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2024–25 Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball team

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2024–25 Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record1–2 (0–0 CUSA)
Head coach
Associate head coachJustin Bailey (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brendan Foley (2nd season)
  • Jake White (2nd season)
  • Anthony Fobb (2nd season)
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 0 0   4 0   1.000
Kennesaw State 0 0   4 1   .800
Liberty 0 0   4 1   .800
Jacksonville State 0 0   3 1   .750
Middle Tennessee 0 0   3 1   .750
New Mexico State 0 0   3 1   .750
UTEP 0 0   3 1   .750
Western Kentucky 0 0   3 2   .600
Sam Houston 0 0   2 2   .500
FIU 0 0   1 3   .250
2025 CUSA tournament winner
As of November 20, 2024

The 2024–25 Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball team represents Sam Houston State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by second-year head coach Chris Mudge, play their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as second-year members of the Conference USA.

Previous season

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The Bearkats finished the 2023–24 season 21–12, 13–3 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA championship. They defeated FIU in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament before losing to UTEP in the semifinals.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Owen McGlashan 0 G/F 6'7" 210 GS Senior Marlton, NJ Graduated
Davon Barnes 2 G 6'5" 215 Junior Memphis, TN Transferred to Ole Miss[1]
Anthony Wrzeszcz 4 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Gdynia, Poland Transferred to McMaster
Bryce Cook 11 G 5'7" 160 Freshman Arlington, TX Transferred to Texas A&M–Kingsville
Jaden Ray 13 G 5'10" 165 Senior Midwest City, OK Graduated
Kinglsey Ijeoma 14 F 6'8" 200 Junior Houston, TX Transferred
Lewis Rowe 21 F 6'10" 250 Junior Adelaide, Australia Transferred to St. Edward's
Derrick Brown 24 G 6'0" 175 Junior Houston, TX Walk-on; transferred
Souleymane Doumbia 31 C 6'11" 230 Senior Abidjan, Ivory Coast Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Brennen Burns 0 G 5'10" 175 Senior Bethany, OK Southeastern Oklahoma State
Dorian Finister 2 G 6'5" 190 Junior New Orleans, LA Kansas State
Kalifa Sakho 34 F 6'11" 220 Senior Rouen, France Utah State
Josiah Hammons 57 G 6'2" 180 Senior Chicago, IL Incarnate Word

2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaxson Ford
#31 PF
Prosper, TX Link Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 22, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Erik Taylor
CG
Orlando, FL The Rock School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 20, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Cheikh Ndiaye
C
Fort Lauderdale, FL Prestige Worldwide Sports Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 27, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jacobe Coleman
SG
Dallas, TX Dynamic Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 2, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Nathan Nguyen
PG
Houston, TX Saint Thomas' Episcopal School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Sep 11, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Jacob Walker
PG
Cordova, TN Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 26, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Matt Dann
C
Oakville, ON Fort Erie International Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) N/A Oct 12, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2024–25 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brennen Burns 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr East Central HS
Southeastern Oklahoma State
Bethany, OK
G 1 CJ Beaumont 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Palm Beach Prep West Palm Beach, FL
G 2 Dorian Finister 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Carver HS
Kansas State
New Orleans, LA
G 3 Lamar Wilkerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Ashdown HS
Three Rivers College
Ashdown, AR
G 5 Marcus Boykin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Trinity Christian School
Barton College
Clinton, NC
F 6 Jaxson Ford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Link Academy Prosper, TX
G 10 Damon Nicholas Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Duncanville HS Ducanville, TX
G 11 Wade Neyland (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Centerville HS Centreville, TX
G 12 Erik Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr The Rock School Orlando, FL
G 22 Jackson Rogers (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Wylie HS Murphy, TX
F 23 Cheikh Ndiaye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Prestige Worldwide Sports Academy Louga, Senegal
F 25 Cameron Huefner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr St. Peter's College
Pittsburg State
Adelaide, Australia
F 34 Kalifa Sakho 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Utah State Rouen, France
F 40 Kian Scroggins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Raymore–Peculiar HS Raymore, MO
G 57 Josiah Hammons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Curie HS
Incarnate Word
Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 13, 2024*
5:00 p.m.
vs. Prairie View A&M
Charity Exhibition Game
W 94–87 
                  Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., MSN
at Nevada L 75−91  0−1
 17  Boykin   8  Finister   4  Tied  Lawlor Events Center (8,023)
Reno, NV
November 9, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tarleton State W 91–62  1–1
 15  Tied   11  Finister   8  Burns  Wisdom Gymnasium (1,487)
Stephenville, TX
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 12 Baylor L 67–104  1–2
 19  Wilkerson   4  Tied   5  Boykin  Foster Pavilion (7,500)
Waco, TX
November 17, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lamar       Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
November 21, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Trinity (TX)       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
November 27, 2024*
3:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. Appalachian State
Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic
      Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
November 29, 2024*
3:00 p.m., FloSports
at UNC Wilmington
Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic
      Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
November 30, 2024*
11:00 a.m., FloSports
vs. Colgate
Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic
      Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
December 3, 2024*
6:30 p.m., BTN
at Indiana       Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
December 7, 2024*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Texas Southern       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
December 16, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
St. Thomas (TX)       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
at Pittsburgh       Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 28, 2024*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
Dallas (TX)       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Mexico State       Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
January 4, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTEP       Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
January 9, 2025
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Liberty       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
January 11, 2025
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
FIU       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kennesaw State       Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA
January 18, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville State       Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
January 23, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Middle Tennessee       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TN
January 25, 2025
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TN
February 1, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Louisiana Tech       Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at FIU       Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
February 8, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Liberty       Liberty Arena 
Lynchburg, VA
February 13, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville State       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, AL
February 15, 2025
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
Kennesaw State       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
February 20, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Western Kentucky       E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
March 1, 2025
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Tech       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
March 6, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
March 8, 2025
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
New Mexico State       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 11–15, 2025
TBA
vs.        Von Braun Center 
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[2]

References

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  1. ^ Eckert, David (April 18, 2024). "Ole Miss basketball lands Sam Houston's Davon Barnes; Chris Beard up to 4 portal commits". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sam Houston. Retrieved October 25, 2024.