2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball
2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	19–10 (14–6 Southland)
Head coach	Ravon Justice (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Raru Archer; Kira Carter; Brittany Mason;
Home arena	Bernard Johnson Coliseum; (Capacity: 6,100)
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas A&M-CC	17	–	3	.850	23	–	7	.767
Abilene Christian	16	–	4	.800	24	–	5	.828
Stephen F. Austin	16	–	4	.800	23	–	6	.793
Sam Houston State	14	–	6	.700	19	–	10	.655
New Orleans	13	–	7	.650	17	–	12	.586
Incarnate Word	10	–	10	.500	14	–	15	.483
Nicholls	10	–	10	.500	13	–	16	.448
Central Arkansas	9	–	11	.450	13	–	16	.448
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	11	.450	12	–	17	.414
Lamar	6	–	14	.300	10	–	19	.345
Houston Baptist	4	–	16	.200	8	–	21	.276
Northwestern State	4	–	16	.200	7	–	22	.241
McNeese State	2	–	18	.100	5	–	24	.172

† 2020 Southland tournament winner As of March 7, 2020 Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by second year head coach Ravon Justice, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–10, 14–6 in Southland play to finish in fourth place. Before they could play in the Southland women's tournament however, the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Previous season[edit]

The Bearkats finished the season 16–13 overall, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Southland women's tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Central Arkansas.

Roster[edit]

Sources:^[1]

2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sydnee Kemp	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Lee's Summit West HS	Kansas City, MO
G	1	Jennifer Oramas	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Charles W. Flannigan HS	Pembroke Pines, FL
F	2	Amber Leggett	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Choctawhatchee HS	Navarre, FL
G	3	Alyssa Osborne	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Oakridge HS	Spring, TX
F	5	Sandra Cannady	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	College Park HS	The Woodlands, TX
F	10	Faith Cook	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Goose Creek HS UTEP	Baytown, TX
F	11	Courtney Cleveland	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Arlington HS Pratt CC	Arlington, TX
G/F	12	Taryn Archie	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Huntsville HS Blinn College	Huntsville, TX
G	13	Kaylee Jefferson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Sulphur Springs HS East Carolina	Sulphur Springs, TX
G	15	Tia Harston	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	Sr	Killeen HS	Killeen, TX
F	20	La'Sha Haynes	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Port Gibson HS Prairie View A&M	New Orleans, LA
F	21	Madelyn Batista	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Winter Park HS Daytona State CC	Orlando, FL
G	23	Jaylonn Walker	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Calvert HS/McClennan CC	Calvert, TX
G	24	Rahmena Henderson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	St. John Vianney HS	Neptune, NJ
F	25	Alyvia Essex	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Atlantic City HS Rowan College at Gloucester County	Atlantic City, NJ
G	34	Rachell Harrell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Brock HS	Weatherford, TX
F	42	Kiera McKinney	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Tascosa HS	Amarillo, TX

Head coach

Ravon Justice (USAO)

Assistant coach(es)

Raru Archer (Texas Southern)
Kira Carter (Coastal Carolina)
Brittany Mason (Houston)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 22, 2019

Schedule[edit]

Sources:^[2]^[3]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non–conference games
Nov 6, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN3	at Howard Payne	W 91–49	1–0	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (707) Huntsville, TX
Nov 10, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN3	Louisiana	W 77–73	2–0	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (529) Huntsville, TX
Nov 14, 2019* 6:00 pm, FSSW	at Texas Tech	L 57–99	2–1	United Supermarkets Arena (4,078) Lubbock, TX
Nov 26, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN+	at Ole Miss	L 69–75	2–2	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,320) Oxford, MS
Nov 30, 2019* 2:00 pm	at Oral Roberts	L 41–64	2–3	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 3, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Jarvis Christian	W 114–46	3–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
Dec 8, 2019* 2:00 pm	UTSA	W 81–77	4–3	Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Dec 15, 2019* 2:00 pm	at Oklahoma	L 71–95	4–4	Lloyd Noble Center (1,445) Norman, OK
Southland Conference regular season
Dec 18, 2019 3:00 pm	at Northwestern State	W 79–69	5–4 (1–0)	Prather Coliseum (546) Natchitoches, LA
Dec 21, 2019 2:00 pm	at New Orleans	W 78–46	6–4 (2–0)	Lakefront Arena (221) New Orleans, LA
Non–conference games
Dec 30, 2019* 6:30 pm	Wiley (Texas)	W 102–52	7–4	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (490) Huntsville, TX
Southland Conference regular season
Jan 2, 2020 6:30 pm	McNeese State	W 92–59	8–4 (3–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (473) Huntsville, TX
Jan 4, 2020 3:00 pm	Nicholls	W 87–71	9–4 (4–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (549) Huntsville, TX
Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	W 84–69	10–4 (5–0)	University Center (454) Hammond, LA
Jan 11, 2020 1:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	W 72–54	11–4 (6–0)	Farris Center (572) Conway, AR
Jan 15, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Lamar	W 68–47	12–4 (7–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (751) Huntsville, TX
Jan 18, 2020 2:00 pm	at Houston Baptist	W 97–69	13–4 (8–0)	Sharp Gymnasium (434) Houston, TX
Jan 22, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Abilene Christian	L 73–81	13–5 (8–1)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (665) Huntsville, TX
Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 54–57	13–6 (8–2)	American Bank Center (1,574) Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3	Stephen F. Austin	W 63–55	14–6 (9–2)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,286) Huntsville, TX
Feb 5, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN3	Incarnate Word	L 74–77	14–7 (9–3)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (599) Huntsville, TX
Feb 8, 2020 1:00 pm	at Nicholls	W 80–77	15–7 (10–3)	Stopher Gymnasium (277) Thibodaux, LA
Feb 12, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	W 81–75	16–7 (11–3)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (646) Huntsville, TX
Feb 15, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Central Arkansas	W 73–58	17–7 (12–3)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (350) Huntsville, TX
Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar	W 75–68	18–7 (13–3)	Montagne Center (741) Beaumont, TX
Feb 22, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3	Houston Baptist	W 75–60	19–7 (14–3)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
Feb 26, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Abilene Christian	L 91–94	19–8 (14–4)	Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX
Mar 4, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 45–60	19–9 (14–5)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (874) Huntsville, TX
Mar 7, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin	L 54–60	19–10 (14–6)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,431) Nacogdoches, TX
2020 Hercules Tires Southland Basketball Tournament
March 13, 2020 11:00 am, ESPN+	New Orleans or Southeastern Louisiana Second Round	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic		Merrell Center Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References[edit]

^ "SHSU Women's Basketball - 2019-20 Roster". Women's Basketball. Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
^ "Women's Basketball 2019-20 Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
^ "Sam Houston State Bearkats Schedule - 2019-20". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

[1] "SHSU Women's Basketball - 2019-20 Roster". Women's Basketball. Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 22, 2019.

[2] "Women's Basketball 2019-20 Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

[3] "Sam Houston State Bearkats Schedule - 2019-20". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

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