2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
Southland West Division Champions Southland Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Southland Conference West
2009–10 record	25–8 (14–2 Southland)
Head coach	Bob Marlin
Assistant coach	Neil Hardin
Assistant coach	Jason Hooten
Assistant coach	Oderra Jones
Home arena	Bernard Johnson Coliseum

	Conf				Overall
2009–10 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Stephen F. Austin	11	–	5	.688	23	–	9	.719
Southeastern Louisiana	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
Nicholls State	7	–	9	.438	11	–	19	.367
Northwestern State	5	–	10	.333	10	–	19	.345
McNeese State	5	–	11	.313	10	–	20	.333
Central Arkansas	3	–	13	.188	9	–	21	.300
West
Sam Houston State†	14	–	2	.875	25	–	8	.758
Texas A&M - CC	10	–	6	.625	17	–	15	.531
UTSA	9	–	7	.563	19	–	11	.633
Texas State	9	–	7	.563	15	–	16	.484
Texas–Arlington	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
Lamar	5	–	11	.313	14	–	18	.438

† 2010 Southland Tournament winner As of March 18, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bob Marlin's twelfth season at Sam Houston State. The Bearkats competed in the Southland Conference and played their home games at Bernard Johnson Coliseum. They finished the season 25–8, 14–2 in Southland play to capture the regular season championship. They also were champions of the 2010 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the South Region and were defeated by 3 seed and AP #19 Baylor in the first round.

Roster

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#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
1	Ashton Mitchell	5'11"	175	G	Sr.	New Orleans, LA	Westwood HS
4	Kelly Lawson	6'8"	215	F	Fr.	Pearland, TX	Pearland HS
5	Drae Murray	5'10"	135	G	So.	Huntsville, TX	Huntsville HS
10	Corey Allmond	6'1"	180	G	Sr.	Oxon Hill, MD	Brandywine HS Howard College
11	Josten Crow	6'4"	204	F	Jr.	Houston, TX	Westfield HS
12	Trevon Charles	6'4"	215	F	Jr.	Queens, NY	Rice HS Western Texas CC
14	Gilberto Clavell	6'6"	210	F	Jr.	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Florida Air Academy Collin County CC
15	Preston Brown	6'6"	225	F	Sr.	Stringtown, OK	Stringtown HS Cowley County CC
20	Aaron Thompson	6'9"	180	C	Fr.	Burkburnett, TX	Burkburnett HS
21	Lance Pevehouse	6'2"	180	G	Jr.	League City, TX	Clear Creek HS
23	Marco Cooper	6'7"	190	F	Jr.	Freeport, Bahamas	Sagemont School Delaware
24	Arthur Zulu	6'8"	220	C	Sr.	Lusaka, Zambia	Jacksonville College
25	Antuan Bootle	6'7"	265	C	So.	Houston, TX	St. Thomas HS

Schedule and results

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All times are Central

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/14/2009*	LeTourneau	W 73–42	1–0	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,273)
11/16/2009*	Texas College	W 91–54	2–0	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,091)
11/19/2009*	at #4 Kentucky (Cancún Challenge)	L 102–92	2–1	Rupp Arena (22,728)
11/21/2009*	at Cleveland State (Cancún Challenge)	L 80–65	2–2	Wolstein Center (1,542)
11/24/2009*	vs. Oral Roberts (Cancún Challenge)	W 71–65	3–2	Moon Palace Resort (350)
11/25/2009*	vs. Rider (Cancún Challenge)	W 80–63	4–2	Moon Palace Resort (235)
11/30/2009*	Mid-America Christian	W 87–55	5–2	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (993)
12/5/2009*	Louisiana–Lafayette	L 95–85	5–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,180)
12/12/2009*	Ecclesia	W 69–40	6–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (NA)
12/20/2009*	at Auburn	W 107–89	7–3	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (4,221)
12/22/2009*	FIU	W 93–63	8–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,191)
12/28/2009*	at Wright State	L 88–44	8–4	Nutter Center (4,408)
1/3/2010*	at Western Michigan	L 74–73	8–5	Smith Spectrum (2,693)
1/9/2010	Stephen F. Austin	W 66–57	9–5 (1–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,564)
1/16/2010	at Southeastern Louisiana	W 84–79	10–5 (2–0)	University Center (484)
1/20/2010	Texas State	W 95–64	11–5 (3–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,787)
1/23/2010	at Texas–Arlington	W 67–64	12–5 (4–0)	Texas Hall (942)
1/24/2010	Lamar	W 90–63	13–5 (5–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,689)
1/30/2010	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 70–58	14–5 (6–0)	American Bank Center (2,461)
2/3/2010	UTSA	W 73–67	15–5 (7–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,772)
2/6/2010	Central Arkansas	W 75–70	16–5 (8–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,478)
2/10/2010	at Nicholls State	W 75–69	17–5 (9–0)	Stopher Gym (385)
2/13/2010	Texas A&M – Corpus Christi	W 90–74	18–5 (10–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,599)
2/17/2010	at Lamar	W 66–54	19–5 (11–0)	Montagne Center (3,357)
2/20/2010	at UTSA	L 91–90 ^OT	19–6 (11–1)	UTSA Convocation Center (3,675)
2/24/2010	McNeese State	W 74–56	20–6 (12–1)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,018)
2/27/2010	Texas–Arlington	W 94–69	21–6 (13–1)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,477)
3/3/2010	at Northwestern State	W 103–75	22–6 (14–1)	Prather Coliseum (1,224)
3/6/2010	at Texas State	L 101–97 ^OT	22–7 (14–2)	Strahan Coliseum (1,387)
2010 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/10/2010	vs. Nicholls State (Quarterfinals)	W 62–57	23–7	Leonard E. Merrell Center (NA)
3/11/2010	vs. Southeastern Louisiana (Semifinals)	W 88–85	24–7	Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,343)
3/13/2010	vs. Stephen F. Austin (Final)	W 64–48	25–7	Leonard E. Merrell Center (3,573)
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/18/2010*	vs. #19 Baylor (First round)	L 68–59	25–8	New Orleans Arena (10,484)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

↑ http://www.gobearkats.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19900&KEY=&SPID=11358&SPSID=93024
↑ "2009-10 Schedule". Retrieved 2010-02-22.

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