#110 Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Sam Houston Bearkats
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #110
 
Conference Rank: #2 Conference USA
 
 
2023-24 Record: 21-12, 13-3
2023-24 Postseason: None
Coach: Chris Mudge
Coach Record: 21-12 at Sam Houston, 21-12 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Davon Barnes, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.6 apg
Jaden Ray, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.2 apg
Souleymane Doumbia, Forward, 6.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Anthony Wrzeszcz, Guard, 3.1 ppg, 1.0 rpg
Owen McGlashan, Guard, 3.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Lamar Wilkerson, Senior, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.4 apg
Damon Nicholas Jr., Senior, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.1 apg
Cameron Huefner, Senior, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Marucs Boykin, Senior, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.5 apg
Kian Scroggins, Senior, Forward, 6.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Brennen Burns, Senior, Guard, Transfer from DII
Dorian Finister, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Kansas State
Jaxson Ford, Freshman, Forward
Josiah Hammons, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Incarnate Word
Cheikh Ndiaye, Freshman, Forward
Wade Neyland, Freshman, Guard
Jackson Rogers, Freshman, Guard
Kalifa Sakho, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Utah State
Erik Taylor, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBC/CBI
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.2 (218th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.2 (92, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.5 (280, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.6 (109, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.4 (179, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.2 (115, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.4 (147, 1)
Rebound Margin: 3.7 (65, 3)
Assists Per Game: 12.9 (195, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.2 (295, 4)