2024–25 Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball team

2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty †	13	–	5	.722	28	–	7	.800
Jacksonville State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	13	.639
Middle Tennessee	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Kennesaw State	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
New Mexico State	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9	.500	20	–	12	.625
Western Kentucky	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
UTEP	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Sam Houston	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
FIU	3	–	15	.167	10	–	23	.303

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner

The 2024–25 Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by second-year head coach Chris Mudge, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as second-year members of the Conference USA.

Previous season

The Bearkats finished the 2023–24 season 21–12, 13–3 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA championship. They defeated FIU in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament before losing to UTEP in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Owen McGlashan	0	G/F	6'7"	210	GS Senior	Marlton, NJ	Graduated
Davon Barnes	2	G	6'5"	215	Junior	Memphis, TN	Transferred to Ole Miss^[1]
Anthony Wrzeszcz	4	G	6'3"	185	Sophomore	Gdynia, Poland	Transferred to McMaster
Bryce Cook	11	G	5'7"	160	Freshman	Arlington, TX	Transferred to Texas A&M–Kingsville
Jaden Ray	13	G	5'10"	165	Senior	Midwest City, OK	Graduated
Kinglsey Ijeoma	14	F	6'8"	200	Junior	Houston, TX	Transferred to Livingstone College
Lewis Rowe	21	F	6'10"	250	Junior	Adelaide, Australia	Transferred to St. Edward's
Derrick Brown	24	G	6'0"	175	Junior	Houston, TX	Walk-on; transferred
Souleymane Doumbia	31	C	6'11"	230	Senior	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Brennen Burns	0	G	5'10"	175	Senior	Bethany, OK	Southeastern Oklahoma State
Dorian Finister	2	G	6'5"	190	Junior	New Orleans, LA	Kansas State
Kalifa Sakho	34	F	6'11"	220	Senior	Rouen, France	Utah State
Josiah Hammons	57	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Chicago, IL	Incarnate Word

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaxson Ford #31 PF	Prosper, TX	Link Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 22, 2023
Jaxson Ford #31 PF	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Erik Taylor CG	Orlando, FL	The Rock School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 20, 2023
Erik Taylor CG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Cheikh Ndiaye C	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Prestige Worldwide Sports Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 27, 2024
Cheikh Ndiaye C	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jacobe Coleman SG	Dallas, TX	Dynamic Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 2, 2024
Jacobe Coleman SG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Nathan Nguyen PG	Houston, TX	Saint Thomas' Episcopal School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Sep 11, 2024
Nathan Nguyen PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jacob Walker PG	Cordova, TN	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 26, 2024
Jacob Walker PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Matt Dann C	Oakville, ON	Fort Erie International Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	N/A	Oct 12, 2024
Matt Dann C	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Brennen Burns	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	East Central HS Southeastern Oklahoma State	Bethany, OK
G	1	CJ Beaumont	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Palm Beach Prep	West Palm Beach, FL
G	2	Dorian Finister	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Carver HS Kansas State	New Orleans, LA
G	3	Lamar Wilkerson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Ashdown HS Three Rivers College	Ashdown, AR
G	5	Marcus Boykin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Trinity Christian School Barton College	Clinton, NC
F	6	Jaxson Ford	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Link Academy	Prosper, TX
G	10	Damon Nicholas Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Duncanville HS	Ducanville, TX
G	11	Wade Neyland (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Centerville HS	Centerville, TX
G	12	Erik Taylor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	The Rock School	Orlando, FL
G	22	Jackson Rogers (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Wylie HS	Murphy, TX
F	23	Cheikh Ndiaye	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Prestige Worldwide Sports Academy	Louga, Senegal
F	25	Cameron Huefner	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	St. Peter's College Pittsburg State	Adelaide, Australia
F	34	Kalifa Sakho	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Utah State	Rouen, France
F	40	Kian Scroggins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Raymore–Peculiar HS	Raymore, MO
G	57	Josiah Hammons	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Curie HS Incarnate Word	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Chris Mudge (Texas)

Assistant coach(es)

Justin Bailey (UT Permian Basin)
Brendan Foley (Kansas State)
Jake White (UT Tyler)
Anthony Fobb (Southeastern Louisiana)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 13, 2024* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Prairie View A&M Charity Exhibition Game	W 94–87		–	–	–	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MSN		at Nevada	L 75−91	0−1	17 – Boykin	8 – Finister	4 – Tied	Lawlor Events Center (8,023) Reno, NV
November 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tarleton State	W 91–62	1–1	15 – Tied	11 – Finister	8 – Burns	Wisdom Gymnasium (1,487) Stephenville, TX
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 12 Baylor	L 67–104	1–2	19 – Wilkerson	4 – Tied	5 – Boykin	Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX
November 17, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lamar	W 85–72	2–2	28 – Wilkerson	7 – Finister	11 – Boykin	Montagne Center (1,848) Beaumont, TX
November 21, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Trinity (TX)	W 105–78	3–2	26 – Huefner	9 – Ford	5 – Tied	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (785) Huntsville, TX
November 27, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Appalachian State Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic	L 63–66	3–3	22 – Wilkerson	7 – Finister	5 – Boykin	Trask Coliseum (2,519) Wilmington, NC
November 29, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FloSports		at UNC Wilmington Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic	L 60–69	3–4	20 – Wilkerson	7 – Scroggins	2 – Tied	Trask Coliseum (3,374) Wilmington, NC
November 30, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloSports		vs. Colgate Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic	W 82–78	4–4	17 – Wilkerson	8 – Finister	4 – Burns	Trask Coliseum (2,860) Wilmington, NC
December 3, 2024* 6:30 p.m., BTN		at Indiana	L 71–97	4–5	18 – Wilkerson	6 – Finister	4 – Burns	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
December 7, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		Texas Southern	W 87–71	5–5	26 – Wilkerson	11 – Sakho	6 – Burns	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (454) Huntsville, TX
December 16, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		St. Thomas (TX)	W 80–54	6–5	19 – Wilkerson	17 – Scroggins	4 – Tied	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (356) Huntsville, TX
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at Pittsburgh	L 78–110	6–6	26 – Huefner	5 – Huefner	3 – Wilkerson	Petersen Events Center (7,164) Pittsburgh, PA
December 28, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Dallas (TX)	W 111–65	7–6	20 – Huefner	8 – Huefner	4 – Tied	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (836) Huntsville, TX
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 71–75	7–7 (0–1)	16 – Sakho	13 – Sakho	6 – Boykin	Pan American Center (3,913) Las Cruces, NM
January 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTEP	L 72–81	7–8 (0–2)	18 – Boykin	8 – Tied	3 – Wilkerson	Don Haskins Center (5,774) El Paso, TX
January 9, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Liberty	L 68–76	7–9 (0–3)	25 – Wilkerson	9 – Tied	5 – Boykin	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (924) Huntsville, TX
January 11, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	W 81–74	8–9 (1–3)	29 – Wilkerson	8 – Finister	3 – Boykin	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (976) Huntsville, TX
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	L 69–75 ^OT	8–10 (1–4)	29 – Wilkerson	12 – Sakho	4 – Burns	Convocation Center (1,788) Kennesaw, GA
January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 62–70	8–11 (1–5)	20 – Hammons	8 – Sakho	4 – Tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,185) Jacksonville, AL
January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	L 75–77	8–12 (1–6)	22 – Boykin	11 – Sakho	8 – Boykin	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (987) Huntsville, TN
January 25, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Western Kentucky	L 66–75	8–13 (1–7)	15 – Huefner	13 – Huefner	6 – Boykin	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (847) Huntsville, TN
February 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Louisiana Tech	L 61–66 ^OT	8–14 (1–8)	17 – Wilkerson	9 – Finister	4 – Boykin	Thomas Assembly Center (3,141) Ruston, LA
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	L 82–85 ^OT	8–15 (1–9)	21 – Wilkerson	9 – Boykin	9 – Boykin	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,002) Miami, FL
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPNews		at Liberty	L 61–64	8–16 (1–10)	23 – Boykin	9 – Sakho	5 – Boykin	Liberty Arena (3,355) Lynchburg, VA
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville State	W 66–61	9–16 (2–10)	29 – Wilkerson	6 – Boykin	5 – Boykin	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (866) Huntsville, TX
February 15, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 78–76	10–16 (3–10)	25 – Wilkerson	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,478) Huntsville, TX
February 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Western Kentucky	W 78–62	11–16 (4–10)	14 – Wilkerson	10 – Wilkerson	7 – Wilkerson	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,945) Bowling Green, KY
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 70–74	11–17 (4–11)	24 – Wilkerson	6 – Sakho	4 – Boykin	Murphy Center (4,413) Murfreesboro, TN
March 1, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	L 66–90	11–18 (4–12)	22 – Wilkerson	5 – Tied	3 – Boykin	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,438) Huntsville, TX
March 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		UTEP	W 89–87	12–18 (5–12)	29 – Wilkerson	7 – Boykin	5 – Boykin	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (837) Huntsville, TX
March 8, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 76–69	13–18 (6–12)	32 – Wilkerson	6 – Sakho	5 – Wilkerson	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,230) Huntsville, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 11, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) UTEP First round	L 65–79	13–19	22 – Wilkerson	9 – Huefner	3 – Tied	Von Braun Center (989) Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[2]

References

^ Eckert, David (April 18, 2024). "Ole Miss basketball lands Sam Houston's Davon Barnes; Chris Beard up to 4 portal commits". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sam Houston. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[1] Eckert, David (April 18, 2024). "Ole Miss basketball lands Sam Houston's Davon Barnes; Chris Beard up to 4 portal commits". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[2] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sam Houston. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

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