2020–21 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

2020–21 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record19–9 (13–3 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Phil Forte (2nd season)
  • Chris Mudge (11th season)
  • Andre Owens (2nd season)
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 6,110)
2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Nicholls142 .875187  .720
Abilene Christian132 .867245  .828
Sam Houston State133 .813199  .679
Stephen F. Austin*123 .800165  .762
Northwestern State97 .5631118  .379
New Orleans87 .5331015  .400
Lamar610 .3751018  .357
Incarnate Word59 .357814  .364
Southeastern Louisiana510 .333818  .308
McNeese State410 .2861014  .417
Houston Baptist411 .267619  .240
Central Arkansas412 .250519  .208
Texas A&M–CC213 .133519  .208
2021 Southland tournament winner
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban

The 2020–21 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by 11th-year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas.

The season was the Bearkats' last as members of the Southland Conference; Sam Houston is one of four schools, all from Texas, that left the Southland in July 2021 to join the Western Athletic Conference.