2016 – 17 Sam Houston State Bearkats men 's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Bearkats , led by seventh-year head coach Jason Hooten , played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville , Texas as members of the Southland Conference . They finished the season 21 – 13 , 10 – 8 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place . They defeated Central Arkansas and Houston Baptist to advance to the semifinals of the Southland Tournament where they lost to New Orleans . Despite having 21 wins , they did not participate in a postseason tournament
Southland Tournament
2017 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team