2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by fourth-year head coach Kyle Keller and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 28–3, 19–1 in Southland play to win the Southland regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed, they received a double-bye to the semifinals of the Southland Tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the Southland Tournament's cancellation, they were awarded the Southland's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, however, the NCAA tournament was also cancelled due to the same outbreak.

2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
Southland regular season champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2019–20 record28–3 (19–1 Southland)
Head coachKyle Keller (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Cox
  • Wade Mason
  • Mitch Vanya
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,203)
2019–20 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stephen F. Austin191 .950  283  .903
Abilene Christian155 .750  2011  .645
Nicholls155 .750  2110  .677
Sam Houston State119 .550  1813  .581
Northwestern State119 .550  1515  .500
Lamar1010 .500  1715  .531
McNeese State1010 .500  1517  .469
Texas A&M–CC1010 .500  1418  .438
Central Arkansas911 .450  1021  .323
Incarnate Word614 .300  922  .290
New Orleans515 .250  921  .300
Southeastern Louisiana515 .250  823  .258
Houston Baptist416 .200  425  .138
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 SLC Tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The 2018–19 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in ninth place.[1]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Davonte Fitzgerald4F6'7"205GraduateAtlanta, GAFinal year of eligibility
Shannon Bogues5G6'2"185SeniorKilleen, TXGraduated
T. J. Holyfield22F6'8"220SeniorAlbuquerque, NMGraduated
Jovan Grujić32C7'0"230SeniorPančevo, SERGraduated

2019 recruiting class

Roster

2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Sama’zha Hart 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
G/F 1 Kevon Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Ellenwood, Georgia
G 2 Roti Ware 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)172 lb (78 kg) So Morton, Mississippi
F 3 Cameron Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)209 lb (95 kg) So Little Rock, Arkansas
G 4 David Kachelries 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Emmaus, Pennsylvania
G 10 John Comeaux 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Beaumont, Texas
G 11 Oddyste Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)178 lb (81 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 12 Charlie Daniels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Jacksonville, Florida
F 13 Calvin Solomon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Houston, Texas
F 14 Gavin Kensmil 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Paramaribo, Suriname
G 15 Kharee McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Houston, Texas
F 20 Landon Badgley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr Houston, Texas
F 23 Nathan Bain 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Freeport, Bahamas
G 24 Tyler Zivney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Rockwall, Texas
G 25 Gabe Matturro 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Katy, Texas
F 35 Demiere Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Powder Springs, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 20, 2020

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
LeTourneau W 89–70  1–0
 18  Harris  10  Kensmil  2  West  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,588)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 9, 2019*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
North Carolina Central W 94–64  2–0
 32  Harris  7  Harris  5  Comeaux  William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,167)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 13, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Niagara W 89–80  3–0
 19  Johnson  10  Solomon  3  Johnson  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,441)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 16, 2019*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
Drexel W 82–67  4–0
 18  Harris  10  Solomon  7  Comeaux  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,365)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 20, 2019*
6:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Rutgers L 57–69  4–1
 18  Harris  10  Kensmil  2  Walker  Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,536)
Piscataway, NJ
November 26, 2019*
8:00 pm, ACCNX
at No. 1 Duke W 85–83 OT 5–1
 26  Harris  7  Kensmil  4  Harris  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 30, 2019*
4:00 pm
at Arkansas State W 76–57  6–1
 22  Harris  15  Kensmil  3  Kachelries  First National Bank Arena (1,606)
Jonesboro, AR
December 2, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Arlington Baptist W 114–49  7–1
 22  Johnson  10  Kensmil  7  Kachelries  William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,228)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Alabama L 68–78  7–2
 18  Johnson  7  Harris  2  Comeaux  Coleman Coliseum (9,545)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 14, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 66–59  8–2
 17  Harris  8  Harris  7  Harris  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,143)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 18, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Houston Baptist W 96–68  9–2
(1–0)
 18  Harris  7  Tied, 2  4  Comeaux  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,357)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 21, 2019
3:00 pm
at McNeese State W 81–73  10–2
(2–0)
 21  Kensmil  11  Kensmil  5  Kachelries  H&HP Complex (3,565)
Lake Charles, LA
December 28, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Paul Quinn W 94–62  11–2
 16  Kachelries  7  Solomon  4  Tied, 2  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,182)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 2, 2020
1:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 82–71  12–2
(3–0)
 21  Harris  11  Harris  3  Tied, 2  University Center (611)
Hammond, LA
January 4, 2020
6:00 pm
at New Orleans W 87–68  13–2
(4–0)
 21  Harris  6  Harris  3  Harris  Lakefront Arena (743)
New Orleans, LA
January 8, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 72–73  13–3
(4–1)
 24  Harris  6  Harris  4  Kensmil  William R. Johnson Coliseum (822)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 77–76  14–3
(5–1)
 19  Harris  10  Harris  4  Harris  Farris Center (1,455)
Conway, AR
January 18, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate Word W 80–56  15–3
(6–1)
 19  Johnson  9  Kensmil  5  Ware  William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,147)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 22, 2020
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State W 69–62  16–3
(7–1)
 25  Harris  8  Harris  4  Ware  Prather Coliseum (1,524)
Natchitoches, LA
January 25, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar W 70–62  17–3
(8–1)
 18  Comeaux  11  Solomon  6  Harris  Montagne Center (4,254)
Beaumont, TX
January 29, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Abilene Christian W 71–61  18–3
(9–1)
 19  Harris  7  Johnson  4  Ware  William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,341)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 1, 2020
5:30 pm, ESPN3
at Sam Houston State W 81–76  19–3
(10–1)
 17  Kensmil  6  Kensmil  4  Bain  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,889)
Huntsville, TX
February 5, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Nicholls W 70–64  20–3
(11–1)
 17  Bain  9  Bain  3  Bain  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,943)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 8, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
New Orleans W 81–74  21–3
(12–1)
 23  Harris  7  Kensmil  7  Bain  William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,337)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 75–67  22–3
(13–1)
 23  Kensmil  8  Bain  5  Ware  American Bank Center (1,537)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 19, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 83–68  23–3
(14–1)
 14  Kensmil  6  Kensmil  3  Kensmil  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,780)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 22, 2020
4:15 pm
at Incarnate Word W 80–56  24–3
(15–1)
 16  Johnson  7  Harris  5  Bain  McDermott Center (691)
San Antonio, TX
February 26, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern State W 90–59  25–3
(16–1)
 18  Harris  9  Harris  5  Johnson  William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,126)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 29, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Lamar W 95–76  26–3
(17–1)
 20  Harris  9  Kensmil  5  Harris  William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,184)
Nacogdoches, TX
March 3, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Abilene Christian W 77–72  27–3
(18–1)
 23  Harris  9  Solomon  2  Tied  Moody Coliseum (2,893)
Abilene, TX
March 7, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston State W 68–57  28–3
(19–1)
 17  Kensmil  10  Kensmil  2  Ware  William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,631)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Conference Tournament
March 13, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs.
Semifinals
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] Merrell Center
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
AP RV Not released 
Coaches RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

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See also

2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team

References

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