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2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats Men's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by seventh-year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated 2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team, Central Arkansas and 2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team, Houston Baptist to advance to the semifinals of the 2017 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament, Southland tournament where they lost to 2016–17 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team, New Orleans. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament. Previous season The 2015–16 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team, Bearkats finished the 2015–16 NCAA Divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Hooten
Jason Trey Hooten (born April 20, 1969) is the head coach of the New Mexico State University men's basketball program as of March 2025. Hooten was previously head coach at Sam Houston State University for 13 seasons. And was an assistant coach for there for the previous six years, before being named as the Bearkats' head men's basketball coach on April 2, 2010. In his time with the Bearkats, Hooten had a 261-169 record and six 20-plus victory seasons. Early life Hooten is a 1987 graduate of Killeen Ellison High School and lettered in basketball and baseball. He earned all-district, All-CenTex and All-Super CenTex while leading his team to the bi-district championship as a senior. He holds school career records for scoring and assists. In baseball, he twice earned All-District honorable mention and lettered three years. Hooten holds two degrees from Tarleton State, earning a bachelor's in exercise and sport studies in 1993 and a master's in 1995. Hooten played two years at McLe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |