Sam Houston State Bearkats
Southland (25-8, 15-3)
Big Wins: 12/16 Eastern Washington (76-52), 1/3 Incarnate Word (84-78), 1/5 Northwestern State (75-64)
Bad Losses: 11/16 at UNLV (57-59), 11/23 vs Wofford (53-64), 2/28 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (59-61)
Coach: Jason Hooten
Probable Starters:
DeMarcus Gatlin, Senior, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg
Jabari Peters, Senior, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 2.4 apg, 4.6 rpg
Kaheem Ransom, Senior, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 3.9 apg, 4.4 rpg
Paul Baxter, Junior, Guard, 8.3 ppg, 2.6 apg
Michael Holyfield, Senior, Center, 8.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.4 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
Dakarai Henderson, Sophomore, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Aurimas Majauskas, Sophomore, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg
Jamal Williams, Freshman, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Marquel McKinney, Senior, Guard, 1.8 ppg
Marcus Burwell, Junior, Forward, 2.1 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.0 (37th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.4 (14, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.5 (182, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.1 (8, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.7 (55, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.3 (210, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.7 (110, 4)
Rebound Margin: 7.3 (12, 1)
Assists Per Game: 14. 6 (48, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.3 (242, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 CIT First Round win over Alabama State
2014 CIT Second Round loss to San Diego
2010 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Baylor
2003 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Florida
*all team stats through 3/8
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