Sam Houston State

Official Name: 
Sam Houston State University
Nickname: 
Bearkats
Mailing Address: 

Post Office Box 2268
620 Bowers Boulevard
Huntsville, TX 77341

Website: 
www.gobearkats.com
Telephone: 
(936) 294-1764
Fax: 
(936) 294-3538
Enrollment: 
13,080
Arena: 

Bernard Johnson Coliseum
Capacity: 6,100
Year Opened: 1976

School Colors: 
Orange and White
Conference: 

Southland (since 1988)
Former Member of Gulf Star (1985-87)

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(2) 1973 and 1986

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 2003 and 2010
0-2 record (.000)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1986
0-2 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1973
1-1 record (.500)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Bob Marlin (12 years from 1999-2010, 225-131 record, .632)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

James Lister (2,304 points from 1970-73 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

James Lister (1,682 from 1970-73 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Senecca Wall (45 points as senior vs. Texas-Arlington in double overtime on 3/6/01 in Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinals)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Senecca Wall* (45 vs. Texas-Arlington in 2OT in Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinals)
March 6, 2001 (senior/19.1 ppg)
*Division I school record. All-time Sam Houston State mark set by James Lister (47 vs. East Texas State in 1970-71).

1

2

OT

2OT

Total

Sam Houston State

36

37

10

20

103

Texas-Arlington

31

42

10

15

98

Sam Houston State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Wall

12-20

2-4

19-24

45

Douglas

1-2

0-0

0-1

2

Barlow

5-9

0-0

2-4

13

Burkhalter

3-11

0-0

2-2

9

Fobbs

0-2

0-0

1-4

1

Sims

7-12

0-0

0-0

19

Winters

2-3

0-0

3-4

7

Stephenson

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Jordy

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Brown

3-6

0-0

1-2

7

Totals

33-68

9-22

28-41

103

Percentages

.485

.409

.683

Texas-Arlington

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Beacham

4-5

0-0

1-3

9

Callier

5-11

0-0

4-6

14

Barber

6-16

2-7

16-18

30

J. Johnson

5-12

3-7

5-6

18

Obasohan

4-11

0-0

2-2

10

Nikolic

1-2

0-0

0-0

2

Arbuckle

2-6

1-1

2-2

7

R. Johnson

2-4

0-0

4-6

8

Ngounou

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

29-67

6-15

34-43

98

Percentages

.433

.400

.791
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

E.A. Berry

2

1918-19

14-0

1.000

both years

7-0

Paul Boynton

1

1920

10-0

1.000

1920

10-0

John Ashcraft

2

1921-22

19-11

.633

1921

10-3

J.W. Jones

13

1923-36

121-116

.511

1925

18-5

Clyde White

2

1937-38

30-11

.732

1937

18-2

T.F. Wilson

5

1939-45

60-30

.667

1940

8-1

Jack Williams

11

1946-56

113-138

.451

1949

13-9

Bruce Craig

8

1957-64

84-113

.426

1963

13-9

Archie Porter

11

1965-75

189-128

.596

1973

28-1

Dennis Price

3

1976-79

35-71

.330

1976

12-15

Rob Derryberry

2

1980-81

43-20

.683

1981

23-8

Robert McPherson

5

1982-86

102-59

.634

1986

27-6

Steve Tucker

1

1987

16-12

.571

1987

16-12

Gary Moss

2

1988-89

16-22

.421

1988

14-14

Jeff Dittman

1

1989

10-8

.556

1989

10-8

Larry Brown

2

1990-91

17-38

.309

1990

10-18

Jerry Hopkins

7

1992-98

50-134

.272

1996

11-16

Bob Marlin

12

1999-2010

225-131

.632

2003

23-7

Jason Hooten

1

2011

18-13

.581

2011

18-13
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,158-1,018 (.532) from 1918 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Sam Houston State (TX) moved up to major-college status in 1987
  • Moss compiled a 2-8 record in 1988-89 before he was replaced on an interim basis by Dittman
  • SHSU did not field a team in 1942-43 and 1943-44 during World War II
  • Record in 1922-23 is unavailable.