2014-2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats

2014-2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
33 Albert Almanza RS-Fr F 6-6 195 - Austin (TX) United States St. Stephen's Episcopal School
21 Paul Baxter Jr G 6-2 210 Mar 14, 1994 Austin (TX) United States Bowie High School
32 Marcus Burwell Jr F 6-5 205 - Virginia Beach (VA) United States Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School
12 Josh Delaney RS-Fr G 6-0 173 - Killeen (TX) United States Harker Heights High School
11 DeMarcus Gatlin Sr G 6-4 200 - Houston (TX) United States George Bush High School
55 Sean Goodwin Jr F 6-7 230 - Hutchinson (KS) United States Hutchinson High School
3 Dakarai Henderson So G 6-3 200 Oct 6, 1993 Pearland (TX) United States Glenda Dawson High School
35 Michael Holyfield Sr C 6-11 270 Nov 18, 1992 Albuquerque (NM) United States Manzano High School
5 Jesse Lopez Fr F 6-7 210 Nov 4, 1994 El Paso (TX) United States / Mexico Bowie High School
34 Aurimas Majauskas So F 6-8 228 May 11, 1993 Marijampole Lithuania Future College Prep
24 Cody Mason Fr F 6-7 200 - The Woodlands (TX) United States The Woodlands High School
22 Mitch McCormick Jr G 6-1 185 Oct 20, 1993 Montgomery (AL) United States Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School
2 Marquel McKinney Sr G 6-1 180 Sep 16, 1992 Houston (TX) United States Cypress Springs High School
42 Kyle McLeroy Jr G 6-1 195 - Cypress (TX) United States Cypress Ranch High School
1 Jabari Peters Sr G 6-4 180 May 28, 1993 Brooklyn (NY) United States Grady High School
15 Kaheem Ransom Sr G 6-1 180 Jul 20, 1993 Wichita (KS) United States Wichita High School East
20 Jamal Williams Fr G 6-5 200 Oct 17, 1996 Houston (TX) United States Episcopal High School

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

2014-2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Kaheem Ransom NABC All-District (23) Second Team
Jabari Peters All-Southland Second Team
DeMarcus Gatlin All-Southland Third Team
Michael Holyfield All-Southland Third Team
Kaheem Ransom All-Southland Third Team
Michael Holyfield Southland All-Tournament Team
Jabari Peters Southland All-Tournament Team
Michael Holyfield Southland Defensive POY
Michael Holyfield Southland All-Defensive Team

2014-2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Ransom P. Baxter J. Peters D. Gatlin M. Holyfield
Rotation D. Henderson J. Williams A. Majauskas    
Rotation M. McKinney   M. Burwell    
Lim PT M. McCormick   J. Lopez    
Lim PT K. McLeroy   S. Goodwin    
Lim PT J. Delaney   A. Almanza    

2014-2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
DeMarcus Gatlin 35 23.4 10.6 4.9 2.0 1.0 0.6 1.3
Kaheem Ransom 35 28.7 9.9 4.4 4.0 1.3 0.1 1.7
Jabari Peters 35 29.1 9.8 4.6 2.3 1.4 0.3 1.8
Dakarai Henderson 35 21.1 9.0 2.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.8
Michael Holyfield 35 17.9 8.5 8.1 0.3 0.4 2.5 1.5
Paul Baxter 35 27.2 8.4 2.7 2.6 0.9 0.1 2.0
Aurimas Majauskas 34 13.8 8.1 4.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 1.2
Jamal Williams 33 13.3 4.5 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.1
Marcus Burwell 28 10.1 2.0 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4
Sean Goodwin 17 5.1 1.9 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2
Marquel McKinney 35 12.9 1.7 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.6
Jesse Lopez 19 5.5 1.6 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3
Kyle McLeroy 14 2.9 1.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3
Mitch McCormick 14 3.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Josh Delaney 1 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Albert Almanza 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2014-2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jason Hooten Head Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Sam Houston State, 2004 to 2010)
Chris Mudge Assistant Coach 2010-2011 N/A
Matt Braeuer Assistant Coach 2013-2014 Video Coordinator (Maryland, 2011 to 2013)
Omar Lowery Assistant Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Bobby Williams Athletic Director 1998-1999 N/A
Paul Ridings Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A
Hope Parker Head Athletic Trainer 2003-2004 N/A