Sam Houston Bearkats Program History

Sam Houston Bearkats

Program Rating

-0.52 Rating

#263 National Rank

2026-2027 As of Season

Joint program + coach model (log-odds scale): the program's own quality apart from its coach, ranked among that season's Division I programs.

Core Rotation by Season

Season	PG	SG	SF	PF	C	B1	B2	B3
2026-2027	Fanta Kone 29.5 MPG	Hannah Wallace 22.0 MPG	Esther Rodellar 21.5 MPG	Deborah Ogayemi 26.2 MPG	Lanaijha Johnson 25.2 MPG	Mar'Cyah Willis 15.2 MPG	Taylor Spencer 15.2 MPG	Kylah McCullers 13.5 MPG
2025-2026	Fanta Kone 35.3 MPG	Aysia Ward-Strong 31.9 MPG	Whitney Dunn 25.8 MPG	Deborah Ogayemi 34.0 MPG	Nyla Inmon 29.1 MPG	Annika Corcoran 19.4 MPG	Esther Rodellar 11.1 MPG	Alaisha Brown 6.7 MPG
2024-2025	Fanta Kone 34.1 MPG	Aysia Ward-Strong 28.1 MPG	Sydnee Kemp 24.4 MPG	Deborah Ogayemi 33.5 MPG	Nyla Inmon 27.8 MPG	Whitney Dunn 20.4 MPG	Kyleigh McGuire 18.4 MPG	Kaila Kelley 25.5 MPG
2023-2024	Sydnee Kemp 29.8 MPG	Raanee Smith 28.5 MPG	Shanti Henry 27.7 MPG	Kassidy Dixon 21.6 MPG	Kaylee Jefferson 33.2 MPG	Tamera Derrough 18.7 MPG	Diarrah Sissoko 16.6 MPG	Diana Rosenthal 23.1 MPG
2022-2023	Mikayla Woods 31.4 MPG	Chyna Allen 31.8 MPG	Sydnee Kemp 27.9 MPG	Kaylee Jefferson 30.0 MPG	Madelyn Batista 23.7 MPG	Tierney Coleman 20.4 MPG	Raanee Smith 14.0 MPG	Mikayla Eddins 11.9 MPG
2021-2022	Faith Cook 34.2 MPG	LeAndra Echi 23.9 MPG	Courtney Cleveland 30.6 MPG	Kaylee Jefferson 28.5 MPG	Madelyn Batista 25.8 MPG	Damaya Telemaque 24.8 MPG	Sydnee Kemp 18.2 MPG	Raanee Smith 11.7 MPG
2020-2021	Faith Cook 36.5 MPG	Amber Leggett 33.3 MPG	Courtney Cleveland 30.8 MPG	Kaylee Jefferson 27.3 MPG	Madelyn Batista 21.4 MPG	Jolicia Williams 18.7 MPG	Diamond Hunter 15.2 MPG	Sydnee Kemp 8.2 MPG
2019-2020	Jenniffer Oramas 25.5 MPG	Jaylonn Walker 23.9 MPG	La'Sha Haynes 29.5 MPG	Amber Leggett 27.8 MPG	Courtney Cleveland 25.5 MPG	Kiera McKinney 23.4 MPG	Faith Cook 22.5 MPG	Rachel Harrell 8.7 MPG
2018-2019	Jenniffer Oramas 32.6 MPG	Jaylonn Walker 30.1 MPG	Dominique Maxwell 28.7 MPG	Amber Leggett 26.6 MPG	La'Sha Haynes 26.0 MPG	Lydia Baxter 23.1 MPG	Rachel Harrell 13.7 MPG	Kiera McKinney 11.3 MPG
2017-2018	Jenniffer Oramas 27.6 MPG	Akarian Morgan 25.7 MPG	Rachel Harrell 19.2 MPG	Kiera McKinney 26.1 MPG	Lydia Baxter 22.2 MPG	Ashleigh Cooper 17.6 MPG	Kevyn Ferriera 16.4 MPG	Jada Ballew 10.8 MPG
2016-2017	Morghen Day 31.3 MPG	Jenniffer Oramas 26.7 MPG	Rachel Harrell 23.7 MPG	Lydia Baxter 19.3 MPG	Jasmine McCants 21.2 MPG	Kiera McKinney 19.0 MPG	Angela Delaney 20.2 MPG	Tia Harston 16.7 MPG
2015-2016	Shernise Robertson 35.6 MPG	Kamry Orr 26.7 MPG	Laurynn McGowen 25.7 MPG	Angela Beadle 26.7 MPG	Jasmine McCants 18.7 MPG	Morghen Day 17.0 MPG	Saundra Guillory 22.6 MPG	Jasmin Anderson 11.1 MPG
2014-2015	Shernise Robertson 29.0 MPG	Amanda Barnes 27.0 MPG	Taylor Dorsey 26.7 MPG	Saundra Guillory 24.7 MPG	Shadijah Moore 23.7 MPG	Morghen Day 22.7 MPG	Jazmin Wiley 21.7 MPG	Sally Clavelle 13.0 MPG
2013-2014	Jasmine Johnson 28.7 MPG	Jazmin Wiley 24.3 MPG	Taylor Dorsey 22.7 MPG	Nyha Carter 25.3 MPG	Angela Beadle 24.0 MPG	Amanda Barnes 19.0 MPG	Jasmine Robinson 13.0 MPG	Maggie Lorenz 10.7 MPG

Top five minute earners are ordered guard-to-big, then the next three rotation players are shown off the bench. Coverage: 2013-2014 to 2026-2027.

Season History

Season	Coach	Record	Win %	PPG	DPPG	Margin	Elo	Pyth	Adj PPG	Adj Opp PPG
2026-2027	Ravon Justice	Incomplete game history 4 results found	-	-	-	-	854 (#254)	30.7% (#252)	57.2 (#260)	63.2 (#260)
2025-2026	Ravon Justice	18-13 ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records	58.1%	65.3	59.9	+5.4	969 (#182)	47.0% (#174)	61.6 (#172)	62.1 (#172)
2024-2025	Ravon Justice	13-17 ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records	43.3%	60.7	63.1	-2.4	849 (#248)	18.2% (#260)	57.6 (#251)	65.3 (#251)
2023-2024	Ravon Justice	7-22 ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records	24.1%	66.2	72.3	-6.1	709 (#310)	13.0% (#274)	61.8 (#298)	73.9 (#298)
2022-2023	Ravon Justice	13-17 ESPN results + coach season records	43.3%	68.0	68.6	-0.6	893 (#223)	33.0% (#219)	64.7 (#206)	67.7 (#206)
2021-2022	Ravon Justice	15-16 ESPN results + coach season records	48.4%	67.5	69.2	-1.7	981 (#159)	20.7% (#258)	60.6 (#256)	68.1 (#256)
2020-2021	Ravon Justice	15-8 ESPN results + coach season records	65.2%	75.8	68.6	+7.2	1108 (#115)	53.1% (#158)	70.1 (#161)	69.9 (#161)
2019-2020	Ravon Justice	19-10 ESPN results + coach season records	65.5%	75.7	66.9	+8.8	1018 (#156)	32.9% (#219)	68.4 (#197)	70.9 (#197)
2018-2019	Ravon Justice	16-13 ESPN results + coach season records	55.2%	74.5	68.4	+6.1	921 (#210)	34.6% (#206)	67.9 (#196)	70.8 (#196)
2017-2018	Brenda Welch-Nichols	4-23 ESPN results + coach season records	14.8%	56.2	68.6	-12.4	559 (#338)	2.5% (#336)	52.0 (#337)	71.3 (#337)
2016-2017	Brenda Welch-Nichols	3-25 ESPN results + coach season records	10.7%	52.9	72.5	-19.6	684 (#312)	0.9% (#345)	48.9 (#345)	73.0 (#345)
2015-2016	Brenda Welch-Nichols	14-18 ESPN results + coach season records	43.8%	64.3	68.7	-4.4	956 (#191)	12.0% (#280)	60.3 (#276)	70.5 (#276)
2014-2015	Brenda Welch-Nichols	6-22 ESPN results + coach season records	21.4%	60.0	68.7	-8.7	723 (#300)	9.0% (#303)	57.6 (#302)	69.3 (#302)
2013-2014	Brenda Welch-Nichols	13-16 ESPN results + coach season records	44.8%	64.6	69.7	-5.1	894 (#228)	13.3% (#287)	61.5 (#283)	71.7 (#283)
2012-2013	Brenda Welch-Nichols	18-15 coach season records	54.5%	-	-	-	1071 (#118)	31.0% (#206)	59.5 (#190)	62.4 (#190)
2011-2012	Brenda Welch-Nichols	18-12 coach season records	60.0%	-	-	-	1081 (#124)	43.8% (#179)	57.8 (#177)	59.1 (#177)
2010-2011	Brenda Welch-Nichols	17-14 ESPN results + coach season records	54.8%	69.3	68.8	+0.5	991 (#174)	22.6% (#234)	62.1 (#237)	68.7 (#237)
2009-2010	Brenda Welch-Nichols	11-18 ESPN results + coach season records	37.9%	71.7	80.1	-8.4	991 (#167)	10.7% (#285)	66.1 (#299)	78.3 (#299)
2008-2009	Brenda Welch-Nichols	9-20 ESPN results + coach season records	31.0%	67.5	78.0	-10.5	793 (#271)	8.9% (#292)	63.0 (#305)	76.3 (#305)
2007-2008	Brenda Welch-Nichols	1-28 ESPN results + coach season records	3.4%	56.4	81.3	-24.9	494 (#337)	0.9% (#334)	53.1 (#338)	79.8 (#338)
2006-2007	Brenda Welch-Nichols	5-24 ESPN results + coach season records	17.2%	60.7	76.0	-15.3	661 (#314)	3.0% (#320)	57.4 (#325)	77.4 (#325)
2005-2006	James Hatchell	9-18 ESPN results + coach season records	33.3%	58.3	66.2	-7.9	798 (#272)	4.8% (#306)	53.7 (#306)	68.8 (#306)
2004-2005	James Hatchell	7-20 ESPN results + coach season records	25.9%	57.7	68.3	-10.6	809 (#274)	7.5% (#294)	53.7 (#290)	66.6 (#290)
2003-2004	James Hatchell	7-21 coach season records	25.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002-2003	Erika Ritter	7-20 coach season records	25.9%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-2002	Erika Ritter	3-24 coach season records	11.1%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000-2001	Erika Ritter	6-21 coach season records	22.2%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999-2000	Erika Ritter	12-15 coach season records	44.4%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998-1999	Erika Ritter	13-14 coach season records	48.1%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997-1998	Erika Ritter	13-14 coach season records	48.1%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	Vic Schaefer	13-15 coach season records	46.4%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995-1996	Vic Schaefer	18-10 coach season records	64.3%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994-1995	Vic Schaefer	13-14 coach season records	48.1%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993-1994	Vic Schaefer	10-17 coach season records	37.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992-1993	Vic Schaefer	6-20 coach season records	23.1%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991-1992	Vic Schaefer	9-18 coach season records	33.3%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	Vic Schaefer	11-16 coach season records	40.7%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989-1990	Debbie Adams	11-15 coach season records	42.3%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988-1989	Royce Chadwick	13-15 coach season records	46.4%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987-1988	Royce Chadwick	18-9 coach season records	66.7%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

NCAA Tournament (1994-present)

No NCAA Tournament games found for this program in the 64-team era.