# 2014–15 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by fifth year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference.
The Bearkats were picked to finish third (3rd) in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and tied for third (3rd) in the Sports Information Directors Poll.
They finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in Southland play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Southland tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated UNC Wilmington in the first round before losing in the second round to Louisiana–Lafayette.

## Roster

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## Schedule

Source: Access Date: January 17, 2015
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 12:00 pm | Austin | W 100–52 | 1–0 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (690) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/16/2014* 7:00 pm, MWN | at UNLV | L 57–59 | 1–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,902) Paradise, NV |
| 11/21/2014* 8:00 pm | vs. South Dakota Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 93–85 $^{3OT}$ | 2–1 | Webster Bank Arena (1,733) Fairfield, CT |
| 11/22/2014* 6:00 pm | at Fairfield Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 74–60 | 3–1 | Webster Bank Arena (1,708) Fairfield, CT |
| 11/23/2014* 11:00 am | vs. Wofford Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 53–64 | 3–2 | Webster Bank Arena (1,422) Fairfield, CT |
| 11/29/2014* 4:30 pm | Southwest | W 111–51 | 4–2 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (663) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, SECN | at Texas A&M | L 63–66 | 4–3 | Reed Arena (4,746) College Station, TX |
| 12/06/2014* 4:30 pm | Texas–Pan American | W 78–59 | 5–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (678) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/13/2014* 6:00 pm, SECN | at LSU | L 67–76 | 5–4 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,295) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12/16/2014* 6:30 pm | Eastern Washington | W 76–52 | 6–4 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (661) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/20/2014* 4:30 pm | Prairie View A&M | W 61–44 | 7–4 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (626) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/29/2014* 4:30 pm | Howard Payne | W 102–47 | 8–4 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (654) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/03/2015 4:30 pm | Incarnate Word | W 84–78 | 9–4 (1–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (771) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/05/2015 8:00 pm | Northwestern State | W 75–64 | 10–4 (2–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (779) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/10/2015 6:15 pm | at New Orleans | W 68–62 | 11–4 (3–0) | Lakefront Arena (806) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/12/2015 7:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 72–59 | 12–4 (4–0) | University Center (390) Hammond, LA |
| 01/17/2015 4:30 pm | McNeese State | W 69–60 | 13–4 (5–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,540) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/20/2015 6:30 pm | Nicholls State | W 62–39 | 14–4 (6–0) | Stopher Gym (1,027) Natchitoches, LA |
| 01/24/2015 4:30 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 68–79 | 14–5 (6–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (3,607) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/26/2015 7:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | W 80–63 | 15–5 (7–1) | Moody Coliseum (1,273) Abilene, TX |
| 01/31/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Houston Baptist | W 63–52 | 16–5 (8–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,075) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/02/2015 6:30 pm, RTSW | Lamar | W 79–50 | 17–5 (9–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,081) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/07/2015 4:30 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 67–59 | 18–5 (10–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,097) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/09/2015* 6:30 pm | Texas College | W 88–39 | 19–5 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (987) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/14/2015 7:30 pm | at Houston Baptist | W 87–64 | 20–5 (11–1) | Sharp Gymnasium (951) Houston, TX |
| 02/16/2015 6:30 pm | Abilene Christian | W 71–49 | 21–5 (12–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,136) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/21/2015 4:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | W 70–42 | 22–5 (13–1) | Farris Center (1,325) Conway, AR |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm, RTSW | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 59–61 | 22–6 (13–2) | American Bank Center (3,057) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 03/02/2015 6:30 pm | Central Arkansas | W 76–49 | 23–6 (14–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,353) Huntsville, TX |
| 03/05/2015 7:30 pm | at Lamar | W 67–61 | 24–6 (15–2) | Montagne Center (2,418) Beaumont, TX |
| 03/07/2015 6:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | L 55–64 | 24–7 (15–3) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,328) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Southland tournament |||||
| 03/13/2015 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Semifinals | W 70–67 | 25–7 | Merrell Center (3,268) Katy, TX |
| 03/14/2015 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Stephen F. Austin Championship Game | L 70–83 | 25–8 | Merrell Center (5,016) Katy, TX |
| CIT |||||
| 03/18/2015* 6:30 pm | UNC Wilmington First round | W 87–71 | 26–8 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (567) Huntsville, TX |
| 03/21/2015* 2:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette Second round | L 70–71 | 26–9 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (772) Huntsville, TX |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||