# 2020–21 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by 11th-year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas.
The season was the Bearkats' last as members of the Southland Conference; Sam Houston is one of four schools, all from Texas, that left the Southland in July 2021 to join the Western Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Bearkats finished the 2019–20 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SMU | L 67–97 | 0–1 | Moody Coliseum (1,530) University Park, TX |
| November 27, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 14 Texas Tech Southwest Showcase | L 52–84 | 0–2 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,176) Lubbock, TX |
| November 29, 2020* 1:00 pm | | vs. Boise State Southwest Showcase | L 55–86 | 0–3 | Dickies Arena (3,568) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 4, 2020* 6:30 pm | | Dallas Christian | W 117–42 | 1–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (498) Huntsville, TX |
| December 6, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Howard Payne | W 117–54 | 2–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (463) Huntsville, TX |
| December 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 7 Houston | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Fertitta Center Houston, TX |
| December 10, 2020* 6:30 pm | | LeTourneau | W 107–65 | 3–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (427) Huntsville, TX |
| December 14, 2020* 11:00 am, SECN | | at LSU | L 66–88 | 3–4 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (55) Baton Rouge, LA |
| December 16, 2020* 7:00 pm, LHN | | at No. 11 Texas | L 63–79 | 3–5 | Frank Erwin Center (2,411) Austin, TX |
| December 19, 2020* 2:00 pm | | Rice | W 82–69 | 4–5 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (504) Huntsville, TX |
| December 21, 2020* 6:00 pm | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 69–66 | 5–5 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (131) Edinburg, TX |
| December 29, 2020* 6:30 pm | | Mary Hardin–Baylor | W 101–59 | 6–5 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (501) Huntsville, TX |
| Southland Regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Nicholls | W 84–81 | 7–5 (1–0) | Stopher Gymnasium (200) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 70–52 | 8–5 (2–0) | University Center (318) Hammond, LA |
| January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Arkansas | W 91–80 | 9–5 (3–0) | Farris Center (485) Conway, AR |
| January 13, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Lamar | W 96–71 | 10—5 (4–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (612) Huntsville, TX |
| January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Houston Baptist | W 87–80 | 11–5 (5–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (695) Huntsville, TX |
| January 20, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 64–57 | 12–5 (6–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (707) Huntsville, TX |
| January 27, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 75–70 | 13–5 (7–0) | American Bank Center (837) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 31, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 68–78 | 13–6 (7–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,989) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 6, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Nicholls | W 78–71 | 14–6 (8–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (812) Huntsville, TX |
| February 10, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 79–61 | 15–6 (9–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (554) Huntsville, TX |
| February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 97–57 | 16–6 (10–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (677) Huntsville, TX |
| February 17, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | Postponed due to weather | Postponed due to weather | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX |
| February 20, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | Postponed due to weather | Postponed due to weather | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX |
| February 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar rescheduled from February 17 | W 77–71 | 17–6 (11–1) | Montagne Center (881) Beaumont, TX |
| February 24, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 72–86 | 17–7 (11–2) | Teague Special Events Center (507) Abilene, TX |
| March 1, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist rescheduled from February 20 | W 83–70 | 18–7 (12–2) | Sharp Gymnasium (140) Houston, TX |
| March 3, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 84–61 | 19–7 (13–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (684) Huntsville, TX |
| March 6, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | L 59–64 | 19–8 (13–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,215) Huntsville, TX |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Lamar Quarterfinals | L 69–70 | 19–9 | Merrell Center (633) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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