Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Stephen F. Austin State University (popularly abbreviated as SFA) in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. (All SFA women's teams are known as Ladyjacks.) The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference. In the 2013–2014 season the men's basketball team had its most successful year in more than 2 decades going 32–3 in the regular season and 18–0 in conference play. They won 29 games in a row including the conference semi-final and finals and the second round of the NCAA Tournament. SFA repeated the same feat in their 2015– 2016 season by going 18–0 in conference and reaching the second round of the NCAA once again.
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | |||
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University | Stephen F. Austin State University | ||
Head coach | Kyle Keller (4th season) | ||
Conference | Southland | ||
Location | Nacogdoches, Texas | ||
Arena | William R. Johnson Coliseum (Capacity: 7,203) | ||
Nickname | Lumberjacks | ||
Colors | Purple and White[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
2014, 2016* | |||
NCAA Tournament Appearances | |||
2009, 2014, 2015*, 2016*, 2018 | |||
Conference Tournament Champions | |||
Southland: 2009, 2014*, 2015*, 2016*, 2018, 2020 | |||
Conference Regular Season Champions | |||
1987, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014*, 2015*, 2016*, 2020 |
Postseason appearances
NCAA Tournament
The Lumberjacks have appeared in five NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–5.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2009 | #14 | First Round | #3 Syracuse | L 44–59 |
2014 | #12 | Second Round Third Round | #5 VCU #4 UCLA | W 77–75OT L 60–77 |
2015 | #12 | Second Round | #5 Utah | L 50–57 |
2016 | #14 | First Round Second Round | #3 West Virginia #6 Notre Dame | W 70–56 L 75–76 |
2018 | #14 | First Round | #3 Texas Tech | L 60–70 |
NIT
The Lumberjacks have appeared in three National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 1–3.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1987 | First Round Second Round | James Madison Arkansas–Little Rock | W 70–63 L 48–54 |
2008 | First Round | Massachusetts | L 60–80 |
2013 | First Round | Stanford | L 57–58 |
CIT
The Lumberjacks have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2017 | First Round | Idaho | L 50–73 |
References
- SFA Official University Identity Standards Manual (PDF). June 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.