2002-2003 Sam Houston State Bearkats

2002-2003 Sam Houston State Bearkats Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Othello Alford Fr G 5-11 160 Aug 21, 1984 Calvert (TX) United States N/A
- Noah Ballou So F 6-3 183 - Garland (TX) United States Garland High School
- Eddy Barlow Jr G 6-0 160 Jun 29, 1981 Houston (TX) United States N/A
- Nick Christopher Sr F 6-8 229 Dec 5, 1978 Tomball (TX) United States Tomball High School
- Donald Cole Jr PF 6-8 215 Sep 6, 1981 Port Arthur (TX) United States N/A
- Marcus Ebow Fr G 6-2 184 Oct 17, 1983 Houston (TX) United States N/A
- Eddy Fobbs Jr F-C 6-11 240 Sep 17, 1980 Silsbee (TX) United States Silsbee High School
- Felton Freeman Jr G 6-5 188 Mar 25, 1981 Abilene (TX) United States N/A
- Chris Jordan Fr G 6-4 178 Nov 29, 1983 Hitchcock (TX) United States N/A
- Mario Kinsey Fr G 6-2 183 Feb 7, 1982 Waco (TX) United States Waco High School
- Jay Oliphant Jr F 6-5 226 Mar 29, 1981 Huntsville (TX) United States N/A
- Sam Onwuchekwa So F 6-3 219 Mar 17, 1983 Sugar Land (TX) United States N/A
- Robert Shannon Sr G 5-11 162 Oct 28, 1981 Baton Rouge (LA) United States N/A
- Jason Stephenson Jr G 6-2 170 Jul 4, 1980 Houston (TX) United States N/A
- Rodrick Winters So F 6-5 198 Nov 30, 1981 Orange (TX) United States N/A

Recent Sam Houston State Bearkats History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 21-12 (13-3) 1st (C-USA) 3rd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 26-8 (14-4) 2nd (WAC) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2021-2022 19-14 (13-5) 4th (WAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 19-9 (13-3) 3rd (Southland) 3rd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 18-13 (11-9) 4th (Southland) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 21-12 (16-2) 1st (Southland) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2017-2018 21-15 (12-6) 4th (Southland) 3rd Rnd CIT 4th Rnd
2016-2017 21-13 (10-8) 5th (Southland) 3rd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 18-16 (12-6) 3rd (Southland) 3rd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2014-2015 26-9 (15-3) 2nd (Southland) Runner Up CIT 2nd Rnd
2013-2014 24-11 (13-5) 3rd (Southland) Runner Up CIT 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 17-17 (8-10) 5th (Southland) 3rd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 13-19 (7-9) 7th (Southland) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 18-13 (10-6) 2nd (Southland) 2nd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 25-8 (14-2) 1st (Southland) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2008-2009 18-12 (12-4) 2nd (Southland) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 23-8 (10-6) 3rd (Southland) 2nd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 21-10 (13-3) 2nd (Southland) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 22-9 (11-5) 2nd (Southland) Runner Up N/A
2004-2005 18-12 (11-5) 3rd (Southland) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 12-15 (8-8) 5th (Southland) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 23-7 (17-3) 1st (Southland) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd

2002-2003 Sam Houston State Bearkats Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Donald Cole Southland Player of the Year
Donald Cole All-Southland First Team
Robert Shannon All-Southland Second Team
Eddy Fobbs All-Southland Third Team
Donald Cole Southland Tournament MVP
Donald Cole Southland All-Tournament Team
Eddy Fobbs Southland All-Tournament Team

2002-2003 Sam Houston State Bearkats Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Shannon E. Barlow F. Freeman J. Oliphant D. Cole
Rotation M. Kinsey C. Jordan R. Winters   E. Fobbs
Rotation J. Stephenson        
Lim PT M. Ebow N. Ballou S. Onwuchekwa N. Christopher  

2002-2003 Sam Houston State Bearkats Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Donald Cole 30 28.0 17.5 8.2 1.4 1.0 1.6 2.6
Felton Freeman 30 26.3 9.9 4.2 1.2 0.7 0.1 1.1
Robert Shannon 30 30.9 9.7 2.8 5.7 1.7 0.0 1.6
Eddy Fobbs 29 18.3 7.2 5.4 0.3 0.4 2.6 1.8
Eddy Barlow 30 16.7 6.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.1 1.4
Jason Stephenson 29 14.1 5.5 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.8
Mario Kinsey 17 15.6 5.1 1.9 1.5 0.8 0.1 2.1
Jay Oliphant 30 19.5 4.4 4.7 1.1 0.4 0.3 1.8
Chris Jordan 30 17.1 4.2 2.1 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.2
Rodrick Winters 28 11.8 2.8 2.7 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.7
Marcus Ebow 30 9.9 2.3 1.0 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.3
Noah Ballou 4 6.5 2.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.2
Nick Christopher 2 5.5 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sam Onwuchekwa 12 4.2 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.5

2002-2003 Sam Houston State Bearkats Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Bobby Williams Athletic Director 1998-1999 N/A