Sam Houston Bearkats women's basketball

Women's college basketball team

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Sam Houston Bearkats
women's basketball

2024–25 Sam Houston Bearkats women's basketball team

University

Sam Houston State University

Head coach

Ravon Justice (6th season)

Conference

Conference USA

Location

Huntsville, Texas

Arena

Bernard Johnson Coliseum
(capacity: 6,100)

Nickname

Bearkats

Colors

Orange and white

Uniforms

Home

Away

For information on all Sam Houston State University sports, see Sam Houston Bearkats

The Sam Houston Bearkats women's basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. The Bearkats are members of Conference USA. Sam Houston joined the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2021 after playing the previous 34 seasons in the Southland Conference, the Bearkats played in the WAC until the conclusion of the 2023 season. The Bearkats are currently coached by Ravon Justice.

History

The Bearkats have played since the 1969–70 season. They reached the Southland Tournament finals in 2013 and 2016, losing to Oral Roberts 72–66 and Central Arkansas 69–62, respectively. They played in the TWIAFAF Texas Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (TAIAW) from 1969 to 1982, the Lone Star Conference (Division II) from 1982 to 1984, and the Gulf Star Conference (Division II) from 1984 to 1987 until they settled into the Southland Conference, starting play there in the 1987–88 season. They have reached the WNIT once, in 2013, losing to Tulane 65–57. They also participated in the 2012 Women's Basketball Invitational, beating Rice 73–55 but losing to Northern Iowa 78–69. The most wins the Bearkats have had in one season was 27 in 1981–82, with the most Division I wins being in 1987–88, 1995–96, 2011–12 and 2012–13, with 18. They have a 575–708 all-time record as of the end of the 2015–16 season.

Postseason history

The Bearkats have made two postseason appearances, with one being the Women's Basketball Invitational and one being in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. They have never made the NCAA Tournament.

WNIT appearances

The Bearkats have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament once. They have a record of 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2013	First Round	Tulane	L 57–65

WBI appearances

The Bearkats have appeared in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) once. They have a record of 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First Round Second Round	Rice Northern Iowa	W 77-55 L 69-78

References

"Athletic Branding". Sam Houston State University Department of Marketing and Communications. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
"Women's Basketball - News - GoBearkats.com - Sam Houston Athletics". www.gobearkats.com.
"WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
"Justice named WBB head coach". GoBearkats.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-30. Retrieved 2017-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Official website

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Venues	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1976–present)
Culture & lore	History Sammy Bearkat The Famous Bearkat Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Sam Houston State University

Academics

Selected	College of Criminal Justice

Athletics

Teams	Baseball Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Football Softball Other Sports
Facilities	Don Sanders Stadium Bowers Stadium Johnson Coliseum
Rivalries	Stephen F. Austin (football)

Campus

Student Life

People

Traditions

Founded: 1879
Category

v t e Conference USA women's basketball
Teams	FIU Panthers Jacksonville State Gamecocks Kennesaw State Owls Liberty Lady Flames Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders New Mexico State Aggies Sam Houston Bearkats UTEP Miners (leaving in 2026) Western Kentucky Lady Toppers
Future teams	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Missouri State Lady Bears (both joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	Conference USA women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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