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 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
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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