2017-18 SAM HOUSTON STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL • GAME 32 • Leonard E. Merrell Center • Katy SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKAT MEN’S BASKETBALL MBB Contact: Ben Rikard • O: 936-294-1764 • C: 936-554-2077 • Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @BearkatsMBB GAME vs UNO/AMCC DATE: March 8, 2018 TIME: 5:00 p.m. CT WHERE: Katy, Texas ARENA: Merrell Center 32 CAPACITY: 5,794 SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS NEW ORLEANS PRIVATEERS HOW TO FOLLOW OVERALL: 18-13 SOUTHLAND: 12-6 OVERALL: 15-15 SOUTHLAND: 11-7 Location ......................................................................Huntsville, Texas Location .....................................................................New Orleans, La. Enrollment ....................................................................................20,181 Enrollment ...................................................................................... 7,976 Arena ................................................. Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum Arena ............................................................................ Lakefront Arena Capacity ........................................................................................... 6,100 Capacity ........................................................................................... 8,785 Colors ............................................................................Orange & White Colors .......................................................................Royal Blue & Silver Head Coach ....................................................................Jason Hooten Head Coach ................................................................Mark Slessinger Alma Mater .........................................................Tarleton State, 1993 Alma Mater .......................................................................Aurora, 1995 2017-18 BEARKAT SCHEDULE Overall Record ..........................................................................155-111 Overall Record ............................................................................ 92-113 Date Opponent Place Time/Result Record at SHSU .............................................................................Same Record at UNO ...............................................................................Same November (5-3) Nov. 11 UT Tyler Huntsville W, 91-51 2017-18 TEAM STATS 2017-18 TEAM STATS Nov. 14 Hardin-SImmons Huntsville W, 72-56 Points per game ...............................................................................70.4 Points per game ...............................................................................69.6 Nov. 18 at Idaho Moscow, Idaho L, 63-54 Rebounds per game .......................................................................37.3 Rebounds per game .......................................................................34.8 Nov. 22 vs Central Michigan^ Anchorage, Ak. L, 71-60 Assists per game ..............................................................................14.6 Assists per game ..............................................................................14.7 Nov. 23 vs Charleston^ Anchorage, Ak. L, 59-49 Steals per game.................................................................................. 6.1 Steals per game.................................................................................. 7.4 Nov. 25 vs Santa Clara^ Anchorage, Ak. W, 73-59 Blocks per game................................................................................. 1.8 Blocks per game................................................................................. 3.5 Nov. 28 Schreiner Huntsville W, 81-55 Turnovers per game .......................................................................13.4 Turnovers per game .......................................................................15.5 Nov. 30 St. Thomas (TX) Huntsville W, 77-54 FG % .....................................................................................................42.5 FG % .....................................................................................................45.1 3pt % ....................................................................................................32.6 3pt % ....................................................................................................35.2 December (1-5) FT % ......................................................................................................70.9 FT % ......................................................................................................68.3 Dec. 4 at Baylor Waco L, 84-56 Points allowed per game ..............................................................67.6 Points allowed per game ..............................................................69.7 Dec. 13 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. L, 82-69 Opponent’s FG % .............................................................................42.7 Opponent’s FG % .............................................................................46.0 Dec. 15 Little Rock Huntsville W, 57-55 Opponent’s 3pt % ...........................................................................30.6 Opponent’s 3pt % ...........................................................................36.2 Dec. 19 at LSU Baton Rouge, La. L, 80-58 Turnovers forced per game..........................................................14.7 Turnovers forced per game..........................................................15.6 Dec. 22 Utah Valley Huntsville L, 75-64 Dec. 30 at Abilene Christian* Abilene L, 75-72 INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE LEADERS INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE LEADERS Scoring ................................................ Chris Galbreath Jr., 15.2 ppg Scoring ................................................Travin Thibodeaux, 16.3 ppg January (7-2) Rebounding.........................................Chris Galbreaeth Jr., 7.9 rpg Rebounding.......................................... Travin Thibodeaux, 5.8 rpg Jan. 3 Central Arkansas* Huntsville W, 82-76 Assists ............................................................ John Dewey III, 4.4 apg Assists .....................................................Travin Thibodeaux, 2.9 apg Jan. 6 at UIW* San Antonio W, 85-74 Steals ...............................................................Jamal Williams, 1.1 spg Steals .......................................................Travin Thibodeaux, 1.4 spg Jan. 10 at A&M-Corpus Christi* Corpus Christi W, 82-50 Blocks ......................................................Chris Galbreath Jr., 0.6 bpg Blocks ...................................................................TJ Holyfield, 1.1 bpg Jan. 13 Houston Baptist* Huntsville W, 81-678 3pt % ........................................................................Josh Delaney, 40.2 3pt % .................................................................... Ezekial Charles, 45.7 Jan. 17 Northwestern State* Huntsville W, 75-52 FT % ......................................................................John Dewey III, 85.6 FT % .................................................................Bryson Robinson, 81.8 Jan. 20 at Lamar* Beaumont L, 84-77 ot SAM HOUSTON STATE PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP Jan. 24 Southeastern La.* Huntsville W, 75-65 No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG APG Notes/Trends Jan. 27 at Stephen F. Austin* Nacogdoches L, 82-66 1 Abrian Edwards F JR 6.0 3.6 2.4 8 assists in win at HBU Jan. 30 at McNeese* Lake Charles, La. W, 67-57 5 Josh Boutte F/C JR 5.4 3.7 0.3 First double-double of season at MCN 11 John Dewey III G JR 9.8 3.0 4.4 Second in SLC with 86.6 FT% February (5-2) 22 Marcus Harris G JR 10.1 2.8 1.0 Season high 28 pts vs ACU (2/3) Feb. 3 Abilene Christian* Huntsville W, 84-77 23 Christopher Galbreath Jr. F SR 15.2 7.9 1.3 11 double-doubles (most in SLC) Feb. 7 A&M-Corpus Christi* Huntsville W, 66-64 Feb. 10 Lamar* Huntsville W, 71-69 OFF THE BENCH Feb. 14 at Nicholls* Thibodaux, La. L, 73-72 No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG APG Notes/Trends Feb. 17 at Houston Baptist* Houston W, 86-78 0 Albert Almanza G/F JR 5.2 2.1 0.6 Out for season with injury Feb. 21 New Orleans* Huntsville W, 57-54 2 Cameron Delaney G JR 3.7 2.8 0.8 4/7 3pt FG at Ole Miss Feb. 28 at Central Arkansas* Conway, Ark. L, 88-70 3 Devin Jackson G JR 1.7 0.6 0.2 Hit 222 3pt FG at Paris JC (school record) 4 Dajuan Jones G FR 2.0 0.7 0.8 Scored a basket in eeach of first 5 apearances 10 Dillon Todd G FR -- -- -- Led HS to Class 4A Regional Tournament March (0-1) 13 Bubba Furlong F/C FR 1.9 1.5 0.1 Career high 4 blocks vs Charleston March 3 Stephen F. Austin* Huntsville L, 65-53 15 Josh Delaney G JR 6.7 1.5 2.1 52.5 3pt% in SLC play March 8 vs New Orleans& Katy 5:00 p.m. 20 Jamal Williams G SR 8.1 5.5 1.6 1 of 2 Kats with 500 reb/250 asst in career ^ GCI Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage, Ak.) 24 Manny Gatkek F FR -- -- -- Avg 11.8 pts, 6.9 reb as senior at Caprock HS * Southland Conference game &SLC Tournament 32 Freddy Bitondo G JR 0.9 1.2 0.1 Helped San Jacinto to NJCAA national tourn. 33 Justin Van Pelt C RS-FR 0.8 1.2 0.0 Career high 4 rebounds vs St. Thomas 35 Chidozie Ndu F FR 1.6 0.8 0.0 61.1% from the field on the season @BearkatsMBB | @BearkatSports www.gobearkats.com QUICK FACTS NEED TO KNOW FOR KATY GENERAL INFORMATION • 2018 marks the 21st time the Bearkats have qualified for the Southland Conference Tournament. It is also Location Huntsville, Texas the 16th consecutive time the Kats have done so, not missing the event since 2002. Founded 1879 Enrollment 20,279 • The Kats are 19-18 all-time in the Southland Conference Tournament, including 9-7 under head coach Ja- Conference