2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team


The 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by sixth year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Nicholls State in the quarterfinals of the Southland Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Jackson State.

Preseason

The Bearkats were picked to finish fourth in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.

Roster

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Schedule

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Access Date: November 15, 2015
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF7F00; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF7F00; color:#FFFFFF;"|Southland regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF7F00; color:#FFFFFF;"| Southland Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF7F00; color:#FFFFFF;"| CIT