SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY 2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES MBB CONTACT: Ben Rikard // O: 936-294-1764 // C: 936-554-2077 // Email: [email protected] 3 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 64 SLC All-Conference selections | 2 NCAA tournament appearances 2018-19 SChedule sam houston -at- TCU NOVEMBER (3-5) (21-11, 16-2 SLC) (20-13, 7-11 BIG 12) 6 EAST TEXAS BAPTIST W, 85-64 Game 33 8 SOUTHWESTERN (TX) W, 94-56 11 at Louisiana Tech L, 76-69 Game information 14 at Clemson^ L, 74-59 DATE: Sunday, March 20 16 at Georgia^ L, 75-64 8:00 p.m. 19 vs. Jackson State^ W, 75-60 LOCATION: Schollmaier Arena (6,800) 20 at East Tennessee State^ L, 77-63 Fort Worth 28 CENTRAL MICHIGAN L, 81-65 SERIES: TCU leads 802 DECEMBER (2-3) LAST MEETING: TCU won 91-81 in Fort Worth (2003) 1 at Little Rock L, 79-52 Stat comparison BROADCAST: ESPNU 8 at Colorado State L, 71-65 75.2 Points Per Game 74.1 LIVE STATS: GoFrogs.com 18 ALABAMA STATE W, 78-57 RADIO: GoBearkats.com (online only) 22 at Utah Valley L, 85-79 44.3 FG% 45.8 FOLLOW: @BearkatsMBB GoBearkats.com 31 TEXAS LUTHERAN W, 84-54 36.9 3FG% 35.2 Bearkat BYTEs JANUARY (8-0) 74.6 FT% 68.6 - Sam Houston clinched the outright Southland Conference cham- 5 ABILENE CHRISTIAN* W, 71-68 pionship with its win at UNO on Feb. 27. It was just the fourth SLC 9 at Central Arkansas* W, 78-69 36.3 Rebounds PG 36.2 championship in program history. They also won SLC titles in 2010, 12 INCARNATE WORD* W, 66-52 2003 and 2000. 16 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI* W, 72-50 16.6 assists PG 16.2 19 at Houston Baptist* W, 71-65 - The Kats are making their first-ever appearance in the NIT. Sam 23 at Northwestern State* W, 78-64 2.9 blocks PG 4.4 Houston is 4-6 all-time in postseason action, going 0-2 in the NCAA 26 LAMAR* W, 69-59 Tournament and 4-4 in the CIT. 7.5 steals PG 7.1 30 at Southeastern Louisiana* W, 62-52 69.2 scoring DEFENSE 70.2 - The appearance in the NIT marks the fifth time in the last six seasons FEBRUARY (7-1) that the Kats have taken part in postseason action. 2 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN* W, 94-72 44.3 fg% defense 43.0 6 McNEESE* W, 77-62 - The Bearkats had run its record to 12-0 in Southland Conference play 9 at Abilene Christian* W, 90-85 (2OT) 33.6 3fg% defense 30.5 for the first time in program history before falling at Lamar. It bettered 2009-10 season when they also started 11-0 on their way to a SLC title 13 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* W, 70-69 +2.0 Rebound Margin +2.3 and last berth in the NCAA Tournament. 16 at Lamar* L, 75-72 20 NICHOLLS* W, 84-74 (OT) 1.3 aSSt/to ratio 1.2 23 HOUSTON BAPTIST* W, 119-113 (2OT) 27 at New Orleans* W, 71-60 Previous game’s starters MARCH (1-2) 0 2 15 20 22 6 CENTRAL ARKANSAS* L, 91-87 9 at Stephen F. Austin* W, 68-57 14 New Orleans# L, 79-76 20 at TCU$ 8:00 p.m. BOLD - Home game at Johnson Coliseum * - Southland Conference game ^ - Cayman Island Classic # - SLC Tournament $ - National Invitation Tournament (NIT) albert almanza Cameron Delaney JOSH DELANEY Kai mitchell marcus harris MIN: 21.7 MIN: 31.3 MIN: 30.5 MIN: 23.7 MIN: 26.9 PPG: 6.1 PPG: 13.3 PPG: 10.6 PPG: 12.2 PPG: 8.2 FG%: 36.8 FG%: 47.0 FG%: 36.9 FG%: 54.8 FG%: 40.2 3FG%: 33.9 3FG%: 43.8 3FG%: 35.3 3FG%: 0.0 3FG%: 32.4 FT%: 87.1 FT%: 82.2 FT%: 84.8 FT%: 69.5 FT%: 72.3 RPG: 2.7 RPG: 5.5 RPG: 2.4 RPG: 7.5 RPG: 2.0 2 • SHSU -at- TCU (NIT - Round 1) 2018-19 Bearkat Roster NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Albert Almanza G/F 6-6 195 RSr. Austin, Texas / Saint Stephens HS 1 RJ Smith F 6-5 220 RSo. Olathe, Kan. / North HS / Butler CC / Oral Roberts 2 Cameron Delaney G 6-4 205 RSr. Harker Heights, Texas / Harker Heights HS / Denver 3 Chad Bowie G 6-2 180 Jr. Houston, Texas / Fort Bend Elkins HS / Kilgore College 4 Dajuan Jones G 5-10 165 So. Kileen, Texas / Ellison HS 5 Zaqwaun Matthews G 6-4 185 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. / Myers Park HS / Cape Fear CC / Chattanooga 10 Zach Nutall G 6-3 185 Fr. Bryan, Texas / Bryan HS 11 Xavier Bryant G 6-0 180 Fr. DeSoto, Texas / Greenhill HS 13 Bubba Furlong F/C 6-9 240 So. Waco, Texas / Midway HS 15 Josh Delaney G 6-0 173 Sr. Harker Heights, Texas / Harker Heights HS 20 Kai Mitchell F/C 6-7 245 Jr. Haverstraw, N.Y. / Spring Valley HS / Hutchinson CC 22 Marcus Harris G 6-0 180 RSr. San Antonio, Texas / MacArthur HS / San Diego 24 Cyrus Johnson F 6-5 220 Fr. Culver City, Calif. / Culver City HS 35 Chidozie Ndu F/C 6-11 225 So. Lagos, Nigeria / Sunrise Christian Academy Head Coach: Jason Hooten (9th season) Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coach: Chris Mudge Bowie ................. BOO-ee Assistant Coach: Chuck Taylor Dajuan ............... duh-JUAN Assistant Coach: Kyle Campbell Zaqwaun ............ ZAY-qwaun Graduate Assistant: Xavier Adams Chidozie Ndu ...... chih-DOE-zee / IN-doo Graduate Assistant: Matt Herndon 3 • SHSU -at- TCU (NIT - Round 1) 2018 -19 alphabetical Roster bearkat transfers NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / PEVIOUS SCHOOL NO. NAME PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Albert Almanza G/F 6-6 195 RSr. Austin, Texas / Saint Stephens HS 1 RJ Smith Butler CC 3 Chad Bowie G 6-2 180 Jr. Houston, Texas / Fort Bend Elkins HS / Kilgore College 2 Cameron Delaney Denver 11 Xavier Bryant G 6-0 180 Fr. DeSoto, Texas / Greenhill HS 3 Chad Bowie Kilgore College 2 Cameron Delaney G 6-4 205 RSr. Harker Heights, Texas / Harker Heights HS / Denver 5 Zaqwaun Matthews Cape Fear CC 15 Josh Delaney G 6-0 173 Sr. Harker Heights, Texas / Harker Heights HS 20 Kai Mitchell Hutchinson CC 13 Bubba Furlong F/C 6-9 240 So. Waco, Texas / Midway HS 22 Marcus Harris San Diego 22 Marcus Harris G 6-0 180 RSr. San Antonio, Texas / MacArthur HS / San Diego 24 Cyrus Johnson F 6-5 220 Fr. Culver City, Calif. / Culver City HS Bearkats by class 4 Dajuan Jones G 5-10 165 So. Kileen, Texas / Ellison HS 5 Zaqwaun Matthews G 6-4 185 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. / Myers Park HS / Cape Fear CC / Chattanooga Seniors (4) Juniors (3) 20 Kai Mitchell F/C 6-7 245 Jr. Haverstraw, N.Y. / Spring Valley HS / Hutchinson CC Albert Almanza (RS) Chad Bowie 35 Chidozie Ndu F/C 6-11 225 So. Lagos, Nigeria / Sunrise Christian Acad. Cameron Delaney (RS) Zaquan Matthews 10 Zach Nutall G 6-3 185 Fr. Bryan, Texas / Bryan HS Josh Delaney Kai Mitchell 1 RJ Smith F 6-5 220 RSo. Olathe, Kan. / North HS / Butler CC / Oral Roberts Marcus Harris (RS) Sophomores (4) Freshmen (3) Head Coach: Jason Hooten Bubba Furlong Xavier Bryant Assistant Coaches: Kyle Campbell, Chris Mudge, Chuck Taylor Dajuan Jones Cyrus Johnson Graduate Assistants: Xavier Adams, Matt Herndon Chidozie Ndu Zach Nutall Athletic Trainer: Katy Ryan RJ Smith (RS) 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 Albert Almanza, Sr., G/F RJ Smith, RSo., F Cameron Delaney, RSr., G Chad Bowie, Jr., G Dajuan Jones, So., G Zaqwaun Matthews, Jr., G Zach Nutall, Fr., G 11 13 15 20 22 24 35 Xavier Bryant, Fr., G Bubba Furlong, So., F/C Josh Delaney, Sr., G Kai Mitchell, Jr., F/C Marcus Harris, RSr., G Cyrus Johnson, Fr., F Chidozie Ndu, So., F/C Jason Hooten Kyle Campbell Chris Mudge Chuck Taylor Xavier Adams Matt Herndon 4 • SHSU -at- TCU (NIT - Round 1) 2018-19 Southland Preseason poll Bearkat bYtes 1. Stephen F. Austin (23) .............................................287 - Overall, the Kats were riding a current 13-game win streak before the loss to the Cardinals, which was the 2. Southeastern Louisiana (2)......................................243 longest win streak since a 20-gamer by the 1985-86 team. The longest win streak in program history is by 3. New Orleans ............................................................204 the 1972-73 team who opened 28-0 before finishing the year 28-1. 4. Abilene Christian (1) ................................................196 - The Kats will be looking to pick up the Southland Conference’s first win in the NIT since Louisiana Tech 5. Lamar ......................................................................186 claimed third place in the event in 1986. 6. Sam Houston State ..................................... 184 7. McNeese ..................................................................172 - Before its loss to Lamar, SHSU was one of four teams in the nation - Tennessee, Gonzaga, Wofford -which 8. Central Arkansas ......................................................136 were still unbeaten in their respective conferences. 9. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ........................................115 - With SHSU’s win over Nicholls, head coach Jason Hooten picked up his 100th career Southland Conference T10. Houston Baptist .......................................................101 win. T10. Nicholls ...................................................................101 12. Northwestern State ...................................................73 - The Kats did not win a road game in non-conference play with its only win away from Johnson Coliseum 13. Incarnate Word ..........................................................30 coming on a neutral floor vs Jackson State.