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1 SOUTHLAND TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE MEN S BASKETBALL Southland Conference Tournament Notes March 11-14, Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, Texas Wednesday, March 11 Game #1 - No. 5 McNeese State vs. No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana... 5 p.m. Game #2 - No. 6 Nicholls vs. No. 7 New Orleans... 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12 Game #3 - No. 4 Northwestern St. vs. Winner Game # p.m. Game #4 - No. 3 A&M-Corpus Christi vs. Winner Game #2... 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 13 Game #5 - No. 1 SFA vs. Winner Game # p.m. Game #6 - No. 2 Sam Houston vs. Winner Game #4... 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14 Game #7 - Championship Game... 8:30 p.m. STATE UNIVERSITY BEARKATS RECORD Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES CONFERENCE AT THE SOUTHLAND TOURNAMENT Sam Houston is making its 18th appearance in the Southland Conference men s basketball post-season tournament in The Bearkats own an overall record of 16 wins and 15 losses in the event. The SHSU men won the tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Championships in 2003 and Sam Houston has reached the Southland finals four times, winning in 2003 and The finals losses were to Northwestern State in 2006 and to Stephen F. Austin last year. Earning a bye into the semifinals as No. 2 seed in the tournament, Sam Houston is making its 11th semifinals appearance. JASON HOOTEN AT THE SOUTHLAND TOURNAMENT Before Jason Hooten came to Sam Houston in , the Bearkats had gone 4-6 in the Southland tournament. Since Hooten joined the staff as an assistant coach and later as head coach, the SHSU men are 12-9 in league post-season action. With Hooten on the sidelines for each of Sam Houston s last 10 tournament appearances, the Bearkats have reached the semifinals seven times. Three of those years the Bearkats advanced to the championship game. Hooten s past two trips to Katy have been especially successful. Seeded No. 6 in 2013, the Kats battled reached the semifinals defeating No. 7 seed Central Arkansas and No. 3 seed Oral Roberts before falling to the eventual tournament champion Northwestern State Last year, the No. 3 seeded Kats reached topped No. 6 seed Oral Roberts and No. 2 seed A&M- Corpus Christi to reach the finals against SFA. Bearkats NCAA Division I Post-Season Record NCAA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT NCAA Division I First Round 2003 Tampa, Fla. Florida L New Orleans, La Baylor L OTHER POST-SEASON PLAY College Insider.Com Tournament 2014 Huntsville, Texas Alabama State W San Diego L SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT 1990 Monroe, La. 1R UT-Arlington L Monroe, La. 1R Southwest Texas L Shreveport, La. 1R UT-San Antonio L Huntsville, Texas 1R Nicholls St. W Shreveport, La. SF Northwestern St. L Huntsville, Texas 1R UT-Arlington W 2ot Shreveport, La. SF McNeese St. L Huntsville, Texas SF McNeese St. W F Stephen F. Austin W ot Nacogdoches, Texas 1R Stephen F. Austin L Huntsville, Texas 1R McNeese St. W Hammond, La. SF Southeastern LA L Huntsville, Texas 1R UT-Arlington W 2ot Huntsville, Texas SF Stephen F. Austin W Natchitoches, La. F Northwestern St. L Houston, Texas 1R Lamar L Katy, Texas 1R McNeese St. W ot SF UT-Arlington L Katy, Texas 1R UT-San Antonio L Katy, Texas 1R Nicholls W SF Southeastern La W F Stephen F. Austin W Katy, Texas 1R Stephen F. Austin W SF UT-San Antonio L Katy, Texas 1R Stephen F. Austin L Katy, Texas 1R Central Arkansas W QF Oral Roberts W SF Northwestern St. L Katy, Texas 2R Oral Roberts W SF A&M-Corpus Christi W F Stephen F. Austin L 49-68

2 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats JABARI PETERS G Sr-1L Brooklyn, New York MARQUEL McKINNEY G Sr-3L Houston, Texas DAKARAI HENDERSON G So-1L Pearland, Texas JESSE LOPEZ F Fr-RS El Paso, Texas DEMARCUS GATLIN G Sr-2L Houston, Texas JOSHUA DELANEY G Fr-HS Killeen, Texas KAHEEM RANSOM JAMAL WILLIAMS PAUL BAXTER MITCH McCORMICK CODY MASON G Sr-1L G Fr-HS G Jr-2L G Jr-Sq F Fr-HS Wichita, Kansas Houston, Texas Austin, Texas Montgomery, Texas The Woodlands, Texas MARCUS BURWELL F Jr-Tr Virginia Beach, Virginia ALBERT ALMANZA F Fr-HS Austin, Texas AURIMAS MAJAUSKAS F So-1L Marijampole, Lithuania MICHAEL HOLYFIELD C Sr-3L Albuquerque, New Mexico KYLE McLEROY G Sr-Sq Cypress, Texas SEAN GOODWIN G Jr-Tr Hutchinson, Kansas JASON HOOTEN CHRIS MUDGE MATT BRAEUER OMAR LOWERY Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Tarleton State, 1993 Texas, 2006 Wichita State, 2008 Concordia (Wisc), 2002

3 MEN S BASKETBALL UNIVERSITY FACTS Location...Huntsvillle, Texas Enrollment...19,719 Founded President... Dr. Dana Hoyt (Texas Woman s U., 1981) Director of Athletics... Bobby Williams (Rice, 1981) Nickname...Bearkats Colors...Orange and white National Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference...Southland Coliseum...Bernard Johnson (6,100, opened 1976) SHSU record at Johnson Coliseum... Won 305, Lost 139 MEN S BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach...Jason Hooten (Tarleton St., 1993) Record at Sam Houston...Won 97, Lost 65 (Fifth season) Assistant Coach...Chris Mudge (Texas, 2006) Assistant Coach...Matt Braeuer (Wichita State, 2008) Assistant Coach...Omar Lowery (Concordia Wisconsin, 2002) MEN S BASKETBALL TEAM INFORMATION Overall, Conference 2014 Record/Finish , 13-5 / 3rd place Letterwinners Returning / Lost... 9 / 4 Starters Returning / Lost... 4 / 1 Newcomers... 5 MEN S BASKETBALL HISTORY First Year of Basketball Joined Southland Conference All-Time Record/Seasons...Won 1,221; Lost 1,189 / 95 NCAA Division I Record/Years...Won 390, Lost 393 / 27 Southland Record/ Years...Won 242, Lost 215 / 27 Southland Conference Titles...3 (2000, 2003, 2010) NCAA Appearances(Division I)...2 (2003, 2010) Other Post Season (CIT)...1 (2014) Gulf Star Conference Titles (Division II)...1 (1986) NCAA Appearances (Division II)...1 (1986) Sam Houston Probable Line-Up Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Pts Reb. F 1 Jarabi Peters Sr G 11 DeMarcus Gatlin Sr G 15 Kaheem Ransom Sr G 21 Paul Baxter Jr C 35 Michael Holyfield Sr Off The Bench G 3 Dakarai Henderson So C 34 Aurimas Majauskas So G 2 Marquel McKinney Sr F 20 Jamal Williams Fr G 32 Marcus Burwell Jr Bearkat Pronunciation Guide Dakarai Henderson... Duh car ee Michael Holy field...holy field Aurimas Majauskas...R uh miss My ow skus Marquel McKinney... Marr kell Jabari Peters...Juh bar e Kaheem Ransom... Kuh heem Matt Braeuer... Breye ur 2015 Squad Breakdown by Height Michael Holyfield 6-11 Aurimas Majauskas 6-7 Jesse Lopez 6-7 Marcus Burwell 6-5 Sean Goodwin 6-5 DeMarcus Gatlin 6-4 Jabari Peters Jamal Williams 6-4 Marquel McKinney 6-3 Dakarai Henderson 6-2 Mitch McCormick 6-2 Paul Baxter 6-1 Kyle McLeroy 6-1 Kaheem Ransom 6-1 Sam Houston State 2015 Men s Basketball Roster No Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown / High School (Previous College) 1 Jabari Peters G Sr-1L Brooklyn, NY / Grady (Seward County) 2 Marquel McKinney G Sr-3L Houston / Cypress Springs 3 Dakarai Henderson G So-1L Pearland / Dawson 5 Jesse Lopez F Fr-RS El Paso / Bowie 11 DeMarcus Gatlin G Sr-3L Houston / Bush (Navarro) 12 Joshua Delaney* G Fr-HS Killeen / Harker Heights 15 Kaheem Ransom G Sr-1L Wichita, Kan. / Southeast (Seward County) 20 Jamal Williams G Fr-HS Houston / Episcopal 21 Paul Baxter G Jr-2L Austin/ Bowie 22 Mitch McCormick G Jr-2L Montgomery / Montgomery 24 Cody Mason* F Fr-HS The Woodlands / The Woodlands 32 Marcus Burwell F Jr-Tr Virginia Beach, Va. / Wallace State 33 Albert Almanza* F Fr-HS Austin / Saint Stephens 34 Aurimas Majauskas F So-1L Marijampole, Lithuania (Future Prep) 35 Michael Holyfield C Sr-3L Albuquerque, NM / Manzano 42 Kyle McLeroy G Jr-1L Cypress / Cy Ranch (Mary Hardin-Baylor) 55 Sean Goodwin F Jr-Tr Hutchinson, Kan. / Butler County Head Coach: Jason Hooten Assistants: Chris Mudge, Matt Braeuer, Omar Lowery *Players red-shirting during the season

4 MEN S BASKETBALL 4 SENIOR DOMINATED SQUAD IN 2015 Five seniors who have led the SHSU men to back-to-back 20-victory seasons and 79 wins during the past four years form the heart of the 2015 Bearkat squad. DeMarcus Gatlin, Michael Holyfield, Marquel McKinney, Jabari Peters and Kaheem Ransom have combined to score 3,348 points for the Bearkats. The group s total starts include 326 games. The quintet has logged 10,007 minutes of playing time for SHSU. This year the five seniors have accounted for 40.5 of Sam Houston s 74.0 points per game. FOUR BEARKATS SELECTED ALL-SOUTHLAND Sam Houston s four senior starters all have been named to the 2015 All-Southland Conference team. The 2015 season marks the first time in Sam Houston s 28 seasons in the Southland that four Bearkats have been named all-league. Three players were named as either first, second or third team honorees during the 2000, 2003 and 2010 championship seasons and in 2006 and Jabari Peters was a second-team selection while Kaheem Ransom, Michael Holyfield and DeMarcus Gatlin were name to the second team all-league honor squad. Holyfield also was named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was a member of the five-man All-Defensive team. Peters and Ransom both have earned All-Southland honors each of their two years at Sam Houston. The pair were both third team selections following the season. EIGHTH 20-VICTORY SEASON AT NCAA DIVISION I LEVEL With a 24-6 record, the 2015 Bearkats stand as Sam Houston s eighth 20-win team at the NCAA Division I level. Sam Houston s previous NCAA Division I 20-win teams have been ; ; ; ; ; and (20-9). Head Coach Jason Hooten has been a part of six of the 20-win seasons since joining the Bearkat staff as an assistant in the 2005 season. A victory in Friday s semifinal game in Katy would earn the 2015 team a tie with the 2010 squad for the most victories (25) in an NCAA Division I men s basketball season at Sam Houston State. TWO ALL-TOURNAMENT PLAYERS RETURN TO KATY Sam Houston senior guards Jabari Peters and Kaheem Ransom both were named to the Southland All-Tournament team after leading the Kats to the finals last year. The 2015 Bearkats defeated ORU and A&M- Corpus Christi to reach the finals against Stephen F. Austin. Ransom scored 40 points (13.3 ppg) and 12 boards in the three games while Peters added 33 points (11.0 ppg) and pulled down 12 rebounds. Ten Bearkats have been selected Southland All-Tournament. Two (Donald Cole in 2003 and Ashton Mitchell in 2010) earned tournament MVP honors. Other Kat all-tournament honorees include Gilberto Clavell (2010 & 2011), Eddy Fobbs (2003), John Gardiner (2006), Darius Gatson (2013), Jejuan Plair (2006) and Seneca Wall (2001). S LOSSES THIS YEAR The Bearkats losses this season have come at the hands of teams that have combined for a overall record (. 704 winning pct.) During non-conference play, Sam Houston took three tradition powers to the wire. The Kats lost by two at UNLV and by three at Texas A&M Sam Houston had 3-point shots at the buzzer for a win at UNLV and a tie at Aggieland. The Bearkats lost at LSU by nine but were within four points in the final minutes. The SHSU men hold NCAA Division I non-conference victories over Eastern Washington, South Dakota (in triple OT), Fairfield and UTPA. SOUTHLAND S TOP DEFENSIVE TEAM Sam Houston leads the Southland Conference in scoring defense (58.7), field goal percentage defense (.383) and 3-point field goal percentage defense (.314). The Kats have held opponents to 50 or less points in eight games. The Bearkats are averaging 17.2 points per game on opponent turnovers. BEARKATS FEATURE BALANCED ATTACK A key to Sam Houston s success has been a balanced scoring attack. Seven players are averaging 7.0 points per game or more. DeMarcus Gatlin (10.9 ppg) and Kaheem Ransom (10.0) are scoring in double figures. Other top averages are Jabari Peters (9.6), Dakarai Henderson (8.9), Paul Baxter (8.5), Michael Holyfield (8.1), and Aurimas Majauskas (7.6). Each of the seven players have led the team in scoring in at least one game. Peters and Ransom both have been the scoring leader in nine games and Ransom. The pair are followed by Gatlin (5), Baxter (4), Henderson (3), Majauskas (3) and Holyfield (1). All together, the seven Bearkats have scored in double figures in 99 games this year. Sam Houston has had five games with five players in double figures and nine contests with four players in double digits. BEARKATS LEAD SOUTHLAND IN REBOUNDS The Bearkats stand atop the Southland in rebounding offense (40.6) and rebounding margin (+8.0) for the year. Michael Holyfield, Sam Houston s 6-11 senior center, stands fourth in the league individually with rebounds with 7.9 per game. Holyfield has been the Bearkats rebound leader in 21 of its 31 games. Sam Houston has been out-rebounded by an opponent in only six games this year. The Bearkats are 20-4 in games in which they outrebounded their foes. MICHAEL HOLYFIELD BLOCKED SHOTS Senior 6-11 center Michael Holyfield needs seven more blocks to set a new season Bearkat mark. Holyfield leads the Southland in blocks this year with 75 (an average of 2.4 per game). Eddy Fobbs holds the school record with 79 blocks during Sam Houston s 2003 championship season. Holyfield ranks second behind Fobbs in career blocks for the SHSU men. Fobbs blocked 267 shots from 2001 to Holyfield s career total of 181 blocks stands No. 2 in Kat annals. SHSU HAS CONSISTENT STARTING LINE-UP A consistent starting line-up has been a trademark of the Bearkats. Sam Houston started the same line-up all 35 games in Two of those players - Kaheem Ransom and Jabari Peters - have started each contest in Paul Baxter and Michael Holyfield each have started all but one contest this year. DeMarcus Gatlin, who missed the 2014 season with an injury redshirt, started his first 54 games at Sam Houston as a sophomore and junior. He has started every game since the eighth game of This year s starters have played a combined 443 games including 402 total starts. Holyfield has made 105 starts. The other four players in the line-up are Paul Baxter (87 starts), DeMarcus Gatlin (78) and Jabari Peters and Kaheem Ransom (both 66). SHSU WAS THIRD IN SOUTHLAND PRESEASON POLL Sam Houston was picked to finish third behind Stephen F. Austin and Northwestern State in the annual preseason poll of league head coaches. Bearkat senior guards Jabari Peters and Kaheem Ransom were preseason All-Southland Conference picks.

5 MEN S BASKETBALL 5 STRONG PLAY FROM THE BENCH Sam Houston is averaging 29.3 bench points per contest this season. Top reserve players include perimeter shooting ace Dakarai Henderson (8.9 points per game) and offensiveminded post player Aurimas Majauskas (8.0 points, 4.2 rebounds). Henderson is the team s top 3-point shooting threat with 56 treys and a 35.4 percentage from behind the arc. He has scored in double figures in 14 games this year. Majauskas has averaged 13.9 minutes per game and brings the Kats an offensive threat underneath. He is a 53.7 percent shooter with 251 points and 129 rebounds this year. Jamal Williams, a freshman from Houston Episcopal, has become a key player off the bench as well, averaging 12.8 minutes and 4.3 points. GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START In 15 of Sam Houston s 24 victories this year, the Bearkats have led from beginning to end. The Bearkats are 22-1 in games in which they have held a halftime lead. UNLV is the only foe who has trailed Sam Houston at intermission (30-28) and come back to defeat the Kats. Twice the SHSU men have been tied at halftime. Both times (on the road at Southeastern Louisiana and Lamar) the Kats have surged ahead to win in the second period. The largest margin overcome by SHSU has been 10 points in victories over Fairfield and Eastern Washington. Both deficits occurred in the opening period and the Kats rallied to take a lead into the locker room at halftime. Sam Houston has won only two of the eight games it has trailed at half. South Dakota held a halftime lead but lost in three overtimes to Sam Houston. McNeese led the Kats in Huntsville at intermission but lost The Bearkats slowest starts have come in losses. Sam Houston was down 0-11 at Texas A&M, but rallied to have a three-point shot at the final buzzer that would have sent the game into overtime. After an early two-point lead, the Kats trailed SoCon champion Wofford the rest of the game in a loss. Stephen F. Austin built a 25-5 lead in their first victory over the Kats in Huntsville and were up 13-3 in the opening 20 minutes in the rematch in Nacogdoches. Other losses in which the Kats trailed at halftime were at LSU and A&M-Corpus Christi. OTHER SOUTHLAND RANKINGS Southland Defensive Player of the Year Michael Holyfield leads the conference in field goal percentage this season with a mark of.636 (96-of-151). Kaheem Ransom stands No. 7 in the league in assists with 4.1 per game. Ransom and reserve Aurimas Majauskas rank 12th and 15th, respectively, in free throw accuracy. Ransom is 71-of-89 (.798) while Majuaskas has hit 84-of-108 (.778) at the line. Ransom and guard Dakarai Henderson stand eighth and 12th, respectively, in total 3-point baskets with totals of 56 and 53. Jabari Peters ranks eighth in steals with a total of 48 (1.5 per contest). ONE PLAYER OF WEEK IN With the Kats balanced scoring this year, only once was a Bearkat named as the Southland s Player of the Week. Kaheem Ranson earned the league men s basketball honor after the opening weekend of action for the season. The guard led the Bearkats with 13 points in a narrow loss to the UNLV Runnin Rebels Sunday. The senior from Wichita, Kan. (Southeast H.S.), hit his third 3-point basket of the game with 16 seconds left to put the Bearkats within one point. In the Bearkats season-opening win against Austin College, Ransom scored eight points with 10 assists and four rebounds in 24 minutes of work. In two games, Ransom averaged 10.5 points, seven assists and five rebounds in 30.0 minutes of play. ATHLETIC SUCCESS Sam Houston State University has won 31 Southland Conference sports championships since 2000 and 43 league titles in their 28 years as members. Bearkat teams have made 26 NCAA Division I post-season appearances. Sam Houston earned its first NCAA Division I national championship last April in women s bowling. The SHSU football team made back-to-back appearances in the FBS national championship game in Frisco in 2011 and 2012 and stands as one of only three FBS programs to earn NCAA playoff berths each of the past four years. Sam Houston State baseball was won three consecutive league titles, earning NCAA atlarge berths each of those years. The baseball team reached the NCAA Regional finals in 2007, 2012 and RECORD: Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES CONFERENCE November 8 AUSTIN COLLEGE... W at UNLV... L vs. South Dakota^...W (3 ot) 22 at Fairfield^...W vs. Wofford^.... L U. OF THE SOUTHWEST... W December 3 at Texas A&M... L TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN...W at LSU... L EASTERN WASHINGTON...W PRAIRIE VIEW A&M...W HOWARD PAYNE... W January 3 INCARNATE WORD*...W NORTHWESTERN STATE*...W at New Orleans*...W at Southeastern Louisiana*...W McNEESE STATE*...W at Nicholls*....W STEPHEN F. AUSTIN*... L at Abilene Christian*...W HOUSTON BAPTIST*...W February 2 LAMAR*...W A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI*...W TEXAS COLLEGE...W at Houston Baptist*...W ABILENE CHRISTIAN*...W at Central Arkansas*...W at A&M-Corpus Christi*... L March 2 CENTRAL ARKANSAS*...W at Lamar*...W at Stephen F. Austin*... L Southland Katy... TBA 14 Southland Katy... TBA ^Coaches vs. Cancer Classic *Southland Conference game

6 HEAD COACH JASON HOOTEN 6 Sam Houston State University has compiled eight 20-victory seasons in its 28 years at the NCAA Division I level. Jason Hooten has been a part of six of those eight seasons either as head coach or as an assistant. Since he joined the staff in July 2004, the Bearkats have compiled a record of 223 wins and only 124 losses. The SHSU men have earned Southland tournament berths each of his 11 years in Huntsville (winning the event in 2010, also reaching the finals in 2006 and 2014 and the semifinals seven times). Southland Conference champions in 2010, Sam Houston has finished among the top three teams in the league nine of the last 11 years. The Kats won three West Division titles and advanced to national post-season play twice. Named head coach on April 2, 2010, Hooten has directed Sam Houston to a overall record including back-to-back 20-win seasons with a mark in 2014 and 24-7 this year. Last year, Hooten s Bearkats made their third NCAA Division I post-season appearance, reaching the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Sam Houston s victory over Alabama State in the first round represented Sam Houston s first NCAA post-season victory. The past two seasons have seen the Kats make their mark at the annual Southland tournament in Katy. Seeded No. 6 in 2013, Sam Houston battled its way to the semifinals, defeating No. 7 seed Central Arkansas and No. 3 seed Oral Roberts before falling to the eventual tournament champion Northwestern State Last year, the Bearkats reached the Southland tournament finals with victories over Oral Roberts and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. In his first season as Bearkat head coach in 2011, Hooten directed the Bearkats to their third consecutive Southland Conference West Division championship and the program s seventh consecutive winning season. The Bearkats 18 wins represented the most victories by a first-year head coach in the program s NCAA Division I history. As an assistant coach, Hooten helped direct SHSU to a record. The 2010 Bearkats won the Southland regular season and tournament titles to earn a berth the NCAA New Orleans regional. Hooten joined the SHSU staff July 1, In 2009, RecruitingRumors.com selected Hooten as one of the top 100 NCAA assistant coaches and CollegeInsider.com named him Mid-Major Top 25 assistant coaches honorable mention. Previously, he was assistant basketball coach at Tarleton State University for Lonn Reisman. He helped lead the Texans to a combined record. A 1987 graduate of Killeen Ellison High School, Hooten lettered in basketball and baseball. He earned All-CenTex and All- Super CenTex honors. Hooten has been named as a Killeen ISD Distinguished Alum. Hooten holds two degrees from Tarleton State, earning a bachelor s degree in exercise and sport studies in 1993 and a master s in He is married to the former Kristen Miller. The pair have a daughter, Jadyn, and a son Jayce. Jason Hooten s Coaching Record AS HEAD COACH - Won 97, Lost 65 Year Team W L Pct. Post Season 2015 Sam Houston Southland Tournament 2014 Sam Houston Southland Finals CIT Second Round 2013 Sam Houston Southland Semifinals 2012 Sam Houston Southland First Round 2011 Sam Houston Southland Semifinals AS ASSISTANT COACH - Won 331, Lost 170 Won 127, Lost 59 at Sam Houston Won 204, Lost 111 at Tarleton Year Team W L Pct. Post Season 2010 Sam Houston Southland Champions NCAA Div. I Tournament 2009 Sam Houston Southland Quarterfinals 2008 Sam Houston Southland Semifinals 2007 Sam Houston Southland Quarterfinals 2006 Sam Houston Southland Finals 2005 Sam Houston Southland Semifinals 2004 Tarleton State NCAA Div. II Tournament 2003 Tarleton State NCAA Div. II Tournament 2002 Tarleton State NCAA Div. II Tournament 2001 Tarleton State Tarleton State Tarleton State Tarleton State Tarleton State Tarleton State Tarleton State NAIA Playoffs 1994 Tarleton State NAIA Playoffs

7 BEARKAT ASSISTANT COACHES 7 CHRIS MUDGE MATT BRAEUER OMAR LOWERY Chris Mudge joined head coach Jason Hooten s men s basketball coaching staff on June 1, 2010, and has helped direct the Bearkats to a record during the past five seasons. Last year, Mudge helped direct Sam Houston to its third post-season national tournament appearance as an NCAA Division I competitor. The Bearkats rolled up a record, reaching the finals of the Southland Conference Tournament in Katy and earning a berth in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The SHSU men s victory over Alabama State in the CIT first round was the Bearkats first NCAA post-season win. The Kats have earned Southland tournament berths each of the past five years. Sam Houston reached the tournament semi-finals in 2013 and the finals in Prior to joining the Bearkat staff, Mudge served as the assistant coach at Midland College for two years, helping lead the Chaparrals to a 63-7 record and back-to-back National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national top 10 rankings. Mudge was in charge of skill development of Chaparral guards at Midland for teams that compiled a 33-4 record and reached the national championship finals in 2009 and went 30-3 and played in the regional final in He is a graduate of Stony Point High School in Round Rock where he was the starting point guard and led his team to a top 10 ranking in the state. Mudge earned his bachelor s degree in marketing in 2006 at the University of Texas at Austin. He served with the Longhorn basketball team as head manager, recruiting assistant, camp coordinator and assistant video coordinator. In the summer of 2005, Mudge was manager of the USA National Basketball Team (Dallas and Miami, Fla.) where he assisted coaches and players in drills and scrimmages during the team trials. After receiving his bachelor s degree, Mudge was elevated to graduate assistant with the Longhorns. His responsibilities included player skill workouts, assisting the video coordinator and film exchange coordinator. He earned his Master s in Kinesiology from the University of Texas (3.7 GPA) in May of Mudge and his wife Lindsey are the parents of daughter Jordan who was born in June During Matt Braeuer s two seasons as an assitant on head coach Jason Hooten s men s basketball staff, SHSU has posted back-to-back 20-win seasons and advanced to NCAA Division I post-season action. His first year with Sam Houston, the Bearkats rolled up a record, reaching the finals of the Southland Conference Tournament in Katy and earning a berth in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The victory over Alabama State in the CIT first round was the Bearkats first NCAA post-season win. Before coming to Sam Houston, Braeuer worked two seasons as the video coordinator for men s basketball at the University of Maryland. He also coached at Midland College and was a graduate assistant and three-year starter at Wichita State. Matt brings a lot to the table for us as an assistant coach, Hooten said. He was a successful player for a top program at Wichita State. He works with the same tenacity and toughness he showed on the court. He is a grinder. At Maryland, Braeuer was responsible for assisting with scouting, game preparation and video analysis of Maryland practices and games. He arrived at Maryland after spending one season as an assistant coach at Midland. The Chaparrals went 33-4 and reached the NJCAA Division I national championship game that year. Braeuer spent two seasons as a graduate assistant on the staff of Gregg Marshall at Wichita State. There he worked on film exchange, practice scheduling, community service events and was the director of Shocker Basketball Camps. Braeuer ( BREYE-ur ) played for his father, Ed, at Belton High School, where he started at point guard for three seasons. As a senior, he was a Texas Class 5A first team All-State selection, as well as a first team all-region pick. He was named District 13-5A MVP. He was recruited by head coach Mark Turgeon to Wichita State and played for him for three seasons before Turgeon left to coach Texas A&M. Braeuer started for three seasons at point for the Shockers, where he helped WSU return to the NCAA Tournament, play in the Sweet Sixteen and earn a Top-10 national ranking. Braeuer is in Wichita State s career top 10s in 3-pointers and games played and stands 11th in career assists and steals for the Shockers. Omar Lowery has helped direct the Bearkats to another 20-victory season in his first year on head coach Jason Hooten s men s basketball staff. Lowery served in as an assistant at San Jose State after spending four years as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Cal Poly and three seasons at Texas State in San Marcos. At both San Jose State and Cal Poly, Lowery focused on out of state recruiting in the Midwest and Texas while also involved in recruiting the state of California. He was also in charge of skill development for the post players. Cal Poly basketball saw a new level of success while Lowery was there, setting a program record for Big West victories at 12 and set a school season record for home wins. The team posted the program s first win over a ranked opponent with a victory at #11 UCLA. Lowery also helped in the skill development of the post player at Cal Poly including Chris Eversley who was a All-Big West first team honoree. He tutored Brian Bennett who was 63rd among Division I players in field goal percentage at 52.4 ( ) and Malik Love, Jr., who was the Big West Co-Freshman of the Year. Prior his arrival at Cal Poly, Lowery spent three seasons at Texas State ( ) where he helped recruit seven players ranked among the top-40 Texas high school prospects. With those players, Texas State increased its win totals each season. As a graduate assistant at Eastern New Mexico University ( ), Lowery recruited and coached 2005 Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year Josh Jackson and 2006 All-Lone Star second team selection Justin Redman-Trotter. Lowery also served as a member of the physical education department. As a collegiate player, Lowery competed for two seasons at South Plains College before transferring to Concordia University where he earned All-Lakeshore Conference first team honors. Concordia qualified for the 2000 NCAA Division III Tournament. A Wisconsin native, Lowery graduated from Concordia (Wisc.) in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education. He received his master s degree in sports administration from Eastern New Mexico in Lowery has a son, Miles.

8 MEET THE BEARKATS 8 21 Paul Baxter Guard Junior-2L Austin, Texas / Bowie High School Played in every game the past three years... started all but 11 contests since his freshman season... steady floor leader for the Bearkats who has a career average of 26 minutes played per game Started every game except for Senior Night vs. UCA... averaging 27.2 minutes and 8.5 points per contest... ranks second in assists for the team... scored in double figures 11 times... season high 17 points vs. Incarnate Word in victory in Huntsville Team Most Valuable Player... started every game, averaging 28.2 minutes per contest... thirdleading scorer (9.1 points) and second in assists (129)... scored in double figures 12 times including high game of 19 at SMU Played in all 33 games, earning starting berth in 22 contest as a true freshman... third-leading scorer with 248 points (7.5 per game)... scored in double figures 10 times... season best was 19 points versus Central Arkansas and Eastern Washington BOWIE HIGH SCHOOL One of the Austin area s top players, ranking among the Centex leaders in scoring (18.4 points per game), assists (7.0) and steals (2.7) in also pulled down 6.7 rebounds per contest, helping lead the Bulldogs to their first district championship since All- Central Texas Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore...defensive Most Valuable Player in District 15-5A in one of only three Centex players to be named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches all-state squad... son of Ron Baxter who played for coach Abe Lemons at the Texas on the Longhorns 1979 National Invitational Tournament team SINGLE GAME CAREER BESTS Points 19 Central Arkansas 1/17/13 19 at Eastern Washington 2/23/13 19 at SMU 11/26/13 3-Pt. FG 4-5 at SMU 11/26/13 FT Made 9-9 Central Arkansas 1/17/ A&M-Corpus Christi 1/30/14 Rebounds 7 Four games Assists 11 New Orleans 3/8/14 Steals 4 New Orleans 3/8/14 4 at Central Arkansas 2/27/14 CAREER TOTALS Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

9 MEET THE BEARKATS 11 Demarcus Gatlin Guard Senior-2L Houston, Texas / Bush High School (Navarro Junior College) Third-team All-Southland... three-year starter whose return after an injury red-shirt year in 2014 has been a difference-maker for the Bearkats... his career points (840) rank as the 10th highest total by an SHSU junior college transfer... started every game his first two seasons and each game this year since the eighth date on the schedule... scored in double figures in 42 games as a Bearkat Leading scorer for the Bearkats... totaled double figures in 17 games... top SHSU scorer in five games... became a starter in eighth game of season and started 24 consecutive contests since Injury red-shirt season Suffered knee injury in 22nd game of his true junior season... averaged 11.0 points per contest, starting the first 22 games of the year Started all 32 games as a sophomore, averaging 30.1 minutes and 10.4 points per game. SINGLE GAME CAREER BESTS Points 21 at Nicholls 1/14/12 20 Samford 12/28/11 18 vs. South Dakota 11/21/14 17 at Houston Baptist 12/8/12 3-Pt. FG 4-4 at Nicholls 1/14/12 FT Made Samford 12/28/11 Rebounds 11 Northwestern St. 1/5/15 Assists 6 at UT-Arlington 1/11/12 Steals 3 four games NAVARRO JUNIOR COLLEGE Averaged 6.8 points per game for coach Johnny Estelle on a squad as a freshman at Navarro... Dean s List student BUSH HIGH SCHOOL All-District selection for Coach Ronnie Courtney at Bush High School in Houston... averaged 13.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game as he led the team to the Texas Class 5A state championship and a 35-4 record... honor roll student CAREER TOTALS Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

10 MEET THE BEARKATS 10 3 Dakarai Henderson Guard Sophomore-1L Pearland, Texas / Dawson High School Outstanding perimeter shooter who provided offensive punch off the bench the past two seasons... big reason why the Kats are averaging 28.4 bench points per contest... owns.375 career 3-point percentage (97-of-259) and has averaged 16.6 minutes per game the past two years... career scoring total 469 points Fourth-leading scorer for Sam Houston, coming off the bench as one of the first subs each game... leads squad in total 3-point baskets and in 3-point shooting percentage... scored in double figures in 15 games including seven double figure performances in the Kats last 10 regular season contests hit 40.6 percent from 3-point range (41-of- 101)... averaged 12.0 minutes playing in 31 games... season best 21 points in victory over Hillsdale Red-shirt as true freshman... signed early with the Bearkats in November in 2011 SINGLE GAME CAREER BESTS Points 21 Hillsdale Baptist 11/11/13 16 Austin College 11/14/14 16 Howard Payne 12/29/14 3-Pt. FG 4-6 Hillsdale Baptist 11/11/ A&M-Corpus Christi 2/7/15 FT Made 4-4 Alabama State 3/18/ Northwestern State 1/5/15 Rebounds 4 Houston Baptist 1/13/15 Assists 3 UT-Pan American 12/6/14 Steals 3 Lamar 2/2/15 PEARLAND DAWSON HIGH SCHOOL Shot 49.6 percent from the floor and 39.7 percent from beyond the 3-point arc. He is an 82.3 percent shooter at the free throw line... District 24-4A Newcomer of the Year in 2011, is averaging 24.8 points per game for Dawson his point baskets led Texas Class 4A high school basketball. CAREER TOTALS Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

11 MEET THE BEARKATS Michael Holyfield Center Senior-3L Albuquerque, N.M. / Manzano High School Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year... also third-team All-Southland and member of league s All-Defensive team... has totaled 2,081 minutes in 127 games including 105 starts... ranks second in career blocks (180) at SHSU behind Eddy Fobbs (267 in 2001 to 2005)... one of three seniors who have been part of the program each of the past four years Leads Southland in blocks (73) and stands No. 4 in rebounds (7.5 rpg)... his 73 blocks stand five short of school record for one season (79) set by Eddy Fobbs in started all but one game... scored in double figures 12 times... team s leading rebounder in 21 games Started every game in , averaging 17.6 minutes per outing... his 61 blocks rank as fourth highest season total at SHSU... scored in double figures in seven games including season best of 20 versus Northwestern State Averaged 15.1 minutes per game and totaled 100 points and 151 rebounds as a sophomore Played in 27 games, starting 14 times as a true freshman...top scoring performances include 13 points against Niagara and 12 versus Jarvis Christian SINGLE GAME CAREER BESTS Points 20 Northwestern State 1/12/14 17 New Orleans 3/8/14 FT Made 7-10 Lamar 2/2/15 Rebounds 17 New Orleans 3/8/14 16 A&M-Corpus Christi 1/30/14 Off. Reb. 11 New Orleans 3/8/14 Blocks 6 at New Orleans 1/10/15 5 Six games MANZANO HIGH SCHOOL Led Monarchs to 22-9 record, a No. 4 state ranking and the Class AAAAA state finals in All-State, All- District and All-Metro selection for coach Travis Julian... district Defensive Player of the Year... averaged 12.2 points and 10.3 rebounds as a junior on district championship team... started every game as a junior in 2010, earning second team All-District honors CAREER TOTALS Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

12 MEET THE BEARKATS Aurimas Majauskas Forward Sophomore-1L Marijampole, Lithuania / Future Prep Talented offensive player under the basket... skilled inside who plays well with his back to the basket... has added a new dimension to the Bearkat inside game coming off the bench for starter Michael Holyfield... averaging 6.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 11.7 minutes per game the past two seasons... owns career percentages of.551 from floor and.767 from the line One of seven Bearkats averaging 7.0 or more points per game... strong contributor as reserve on squad that scores 29.3 bench points per contest... leading scorer for Kats against Wofford, Nicholls and Abilene Christian... top game 20 points versus Wofford Lettered as a true freshman in , playing in 26 games as a reserve post player... averaged 9.2 minutes per contest... shot 57.7 percent from the field... season high was 19 points in victory over Hillsdale. SINGLE GAME CAREER BESTS Points 20 vs. Wofford 11/23/14 19 Hillsdale Baptist 11/11/13 18 Abilene Christian 2/16/15 3-Pt. FG 2-2 Houston Baptist 1/31/15 FT Made vs. Wofford 11/23/14 Rebounds 9 at LSU 12/13/14 9 Lamar 2/2/15 9 at Abilene Christian 1/25/14 9 Hillsdale Baptist 11/11/13 FUTURE COLLEGE PREP (CALIF.) Averaged 11.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists for a squad that set a national prep record with 52 victories during the season... named as the team s Most Valuable Player... totaled 18 performances with double figure points and rebounds... named to three all-tournament teams... both of his top scoring and rebounding performances came in a contest versus the Korea College All-Stars in which he totaled 34 points and 18 boards CAREER TOTALS Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

13 MEET THE BEARKATS 13 2 Marquel McKinney Guard Senior-3L Houston, Texas / Cypress Springs High School Four-year letterman who has played in all but 10 games for the Bearkats since the season versatile athlete who plays multiple positions hardnosed competitor who makes things happen when he enters a game... has logged more than 1,729 minutes of playing time (14.6 per game) Averaged 14.6 minutes playing in all 31 contests... started in victory over Central Arkansas in Huntsville... top scoring performance has been six points in wins over ACU and HBU Averaged 8.9 minutes per game in 27 contests in high game was eight points versus Lamar Started 13 games and appeared in 19 other contests as a sophomore averaged 21.4 minutes per game scored in double figures in five games including highs of 13 points against both Hardin-Simmons and McNeese Played in all 32 games in as a backup guard... averaged 13.7 minutes per contest... totaled 53 points and 23 steals SINGLE GAME CAREER BESTS Points 13 McNeese 2/7/13 13 Hardin-Simmons 11/13/12 12 Samford 12/15/12 3-Pt. FG 3-6 McNeese 2/7/13 FT Made 6-7 Lamar 2/18/14 Rebounds 7 at Nicholls 1/26/13 Assists 4 Huston-Tillotson 12/19/12 Steals 4 Huston-Tillotson 12/19/12 CYPRESS SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL All-District guard for coach John Harmatuk... earned District Newcomer of the Year honors as a sophomore... averaged 17.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists... led team to state playoffs twice CAREER TOTALS Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

14 MEET THE BEARKATS 14 1 Jabari Peters Guard Senior-1L Brooklyn, NY / Grady High School (Seward County) Two-time All-Southland selection, earning second team honors this year and third team in made an immediate impact on the program after joining the Bearkats as junior college transfer... has started every game for Sam Houston the past two years, averaging 11.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and shooting.356 from 3-point range... posted 36 double-figure scoring games Pre-season All-Southland selection... team s third-leading scorer... led Kats in scoring in eight times... scored in double figures in 16 games... top game 20 points in victory at Lamar Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year in third team All-Southland selection... named to 2014 Southland All-Tournament team in Katy... led the Bearkats in scoring with 441 points (12.6 per game)... totaled double figures in 22 games including five games with more than 20 points... season best was 29 points in double-overtime victory at Prairie View... named All-Tournament at the SFA Invitational and at the Southland post-season event SINGLE GAME CAREER BESTS Points 29 at Prairie View A&M 11/14/13 26 at Oral Roberts 3/13/14 24 at UT-Pan American 11/8/13 3-Pt. FG 5-6 at Oral Roberts 3/13/14 FT Made at Prairie View A&M 11/14/13 Rebounds 12 Northwestern St. 1/5/15 11 at Central Arkansas 2/27/14 Assists 10 New Orleans 3/8/14 Steals 5 Hillsdale Baptist 11/11/13 SEWARD COUNTY Averaged 13.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest last season... hit 48 3-pointers, posting a 34 percent three-point percentage, and scored in double figures in 25 games... credited with 73 steals... earned second team all-conference and all-region honors as a sophomore... The Saints went 14-2 in 2013 to win the Jayhawk West Conference, Seward County s third consecutive conference title CAREER TOTALS Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

15 MEET THE BEARKATS Kaheem Ransom Guard Senior-1L Wichita, Kansas / Southeast (Seward County) Two-time All-Southland Conference performer... made an immediate impact on the program joining the Kats as a transfer in the fall of owns career averages of 10.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 29.5 minutes in 66 games... started every game at Sam Houston... two-time Southland Player of the Week during his career (once each season) Third-team All-Southland... team s secondleading scorer (10.0 ppg)... led team in scoring in nine games... top performance 20 points in HBU victory... scored in double figures in 17 contests... earned first Southland Player of Week honor in November after leading Kats in scoring in two-point loss at UNLV Third-team All-Southland selection... All- Tournament at 2014 Southland event in Katy... one of two players to average in double figures for the Bearkats in started all 35 games... averaged 30.8 minutes per contest, scoring 406 points... posted double figure performances in 19 games... season best was 23 in season-opening victory at Texas-Pan American... Southland Conference Player of the Week on January 20 after leading Kats to victories at Southeastern Louisiana and UNO SINGLE GAME CAREER BESTS Points 23 at UT-Pan American 11/8/13 22 at Southeastern La. 1/16/14 21 at New Orleans 1/18/14 3-Pt. FG 4-5 at Fairfield 11/22/ other games FTMade McNeese 1/9/14 Rebounds 10 vs. James Madison 12/6/13 Assists 10 Houston Baptist 2/1/14 Steals 4 LIU-Brooklyn 12/28/13 SEWARD COUNTY First team all-conference and all-region... averaged 16.1 points, 4.2 rebounds... hit 62 treys... NJCAA All- America honorable mention... six-time conference player-of-the-week selection... scored double figures in 27 of 32 games... 10th player in school history to score more than 1,000 career points... The Saints went 14-2 in 2013 to win the Jayhawk West Conference, Seward County s third consecutive conference title CAREER TOTALS Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

16 MEET THE BEARKATS Marcus Burwell Forward Junior-Tr Virginia Beach, Va. / Wallace State Averaging 11.2 minutes per game as a reserve... started the first seven games WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Averaged 4.7 points and 5.3 rebounds for coach John Meeks at Wallace State Community College on Alabama Community College Conference champion HILL COLLEGE Played in 30 games, averaging 6.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per gamee as a freshman in GP Min. Avg. FG Pct. 3Pt. Pct. FT Pct. Reb.-AVg. Pts-Avg BISHOP SULLIVAN HIGH SCHOOL Led the Crusaders to 18-9 season and Virginia state playoffs as a senior in all-league 55 Sean Goodwin Junior-Tr Hutchinson, Kan. / Hutchinson (Butler CC) Transfer from Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas who has seen action in 14 games this season, averaging 5.8 minutes per game BUTLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE Goodwin led coach Mike Bargen s Butler Grizzlies to a record in averaged 10.4 points and 4.5 rebounds... shot 60.8 percent from the field... earned All-Kansas Junior College Conference honors. HUTCHINSON HIGH SCHOOL Played both football and basketball GP Min. Avg. FG Pct. 3Pt. Pct. FT Pct. Reb.-AVg. Pts-Avg

17 MEET THE BEARKATS 17 5 Jesse Lopez Forward Fr-Redshirt El Paso, Texas / Bowie High School Played in 17 games as a reserve forward... averaged 5.9 minutes per game... red-shirt as a true freshman in signed early with the Bearkats in November in can play almost every position on the floor... versatile athlete with an outstanding basketball IQ BOWIE HIGH SCHOOL First-team All-City and All-District selection who averaged 16.8 points and 13.4 rebounds per game as he led Bowie to two bi-district championships... selected to the TABC All-Region team and is listed on the Texas Basketball Magazine All-State squad... member of the National Honor Society, ranked in the top 10 percent of his class with a 3.8 grade point average and was a winner of the Junior ACT achievement award GP Min. Avg. FG Pct. 3Pt. Pct. FT Pct. Reb.-AVg. Pts-Avg Jamal Williams Guard Freshman-HS Houston / Episcopal True freshman who has averaged 12 minutes a game playing in all but two contests this year... made his first college start in regular season finale at SFA, scoring 11 points... scored in double figures in two other games... athletic young player with tremendous upside... totaled 124 points and 61 rebounds... hard worker with ability to defend and handle the ball EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 24.3 points per game, 8.1 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 2.6 assists... two-time all-conference and all-state selection... named to top 25 watch list for the 2014 Guy V. Lewis Award, presented to the top high school basketball player in the Houston area... honor roll student GP Min. Avg. FG Pct. 3Pt. Pct. FT Pct. Reb.-AVg. Pts-Avg

18 MEET THE BEARKATS Mitch McCormick Guard Junior-Sq Montgomery, Texas / Montgomery Walk-on who has earned a spot on the Sam Houston squad... hard worker... played in 13 games the past two seasons... appeared in six games in , scoring five points... played in seven games as a freshman in averaged 3.3 minutes per game... totaled seven points MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL Two-year starter and three-year letterman... All- District guard as a senior... averaged 12.3 points per game GP Min. Avg. FG Pct. 3Pt. Pct. FT Pct. Reb.-AVg. Pts-Avg Kyle McLeroy Guard Senior-Sq Cypress / Cypress Ranch High School Reserve guard who has played in 12 games in and appeared in 11 games in MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR Guard for 25-3 squad for the Crusaders during the season.. CY-RANCH HIGH SCHOOL All-District and Academic All-District basketball player at Cypress Ranch High School... also lettered in football and track... averaged 11.3 points and 3.3 assists as a senior GP Min. Avg. FG Pct. 3Pt. Pct. FT Pct. Reb.-AVg. Pts-Avg

19 BEARKAT REDSHIRTS Albert Almanza Forward Freshman-HS Austin, Texas / Saint Stephens High School Red-shirt as a true freshman SAINT STEPHENS HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 15.2 points, 2.1 steals and 6.1 rebounds as a senior... named Most Valuable Player for Saint Stephens... ranked ninth in the Central Texas area in scoring, 12th in steals and 16th in rebounding percent shooter from the field including 44 3-point baskets... earned all-tournament honors at two events 12 Josh Delaney Guard Freshman-HS Killeen, Texas / Harker Heights Red-shirt as a true freshman HARKER HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL Led Harker Heights into the playoffs in averaged 11.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.5 steals as a senior... shot 46 percent from the field and 81 percent from the free throw line... earned first team all-district and all-region honors... voted Most Valuable Player in district 8-5A... won district championship with a 12-2 record and finished the season Cody Mason Forward Freshman-HS The Woodlands, Texas / The Woodlands Red-shirt as a true freshman THE WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL Two-year starter who played in all 66 games for The Woodlands his junior and senior seasons... All-District as a senior... averaged 11.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game as a senior on team in

20 2015 BASKETBALL 20 RECORD: Overall Home Away Neutral Team Statistics SHSU Foe ALL GAMES CONFERENCE Team Statistics SHSU OPP November 8 AUSTIN COLLEGE... W at UNLV... L vs. South Dakota^...W (3 ot) 22 at Fairfield^...W vs. Wofford^.... L U. OF THE SOUTHWEST... W December 3 at Texas A&M... L TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN...W at LSU... L EASTERN WASHINGTON...W PRAIRIE VIEW A&M...W HOWARD PAYNE... W January 3 INCARNATE WORD*...W NORTHWESTERN STATE*...W at New Orleans*...W at Southeastern Louisiana*...W McNEESE STATE*...W at Nicholls*....W STEPHEN F. AUSTIN*... L at Abilene Christian*...W HOUSTON BAPTIST*...W February 2 LAMAR*...W A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI*...W TEXAS COLLEGE...W at Houston Baptist*...W ABILENE CHRISTIAN*...W at Central Arkansas*...W at A&M-Corpus Christi*... L March 2 CENTRAL ARKANSAS*...W at Lamar*...W at Stephen F. Austin*... L Southland Katy... TBA 14 Southland Katy... TBA ^Coaches vs. Cancer Classic *Southland Conference game SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game DOUBLE FIGURE GAMES Player POINTS REBOUNDS 2014 Career 2014 Career DeMarcus Gatlin Jabari Peters Kaheem Ransom Paul Baxter Michael Holyfield Dakari Henderson Aurimas Majauskas Marquel McKinney Jamal Williams Marcus Burwell Jesse Lopez Sean Goodwin SEASON INDIVIDUAL BESTS Points Jabari Peters 21 SLU/McN Aurimas Majauskas 20 Wofford Kaheem Ransom 20 HBU DeMarcus Gatlin 18 SD, LU Kaheem Ransom 17 Texas A&M Paul Baxter 17 UIW Dakarai Henderson 16 HPU Marcus Burwell 15 HPU Jamal Williams 14 USW Jesse Lopez 14 USW Michael Holyfield 14 Austin Col Rebounds Michael Holyfield 14 LSU/UNO Jabari Peters 13 NW St DeMarcus Gatlin 11 UIW Marcus Burwell 10 UNLV Aurimas Majauskas 9 LSU Assists Kaheem Ransom 10 Austin Col Paul Baxter 7 HPU Jabari Peters 5 UTPA Steals Jabari Peters 4 HPU Kaheem Ransom 3 3 games Blocks Michael Holyfield 6 New Orleans CAREER INDIVIDUAL BESTS Points Jabari Peters 29 P. View 2014 Kaheem Ransom 23 UTPA 2014 DeMarcus Gatlin 21 Nicholls 2012 Dakarai Henderson 21 Hillsdale 2014 Michael Holyfield 20 NW St 2014 Aurimas Majauskas 20 Wofford 2014 Paul Baxter 19 3 games Marquel McKinney 13 McNeese 2013 Rebounds Michael Holyfield 17 UNO 2014 SOUTHLAND FINAL STANDINGS Team Conference Season Stephen F. Austin Northwestern State A&M-Corpus Christi Incarnate Word Lamar McNeese State Houston Baptist Nicholls New Orleans Southeastern La Abilene Christian Central Arkansas SHSU STARTING LINEUP TOTAL Games Total Played Starts Michael Holyfield Paul Baxter DeMarcus Gatlin Jabari Peters Kaheem Ransom Totals Assists Paul Baxter 11 SE La 2014 Paul Baxter 10 UNO 2014 Kaheem Ransom 10 HBU 2014 Blocks Michael Holyfield 6 UNO 2015

21 2015 BASKETBALL 21 Sam Houston State 2015 Men s Season Basketball Statistics TOTAL FG 3-PTS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS POINTS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. 11 Gatlin, DeMarcus Ransom, Kaheem Peters, Jabari Henderson, Dakarai Baxter, Paul Holyfield, Michael Majauskas, Aurimas Williams, Jamal McKinney, Marquel Burwell, Marcus Lopez, Jesse Goodwin, Sean McLeroy, Kyle McCormick, Mitch TM Team Total Opponents RECORD: Overall Home Away Neutral SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total SPECIALTY STATS SHSU Foes ALL GAMES Sam Houston State Points in the paint CONFERENCE Opponents Points from turnovers nd chance points Fast break points Bench points Sam Houston 2015 Men s Southland Conference Basketball Statistics TOTAL FG 3-PTS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS POINTS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. 11 Gatlin, DeMarcus Peters, Jabari Baxter, Paul Ransom, Kaheem Henderson, Dakarai Holyfield, Michael Majauskas, Aurimas Williams, Jamal McKinney, Marquel Burwell, Marcus Goodwin, Sean McLeroy, Kyle McCormick, Mitch Lopez, Jesse TM Team Total Opponents

22 RESULTS 22 DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATT. HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS 11/8 at Texas-Pan American W Jabari Peters 11 Terrance Motley 11/14 AUSTIN COLLEGE W Dakarai Henderson 8 Michael Holyfield, DeMarcus Gatlin 11/16 at UNLV L Kaheem Ransom 10 Michael Holyfield, Marcus Burwell 11/21 vs South Dakota Wo DeMarcus Gatlin 8 M. Burwell, J. Peters, M. Holyfield 11/22 at Fairfield University W Kaheem Ransom 6 Michael Holyfield 11/23 vs Wofford L Aurimas Majauskas 6 Marquel McKinney 11/29 U. of the SOUTHWEST W Paul Baxter 8 Michael Holyfield 12/03 at Texas A&M L Kaheem Ransom 9 Michael Holyfield 12/06 UTPA W D. Gatlin; D. Henderson 8 Jabari Peters 12/13 at LSU L Jabari Peters 14 Michael Holyfield 12/16 EASTERN WASHINGTON W Kaheem Ransom, Jabari Peters 8 Michael Holyfield 12/20 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W Jabari Peters 7 Michael Holyfield, DeMarcus Gatlin 1/3 *INCARNATE WORD W Paul Baxter 11 Michael Holyfield 1/5 * NORTHWESTERN ST. W Michael Holyfield, Jabari Peters 13 Jabari Peters 1/10 *at New Orleans W DeMarcus Gatlin 14 Michael Holyfield 1/12 *at Southeastern La. W Jabari Peters 6 Aurimas Majauskas 1/17 * MCNEESE STATE W Jabari Peters 11 Michael Holyfield 1/20 *at Nicholls W Dakarai Henderson, A. Majauskas 7 Jabari Peters 1/24 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN L DeMarcus Gatlin 7 Michael Holyfield 1/26 *at Abilene Christian W Kaheem Ransom 7 DeMarcus Gatlin 1/31 *HOUSTON BAPTIST W Jabari Peters 10 Michael Holyfield 2/2 *LAMAR W Kaheem Ransom 11 Michael Holyfield 2/7 *A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI W Kaheem Ransom 11 Michael Holyfield 2/9 TEXAS COLLEGE W DeMarcus Gatlin 9 Michael Holyfield 2/14 *at Houston Baptist W Kaheem Ransom 6 Aurimas Majauskas 2/16 *ABILENE CHRISTIAN W Aurimas Majauskas 12 Michael Holyfield 2/21 *at Central Arkansas W Jabari Peters 7 Jamal Williams 2/28 *at A&M-Corpus Christi L Paul Baxter 10 Michael Holyfield 3/2. *CENTRAL ARKANSAS W Kaheem Ransom, Paul Baxter 8 Jabari Peters, Michael Holyfield 3/5 *at Lamar W Jabari Peters 6 M. Holyfield, Aurimas Majauskas 3/7 *at Stephen F. Austin L Jabari Peters 6 Kaheem Ransom, DeMarcus Gatlin SHSU Men s Basketball Game By Game Team Totals Score By Halves 1st 2nd Final Field Goals FG Pct. 3 Pt. FG 3Pt. FG Pct. Free Throws FT Pct. Rebounds Assists TO Fouls Opponent SH/Foe SH/Foe SH/Foe Margin SHSU / Foe SHSU / Foe SHSU / Foe SHSU / Foe SHSU / Foe SHSU / Foe SHSU / Foe Margin SH/Foe SH/Foe SH/Foe AUSTIN COLLEGE 55/22 45/ / / / / / / / /11 15/22 16/29 UNLV 30/28 27/ (2) 21-69/ / / / / / / /11 15/10 23/11 South Dakota 30/33 35/ / / / / / / /51 (6) 13/16 23/20 23/27 Fairfield University 35/33 39/ / / / / / / / /9 14/17 20/18 Wofford 19/26 34/ (11) 16-51/ / / / / / /31-8/12 15/16 24/21 SOUTHWEST (NM) 55/20 56/ / / / / / / / /9 12/22 25/25 Texas A&M 27/30 36/ (3) 19-54/ / / / / / / /11 16/8 21/22 UTPA 35/31 43/ / / / / / / / /13 12/17 19/22 LSU 31/34 36/ (9) 25-73/ / / / / / / /16 10/7 22/10 EASTERN WASH. 42/31 34/ / / / / / / / /9 12/13 19/20 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 34/17 27/ / / / / / / / /14 18/14 12/17 HOWARD PAYNE 56/16 46/ / / / / / / / /8 9/17 15/17 INCARNATE WORD 47/38 37/ / / / / / / / /12 13/10 24/23 NORTHWESTERN ST. 32/26 43/ / / / / / / / /12 18/11 20/24 New Orleans 34/21 34/ / / / / / / / /9 15/10 25/22 Southeastern La. 31/31 41/ / / / / / / /37 (3) 13/7 10/10 19/23 MCNEESE STATE 29/30 40/ / / / / / / / /11 13/15 13/23 Nicholls 39/12 23/ / / / / / / / /7 12/19 18/15 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 29/39 39/ (11) 18-46/ / / / / / /32 (3) 10/20 13/10 26/29 Abilene Christian 45/25 35/ / / / / / / / /17 9/12 20/23 HOUSTON BAPTIST 32/22 31/ / / / / / / /41 (6) 16/12 14/17 16/13 LAMAR 37/22 42/ / / / / / / / /11 10/13 18/21 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 26/12 41/ / / / / / / / /11 15/10 19/24 TEXAS COLLEGE 53/22 35/ / / / / / / / /8 9/15 18/15 Houston Baptist 55/27 32/ / / / / / / /30 (2) 14/14 8/16 23/20 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 37/20 34/ / / / / / / / /12 7/18 19/23 Central Arkansas 40/17 30/ / / / / / / / /11 12/22 18/24 A&M-Corpus Christi 27/30 32/ (2) 17-49/ / / / / / / /6 16/16 29/22 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 33/26 43/ / / / / / / / /10 13/14 16/16 Lamar 32/32 35/ / / / / / / / /12 17/20 19/24 Stephen F. Austin 25/26 30/ (9) 18-50/ / / / / / /42 (11) 6/14 17/15 28/17

23 GAME NOTES 23 Sam Houston Men s Basketball Individual Game By Game-Points-Rebounds-Assists Opponent Result Peters McKinney Henderson Lopez Gatlin Ransom Willilams Baxter Burwell Majauska Holyfield Goodwin AUSTIN COLLEGE W at UNLV L vs South Dakota WOT at Fairfield University W vs Wofford L SOUTHWEST (NM) W at Texas A&M L UTPA W at LSU L EASTERN WASH W PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W HOWARD PAYNE W INCARNATE WORD W NORTHWESTERN ST W at New Orleans W at Southeastern La W MCNEESE STATE W at Nicholls W STEPHEN F. AUSTIN L at Abilene Christian W HOUSTON BAPTIST W LAMAR W A&M-CC W TEXAS COLLEGE W at Houston Baptist W ABILENE CHRISTIAN W at Central Arkansas W at A&M-C. Christi L CENTRAL ARKANSAS 3/2/15 W at Lamar W at Stephen F. Austin L Sam Houston Specialty Statistics In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint TO Chance Break Bench SH Foe SH Foe SH Foe SH Foe SH Foe AC UNLV SoDak Fair Woff SWNM TAMU UTPA LSU EWU Pview HPU UIW NW St UNO SE La McN Nich SFA ACU HBU LU AMCC TC HBU ACU UCA AMCC UCA LU SFA Sam Houston State Bearkat Starting Lineups Opponent AC...Holyfield Burwell Ransom Peters Baxter UNLV...Holyfield Burwell Ransom Peters Baxter SoDak...Holyfield Burwell Ransom Peters Baxter Fair...Holyfield Burwell Ransom Peters Baxter Wofford...Holyfield Burwell Ransom Peters Baxter SWNM...Holyfield Burwell Ransom Peters Baxter TAMU...Holyfield Burwell Ransom Peters Baxter UTPA...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter LSU...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter EWU...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter Pview...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter HPU...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter UIW...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter NW St...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter UNO...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter SE La...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter McN...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter Nicholls...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter SFA...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter ACU...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter HBU...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter Lamar...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter AMCC...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter Tex Col...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter HBU...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter ACU...Holyfield Gatllin Ransom Peters Baxter UCA...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters BaxteR AMCC...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter UCA...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters McKinney LU...Holyfield Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter SFA...Williams Gatlin Ransom Peters Baxter

24 BEARKAT MEN S BASKETBALL NOTES Team Statistics CATEGORY SHSU Foes SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game Individual Career Marks Career Scoring By Bearkat Transfers Rank Player Years GP Points Average 1. Reggie Harris , Gilberto Clavell , Mike Dillard , Donald Cole Cory Almond Melvin Moore Senecca Wall Joe Thompson Lorenzo Duncan DeMarcus Gatlin Sam Houston Career Rebounds Rank Player Years GP Reb. Average 1. James Lister , Ryan Bright Bruce Allen Robert White Tracy Pearson Michael Holyfield Sam Houston Career Blocks Rank Player Years GP Blocks Average 1. Eddy Fobbs Michael Holyfield Frank Mata THE BEARKATS AT HALFTIME Won Lost Ahead at half 20 1 Behind at half 2 6 Tied at half OPPONENT LEADS OVERCOME Fairfield 10 1st half 10:45 EWU 10 1st half 12:25 South Dakota 9 1st half 15:11 Southeastern La 5 1st half 17:32 UTPA 4 1st half 10:53 McNeese St 4 1st half 1:48 NW St. 4 1st half 13:34 Prairie View 2 1st half 19:14 Lamar 2 1st half 1:03 HBU 1 1st half 17:33 Sam Houston Top Winning Seasons NCAA DIVISION I Year Coach Season Conf. Rank Post Season Bob Marlin st NCAA First Round Jason Hooten nd Jason Hooten rd CIT Second Round Bob Marlin st NCAA First Round Bob Marlin rd Bob Marlin st Bob Marlin nd Bob Marlin nd NCAA DIVISION II Year Coach Season Conf. Rank Post Season Robert McPherson st NCAA Regionals Robert McPherson nd NAIA Year Coach Season Conf. Rank Post Season Archie Porter st NAIA Nationals Bob Derryberry st NAIA Regionals Archie Porter rd Archie Porter nd Archie Porter nd Robert McPherson nd NAIA Regionals

25 Notable Bearkats 25 WALT ANDERSON Head Referee Super Bowl XLV DAVID ADICKES Designer of Sam Houston statue MICHAEL BANKSTON 9 year veteran National Football League KATIE CLARKE Star of Broadway touring company of Wicked WHAT IS A BEARKAT? Sam Houston s athletic teams have been nicknamed The Bearkats since 1923 when the university s name was changed by the Texas state legislature from Sam Houston Normal Institute to Sam Houston State Teachers College. Prior to 1923, the sports teams were nicknamed The Normals. Early references to Bearkats spelled the name either Bearcats, Bear Cats, or Bearkats. A bearcat is said by some to be a kinkajou, a small, golden, carnivorous mammal that resides in the jungles of South America. ROGER CREAGER Country & Western Recording Star JOSEPH BUD HANEY Co-founder Profiles International PRESTON JOHNSON, JR. Senior Vice President Center Point Energy, Inc LYNNE LIBERATO First women president Houston Bar Association It is doubtful those who coined the Bearkat nickname had either a kinkajou or a binturong in mind, however. More likely, the name came from a popular local saying of the time, tough as a Bearkat! Since the animal in the saying was thought more mythical than real, the spelling settled upon was Bearkat. RICHARD LINKLATER Movie Director Academy Award Nominee DAN RATHER Former Anchor CBS News DON SANDERS Sanders Morris Group Inc Ryan-Sanders Baseball SAMMY BEARKAT National Champion Mascot The Sammy Bearkat mascot began appearing at Sam Houston sports events in Designated a Doctoral Research University by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education

26 Sam Houston State University 26 A GREAT NAME IN TEXAS EDUCATION Texas State University Board of Regents BEAUTIFUL 316 acre main campus located in historic Huntsville among the forest and lakes of East Texas less than an hour away from the excitement of Greater Houston Dr. Jaime R. Garza Chairman San Antonio Rossanna Salazar Vice Chairman Austin Charlie Amato Regent San Antonio Kevin J. Lilly Regent Houston Ron Mitchell Regent Horseshoe Bay David Montagne Regent Beaumont ATTENTION 23:1 student to faculty ratio (average class is 25 students) DIVERSE More than 19,700 students from 60 countries Vernon Reaser III Regent Bellaire William F. Scott Regent Nederland Donna N. Williams Regent Arlington Anna Sandoval Student Regent Alpine Brian McCall Chancellor Sam Houston State University Administration SUCCESSFUL One of the top 15 public universities nationwide for helping students stay on track and graduate QUALITY INSTRUCTION 72% of faculty members hold doctoral or terminal degrees Dr. Dana G. Hoyt University President Dr. Jaimie Hebert Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Carlos Hernandez Vice President for Finance & Operations Frank Holmes Vice President for University Advancement COMMITTED Top 50 in the United States for Commitment to Civic Engagement and Global Awareness on Campus by USA Today Dr. Heather Thielemann Vice President for Enrollment Management Frank Parker Vice President for Student Services Mark Adams Vice President for Information Technology Sam Houston Athletic Administration Bobby Williams Athletic Director Bobbie Hilliard Associate A.D. Finance Chris Thompson Associate A.D. Student Services Greg Hinze Associate A.D. Operations David Paitson Associate A.D. External Operations Paul Ridings Associate A.D. Media Services Sam Houston The Man General Sam Houston is the only man in U.S. history to be governor of two states (Tennessee and Texas). He led Texas to independence with the victory over Santa Anna at the battle of San Jacinto. Houston became the first president of the Republic of Texas, senator from the State of Texas and governor of the State of Texas. He is buried in Huntsville not far from the campus of the university named in his honor.