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SBAEMAHORUKSTAONTSTMATEEN’S BASKETBALL
MBB Contact: Ben Rikard • O: 936-294-1764 • C: 936-554-2077 • Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @BearkatsMBB
vs UNO/AMCC
GAME
- DATE:
- March 8, 2018
5:00 p.m. CT Katy, Texas Merrell Center
5,794
TIME: WHERE: ARENA: CAPACITY:
32
SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS
OVERALL: 18-13 SOUTHLAND: 12-6
NEW ORLEANS PRIVATEERS
OVERALL: 15-15 SOUTHLAND: 11-7
HOW TO FOLLOW
Location......................................................................Huntsville, Texas Enrollment ....................................................................................20,181 Arena................................................. Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum Capacity ........................................................................................... 6,100 Colors............................................................................Orange & White Head Coach ....................................................................Jason Hooten Alma Mater .........................................................Tarleton State, 1993 Overall Record ..........................................................................155-111 Record at SHSU ............................................................................. Same
Location..................................................................... New Orleans, La. Enrollment ...................................................................................... 7,976 Arena............................................................................ Lakefront Arena Capacity ........................................................................................... 8,785 Colors.......................................................................Royal Blue & Silver Head Coach ................................................................Mark Slessinger Alma Mater .......................................................................Aurora, 1995 Overall Record ............................................................................ 92-113 Record at UNO............................................................................... Same
2017-18 BEARKAT SCHEDULE
Date Opponent November (5-3)
- Place
- Time/Result
Nov. 11 UTTyler
Nov. 14 Hardin-SImmons
Nov. 18 at Idaho
Huntsville Huntsville
Moscow, Idaho
W, 91-51 W, 72-56
L, 63-54 L, 71-60 L, 59-49 W, 73-59
W, 81-55 W, 77-54
- 2017-18 TEAM STATS
- 2017-18 TEAM STATS
Points per game...............................................................................70.4 Rebounds per game.......................................................................37.3 Assists per game..............................................................................14.6 Steals per game.................................................................................. 6.1 Blocks per game................................................................................. 1.8 Turnovers per game .......................................................................13.4 FG % .....................................................................................................42.5 3pt %....................................................................................................32.6 FT %......................................................................................................70.9 Points allowed per game..............................................................67.6 Opponent’s FG %.............................................................................42.7 Opponent’s 3pt % ...........................................................................30.6 Turnovers forced per game..........................................................14.7
Points per game...............................................................................69.6 Rebounds per game.......................................................................34.8 Assists per game..............................................................................14.7 Steals per game.................................................................................. 7.4 Blocks per game................................................................................. 3.5 Turnovers per game .......................................................................15.5 FG % .....................................................................................................45.1 3pt %....................................................................................................35.2 FT %......................................................................................................68.3 Points allowed per game..............................................................69.7 Opponent’s FG %.............................................................................46.0 Opponent’s 3pt % ...........................................................................36.2 Turnovers forced per game..........................................................15.6
Nov. 22 vs Central Michigan^ Anchorage, Ak. Nov. 23 vs Charleston^ Nov. 25 vs Santa Clara^
Nov. 28 Schreiner
Anchorage, Ak. Anchorage, Ak.
Huntsville
- Nov. 30 St. Thomas (TX)
- Huntsville
December (1-5)
Dec. 4 at Baylor Dec. 13 at Ole Miss
Dec. 15 Little Rock
Dec. 19 at LSU
Dec. 22 UtahValley
Dec. 30 at Abilene Christian* Abilene
- Waco
- L, 84-56
L, 82-69
W, 57-55
L, 80-58
L, 75-64
L, 75-72
Oxford, Miss.
Huntsville
Baton Rouge, La.
Huntsville
- INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE LEADERS
- INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE LEADERS
Scoring ................................................ Chris Galbreath Jr., 15.2 ppg Rebounding.........................................Chris Galbreaeth Jr., 7.9 rpg Assists ............................................................ John Dewey III, 4.4 apg Steals...............................................................Jamal Williams, 1.1 spg Blocks......................................................Chris Galbreath Jr., 0.6 bpg 3pt %........................................................................Josh Delaney, 40.2 FT % ......................................................................John Dewey III, 85.6
Scoring ................................................Travin Thibodeaux, 16.3 ppg Rebounding.......................................... Travin Thibodeaux, 5.8 rpg Assists .....................................................Travin Thibodeaux, 2.9 apg Steals.......................................................Travin Thibodeaux, 1.4 spg Blocks................................................................... TJ Holyfield, 1.1 bpg 3pt %.................................................................... Ezekial Charles, 45.7 FT % .................................................................Bryson Robinson, 81.8
January (7-2) Jan. 3 Central Arkansas*
Jan. 6 at UIW* Jan. 10 at A&M-Corpus Christi* Corpus Christi
Jan. 13 Houston Baptist* Huntsville Jan. 17 Northwestern State* Huntsville
Jan. 20 at Lamar*
Jan. 24 Southeastern La.*
Huntsville
San Antonio
W, 82-76
W, 85-74 W, 82-50
W, 81-678 W, 75-52
L, 84-77 ot
W, 75-65
L, 82-66
Beaumont
Huntsville
SAM HOUSTON STATE PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
- No. Name
- Pos. Yr. PPG RPG APG
JR 6.0 3.6 2.4
F/C JR 5.4 3.7 0.3
Notes/Trends
8 assists in win at HBU
First double-double of season at MCN
Second in SLC with 86.6 FT%
Jan. 27 at Stephen F. Austin* Nacogdoches Jan. 30 at McNeese*
15
Abrian Edwards Josh Boutte
F
- Lake Charles, La.
- W, 67-57
- 11 John Dewey III
- G
GF
JR 9.8 3.0 4.4 JR 10.1 2.8 1.0 SR 15.2 7.9 1.3
February (5-2) Feb. 3 Abilene Christian* Feb. 7 A&M-Corpus Christi* Huntsville Feb. 10 Lamar*
Feb. 14 at Nicholls* Feb. 17 at Houston Baptist*
Feb. 21 New Orleans*
- 22 Marcus Harris
- Season high 28 pts vs ACU (2/3)
11 double-doubles (most in SLC)
- Huntsville
- W, 84-77
W, 66-64 W, 71-69
L, 73-72 W, 86-78
W, 57-54
L, 88-70
23 Christopher Galbreath Jr.
Huntsville
Thibodaux, La. Houston
OFF THE BENCH
- No. Name
- Pos. Yr. PPG RPG APG
- Notes/Trends
Out for season with injury
4/7 3pt FG at Ole Miss
Hit 222 3pt FG at Paris JC (school record)
0234
Albert Almanza Cameron Delaney Devin Jackson Dajuan Jones
G/F JR 5.2 2.1 0.6 GGGG
JR 3.7 2.8 0.8 JR 1.7 0.6 0.2
Huntsville
Feb. 28 at Central Arkansas* Conway, Ark.
FR 2.0 0.7 0.8 Scored a basket in eeach of first 5 apearances
- 10 Dillon Todd
- FR
- --
- --
- --
- Led HS to Class 4A Regional Tournament
Career high 4 blocks vs Charleston
52.5 3pt% in SLC play
March (0-1) March 3 Stephen F. Austin*
March 8 vs New Orleans& ^ GCI Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage, Ak.)
13 Bubba Furlong 15 Josh Delaney 20 Jamal Williams 24 Manny Gatkek 32 Freddy Bitondo 33 Justin Van Pelt 35 Chidozie Ndu
F/C FR 1.9 1.5 0.1
Huntsville
Katy
L, 65-53
5:00 p.m.
GGFGCF
JR 6.7 1.5 2.1
- SR 8.1 5.5 1.6
- 1 of 2 Kats with 500 reb/250 asst in career
- Avg 11.8 pts, 6.9 reb as senior at Caprock HS
- FR
- --
- --
- --
* Southland Conference game &SLCTournament
JR 0.9 1.2 0.1 Helped San Jacinto to NJCAA national tourn. RS-FR 0.8 1.2 0.0 FR 1.6 0.8 0.0
Career high 4 rebounds vs St. Thomas
61.1% from the field on the season
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QUICK FACTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location
NEED TO KNOW FOR KATY
• 2018 marks the 21st time the Bearkats have qualified for the Southland Conference Tournament. It is also the 16th consecutive time the Kats have done so, not missing the event since 2002.
Huntsville, Texas
- 1879
- Founded
- Enrollment
- 20,279
• The Kats are 19-18 all-time in the Southland Conference Tournament, including 9-7 under head coach Ja-
son Hooten. Sam Houston has claimed a pair of tournament titles (2003 and 2010) and has finished second three times. The last time the Kats were in the title game was in 2015, the second of consecutive tournaments where they fell to Stephen F. Austin for the title.
- Conference
- Southland
- Arena
- Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum
- 6,100
- Capacity
- Nickname
- Bearkats
- Colors
- Orange & White
Dr. Dana G. Hoyt Bobby Williams Dr. James Bexley
• Sam Houston enters the tournament as the No. 4 seed, marking the third time the Bearkats have been the No. 4 seed in the event. They are 1-2 all-time as the No. 4 seed, going 1-1, 2001 when it won its first-round game in double OT over UT Arlington before losing to top-seed McNeese in the semifinals. They were also the No. 4 seed in 1990, dropping a game in the opening round to No. 5 UT Arlington.
President Athletic Director Faculty Representative
- Senior Woman Administrator
- Chris Thompson
HISTORY
• The Bearkats put together a 4-0 record against its side of the bracket in 2018, knocking off Texas A&M-Corpus Christi twice while also picking up wins over both New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana in games that were each played in Huntsville. Five of Sam Houston’s six league losses this season came from teams on the opposite side of the bracket.
First year of Basketball All-time record
1917-18
1,309-1,410
- 291-238
- All-time SLC record
- NCAA Tourn. Appearances/Last
- 2/2010
All-time record in NCAA Tournament SLC Championships/Last
0-2
3/2010 2/2010
• Sam Houston is 3-3 in tournament games all-time against teams on its side of the bracket. The Kats fell in the tournament semifinals a year ago to eventual champion New Orleans in what was the first meeting between the teams in the event. The Kats are also 2-1 against TAMUCC and 1-1 against Southeastern Louisiana, not having faced the Lions in the tournament since 2010.
SLC Tournament Championships/Last
COACHING STAFF
- Head Coach
- Jason Hooten
SERIES vs NEW ORLEANS
- Alma Mater (Year)
- Tarleton State (1993)
- 155-111 / 8th
- Record at SHSU/Years
Career Record/Years Assistant Coach/Years Assistant Coach/Years Assistant Coach / Years
Series vs UNO: SHSU leads 8-2
Same
- Date
- Location
- Result Score
Chris Mudge / 8th Chuck Taylor / 2nd Kyle Campbell / 1st
Feb. 21, 2018 March 10, 2017 Jan. 12, 2017 Jan. 9, 2016 Jan. 10, 2015
- Huntsville
- W
L
57-54 75-63 70-68 73-70 68-62
Katy New Orleans, La. Huntsville New Orleans, La.
WWW
TEAM INFORMATION
2016-17 Overall Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Southland Record Southland Championship Postseason
21-13
14-2
5-9
SERIES vs A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI
Series vs AMCC: SHSU leads 19-9
2-2
- Date
- Location
Huntsville Corpus Christi Huntsville Katy
Result Score
10-8
2-1
Feb. 7, 2018 Jan. 10, 2018 Jan. 21, 2017 March 11, 2016 Feb. 27, 2016
WWWL
66-64 82-50 76-62 79-76 75-70
None
- 2/3
- Starters Returning/Lost
Letterwinnners Returning/Lost Newcomers
8/5
8
- Huntsville
- L
- Roster by class (Fr/So/Jr/Sr)
- 1/4/5/6
SERIES vs SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
MEDIA RELATIONS
Series vs SLU: SHSU leads 29-14
- Asst AD - Media Relations (MBB)
- Ben Rikard
936-294-1764 936-554-2077
- Date
- Location
Huntsville Huntsville Huntsville Hammond, La. Huntsville
Result Score
Office Phone Cell
Jan. 24, 2018 Jan. 28, 2017 Jan. 11, 2016 Jan. 12, 2015 March 6, 2014
WWWWW
75-65 71-69 70-63 72-59 71-54
- [email protected]
Jason Barfield 936-294-3533 jbarfi[email protected]
TBA
Assoc AD - Media Relations Office Email Communications Assistant
2017-18 Sam Houston Men’s Basketball Roster
Office Email
936-294-2682
- No. Name
- Pos Ht
- Wt
- Class-Yr
- Hometown / HS / Previous School
- 0
- Albert Almanza
- G/F 6-6 195 Jr.-2L
- Austin, Texas / Saint Stephens HS
Website
Twitter www.gobearkats.com
- 1
- Abrian Edwards
Cameron Delaney Devin Jackson Dajuan Jones Josh Boutte
- F
- 6-5 210 Jr.-TR
- Pflugerville, Texas / Plugerville HS / Paris JC
@BearkatSports, @BearkatsMBB
- 2
- G
GG
6-4 205 Jr.-1L Harker Heights, Texas / Harker Heights HS / Denver
- 3
- 6-2 175 Jr.-TR
5-10 165 Fr.-HS
Houston, Texas / Aldine Nimitz HS / Paris JC
Killeen, Texas / Ellison HS
New Iberia, La. / Westgate HS / Dodge City CC
Huffman, Texas / Hargrave HS
4
- 5
- F/C 6-6 225 Jr.-TR
10 11 13 15 20 22 23 24 32 33 35
- Dillon Todd
- G
G
6-4 180 Fr.-HS
6-0 170 Jr.-1L Bronx, N.Y. / Mount St. Joseph’s (VT) / Blinn College
John Dewey III Bubba Furlong Josh Delaney Jamal Williams Marcus Harris Chris Galbreath Jr. Manny Gatkek Freddy Bitondo Justin Van Pelt Chidozie Ndu
- F/C 6-9 240 Fr.-HS
- Waco, Texas / Midway HS
Harker Heights, Texas / Harker Heights HS
Houston, Texas / Episcopal HS
GGGF
6-0 173 Jr.-2L 6-5 200 Sr.-3L 6-0 180 Jr.-RS 6-7 210 Sr.-1L 6-8 160 Fr.-HS
San Antonio, Texas / MacArthur HS / San Diego
Chicago, Ill. / Dusable HS / Southwestern Ill.
- Amarillo, Texas / Caprock HS
- F
F