2018–19 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

2018–19 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
Southland regular season champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record21–12 (16–2 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Campbell (2nd season)
  • Chris Mudge (9th season)
  • Chuck Taylor (3rd season)
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 6,110)
2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sam Houston State162 .8892112  .636
Abilene Christian144 .778277  .794
Southeastern Louisiana126 .6671716  .515
New Orleans126 .6671914  .576
Lamar126 .6672013  .606
Texas A&M–CC99 .5001418  .438
Central Arkansas810 .4441419  .424
Houston Baptist810 .4441218  .400
Stephen F. Austin711 .3891416  .467
Nicholls711 .3891417  .452
Northwestern State612 .3331120  .355
McNeese State513 .278922  .290
Incarnate Word117 .056625  .194
2019 Southland tournament winner

The 2018–19 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represent Sam Houston State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats are led by ninth-year head coach Jason Hooten and play their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 21-12, 16-2 in Southland play to finish in 1st place. As the No. 1 seed in the Southland tournament, they lost to New Orleans in the semifinals. They received an automatic bid to the NIT where they lost in the first round to TCU.