2018-2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats

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2018-2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
0 Albert Almanza Sr F 6-6 195 - Austin (TX) United States St. Stephen's Episcopal School
3 Chad Bowie Jr PG 6-2 180 - Missouri City (TX) United States Elkins High School
11 Xavier Bryant Fr G 6-0 175 - DeSoto (TX) United States Greenhill School
2 Cam Delaney Sr G 6-4 205 Oct 24, 1995 Killeen (TX) United States Harker Heights High School
15 Josh Delaney Sr G 6-0 173 - Killeen (TX) United States Harker Heights High School
13 Bubba Furlong So FC 6-9 240 Feb 14, 1999 Waco (TX) United States Midway High School
22 Marcus Harris Sr G 6-0 180 - San Antonio (TX) United States MacArthur High School
24 Cyrus Johnson RS-Fr SG 6-5 220 - Los Angeles (CA) United States Culver City High School
4 Dajuan Jones RS-So G 6-0 180 - Killeen (TX) United States Ellison High School
5 ZaQwaun Matthews Jr SG 6-5 195 Aug 1, 1996 Charlotte (NC) United States Myers Park High School
20 Kai Mitchell Jr PF 6-7 245 Feb 15, 1997 Spring Valley (NY) United States Spring Valley High School
35 Chidozie Ndu So FC 6-11 230 - Lagos Nigeria Sunrise Christian Academy
10 Zach Nutall Fr PG 6-3 185 Dec 16, 1999 Bryan (TX) United States Bryan High School
1 R.J. Smith So SF 6-5 215 - Olathe (KS) United States Olathe North 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

2018-2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Josh Delaney NABC All-District (23) First Team
Cam Delaney NABC All-District (23) Second Team
Kai Mitchell NABC All-District (23) Second Team
Cam Delaney AP All-American Honorable Mention
Cam Delaney Southland Player of the Year
Cam Delaney All-Southland First Team
Josh Delaney All-Southland Third Team
Kai Mitchell All-Southland Third Team
Kai Mitchell Southland Newcomer of the Year
Cam Delaney Southland Player of the Week (Jan 28, 2019)
Josh Delaney Southland Player of the Week (Feb 25, 2019)
Kai Mitchell Southland Player of the Week (Jan 21, 2019)

2018-2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Delaney M. Harris C. Delaney A. Almanza K. Mitchell
Rotation Z. Nutall   R. Smith    
Rotation C. Bowie        
Lim PT X. Bryant Z. Matthews   B. Furlong  
Lim PT   D. Jones   C. Ndu  

2018-2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Cam Delaney 33 31.5 13.4 5.5 2.0 0.9 0.5 1.6
Kai Mitchell 33 23.9 12.5 7.5 1.1 1.0 0.7 1.6
Josh Delaney 33 30.4 10.4 2.4 4.8 0.8 0.1 2.2
Marcus Harris 32 26.9 8.2 2.0 2.3 0.8 0.1 1.4
Chad Bowie 30 19.9 7.0 2.6 2.3 1.6 0.1 2.0
R.J. Smith 30 16.7 6.6 3.8 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.8
Zach Nutall 33 17.1 6.6 3.2 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.7
Albert Almanza 33 21.8 6.1 2.7 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.6
Bubba Furlong 27 9.5 3.3 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.9
Xavier Bryant 22 8.2 2.2 1.0 2.4 0.8 0.0 1.0
Chidozie Ndu 22 4.6 1.5 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.2
ZaQwaun Matthews 18 6.1 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1

2018-2019 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
Chuck Taylor Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (North Carolina Central, 2015 to 2016)
Kyle Campbell Assistant Coach 2017-2018 N/A
Bobby Williams Athletic Director 1998-1999 N/A
Dustin Lenorman Head Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 N/A