#81 Sam Houston Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Sam Houston Bearkats
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #81
 
Conference Rank: #2 Conference USA
 
 
2022-23 Record: 26-8, 14-4 (WAC)
2022-23 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Chris Mudge
Coach Record: 0-0 at Sam Houston, 0-0 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Qua Grant, Guard, 14.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.1 apg
Donte Powers, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.6 apg
Kaosi Ezeagu, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.4 apg
Tristan Ikpe, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.1 apg
Javion May, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.6 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Cameron Huefner, Junior, Forward, 9.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.7 apg
Lamar Wilkerson, Junior, Guard, 7.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.5 apg
Jaden Ray, Senior, Guard, 6.2 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 3.2 apg
Kian Scroggins, Junior, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.6 apg
Damon Nicholas Jr., Junior, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key New Players:
Davon Barnes, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Texas Southern
CJ Beaumont, Freshman, Guard
Marcus Boykin, Junior, Guard, Transfer from DII
Derrick Brown, Junior, Guard, Transfer from JC
Bryce Cook, Freshman, Guard
Souleymayne Doumbia, Senior, Forward, Transfer from TCU
Owen McGlashin, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Denver
Lewis Rowe, Junior, Forward, Transfer from JC
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.2 (161st in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.3 (4, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.6 (105, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.1 (7, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (87, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.9 (17, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.7 (305, 9)
Rebound Margin: 6.2 (12, 1)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (143, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.1 (242, 6)