2013–14 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2013–14 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by new head coach Brad Underwood[3] and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 32–3, 18–0 in Southland play to claim their second consecutive Southland regular season championship. They were champions of the Southland Conference Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they upset VCU in the second round before losing in the third round to UCLA.

2013–14 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball
Southland Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2013–14 record32–3 (18–0 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
2013–14 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stephen F. Austin180 1.000  323  .914
Texas A&M–CC144 .778  1816  .529
Sam Houston State135 .722  2411  .686
Northwestern State126 .667  1714  .548
Incarnate Word*95 .643  216  .778
Oral Roberts108 .556  1716  .515
Nicholls State108 .556  1415  .483
McNeese State99 .500  1120  .355
New Orleans**810 .444  1115  .423
Southeastern Louisiana711 .389  1218  .400
Central Arkansas513 .278  821  .276
Lamar315 .167  426  .133
Abilene Christian*212 .143  1120  .355
Houston Baptist216 .111  625  .194
2014 Southland Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The team has been regarded in the national media as the biggest "cinderella" team in the NCAA March Madness tournament.[4][5]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Thomas Walkup Guard 6–4 195 RS Sophomore Pasadena, Texas
3 Deshaunt Walker Guard 6–0 170 Senior Silver Spring, Maryland
4 Nikola Gajic Forward 6–5 200 Senior Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 Justin Dotson Guard 6–4 215 Freshman Central, South Carolina
10 Trey Pinkney Guard 5–9 160 Sophomore Katy, Texas
12 Dallas Cameron Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Pompano Beach, Florida
15 Ben Brown-White Forward 6–6 210 Freshman Sugar Land, Texas
25 Desmond Haymond Guard 6–3 190 Senior Durant, Mississippi
30 Tanner Clayton Forward 6–9 210 Junior San Diego, California
31 Connor Brooks Guard/Forward 6–4 190 Junior Manhattan, Kansas
32 Sharife Sergeant Forward 6–9 235 Junior Bronx, New York
33 Patrick Costello Forward 6–9 220 RS Freshman Houston, Texas
34 Jacob Parker Forward 6–6 210 Junior Bixby, Oklahoma

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2013*
6:00 pm
Arkansas Tech W 87–54 
William R. Johnson Coliseum (237)
Nacogdoches, TX
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm
UT Tyler W 90–64  1–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,210)
Nacogdoches, TX
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm
at Texas State W 64–57  2–0
Strahan Coliseum (2,372)
San Marcos, TX
11/15/2013*
7:00 pm, LHN
at Texas L 62–72  2–1
Frank Erwin Center (7,348)
Austin, TX
11/21/2013*
6:00 pm
at Marshall
Roundball Classic
W 80–73 OT 3–1
Cam Henderson Center (4,863)
Huntington, WV
11/23/2013*
3:00 pm
at East Tennessee State
Roundball Classic
L 58–66  3–2
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,535)
Johnson City, TN
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm
Samford
Roundball Classic
W 98–78  4–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (857)
Nacogdoches, TX
11/29/2013*
6:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington
Roundball Classic
W 60–55  5–2
Trask Coliseum (3,347)
Wilmington, NC
12/01/2013*
1:00 pm
at High Point W 71–68  6–2
Millis Center (1,003)
High Point, NC
12/06/2013*
8:00 pm
Towson
Lumberjack E-Tech Classic
W 79–69  7–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,823)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/07/2013*
8:00 pm, CSNH/ESPN3
James Madison
Lumberjack E-Tech Classic
W 70–57  8–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,257)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/15/2013*
1:00 pm
at North Texas W 8753  92
The Super Pit (1,238)
Denton, TX
12/21/2013*
6:00 pm
Elmhurst W 8349  102
William R. Johnson Coliseum (483)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/30/2013*
8:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 7467  112
William R. Johnson Coliseum (674)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/02/2014
8:00 pm
Lamar W 8565  122
(10)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (637)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/04/2014
6:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 7356  132
(20)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,046)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/09/2014
7:30 pm, LSN
at Houston Baptist W 7750  142
(30)
Sharp Gymnasium (922)
Houston, TX
01/11/2014*
6:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 8070  152
(40)
American Bank Center (1,295)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/16/2014
7:30 pm
at Northwestern State W 74–58  162
(50)
Prather Coliseum (1,310)
Natchitoches, LA
01/23/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts W 72–69  172
(60)
Mabee Center (3,484)
Tulsa, OK
01/25/2014
4:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 66–49  182
(70)
Farris Center (1,242)
Conway, AR
01/30/2014
8:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 64–48  192
(80)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,836)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/01/2014
6:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 76–74  202
(90)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,632)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/06/2014
8:00 pm
Nicholls State W 93–64  212
(100)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,687)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/08/2014
6:00 pm
McNeese State W 74–54  222
(110)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,275)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/13/2014
7:30 pm
at Lamar W 78–69  232
(120)
Montagne Center (2,234)
Beaumont, TX
02/15/2014
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Sam Houston State W 67–60  242
(130)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,884)
Huntsville, TX
02/22/2014
6:00 pm
Northwestern State W 70–68  252
(140)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,148)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/27/2014
7:45 pm
at New Orleans W 103–63  262
(150)
Lakefront Arena (590)
New Orleans, LA
03/01/2014
4:30 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 75–62  272
(160)
University Center (486)
Hammond, LA
03/06/2013
8:00 pm
Oral Roberts W 83–72  28–2
(17–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,314)
Nacogdoches, TX
03/08/2014
6:00 pm
Central Arkansas W 85–61  29–2
(18–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,481)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Tournament
03/14/2014
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Northwestern State
Semifinals
W 85–78  30–2
Merrell Center (3,071)
Katy, TX
03/15/2014
7:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Sam Houston State
Championship
W 68–49  31–2
Merrell Center (3,740)
Katy, TX
NCAA Tournament
03/21/2014
6:27 pm, truTV
No. (12 S) vs. No. 24 (5 S) VCU
Second round
W 77–75 OT 32–2
Viejas Arena (11,488)
San Diego, CA
03/23/2014
6:10 pm, TBS
No. (12 S) vs. No. 20 (4 S) UCLA
Third round
L 60–77  32–3
Viejas Arena (11,504)
San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region S=South. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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