# 2013–14 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by fourth 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 24–11, 13–5 in Southland play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Southland Conference tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Alabama State in the first round before losing in the second round to San Diego.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Jabari Peters | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 2 | Marquel McKinney | Guard | 6–3 | 206 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
| 5 | Jesse Lopez | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Freshman | El Paso, Texas |
| 11 | DeMarcus Gatlin | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
| 15 | Kaheem Ransom | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | Wichita, Kansas |
| 20 | James Thomas | Forward | 6–5 | 215 | Senior | Duncanville, Texas |
| 21 | Paul Baxter | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Austin, Texas |
| 22 | Mitch McCormick | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Montgomery, Texas |
| 24 | Terrance Motley | Forward | 6–7 | 240 | Senior | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 32 | Will Bond | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Senior | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 33 | Nathaniel Mason | Forward | 6–4 | 185 | Senior | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 34 | Aurimas Majauskas | Forward | 6–7 | 245 | Freshman | Marijampolė, Lithuania |
| 35 | Michael Holyfield | Center | 6–11 | 255 | Junior | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 44 | Dakariai Henderson | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Redshirt Freshman | Pearland, Texas |
| 55 | Brett Lincoln | Center | 6–8 | 220 | Junior | Dallas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm | at Texas-Pan American | W 77–73 | 1–0 | UTPA Fieldhouse (1,257) Edinburg, Texas |
| 11/11/2013* 7:00 pm, BSN | Hillsdale Baptist | W 116–54 | 2–0 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (952) Huntsville, Texas |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm | at Prairie View A&M | W 108–103 | 3–0 | William Nicks Building (2,678) Prairie View, Texas |
| 11/20/2013* 7:00 pm, BSN | Jarvis Christian | W 98–48 | 4–0 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (944) Huntsville, Texas |
| 11/24/2013* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Texas A&M Corpus Christi Challenge | L 62–79 | 4–1 | Reed Arena (4,218) College Station, Texas |
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at SMU Corpus Christi Challenge | L 53–72 | 4–2 | Curtis Culwell Center (3,549) Garland, Texas |
| 11/29/2013* 3:30 pm | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Corpus Christi Challenge | W 75–49 | 5–2 | American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 11/30/2013* 2:35 pm | vs. Liberty Corpus Christi Challenge | L 58–62 | 5–3 | American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 12/06/2013* 6:00 pm, Lumberjack TV | James Madison SFA Invitational | W 77–76 | 6–3 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (752) Nacogdoches, Texas |
| 12/07/2013* 5:30 pm, CSNH/ESPN3 | Towson SFA Invitational | W 67–55 | 7–3 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (797) Nacogdoches, Texas |
| 12/14/2013* 1:00 pm | at Toledo | L 61–77 | 7–4 | Savage Arena (3,602) Toledo, Ohio |
| 12/28/2012* 4:00 pm, BSN | LIU Brooklyn | W 82–78 | 8–4 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (682) Huntsville, Texas |
| 01/02/2014 7:30 pm | at Northwestern State | W 107–104 $^{2OT}$ | 9–4 (1–0) | Prather Coliseum (1,221) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 01/04/2014 6:00 pm, Lumberjack TV | at Stephen F. Austin | L 56–73 | 9–5 (1–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,046) Nacogdoches, Texas |
| 01/09/2014 7:00 pm, BSN | McNeese State | W 86–81 | 10–5 (2–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (721) Huntsville, Texas |
| 01/11/2014 4:00 pm, BSN | Nicholls State | W 88–61 | 11–5 (3–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (909) Huntsville, Texas |
| 01/16/2014 7:30 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 85–78 | 12–5 (4–1) | University Center (454) Hammond, Louisiana |
| 01/18/2014 6:30 pm | at New Orleans | W 77–70 | 13–5 (5–1) | Lakefront Arena (642) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 01/23/2014 5:30 pm, CSNH | at Incarnate Word | W 85–74 | 13–6 (5–2) | McDermott Convocation Center (1,362) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/25/2014 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Abilene Christian | W 70–51 | 14–6 (6–2) | Moody Coliseum (1,500) Abilene, Texas |
| 01/30/2014 7:45 pm, BSN | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 78–74 | 15–6 (7–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,531) Huntsville, Texas |
| 02/01/2014 4:00 pm, BSN | Houston Baptist | W 81–63 | 16–6 (8–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,036) Huntsville, Texas |
| 02/08/2014 4:00 pm, BSN | Lamar | W 84–70 | 17–6 (9–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,218) Huntsville, Texas |
| 02/13/2014 7:45 pm, BSN | Northwestern State | W 67–64 | 18–6 (10–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,357) Huntsville, Texas |
| 02/15/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Stephen F. Austin | L 60–67 | 18–7 (10–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,884) Huntsville, Texas |
| 02/22/2014 6:00 pm | at Lamar | W 74–71 | 19–7 (11–3) | Montagne Center (2,340) Beaumont, Texas |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 71–80 | 19–8 (11–4) | Farris Center (1,378) Conway, Arkansas |
| 03/01/2014 7:00 pm, FCS | at Oral Roberts | L 73–80 | 19–9 (11–5) | Mabee Center (6,431) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 03/06/2014 7:45 pm, BSN | Southeastern Louisiana | W 71–54 | 20–9 (12–5) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,187) Huntsville, Texas |
| 03/08/2014 4:00 pm, BSN | New Orleans | W 80–61 | 21–9 (13–5) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,694) Huntsville, Texas |
| Southland tournament |||||
| 03/13/2014 7:30 pm | vs. Oral Roberts Quarterfinals | W 70–61 | 22–9 | Merrell Center (1,213) Katy, Texas |
| 03/14/2014 7:30 pm | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Semifinals | W 69–63 | 23–9 | Merrell Center (3,071) Katy, Texas |
| 03/15/2014 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Stephen F. Austin Championship | L 49–68 | 23–10 | Merrell Center (3,740) Katy, Texas |
| CIT |||||
| 03/18/2014* 7:00 pm | Alabama State First round | W 71–49 | 24–10 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (474) Huntsville, Texas |
| 03/22/2014* 7:00 pm | San Diego Second round | L 72–77 | 24–11 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (597) Huntsville, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||