2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record19–10 (14–6 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Raru Archer
  • Kira Carter
  • Brittany Mason
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 6,100)
Seasons
2019–20 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M-CC 17 – 3   .850 23 – 7   .767
Abilene Christian 16 – 4   .800 24 – 5   .828
Stephen F. Austin 16 – 4   .800 23 – 6   .793
Sam Houston State 14 – 6   .700 19 – 10   .655
New Orleans 13 – 7   .650 17 – 12   .586
Incarnate Word 10 – 10   .500 14 – 15   .483
Nicholls 10 – 10   .500 13 – 16   .448
Central Arkansas 9 – 11   .450 13 – 16   .448
Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 11   .450 12 – 17   .414
Lamar 6 – 14   .300 10 – 19   .345
Houston Baptist 4 – 16   .200 8 – 21   .276
Northwestern State 4 – 16   .200 7 – 22   .241
McNeese State 2 – 18   .100 5 – 24   .172
† 2020 Southland tournament winner
As of March 7, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by second-year head coach Ravon Justice, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–10, 14–6 in Southland play, to finish in fourth place. Before they could play in the Southland women's tournament; however, the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Previous season

The Bearkats finished the 2018–19 season 16–13 overall, 11–7 in Southland play, to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Southland women's tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Central Arkansas.

Roster

2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sydnee Kemp 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Lee's Summit West HS Kansas City, MO
G 1 Jennifer Oramas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Charles W. Flannigan HS Pembroke Pines, FL
F 2 Amber Leggett 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Choctawhatchee HS Navarre, FL
G 3 Alyssa Osborne 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Oakridge HS Spring, TX
F 5 Sandra Cannady 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr College Park HS The Woodlands, TX
F 10 Faith Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Goose Creek HS
UTEP 		Baytown, TX
F 11 Courtney Cleveland 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Arlington HS
Pratt CC 		Arlington, TX
G/F 12 Taryn Archie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Huntsville HS
Blinn College 		Huntsville, TX
G 13 Kaylee Jefferson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Sulphur Springs HS
East Carolina 		Sulphur Springs, TX
G 15 Tia Harston 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Sr Killeen HS Killeen, TX
F 20 La'Sha Haynes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Port Gibson HS
Prairie View A&M 		New Orleans, LA
F 21 Madelyn Batista 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Winter Park HS
Daytona State CC 		Orlando, FL
G 23 Jaylonn Walker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Calvert HS/McClennan CC Calvert, TX
G 24 Rahmena Henderson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr St. John Vianney HS Neptune, NJ
F 25 Alyvia Essex 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Atlantic City HS
Rowan College at Gloucester County 		Atlantic City, NJ
G 34 Rachell Harrell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Brock HS Weatherford, TX
F 42 Kiera McKinney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Tascosa HS Amarillo, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 17, 2024

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference games
November 6, 2019*
6:30 p.m., ESPN3 		at Howard Payne W 91–49  1–0
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (707)
Huntsville, TX
November 10, 2019*
3:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Louisiana W 77–73  2–0
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (529)
Huntsville, TX
November 14, 2019*
6:00 p.m., FSSW 		at Texas Tech L 57–99  2–1
 United Supermarkets Arena (4,078)
Lubbock, TX
November 26, 2019*
6:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Ole Miss L 69–75  2–2
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,320)
Oxford, MS
November 30, 2019*
2:00 p.m. 		at Oral Roberts L 41–64  2–3
 Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 3, 2019*
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Jarvis Christian W 114–46  3–3
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
December 8, 2019*
2:00 p.m. 		UTSA W 81–77  4–3
 Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
December 15, 2019*
2:00 p.m. 		at Oklahoma L 71–95  4–4
 Lloyd Noble Center (1,445)
Norman, OK
Southland Conference regular season
December 18, 2019
3:00 p.m. 		at Northwestern State W 79–69  5–4
(1–0) 		Prather Coliseum (546)
Natchitoches, LA
December 21, 2019
2:00 p.m. 		at New Orleans W 78–46  6–4
(2–0) 		Lakefront Arena (221)
New Orleans, LA
Non-conference games
December 30, 2019*
6:30 p.m. 		Wiley (Texas) W 102–52  7–4
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (490)
Huntsville, TX
Southland Conference regular season
January 2, 2020
6:30 p.m. 		McNeese State W 92–59  8–4
(3–0) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (473)
Huntsville, TX
January 4, 2020
3:00 p.m. 		Nicholls W 87–71  9–4
(4–0) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (549)
Huntsville, TX
January 8, 2020
7:00 p.m. 		at Southeastern Louisiana W 84–69  10–4
(5–0) 		University Center (454)
Hammond, LA
January 11, 2020
1:00 p.m. 		at Central Arkansas W 72–54  11–4
(6–0) 		Farris Center (572)
Conway, AR
January 15, 2020
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lamar W 68–47  12–4
(7–0) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (751)
Huntsville, TX
January 18, 2020
2:00 p.m. 		at Houston Baptist W 97–69  13–4
(8–0) 		Sharp Gymnasium (434)
Houston, TX
January 22, 2020
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian L 73–81  13–5
(8–1) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (665)
Huntsville, TX
January 29, 2020
7:00 p.m. 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 54–57  13–6
(8–2) 		American Bank Center (1,574)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 1, 2020
3:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Stephen F. Austin W 63–55  14–6
(9–2) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,286)
Huntsville, TX
February 5, 2020
6:30 p.m., ESPN3 		Incarnate Word L 74–77  14–7
(9–3) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (599)
Huntsville, TX
February 8, 2020
1:00 p.m. 		at Nicholls W 80–77  15–7
(10–3) 		Stopher Gymnasium (277)
Thibodaux, LA
February 12, 2020
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana W 81–75  16–7
(11–3) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (646)
Huntsville, TX
February 15, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Central Arkansas W 73–58  17–7
(12–3) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (350)
Huntsville, TX
February 19, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lamar W 75–68  18–7
(13–3) 		Montagne Center (741)
Beaumont, TX
February 22, 2020
3:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Houston Baptist W 75–60  19–7
(14–3) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
February 26, 2020
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 91–94  19–8
(14–4) 		Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
March 4, 2020
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 45–60  19–9
(14–5) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (874)
Huntsville, TX
March 7, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin L 54–60  19–10
(14–6) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,431)
Nacogdoches, TX
2020 Hercules Tires Southland basketball tournament
March 13, 2020
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		New Orleans or Southeastern Louisiana
Second round 		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sam Houston Bearkats Schedule 2019-20". ESPN. Retrieved August 17, 2024.