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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State 16 2   .889 21 12   .636
Abilene Christian 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
Southeastern Louisiana 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
New Orleans 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Lamar 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Texas A&M–CC 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Central Arkansas 8 10   .444 14 19   .424
Houston Baptist 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Stephen F. Austin 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
Nicholls 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Northwestern State 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
McNeese State 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Incarnate Word 1 17   .056 6 25   .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.