| Sam Houston Bearkats | |||
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| University | Sam Houston State University | ||
| Head coach | Chris Mudge (1st season) | ||
| Conference | C-USA | ||
| Location | Huntsville, Texas | ||
| Arena | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (capacity: 6,110) | ||
| Nickname | Bearkats | ||
| Colors | Orange and white[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
| 1986* | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1986*, 2003, 2010 *at Division II level | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| Southland: 2003, 2010 Lone Star: 1975, 1981, 1982 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| C–USA: 2024 Southland: 2000, 2003, 2010, 2019 Gulf Star: 1986 Lone Star: 1934, 1937, 1948, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1981 TIAA: 1925 | |||
The Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball team, represents Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, United States. The Bearkats were one of four programs, all from Texas, that left the Southland Conference on July 1, 2021 to join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[2] Sam Houston had previously been a member of the Southland Conference since the 1987–88 season. The Bearkats have played home games at Johnson Coliseum, a 6,110 seat indoor arena, since 1976, when it was then called University Coliseum.[3] On July 1, 2023 the Bearkats joined Conference USA.[4]
- ^ "Athletic Branding". Sam Houston State University Department of Marketing and Communications. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ^ "Conference USA welcomes the Bearkats" (Press release). GoBearkats.com. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.