SAM HOUSTON MEN’S BASKETBALL

RECORD: Overall Home Away Neutral BEARKAT GAME NOTES ALL GAMES 16-5 10-1 5-3 1-1 CONFERENCE 8-1 4-1 4-0 0-0 Sam Houston vs. Lamar Monday, February 2, 2015 - Huntsville, Texas - 6:35 p.m. November 8 AUSTIN COLLEGE...... W 100-52 Sam Houston Probable Line-Up 16 at UNLV...... L 57-59 Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Pts Reb. 21 vs. South Dakota^...... W 93-85 (3 ot) 22 at Fairfield^...... W 74-60 F 1 Jarabi Peters 6-4 180 Sr 10.1 5.1 23 vs. Wofford^...... L 53-64 G 11 DeMarcus Gatlin 6-4 200 Sr 11.1 4.8 29 U. OF THE SOUTHWEST...... W 111-51 G 15 Kaheem Ransom 6-1 180 Sr 9.5 4.4 G 21 Paul Baxter 6-1 180 Jr 8.4 3.0 December C 35 Michael Holyfield 6-11 270 Sr 8.9 7.9 3 at Texas A&M...... L 63-66 Top Players Off The Bench Ht. Wt. Cl. Pts Reb. 6 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN...... W 78-59 G 3 Dakarai Henderson 6-2 185 So 8.7 2.6 13 at LSU...... L 67-76 C 34 Aurimas Majauskas 6-7 245 So 7.4 4.2 16 EASTERN WASHINGTON...... W 76-54 G 20 Jamal Williams 6-4 190 Fr 3.9 1.8 20 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M...... W 61-44 F 32 Marcus Burwell 6-5 205 Jr 2.8 2.4 29 HOWARD PAYNE...... W 102-47 G 2 Marquel McKinney 6-3 215 Sr 2.1 1.5 January 3 INCARNATE WORD*...... W 81-78 SAM HOUSTON PLAYS HOST TO LAMAR ON ROOT SPORTS SOUTHWEST TV 5 NORTHWESTERN STATE*...... W 75-64 Sam Houston will play host to Lamar at 6:35 p.m. Monday in a contest to be televised on 10 at New Orleans*...... W 68-62 ROOT SPORTS Southwest, regional television home of the Houston Astros and Rockets. 12 at Southeastern Louisiana*...... W 72-59 17 McNEESE STATE*...... W 69-60 BEARKATS FEATURE BALANCED ATTACK 20 at Nicholls*...... W 62-39 With three players averaging in double figures in Southland Conference play, Sam Houston 24 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN*...... L 68-79 features a balanced attack in 2014-15 that has the Kats rolling with an 8-1 league mark. 26 at Abilene Christian*...... W 80-63 DeMarcus Gatlin (11.9), Jabari Peters 11.7) and Paul Baxter (10.2) all own double figure 31 HOUSTON BAPTIST*...... W 63-52 league scoring means. Gatlin and Peters also own double figure averages for the season with averages of 11.1 and 10.1, respectively. Seven Kats are averaging more than 7.0 points. February Kaheem Ransom (9.5 on the season), Dakarai Henderson (8.7), Michael Holyfield (8.9), Paul 2 LAMAR*...... 6:30 p.m. Baxter (8.4) and Aurimas Majauskas (7.4) also add to the Bearkats’ offense. 7 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI*...... 4:30 p.m. Eleven players have scored in double figures for the Bearkats in games this season. Five 9 TEXAS COLLEGE...... 6:30 p.m. totaled double figures in SHSU’s victory over Abilene Christian last week. 14 at Houston Baptist*...... 7:30 p.m. 16 ABILENE CHRISTIAN*...... 6:30 p.m. STRONG PLAY FROM THE BENCH FACTOR FOR BEARKATS 21 at Central Arkansas*...... 4 p.m. Sam Houston is averaging 19.8 bench points per contest in Southland Conference play. 28 at A&M-Corpus Christi*...... 7 p.m. Top players off the bench include perimeter shooting ace Dakarai Henderson (8.7 points per game) and post played Aurimas Majauskas (7.4 points, 4.0 rebounds). March 2 CENTRAL ARKANSAS*...... 6:30 p.m. SOUTHLAND’S TOP DEFENSIVE TEAM 5 at Lamar*...... 7:30 p.m. Sam Houston State leads the Southland Conference in scoring defense (60.5 points per 7 at Stephen F. Austin*...... 6 p.m. game), scoring margin (+14.5 points) and field goal percentage defense (.383) this season and 11 Southland Conference @ Katy ...... TBA three-point percentage defense (.304) 12 Southland Conference @ Katy ...... TBA The Bearkats also top the league in rebounding offense (41.8) and rebounding margin (+8.1) 13 Southland Conference @ Katy ...... TBA for the year. Michael Holyfield, Sam Houston’s 6-11 senior center, stands third in the league 14 Southland Conference @ Katy ...... TBA individually with 7.9 rebounds. He also is tops in the league with 53 blocked shots. ^Coaches vs. Cancer Classic *Southland Conference game BEARKATS BUILDING ON STRONG 2014 SEASON The list of accomplishments for head coach Jason Hooten’s squad last season is extensive. The 24 wins marked Sam Houston’s seventh 20-plus victory as an NCAA Division I competitor. Sam Houston Media Relations The total fell one short of tying as SHSU’s most victories in a single Division I season. Paul Ridings, Asso. AD for Media Relations The Bearkats placed third in the 2014 conference race, Sam Houston’s eighth time to finish Office: (936) 294-1764 among the league’s top three in the past decade. Email: [email protected] In post-season play, Sam Houston defeated Oral Roberts and A&M-Corpus Christi to reach Jason Barfield, Assistant AD for Media Relations to Southland tournament final for the fourth time. The Bearkats capped the year by earning a Office (936) 294-3533 post-season berth in the 2014 CollegeInsider.com Tournament. SHSU defeated Alabama State Email: [email protected] Kevin Rodriguez, Media Coordinator in the first round of the CIT to chalk up the program’s first win in NCAA post-season play. Office (936) 294-1764 Email: [email protected] Press Row telephone: (936) 294-1838 SAM HOUSTON GAME NOTES 2

Men’s Basketball Facts Bearkat Pronunciation Guide UNIVERSITY FACTS Location...... Huntsvillle, Texas Dakarai Henderson...... Duh car ee Enrollment...... 19,719 Michael Holy field...... Holy field Founded ...... 1879 Aurimas Majauskas...... R uh miss My ow skus President...... Dr. Dana Hoyt (Texas Woman’s U., 1981) Director of Athletics ...... Bobby Williams (Rice, 1981) Marquel McKinney...... Marr kell Nickname ...... Bearkats Jabari Peters...... Juh bar e Colors...... Orange and white Kaheem Ransom...... Kuh heem National Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I Conference...... Southland Coliseum...... Bernard Johnson (6,100, opened 1976) SHSU record at Johnson Coliseum...... Won 305, Lost 139 2015 Squad Breakdown by Class & Height SENIORS - 5 SOPHOMORES - 2 MEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF DeMarcus Gatlin Dakarai Henderson Head Coach ...... Jason Hooten (Tarleton St., 1993) Michael Holyfield Aurimas Majauskas Record at Sam Houston...... Won 89, Lost 63 (Fifth season) Marquel McKinney Assistant Coach...... Chris Mudge (Texas, 2006) Jabari Peters FRESHMEN - 5 Assistant Coach...... Matt Braeuer (Wichita State, 2008) Kaheem Ransom Albert Almanza Assistant Coach...... Omar Lowery (Concordia Wisconsin, 2002) JUNIORS - 5 Josh Delaney Paul Baxter Jesse Lopez MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM INFORMATION Marcus Burwell Cody Mason Overall, Conference 2014 Record/Finish...... 24-11, 13-5 / 3rd place Sean Goodwin Jamal Williams Letterwinners Returning / Lost...... 9 / 4 Starters Returning / Lost...... 4 / 1 Mitch McCormick Newcomers...... 5 Kyle McLeroy

MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY Michael Holyfield 6-11 Jamal Williams 6-4 First Year of Basketball ...... 1917-18 Aurimas Majauskas 6-7 Marquel McKinney 6-3 Joined Southland Conference...... 1987-88 Cody Mason 6-7 Dakarai Henderson 6-2 All-Time Record/Seasons...... Won 1,221; Lost 1,189 / 95 Jesse Lopez 6-7 Mitch McCormick 6-2 NCAA Division I Record/Years ...... Won 390, Lost 393 / 27 Albert Almanza 6-5 Paul Baxter 6-1 Southland Record/ Years...... Won 242, Lost 215 / 27 Southland Conference Titles...... 3 (2000, 2003, 2010) Marcus Burwell 6-5 Kyle McLeroy 6-1 NCAA Appearances(Division I)...... 2 (2003, 2010) Sean Goodwin 6-5 Kaheem Ransom 6-1 Other Post Season (CIT)...... 1 (2014) DeMarcus Gatlin 6-4 Josh Delaney 6-0 Gulf Star Conference Titles (Division II) ...... 1 (1986) Jabari Peters 6-4 NCAA Appearances (Division II)...... 1 (1986)

Sam Houston State 2015 Men’s Basketball Roster No Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown / High School (Previous College) 1 Jabari Peters G 6-4 180 Sr-1L Brooklyn, NY / Grady (Seward County) 2 Marquel McKinney G 6-3 215 Sr-3L Houston / Cypress Springs 3 Dakarai Henderson G 6-2 188 So-1L Pearland / Dawson 5 Jesse Lopez F 6-7 210 Fr-RS El Paso / Bowie 11 DeMarcus Gatlin G 6-4 200 Sr-3L Houston / Bush (Navarro) 12 Joshua Delaney* G 6-0 170 Fr-HS Killeen / Harker Heights 15 Kaheem Ransom G 6-1 180 Sr-1L Wichita, Kan. / Southeast (Seward County) 20 Jamal Williams G 6-4 190 Fr-HS Houston / Episcopal 21 Paul Baxter G 6-1 200 Jr-2L Austin/ Bowie 22 Mitch McCormick G 6-2 180 Jr-2L Montgomery / Montgomery 24 Cody Mason* F 6-7 200 Fr-HS The Woodlands / The Woodlands 32 Marcus Burwell F 6-5 205 Jr-Tr Virginia Beach, Va. / Wallace State 33 Albert Almanza* F 6-5 190 Fr-HS Austin / Saint Stephens 34 Aurimas Majauskas F 6-7 245 So-1L Marijampole, Lithuania (Future Prep) 35 Michael Holyfield C 6-11 260 Sr-3L Albuquerque, NM / Manzano 42 Kyle McLeroy G 6-1 195 Jr-1L Cypress / Cy Ranch (Mary Hardin-Baylor) 55 Sean Goodwin F 6-5 225 Jr-Tr Hutchinson, Kan. / Butler County Head Coach: Jason Hooten Assistants: Chris Mudge, Matt Braeuer, Omar Lowery *Players red-shirting during the 2014-25 season SAM HOUSTON GAME NOTES 3

BEARKAT VICTORY OVER HBU SATURDAY Peters was voted as Southland Conference “Newcomer of the Year” Jabari Peters scored 13 points and Kaheem Ransom added 10 to and was a third team All-Southland selection last year. He also was lead Sam Houston to a 63-52 Southland Conference men’s basketball named to 2014 Southland All-Tournament team in Katy. Peters led the victory over Houston Baptist Saturday at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum. Bearkats in scoring with 441 points (12.6 per game). The Bearkats up their record to 16-5 for the year and 8-1 in South- Ransom also was a third-team all-league honoree and named all- land action. HBU drops to 9-9 for the season and 4-4 in league play. tournament last year in Katy. He started all 35 games, averaging 30.8 After HBU held a brief 3-2 lead in the third minute of the contest, minutes per contest and scoring 406 points. Sam Houston went on a 16-7 run to go up 18-9 lead on four consecu- tive three point baskets by Ransom, Marquel McKinney, Aurimas TOP RETURNING PLAYERS FOR BEARKATS Majauskas and Peters. Seven players who accounted for 52.4 of SHSU’s 75.6 points return The Kats never trailed again, leading 32-22 at intermission and by in 2014-15. Another letterman who started two years prior to an injury 25 with 6:59 to play in the game. red-shirt last season, senior guard DeMarcus Gatlin, is back. Five Michael Holyfield came up big on the inside. The Bearkats 6-11 experienced seniors will provide strong leadership. senior center finished the game with eight points, 10 rebounds, Jabari Peters (12.6 ppg) and Kaheem Ransom (11.6 ppg) earned three blocks and a steal. The steal resulted in a break-away dunk that both All-Southland third team and Southland All-Tournament honors. brought the crowd to its feet. Peters was the Southland Conference’s “Newcomer of the Year.” Both “Michael was credited with three blocks but I bet he changed 10 came to Sam Houston from Seward County Community College in shots today,” SHSU head coach Jason Hooten said. Kansas. Sam Houston hit 24-of-54 from the line (44 percent) including Peters led the Bearkats in scoring in 12 games and posted double seven three-point baskets. Besides his 13 points, Peters produced six figures in 22 contests last year. The 6-3 guard from Brooklyn, NY, rebounds and three steals. scored 20 or more points five times. Ransom totaled double figures in Ransom also added six assists. His 10 points marked his second 19 games. The Wichita, Kansas, product led the team in scoring nine double-figure performance in a row. times. “That’s what we expect of Kaheem,” Hooten said. “He knows what he Paul Baxter (9.1 ppg) and Michael Holyfield (6.5 ppg., 6.7 rpg) needs to do.” are the other two returning starters. Baxter, a 6-1 junior guard from The SHSU men, who lead the Southland in total defense and field Austin/Bowie, ranked among the top 20 in four Southland Conference goal percentage defense, held HBU to 35 per cent shooting (21-of-60). statistics categories last year. Hitting double figures in 21 games the “We played with a lot of intensity early on,” Hooten said. “We put a past two years, Baxter has been the third-leading scorer for SHSU in lot of pressure on them which was a big key to the game.” both 2013 and 2014. Holyfield, a 6-11 senior from Albuquerque, N.M., was the most improved player on the 2013-14 squad. He averaged 7.1 SAM HOUSTON PICKED THIRD IN COACHES’ PRESEASON POLL points and 6.9 rebounds and totaled 61 blocked shots. Sam Houston State has been picked to finish third behind defend- Gatlin, a 6-4 guard who started 22 games and averaged 8.1 points ing Southland regular-season and tournament champion Stephen per game before a season-ending injury in 2013, looks to further F. Austin and Northwestern State in the annual preseason poll of strength the Kats on the perimeter. Senior guard Marquel McKinney league head coaches. Following Sam Houston are A&M-Corpus Christi, is a versatile 6-2 guard who can fill several roles. McNeese State, Incarnate Word, Southeastern Louisiana, Nicholls, New Orleans and Lamar. Since both Abilene Christian and UIW are their OTHER RETURNEES & NEWCOMERS second year of transition into Division I, they will not be eligible for Sophomores 6-2 guard Dakarai Henderson and 6-8 post Aurimas postseason play until 2017-18. Majauskas both bring offensive talent off the bench on the perimeter and under the boards, respectively. Jesse Lopez, a 6-6 forward who BEARKATS PERFORMED WELL IN NON-CONFERENCE ACTION red-shirted in 2014, also brings a lot to the talent as freshman The Bearkats hold NCAA Division I non-conference victories over A quality recruiting class is expected to further strengthen the Bear- Eastern Washington, South Dakota (in triple overtime), Fairfield and kats. Two freshmen and two transfers could contribute immediately. UT-Pan American. The SHSU men also took three tradition powerhous- Marcus Burwell, a 6-5 forward from Wallace State, started 31 es to the wire as well. Sam Houston lost by two at UNLV and by three games last year for a 28-7 team in the Alabama Community College at Texas A&M. Sam Houston had three-point shots at the buzzer for a Conference. He averaged 4.7 points and 5.3 rebounds. win at UNLV and a tie at Aggieland. Sam Houston lost to LSU by nine Jamal Williams, a 6-4 guard from Episcopal High School, averaged but were within four points in the final minutes. 24.3 points and 8.1 rebounds as a senior. He was on the top 25 list for the Guy V. Lewis Award in Houston. PETERS AND RANSOM PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHLAND Sean Goodwin, 6-7 power forward from Butler Community Col- Jabari Peters and Kaheem Ransom have been selected to the lege, averaged 10.4 points and 4.5 rebounds for a 22-10 squad to earn 2015 men’s basketball preseason All-Southland Conference team. All-Kansas JC honors. A true power forward, Goodwin brings tough- Peters, a 6-4 guard from Brooklyn, NY, is a first team selection. Ran- ness and tenacity to the Kat program. som, a 6-1 guard from Wichita, Kansas is a second team honoree. Both players came to Sam Houston as transfers from Seward County Community College and paired to lead the Bearkats to a 24-11 record, the finals of the Southland post-season tournament and a berth in the CollegeInsider.com post-season tournament. HEAD COACH JASON HOOTEN 4

Head coach at Sam Houston State AS HEAD COACH - Won 89, Lost 63 University since April 2, 2010, Year Team...... W L Pct. Post Season and an assistant for the Bearkats for six seasons, Jason Hooten 2015 Sam Houston...... 16 5 .762 ---- has been a key contributor in 2014 Sam Houston...... 24 11 .686 Southland Finals the Bearkats’ outstanding men’s CIT Second Round basketball program that has rolled up a record of 215 victories 2013 Sam Houston...... 18 15 .545 Southland Semifinals and only 182 losses the past nine 2012 Sam Houston...... 13 19 .406 Southland First Round years. Since Hooten joined the 2011 Sam Houston...... 18 13 .581 Southland Semifinals Bearkat staff in July 2004, SHSU men’s basketball has earned Southland Conference tourna- AS ASSISTANT COACH - Won 331, Lost 170 ment berths each year, won three West Division titles and finished Year Team...... W L Pct. Post Season among the top three teams in the league standings eight times. 2010 Sam Houston...... 25 8 .758 Southland Champions The Kats have posted five 20-plus victory seasons in that time span including a 25-8 record in 2010 and a 24-11 mark last year, NCAA Div. I Tournament the two highest season victory totals during SHSU’s 26 years at the 2009 Sam Houston...... 18 12 .600 Southland Quarterfinals NCAA Division I level. 2008 Sam Houston...... 23 8 .742 Southland Semifinals Hooten has directed SHSU to a 87-63 record in his four seasons as head coach. 2007 Sam Houston...... 21 10 .677 Southland Quarterfinals Last year, Hooten’s Bearkats made their third NCAA Division I 2006 Sam Houston...... 22 9 .710 Southland Finals post-season appearance, reaching the second round of the Col- 2005 Sam Houston...... 18 12 .600 Southland Semifinals legeInsider.com Tournament. Sam Houston’s victory over Alabama 2004 Tarleton State...... 28 4 .875 NCAA Div. II Tournament State in the first round represented Sam Houston’s first NCAA post- season victory. 2003 Tarleton State...... 29 4 .878 NCAA Div. II Tournament The past two seasons have seen the Kats make their mark at 2002 Tarleton State...... 25 8 .756 NCAA Div. II Tournament the annual Southland tournament in Katy. Seeded No. 6 in 2013, 2001 Tarleton State...... 13 13 .500 Sam Houston battled its way to the semifinals, defeating No. 7 seed Central Arkansas 69-63 and No. 3 seed Oral Roberts 58-55 before 2000 Tarleton State...... 17 9 .654 falling to the eventual tournament champion Northwestern State 1999 Tarleton State...... 17 12 .586 55-52. 1998 Tarleton State...... 19 8 .704 Last year, the Bearkats reached the Southland tournament fi- nals with victories over Oral Roberts and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. 1997 Tarleton State...... 18 10 .643 In his first season as Bearkat head coach in 2011, Hooten direct- 1996 Tarleton State...... 11 16 .407 ed the Bearkats to their third consecutive Southland Conference 1995 Tarleton State...... 11 15 .423 NAIA Playoffs West Division championship and the program’s seventh consecu- tive winning season. The Bearkats’ 18 wins represented the most 1994 Tarleton State...... 16 12 .571 NAIA Playoffs victories by a first-year head coach in the program’s NCAA Division I history. As an assistant coach, Hooten helped direct SHSU to a 127-59 record. The 2010 Bearkats won the Southland regular season and ASSISTANT COACHES tournament titles to earn a berth the NCAA New Orleans regional. Hooten joined the SHSU staff July 1, 2004. In 2009, Recruitin- gRumors.com selected Hooten as one of the top 100 NCAA assis- tant coaches and CollegeInsider.com named him Mid-Major Top 25 assistant coaches honorable mention. Previously, he was assistant basketball coach at Tarleton State University for Lonn Reisman. He helped lead the Texans to a combined 204-111 record. A 1987 graduate of Killeen Ellison High School, Hooten lettered in basketball and baseball. He earned All-CenTex and All-Super CenTex honors. Hooten has been named as a Killeen ISD “Distin- guished Alum.” Hooten holds two degrees from Tarleton State, earning a bach- Chris Mudge Matt Braeuer Omar Lowery elor’s degree in exercise and sport studies in 1993 and a master’s (Texas, 2006) (Wichita State, 2008) (Concordia Wisconsin, 2002) in 1995. He is married to the former Kristen Miller. The pair have a daughter, Jadyn, and a son Jayce. MEET THE TOP BEARKATS 5

21 PAUL BAXTER 55 SEAN GOODWIN 6-1 180 Guard Junior-2L 6-7 230 Junior-Tr Austin, Texas / Bowie High School Hutchinson, Kan. / Hutchinson (Butler CC) SAM HOUSTON SAM HOUSTON Two-year letterman who has started 57 games the past Transfer from Butler Community College in El Dorado, two seasons ... team “Most Valuable Player” in 2013-14 ... Kansas expected to be perfect fit for the Bearkat started every game, averaging 28.2 minutes per contest program ... talented athlete and good student ... big ... third-leading scorer (9.1 points) and second in assists and strong ... brings toughness and tenacity to the Kats’ (129) ... scored in double figures 12 times including high inside game ... true definition of a power forward game of 19 at SMU ... started 22 games and played in 11 other contests as a true freshman in 2013 ... third-leading BUTLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE scorer with 248 points (7.5 per game) Goodwin led coach Mike Bargen’s Butler Grizzlies to a 22-10 record in 2013-14 ... averaged 10.4 points and 4.5 rebounds ... shot 60.8 percent from the field BOWIE HIGH SCHOOL One of the Austin area’s top players, ranking among the Centex leaders in HUTCHINSON HIGH SCHOOL scoring (18.4 points per game), assists (7.0) and steals (2.7) in 2012 ... one of Earned All-Kansas Junior College Conference honors. He played both football only three Centex players to be named to the Texas Association of Basketball and basketball at Hutchinson, Kansas Coaches all-state squad ... son of Ron Baxter who played for coach Abe Lemons at the Texas on the Longhorns’ 1979 National Invitational Tournament team

32 MARCUS BURWELL 3 DAKARAI HENDERSON 6-5 205 Forward Junior-Tr 6-2 170 Guard Sophomore-1L Virginia Beach, Va. / Bishop Sullivan (Wallace State) Pearland, Texas / Dawson High School

WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SAM HOUSTON Averaged 4.7 points and 5.3 rebounds for coach John Outstanding perimeter shooter who provided offensive Meeks at Wallace State Community College in Hancev- punch off the bench as a red-shirt freshman in 2013-14 ille, Alabama ... starter for 28-7 squad that won both the ... hit 40.6 percent from three-point range (41-of-101) Alabama Community College Conference regular season ... averaged 12.0 minutes playing in 31 games ... season and tournament championships ... Wallace State reached best 21 points in victory over Hillsdale ... red-shirted the second round of the NJCAA plays ... averaged 24.0 as a true freshman ... signed early with the Bearkats in minutes per game November in 2011

HILL COLLEGE PEARLAND DAWSON HIGH SCHOOL Played in 30 games, averaging 6.2 points and 3.5 re- Shot 49.6 percent from the floor and 39.7 percent from bounds per gamee as a freshman at Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas, in 2012-13 beyond the three-point arc. He is an 82.3 percent shooter at the free throw line ... District 24-4A “Newcomer of the Year” in 2011, is averaging 24.8 points BISHOP SULLIVAN HIGH SCHOOL per game for Dawson his 126 three-point baskets led Texas Class 4A high Led the Crusaders to 18-9 season and Virginia state playoffs as a senior in 2011- school basketball. 12 ... earned all-league honors

11 DeMARCUS GATLIN 35 MICHAEL HOLYFIELD 6-4 190 Guard Senior-2L 6-11 255 Center Senior-3L Houston, Texas / Bush HS (Navarro JC) Albuquerque, N.M. / Manzano HS SAM HOUSTON Two-year starter back after a red-shirt season in 2014 ... SAM HOUSTON suffered knee injury in 22nd game of his true junior sea- Played in 96 games the past three seasons, starting 75 son ... started all 32 games in 2012 and the first 22 games contests ... begins his senior season ranked No. 4 in SHSU in 2013 ... scored 467 career points ... scored in double career blocks (105) ... started every game in 2013-14, figures 25 times (15 in 2012 and 10 in 2013) ... career averaging 17.6 minutes per outing ... his 61 blocks rank scoring bests include 21 versus Nicholls and 20 against as fourth highest season total at SHSU ... scored in double Samford in 2012 figures in seven games including season best of 20 versus Northwestern State ... averaged 15.1 minutes per game NAVARRO JUNIOR COLLEGE and totaled 207 points and 251 rebounds as a Bearkat Averaged 6.8 points per game for coach Johnny Estelle ... top scoring performances include 13 points against on a 20-10 squad as a freshman at Navarro ... Dean’s List student Niagara and 12 versus Jarvis Christian as a freshman

BUSH HIGH SCHOOL MANZANO HIGH SCHOOL All-District selection for Coach Ronnie Courtney at Bush High School in Hous- Led Monarchs to 22-9 record, a No. 4 state ranking and the Class AAAAA state ton ... averaged 13.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game as finals in 2011 ... All-State, All-District and All-Metro selection for coach Travis he led the team to the Texas Class 5A state championship and a 35-4 record ... Julian ... district “Defensive Player of the Year” ... averaged 12.2 points and 10.3 honor roll student rebounds as a junior on district championship team ... started every game as a junior on team with seven seniors in 2010, earning second team All-District honors MEET THE TOP BEARKATS 6

5 JESSE LOPEZ 1 JABARI PETERS 6-7 200 Forward Freshman-Redshirt 6-4 180 Guard Senior-1L El Paso, Texas / Bowie High School Brooklyn, NY / Grady HS (Seward County) SAM HOUSTON SAM HOUSTON Red-shirt as a true freshman in 2013-14 ... signed early Southland Conference “Newcomer of the Year” in 2013- with the Bearkats in November in 2012 ... can play almost 14 ... third team All-Southland selection ... named to every position on the floor ... versatile athlete with an 2014 Southland All-Tournament team in Katy ... led the outstanding basketball IQ Bearkats in scoring with 441 points (12.6 per game) ... totaled double figures in 22 games including five games BOWIE HIGH SCHOOL with more than 20 points ... season best was 29 points First-team All-City and All-District selection who aver- in double-overtime victory at Prairie View ... named All- aged 16.8 points and 13.4 rebounds per game as he led Tournament at the SFA Invitational and at the Southland Bowie to two bi-district championships ... selected to the post-season event TABC All-Region team and is listed on the Texas Basket- ball Magazine All-State squad ... member of the National Honor Society, ranks SEWARD COUNTY in the top 10 percent of his class with a 3.8 grade point average and is a winner Averaged 13.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest ... earned second of the Junior ACT achievement award team all-conference and all-region honors as a sophomore ... The Saints went 14-2 in 2013 to win the Jayhawk West Conference, Seward County’s third con- secutive conference title ... played as a freshman at Texas Southern 34 AURIMAS MAJAUSKAS 6-7 245 Forward Sophomore-1L Marijampole, Lithuania / Future Prep 15 KAHEEM RANSOM 6-1 180 Guard Senior-1L SAM HOUSTON Wichita, Kansas / Southeast HS (Seward County) Lettered as a true freshman in 2013-14, playing in 26 games as a reserve post player ... averaged 9.2 minutes SAM HOUSTON per contest ... shot 57.7 percent from the field ... season Third-team All-Southland Conference selection ... All- high was 19 points in victory over Hillsdale ... highly Tournament at 2014 Southland event in Katy ... one of skilled inside player with a high basketball IQ ... plays well two players to average in double figures for the 24-11 with his back to the basket Bearkats in 2013-14 ... started all 35 games ... averaged 30.8 minutes per contest, scoring 406 points ... posted FUTURE COLLEGE PREP (CALIF.) double figure performances in 19 games ... season best Averaged 11.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists for was 23 in season-opening victory at Texas-Pan American a squad that set a national prep record with 52 victories ... Southland Conference “Player of the Week” on January during the 2012-13 season ... named as the team’s “Most Valuable Player” ... 20 after leading Kats to victories at Southeastern Louisi- totaled 18 performances with double figure points and rebounds ... named to ana and New Orleans three all-tournament teams ... both of his top scoring and rebounding perfor- mances came in a contest versus the Korea College All-Stars in which he totaled SEWARD COUNTY 34 points and 18 boards Earned first team all-conference and all-region honors after averaging 16.1 points , 4.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists last season ... received NJCAA All-America honorable mention ... conference “player-of-the-week” selection six times in his two years as a Saint ... 10th player in school history to score more than 1,000 career points ... The Saints went 14-2 in 2013 to win the Jayhawk West Confer- 2 MARQUEL McKINNEY ence, Seward County’s third consecutive conference title 6-3 206 Guard Senior-3L Houston, Texas / Cypress Springs HS SAM HOUSTON 20 JAMAL WILLIAMS Three-year letterman who has played in 91 games for the 6-4 190 Guard Freshman-HS Bearkats … versatile athlete who plays multiple positions Houston / Episcopal HS … averaged 8.9 minutes per game in 27 contests in SAM HOUSTON 2013-14 … high game was eight points versus Lamar … Joins the Bearkats as a true freshman guard in 2014-15 ... started 13 games and appeared in 19 other contests as because of his ability to defend and handle the ball, can a sophomore in 2012-13 … averaged 21.4 minutes per contribute right away ,,, hard worker who will continue game … scored in double figures in five games including to get better highs of 13 points against both Hardin-Simmons and Mc- Neese … played in all 32 games in 2011-12 as a backup guard ... averaged 13.7 minutes per contest ... totaled 53 EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL points and 23 steals Averaged 24.3 points per game, 8.1 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 2.6 assists ... two-time all-conference and all-state CYPRESS SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL selection ... named to top 25 watch list for the 2014 Guy V. Lewis Award, pre- All-District guard for coach John Harmatuk ... earned District “Newcomer of the sented to the top high school basketball player in the Houston area ... honor Year” honors as a sophomore ... averaged 17.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 4.5 as- roll student sists ... led team to state playoffs twice SAM HOUSTON GAME NOTES 7

SOUTHLAND STANDINGS SEASON INDIVIDUAL BESTS SAM HOUSTON SERIES RECORD Team Conference Season VS. LAMAR Points Overall: Won 29, Lost 30 Stephen F. Austin 8 0 1.000 18 3 .857 Jabari Peters 21 SLU/McN SAM HOUSTON 8 1 .889 16 5 .762 Aurimas Majauskas 20 Wofford Home: Won 17, Lost 8 A&M-Corpus Christi 6 2 .750 11 9 .550 Kaheem Ransom 18 Fairfield Away: Won 11, Lost 21 Northwestern State 6 3 .667 11 9 .550 DeMarcus Gatlin 18 So Dakota Neutral: Won 1, Lost 1 Incarnate Word 4 3 .571 12 5 .706 Kaheem Ransom 17 Texas A&M Paul Baxter 17 UIW Lamar 5 4 .556 11 10 .524 Most Recent Meetings Dakarai Henderson 16 HPU 2006 A-W 85-82 Houston Baptist 4 4 .500 9 9 .500 Marcus Burwell 15 HPU 2007 H-W 88-52 Abilene Christian 3 5 .375 9 12 .429 Jamal Williams 14 USW Southeastern La. 2 5 .286 5 15 .250 Jesse Lopez 14 USW T-L 98-99 McNeese State 2 6 .250 8 11 .421 Michael Holyfield 14 Austin Col 2008 A-L ot 90-93 New Orleans 2 6 .250 6 11 .353 2009 A-W 2ot 112-105 Nicholls 2 6 .250 5 13 .278 Rebounds H-L 57-60 Michael Holyfield 14 LSU/UNO Central Arkansas 0 7 .000 0 18 .000 2010 H-W 90-63 Jabari Peters 13 NW St A-W 66-54 DeMarcus Gatlin 11 UIW 2011 A-W 67-60 Marcus Burwell 10 UNLV Aurimas Majauskas 9 LSU 2012 H-L 49-72 2013 A-W 68-57 BEARKAT SOUTHLAND LEADERS Assists H-W 78-40 Kaheem Ransom 10 Austin Col 2014 H-W 84-70 Paul Baxter 7 HPU Michael Holyfield A-W 74-71 Jabari Peters 5 UTPA FG Pct. 1st .648 Rebounds 3rd 7.8 Steals Blocks 1st 2.5 Jabari Peters 4 HPU Kaheem Ransom 3 3 games Kaheem Ransom FT Pct. 7th .831 Blocks Michael Holyfield 6 New Orleans Assists 6th 4.2 3Pt. FGs 10th 2.0 CAREER INDIVIDUAL BESTS BEARKAT STARTING LINE-UPS DeMarcus Gatlin 3Pt. FGs 10th 2.0 Points AC...... Holyfield Burwell Ransom Peters Baxter Jabari Peters 29 P. View 2014 UNLV...... Holyfield Burwell Ransom Peters Baxter Kaheem Ransom 23 UTPA 2014 SoDak...... Holyfield Burwell Ransom Peters Baxter Aurimas Majauskas DeMarcus Gatlin 21 Nicholls 2012 Fair...... Holyfield Burwell Ransom Peters Baxter FT Pct. 10th .809 Dakarai Henderson 21 Hillsdale 2014 Wofford...... Holyfield Burwell Ransom Peters Baxter Michael Holyfield 20 NW St 2014 SWNM...... Holyfield Burwell Ransom Peters Baxter Aurimas Majauskas 20 Wofford 2014 TAMU...... Holyfield Burwell Ransom Peters Baxter UTPA...... Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter Paul Baxter 19 3 games LSU...... Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter Marquel McKinney 13 McNeese 2013 EWU...... Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter Pview...... Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter Rebounds HPU...... Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter Michael Holyfield 17 UNO 2014 UIW...... Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter NW St...... Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter Assists UNO...... Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter Paul Baxter 11 SE La 2014 SE La...... Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter Paul Baxter 10 UNO 2014 McN...... Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter Kaheem Ransom 10 HBU 2014 Nicholls...... Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter SFA...... Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter Blocks ACU...... Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter Michael Holyfield 6 UNO 2015 HBU...... Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter SAM HOUSTON GAME NOTES 8

Sam Houston State 2015 Men’s Season Basketball Statistics

TOTAL FG 3-PTS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS POINTS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. 11 Gatlin, DeMarcus 21 14 480 22.9 76 156 .487 14 38 .368 68 96 .708 33 67 100 4.8 50 3 35 33 11 19 234 11.1 01 Peters, Jabari 21 21 596 28.4 67 155 .432 31 92 .337 47 62 .758 29 78 107 5.1 31 0 44 47 8 27 212 10.1 15 Ransom, Kaheem 21 21 589 28.0 55 173 .318 38 120 .317 51 61 .836 19 73 92 4.4 50 0 89 42 4 25 199 9.5 35 Holyfield, Michael 21 21 386 18.4 73 113 .646 0 1 .000 41 68 .603 60 106 166 7.9 62 1 6 32 53 5 187 8.9 03 Henderson, Dakarai 21 0 449 21.4 61 185 .330 36 108 .333 24 33 .727 17 38 55 2.6 28 0 14 14 2 9 182 8.7 21 Baxter, Paul 21 21 575 27.4 61 145 .421 18 52 .346 37 58 .638 8 54 62 3.0 60 3 55 49 4 20 177 8.4 34 Majauskas, Aurimas 21 0 295 14.0 47 92 .511 6 14 .429 55 68 .809 39 46 85 4.0 45 0 10 19 2 4 155 7.4 20 Williams, Jamal 20 0 241 12.1 27 58 .466 3 13 .231 21 29 .724 13 23 36 1.8 22 0 23 18 4 7 78 3.9 32 Burwell, Marcus 19 7 233 12.3 18 49 .367 6 17 .353 8 12 .667 16 28 44 2.3 18 0 10 11 10 2 50 2.6 02 McKinney, Marquel 21 0 284 13.5 16 43 .372 9 28 .321 7 14 .500 17 39 56 2.7 34 0 11 15 0 3 48 2.3 05 Lopez, Jesse 11 0 68 6.2 12 24 .500 1 5 .200 2 3 .667 5 12 17 1.5 12 0 4 4 1 3 27 2.5 55 Goodwin, Sean 7 0 38 5.4 7 9 .778 0 0 .000 4 6 .667 6 8 14 2.0 6 0 8 1 0 2 18 2.6 42 McLeroy, Kyle 6 0 19 3.2 2 6 .333 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 1 0 1 6 1.0 22 McCormick, Mitch 6 0 22 3.7 1 4 .250 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.5 TM Team...... 21 21 42 2.0 0 2 0 Total...... 21 523 1212 .432 165 497 .332 365 510 .716 283 594 877 41.8 420 7 311 288 99 127 1576 75.0 Opponents...... 21 447 1167 .383 102 336 .304 275 437 .629 224 484 708 33.7 434 11 246 297 71 132 1271 60.5

RECORD: Overall Home Away Neutral SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total SPECIALTY STATS SHSU Foes ALL GAMES 16-5 10-1 5-3 1-1 Sam Houston State 767 781 28 1576 Points in the paint 29.2 26.1 CONFERENCE 8-1 4-1 4-0 0-0 Opponents 565 686 20 1271 Points from turnovers 16.7 12.8 2nd chance points 15.0 7.8 Fast break points 8.3 5.5 Bench points 29.3 19.4

Sam Houston 2015 Men’s Southland Conference Basketball Statistics

TOTAL FG 3-PTS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS POINTS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. 11 Gatlin, DeMarcus 9 9 231 25.7 35 81 .432 3 15 .200 34 49 .694 17 27 44 4.9 23 1 14 16 6 7 107 11.9 01 Peters, Jabari 9 9 276 30.7 32 69 .464 16 41 .390 25 34 .735 15 38 53 5.9 15 0 16 23 4 10 105 11.7 21 Baxter, Paul 9 9 253 28.1 31 62 .500 9 22 .409 21 28 .750 3 27 30 3.3 27 0 26 19 1 11 92 10.2 35 Holyfield, Michael 9 9 180 20.0 32 49 .653 0 0 .000 22 38 .579 23 49 72 8.0 29 1 3 14 20 2 86 9.6 03 Henderson, Dakarai 9 0 199 22.1 21 72 .292 13 41 .317 14 19 .737 6 17 23 2.6 11 0 4 6 0 5 69 7.7 15 Ransom, Kaheem 9 9 237 26.3 18 60 .300 12 43 .279 20 26 .769 5 27 32 3.6 25 0 33 17 1 5 68 7.6 34 Majauskas, Aurimas 9 0 116 12.9 17 36 .472 3 6 .500 23 26 .885 15 14 29 3.2 16 0 4 5 0 2 60 6.7 02 McKinney, Marquel 9 0 137 15.2 8 20 .400 6 14 .429 1 2 .500 3 15 18 2.0 14 0 6 6 0 1 23 2.6 20 Williams, Jamal 9 0 107 11.9 8 22 .364 0 4 .000 4 4 1.000 4 13 17 1.9 13 0 6 9 1 0 20 2.2 32 Burwell, Marcus 7 0 41 5.9 3 8 .375 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 1 5 6 0.9 4 0 1 2 1 1 8 1.1 22 McCormick, Mitch 1 0 4 4.0 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.0 05 Lopez, Jesse 2 0 9 4.5 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 55 Goodwin, Sean 3 0 8 2.7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 42 McLeroy, Kyle 1 0 2 2.0 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TM Team...... 11 11 22 2.4 0 0 0 Total...... 9 206 483 .427 64 191 .335 165 228 .724 103 245 348 38.7 181 2 113 117 34 44 641 71.2 Opponents...... 9 195 494 .395 42 147 .286 124 195 .636 95 205 300 33.3 195 2 107 114 28 60 556 61.8 SAM HOUSTON GAME NOTES 9

Sam Houston Men’s Basketball Results DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATT. HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS 11/8 at Texas-Pan American W 77-73 1257 24 Jabari Peters 11 Terrance Motley 11/14 AUSTIN COLLEGE W 100-52 690 16 Dakarai Henderson 8 Michael Holyfield, DeMarcus Gatlin 11/16 at UNLV 57-59 L 10902 13 Kaheem Ransom 10 Michael Holyfield, Marcus Burwell 11/21 vs South Dakota Wo3 93-85 1733 18 DeMarcus Gatlin 8 M. Burwell, J. Peters, M. Holyfield 11/22 at Fairfield University W 74-60 1708 18 Kaheem Ransom 6 Michael Holyfield 11/23 vs Wofford 53-64 L 1422 20 Aurimas Majauskas 6 Marquel McKinney 11/29 U. of the SOUTHWEST W 111-51 663 15 Paul Baxter 8 Michael Holyfield 12/03 at Texas A&M 63-66 L 4746 17 Kaheem Ransom 9 Michael Holyfield 12/06 UTPA W 78-59 678 14 D. Gatlin; D. Henderson 8 Jabari Peters 12/13 at LSU 67-76 L 7295 15 Jabari Peters 14 Michael Holyfield 12/16 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 76-52 661 16 Kaheem Ransom, Jabari Peters 8 Michael Holyfield 12/20 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W 61-44 626 12 Jabari Peters 7 Michael Holyfield, DeMarcus Gatlin 1/3 *INCARNATE WORD W 84-78 771 17 Paul Baxter 11 Michael Holyfield 1/5 * NORTHWESTERN ST. W 75-64 779 13 Michael Holyfield, Jabari Peters 13 Jabari Peters 1/10 *at New Orleans W 68-62 806 15 DeMarcus Gatlin 14 Michael Holyfield 1/12 *at Southeastern La. W 72-59 390 21 Jabari Peters 6 Aurimas Majauskas 1/17 * MCNEESE STATE W 69-60 1540 21 Jabari Peters 11 Michael Holyfield 1/20 *at Nicholls W 62-39 1027 12 Dakarai Henderson, A. Majauskas 7 Jabari Peters 1/24 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 68-79 L 3607 15 DeMarcus Gatlin 7 Michael Holyfield 1/26 *at Abilene Christian W 80-63 1273 13 Kaheem Ransom 7 DeMarcus Gatlin 1/31 *HOUSTON BAPTIST W 63-52 1075 13 Jabari Peters 10 Michael Holyfield

SHSU Men’s Basketball Game By Game Team Totals

Score By Halves 1st 2nd Final Field Goals FG Pct. 3 Pt. FG 3Pt. FG Pct. Free Throws FT Pct. Rebounds Assists TO Fouls Opponent SH/Foe SH/Foe SH/Foe Margin SHSU / Foe SHSU / Foe SHSU / Foe SHSU / Foe SHSU / Foe SHSU / Foe SHSU / Foe Margin SH/Foe SH/Foe SH/Foe AUSTIN COLLEGE 55/22 45/30 100-52 +48 36-68/15-58 .529/.259 7-28/12-32 .250/.375 21-35/10-14 .600/.714 54/32 +22 26/11 15/22 16/29 UNLV 30/28 27/31 57-59 (2) 21-69/21-57 .304/.368 9-36/5-13 .250/.385 6-10/12-27 .600/.444 53/39 +14 16/11 15/10 23/11 South Dakota 30/33 35/32 93-85 +8 31-68/34-81 .456/.420 6-21/4-15 .286/.267 25-33/13-24 .758/.542 45/51 (6) 13/16 23/20 23/27 Fairfield University 35/33 39/27 74-60 +14 24-46/20-48 .522/.417 9-16/10-21 .563/.476 17-23/10-14 .739/.714 33/25 +8 11/9 14/17 20/18 Wofford 19/26 34/38 53-64 (11) 16-51/22-43 .314/.512 1-24/4-10 .042/.400 20-22/16-24 .909/.667 31/31 - 8/12 15/16 24/21 SOUTHWEST (NM) 55/20 56/31 111-51 +60 38-69/14-57 .551/.246 12-30/3-17 .400/.176 23-35/20-28 .657/.714 51/37 +14 28/9 12/22 25/25 Texas A&M 27/30 36/36 63-66 (3) 19-54/26-59 .352/.441 7-22/3-12 .318/.250 18-21/11-22 .857/.500 40/34 +6 8/11 16/8 21/22 UTPA 35/31 43/28 78-59 +19 25-62/21-51 .403/.412 7-23/3-14 .304/.214 21-28/14-22 .750/.636 45/30 +15 19/13 12/17 19/22 LSU 31/34 36/42 67-76 (9) 25-73/26-61 .342/.426 8-23/5-13 .348/.385 9-15/19-26 .600/.731 50/42 +8 8/16 10/7 22/10 EASTERN WASH. 42/31 34/21 76-52 +24 24-52/18-49 .462/.367 13-25/6-15 .520/.400 15-21/10-17 .714/.588 40/29 +11 20/9 12/13 19/20 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 34/17 27/27 61-44 +17 20-47/18-53 .426/.340 7-24/2-13 .292/.154 14-21/6-10 .667/.600 42/26 +16 15/14 18/14 12/17 HOWARD PAYNE 56/16 46/31 102-47 +55 38-70/17-56 .543/.304 15-34/3-14 .441/.214 11-18/10-14 .611/.714 45/32 +13 26/8 9/17 15/17 INCARNATE WORD 47/38 37/40 84-78 +6 29-62/25-61 .468/.410 7-22/6-19 .318/.316 19-34/22-30 .559/.733 44/36 +8 16/12 13/10 24/23 NORTHWESTERN ST. 32/26 43/38 75-64 +11 21-58/22-70 .362/.314 7-24/5-25 .292/.200 26-33/15-19 .788/.789 54/40 +14 16/12 18/11 20/24 New Orleans 34/21 34/41 68-62 +6 24-55/23-59 .436/.390 4-14/1-11 .286/.091 16-24/15-22 .667/.682 45/31 +14 4/9 15/10 25/22 Southeastern La. 31/31 41/28 72-59 +13 21-47/20-57 .447/.351 6-21/5-22 .286/.227 24-31/14-23 .774/.609 34/37 (3) 13/7 10/10 19/23 MCNEESE STATE 29/30 40/30 69-60 +9 20-53/23-57 .377/.404 6-24/7-20 .250/.350 23-27/7-13 .852/.538 40/33 +7 12/11 13/15 13/23 Nicholls 39/12 23/27 62-39 +23 23-56/12-37 .411/.324 8-22/3-12 .364/.250 8-12/12-18 .667/.667 35/28 +7 12/7 12/19 18/15 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 29/39 39/40 68-79 (11) 18-46/26-48 .391/.542 7-19/5-13 .368/.385 25-34/22-36 .735/.611 29/32 (3) 10/20 13/10 26/29 Abilene Christian 45/25 35/38 80-63 +17 26-52/23-43 .500/.535 12-26/8-16 .462/.500 16-21/9-21 .762/.429 34/22 +12 14/17 9/12 20/23 HOUSTON BAPTIST 32/22 31/30 63-52 +11 24-54/21-60 .444/.350 7-20/2-9 .350/.222 8-12/8-13 .667/.615 35/41 (6) 16/12 14/17 16/13 SAM HOUSTON GAME NOTES 10

Sam Houston Men’s Basketball Individual Game By Game-Points-Rebounds-Assists

1 2 3 5 11 15 20 21 32 34 35 55 Opponent Result Peters McKinney Henderson Lopez Gatlin Ransom Willilams Baxter Burwell Majauska Holyfield Goodwin AUSTIN COLLEGE 100-52 W 10-4-4 5-4-0 16-3-2 2-1-0 9-8-2 8-4-10 9-3-2 5-3-2 4-4-3 7-4-0 14-8-0 11-7-0 at UNLV 57-59 L 11-5-3 0-2-0 5-3-0 - 8-7-2 13-6-4 - 4-2-4 5-10-1 5-6-1 6-10-1 - vs South Dakota 93-85 WOT 1-8-1 5-1-0 6-0-1 - 18-7-3 9-6-2 13-0-3 6-3-1 14-8-1 9-2-1 12-8-0 - at Fairfield University 74-60 W 2-4-4 0-3-0 9-2-0 5-3-1 14-2-2 18-3-3 2-3-1 6-3-0 4-0-0 8-2-0 6-6-0 - vs Wofford 53-64 L 2-3-1 0-6-0 7-1-0 0-1-1 5-3-1 2-3-1 0-1-1 7-2-2 0-3-1 20-5-0 10-3-0 - SOUTHWEST (NM) 111-51 W 13-2-2 4-6-3 11-3-0 14-7-1 7-4-2 10-6-9 14-1-3 15-2-3 0-4-2 7-1-1 6-8-0 7-5-2 at Texas A&M 63-66 L 12-6-3 3-1-0 5-3-1 0-0-0 12-2-1 17-7-1 0-1-0 8-3-2 0-1-0 6-5-0 0-9-0 - UTPA 78-59 W 6-8-5 0-3-1 14-6-3 0-0-0 14-4-3 13-7-5 7-2-0 5-2-2 0-1-0 7-7-0 12-4-0 - at LSU 67-76 L 15-3-1 3-3-0 5-6-0 - 4-3-0 10-2-4 2-1-2 11-1-0 0-3-0 7-9-1 10-14-0 - EASTERN WASH. 76-52 W 16-3-2 2-3-1 11-2-2 0-1-0 14-7-3 16-6-5 0-2-2 3-4-4 0-1-0 4-3-0 10-8-1 0-0-0 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 61-44 W 12-6-0 3-3-0 8-1-0 0-1-1 9-7-2 4-4-6 3-2-1 8-2-2 0-1-1 8-7-2 6-7-0 - HOWARD PAYNE 102-47 W 7-2-2 0-3-0 16-2-1 6-2-0 13-2-0 11-6-6 8-3-2 7-5-7 15-2-0 7-5-0 9-9-1 0-1-6 INCARNATE WORD 84-78 W 13-4-3 3-1-1 5-2-1 -- 16-10-5 11-4-2 2-1-0 17-7-4 0-0-0 5-4-0 12-11-0 - NORTHWESTERN ST. 75-64 W 6-13-2 0-6-1 12-3-0 -- 12-11-2 11-9-5 2-1-1 13-3-5 5-1-0 1-1-0 13-5-0 -- at New Orleans 68-62 W 9-6-1 3-4-0 8-1-0 -- 15-5-0 5-3-1 4-2-0 9-4-0 -- 6-1-1 9-14-1 0-0-0 at Southeastern La. 72-59 W 21-5-2 0-0-1 4-2-0 -- 11-3-1 7-3-4 6-3-1 5-3-4 0-0-0 11-6-0 7-4-0 -- MCNEESE STATE 69-60 W 21-6-1 2-5-2 5-3-0 -- 12-3-2 0-4-6 0-1-0 14-3-1 -- 4-2-0 11-11-0 -- at Nicholls 62-39 W 0-7-1 3-0-0 12-3-0 0-1-0 6-2-2 8-1-3 4-3-1 6-1-2 0-2-1 12-4-1 8-6-1 0-0-0 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 68-79 L 12-1-2 0-0-1 9-3-0 -- 15-2-0 3-4-2 0-2-1 13-2-4 3-1-0 6-5-0 7-7-0 -- at Abilene Christian 80-63 W 10-6-3 6-0-0 12-2-2 0-0-0 12-7-1 13-4-4 0-1-1 9-2-3 0-2-0 7-4-0 11-4-0 -- HOUSTON BAPTIST 63-52 W 13-6-1 6-2-0 2-4-1 -- 8-1-1 10-1-6 2-3-1 6-5-3 0-0-0 8-3-2 10-8-1 1-1-0

THE BEARKATS AT HALFTIME OPPONENT LEADS OVERCOME DOUBLE FIGURE GAMES Fairfield 10 1st half 10:45 Won Lost EWU 10 1st half 12:25 Player POINTS REBOUNDS Ahead at half 13 1 South Dakota 9 1st half 15:11 2014 Career 2014 Career Behind at half 2 4 Southeastern La 5 1st half 17:32 DeMarcus Gatlin 12 37 2 3 Tied at half 1 0 UTPA 4 1st half 10:53 Jabari Peters 13 35 1 2 16 5 McNeese St 4 1st half 1:48 Kaheem Ransom 12 31 0 1 NW St. 4 1st half 13:34 Paul Baxter 6 28 0 0 Prairie View 2 1st half 19:14 Michael Holyfield 10 21 5 14 HBU 1 1st half 17:33 Dakari Henderson 8 14 0 0 Marquel McKinney 0 6 0 0 Aurimas Majauskas 3 7 0 0 Jamal Williams 2 2 0 0 Marcus Burwell 2 2 1 1 Jesse Lopez 1 1 0 0 Sean Goodwin 1 1 0 0