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Bearkat basketball teams continue strong starts

The SHSU men defeated Wyoming on Wednesday, while the women defeated Prairie View A&M earlier this week.

Avery Wheelock and Allyson Collins

November 20, 2025

Brianna Courtney

The Sam Houston men’s basketball competes in a game against LeTourneau earlier this year at Johnson Coliseum.

SHSU men take down Wyoming

The Sam Houston men’s basketball team pulled off an upset on Wednesday night with a 78-70 win over Wyoming.

The Bearkats’ record is now 2-2 for the 2025-2026 season

Head Coach Chris Mudge shared his thoughts on beating an undefeated team in his postgame press conference.

“I challenged our guys in our discipline and our toughness knowing how difficult this game was going to be,” Mudge said. “Wyoming is a really good, and they’re really advanced in a lot of those categories, and our for our young, experienced team, I challenged them to meet that level and exceed it, and they really stepped up to it.”

Senior Vejko Ilic scored a team-high 18 points for the Bearkats, while Isiah Manning added 15 points, and both Damon Nicholas Jr and Po’Boigh King finished with 11 points.

“After the loss against Utah last Saturday, we came together and had a lot of talk about being a better team and sharing the ball, and I think we did that tonight,” said Ilic after the game.

SHSU shot 42.3% from the field, while Wyoming shot 45%. The Bearkats shot 87.9% from the free throw line, and the Cowboys shot 40.9% from the free throw line. This helped the Bearkats get the win over the Cowboys.

Sam Houston will play Schreiner at home on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ESPN+ will carry the broadcast.

Bearkat women cruise past Prairie View A&M

The Sam Houston women’s basketball team (3-1) won its fourth game of the season 77-49 against the Prairie View A&M Panthers (1-4) on Monday.

The Bearkats have improved their three-point shooting to 40% from their first game of 18.2% from beyond the arc.

The top scorer from the game was Annika Corcoran, with only her second game for the Bearkats, with 16 points, which tied her career high for the third time in her career. She scored 11 of those points in the first quarter in the first three minutes of coming off the bench.

Aysia Ward-Strong had her first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Sam Houston is set to play the University of Louisiana Monroe on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at home. ESPN+ will carry the broadcast.

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