# 2018–19 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by first year head coach Ravon Justice, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 16–13 overall, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Southland women's tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Central Arkansas.

## Previous season

The Bearkats finished the 2017–18 season 4–23, 1–17 in Southland play to finish in thirteenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.
On March 7, Welch-Nicholls agreed to part ways. She finished at Sam Houston State with a 12 year record of 119–234. On April 12, former Prairie View A&M head coach Ravon Justice was announced as her replacement.

## Roster

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## Schedule

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| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non–conference games ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 5:30 pm | | at LSU | L 52–66 | 0–1 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,891) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 8, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Jarvis Christian | W 100–55 | 1–1 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (591) Huntsville, TX |
| Nov 14, 2018* 6:30 pm | | at Wichita State | L 55–63 | 1–2 | Charles Koch Arena (1,357) Wichita, KS |
| Nov 19, 2018* 6:30 pm | | Wiley College | W 101–63 | 2–2 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (489) Huntsville, TX |
| Nov 23, 2018* 4:00 pm | | vs. Troy Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic | L 79–84 | 2–3 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,255) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Nov 24, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at Southern Miss Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic | W 65–61 | 3–3 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,180) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Dec 1, 2018* 3:00 pm | | St. Thomas | W 94–46 | 4–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (463) Huntsville, TX |
| Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Louisiana | W 68–62 | 5–3 | Cajundome (1,124) Lafayette, LA |
| Dec 14, 2018* 6:30 pm | | Oral Roberts | L 62–73 | 5–4 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (425) Huntsville, TX |
| Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at TCU | L 59–72 | 5–5 | Schollmaier Arena (1,875) Fort Worth, TX |
| Southland Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm | | Abilene Christian | L 79–91 | 5–6 (0–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (528) Huntsville, TX |
| Jan 9, 2019 6:30 pm | | Central Arkansas | W 66–62 | 6–6 (1–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (428) Huntsville, TX |
| Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 76–56 | 7–6 (2–1) | McDermott Convocation Center (358) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 61–76 | 7–7 (2–2) | Dugan Wellness Center (641) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | W 74–63 | 8–7 (3–2) | Sharp Gymnasium (427) Houston, TX |
| Jan 23, 2019 6:30 pm | | Northwestern State | W 66–55 | 9–7 (4–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (693) Huntsville, TX |
| Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm | | Lamar | L 72–83 | 9–8 (4–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (881) Huntsville, TX |
| Jan 30, 2019 6:30 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 94–63 | 10–8 (5–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (609) Huntsville, TX |
| Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | L 68–78 | 10–9 (5–4) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,238) Huntsville, TX |
| Feb 6, 2019 6:30 pm | | at McNeese State | W 93–80 | 11–9 (6–4) | H&HP Complex (1,784) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 9, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | W 72–63 | 12–9 (7–4) | Moody Coliseum (1,209) Abilene, TX |
| Feb 13, 2019 6:30 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 61–59 | 13–9 (8–4) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (735) Huntsville, TX |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lamar | L 76–81 | 13–10 (8–5) | Montagne Center (2,855) Beaumont, TX |
| Feb 20, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Nicholls | L 81–84 | 13–11 (8–6) | Stopher Gym (414) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm | | Houston Baptist | W 83–64 | 14–11 (9–6) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (964) Huntsville, TX |
| Feb 27, 2019 6:30 pm | | New Orleans | W 86–62 | 15–11 (10–6) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (715) Huntsville, TX |
| Mar 6, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | W 71–59 | 16–11 (11–6) | Farris Center (558) Conway, AR |
| Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 75–83 | 16–12 (11–7) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,611) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Southland Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (8) Central Arkansas First Round | L 71–76 | 16–13 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||