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

2020–21 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
2020–21 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	19–9 (13–3 Southland)
Head coach	Jason Hooten (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Phil Forte (2nd season); Chris Mudge (11th season); Andre Owens (2nd season);
Home arena	Bernard Johnson Coliseum; (Capacity: 6,110)
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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.

2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nicholls	14	–	2	.875	18	–	7	.720
Abilene Christian †	13	–	2	.867	24	–	5	.828
Sam Houston State	13	–	3	.813	19	–	9	.679
Stephen F. Austin*	12	–	3	.800	16	–	5	.762
Northwestern State	9	–	7	.563	11	–	18	.379
New Orleans	8	–	7	.533	10	–	15	.400
Lamar	6	–	10	.375	10	–	18	.357
Incarnate Word	5	–	9	.357	8	–	14	.364
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	10	.333	8	–	18	.308
McNeese State	4	–	10	.286	10	–	14	.417
Houston Baptist	4	–	11	.267	6	–	19	.240
Central Arkansas	4	–	12	.250	5	–	19	.208
Texas A&M–CC	2	–	13	.133	5	–	19	.208
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban

† 2021 Southland tournament winner

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.^[1]

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.

Roster

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Bryce Monroe	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	San Francisco, California
F	1	Manny Crump	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Miami, Florida
G	2	Jarren Cook	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Carrollton, Texas
G	3	Demarkus Lampley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Phenix City, Alabama
G	5	Terryonte Thomas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Columbus, Mississippi
G	10	Zach Nutall	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Bryan, Texas
G	11	Javion Mary	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
F	12	Tristan Ikpe	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Deer Park, Texas
G	13	Pierce Hellums	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Tomball, Texas
G	21	DJ Kelley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	Cantonment, Florida
F	22	Dylan Robertson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G	24	Donte Powers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Starkville, Mississippi
C	33	Austin Brewer	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Abilene, Texas
F	24	Kian Scroggins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Raymore, Missouri
F	54	Cyrus Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Culver City, California

Head coach

Jason Hooten (Tarleton State)

Assistant coach(es)

Phil Forte (Oklahoma State)
Chris Mudge (Texas)
Andre Owens (Texas–San Antonio)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 8, 2020

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		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		Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
February 20, 2021 7:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	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.

Source^[2]

References

^ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule". Sam Houston State Bearkats Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

[1] "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[2] "Men's Basketball - Schedule". Sam Houston State Bearkats Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

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