–81 $^{OT}$ | 18–16 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (376) Huntsville, TX |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||