2016–17 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2016–17 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by first-year head coach Kyle Keller and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 18–18, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Lamar in the Quarterfinals of the Southland Tournament to advance to the Semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Idaho.

2016–17 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2016–17 record0–15, 18 wins vacated (0–6 Southland, 12 wins vacated)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Cox
  • Derrick Jones
  • Wade Mason
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,203)
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Orleans135 .722  2012  .625
Texas A&M–CC126 .667  2412  .667
Houston Baptist126 .667  1714  .548
Stephen F. Austin126 .667  1815  .545
Sam Houston State108 .556  2113  .618
Lamar108 .556  1915  .559
Southeastern Louisiana99 .500  1616  .500
Nicholls State711 .389  1417  .452
Abilene Christian*711 .389  1316  .448
Northwestern State711 .389  1316  .448
Incarnate Word*711 .389  1217  .414
Central Arkansas711 .389  824  .250
McNeese State414 .222  722  .241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
2017 Southland Tournament winner

On May 20, 2020, following the discovery of an administrative error in certifying eligibility for student-athletes, Stephen F. Austin reached an agreement with the NCAA to vacate hundreds of wins across multiple sports from 2013 to 2019, including all 117 men's basketball wins from the 2014–15 to 2018–19 seasons.[1][2]

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 28–6, 18–0 in Southland play to win the regular season championship. They won the Southland Tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 14 seed, they upset No. 3-ranked West Virginia in the First Round before losing in the final seconds to Notre Dame in the Second Round.

On March 21, 2016, head coach Brad Underwood left the school and was named the head coach at Oklahoma State.[3] On April 4, 2016, Kyle Keller was named head coach.[4]

Roster

2016–17 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Demetrious Floyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrMcCluer HS
Chipola College
St. Louis, MO
F 2 CJ Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrPebblebrook Powder Springs, GA
G 3 Jared Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrRidge View HS
Hill College
Columbia, SC
G 4 Ty Charles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoKennedale HS Kennedale, TX
G 5 Lasani Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)178 lb (81 kg) FrBishop Dunne Dallas, TX
G 10 Trey Pinkney 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrSeven Lakes HS Katy, TX
F 11 Clide Geffrard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrEly HS
Northwest Florida State College
Pompano Beach, FL
G 12 Dallas Cameron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrEly HS Pompano Beach, FL
G 15 Payton Stephens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrMcPherson McPherson, KS
F 22 T. J. Holyfield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoElev8 Sports Institute (Fla.) Albuquerque, NM
F 23 Nathan Bain 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) Freeport, Bahamas
G 24 Jonny Dahl 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrKeokuk Keokuk, IA
C 32 Jovan Grujić 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrSouth Kent School (Conn.) Pančevo, Serbia
F 35 JaQuan Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrEdmondson Baltimore, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jeremy Cox (Colorado Mesa)
  • Derrick Jones (Samford)
  • Wade Mason (Tulane)

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

Roster
Last update: September 27, 2016

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2016*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Huston–Tillotson W 93–72 
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 2 Kentucky L 64–87  0–1
Rupp Arena (22,683)
Lexington, KY
November 15, 2016*
10:00 am, ESPN3
Longwood W 66–60  1–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,944)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 18, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northeastern State W 75–70  2–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,103)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 28, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 72–77  2–2
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (645)
Monroe, LA
December 1, 2016*
8:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas L 62–78  2–3
Bud Walton Arena (13,358)
Fayetteville, AR
December 3, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Centenary W 90–59  3–3
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,024)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 7, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UAB L 73–84  3–4
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,650)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 10, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Rice L 63–70  3–5
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,205)
Houston, TX
12/19/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
LSU Shreveport W 93–73  4–5
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,464)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 22, 2016*
3:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Tulsa
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
L 51–74  4–6
Stan Sheriff Center (5,942)
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2016*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Southern Miss
Diamond Head Classic consolation round
W 67–64  5–6
Stan Sheriff Center (5,873)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2016*
1:30 pm
vs. Utah
Diamond Head Classic 5th place game
L 66–74  5–7
Stan Sheriff Center (5,769)
Honolulu, HI
Southland Conference regular season
December 31, 2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Houston Baptist W 61–51  6–7
(1–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,489)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 2, 2017
7:30 pm
at McNeese State L 54–69  6–8
(1–1)
Burton Coliseum (531)
Lake Charles, LA
January 7, 2017
4:00 pm
at Abilene Christian L 60–69  6–9
(1–2)
Moody Coliseum (1,217)
Abilene, TX
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 79–46  7–9
(2–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,749)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 14, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Nicholls W 80–60  8–9
(3–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,273)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 19, 2017
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 61–58  9–9
(4–2)
American Bank Center (2,377)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 21, 2017
7:30 pm
at Incarnate Word L 68–70  9–10
(4–3)
McDermott Center (1,698)
San Antonio, TX
January 25, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Arkansas W 78–76  10–10
(5–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,612)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 28, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
New Orleans W 71–61  11–10
(6–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,166)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 2, 2017
7:30 pm
at Sam Houston State L 63–72  11–11
(6–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (3,034)
Huntsville, TX
February 4, 2017
3:00 pm
at Northwestern State W 75–73 OT 12–11
(7–4)
Prather Coliseum (2,303)
Natchitoches, LA
February 9, 2017
8:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 87–79  13–11
(8–4)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,008)
Nacogdoches, LA
February 16, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Lamar W 70–61  14–11
(9–4)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,719)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 18, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southeastern Louisiana W 60–52  15–11
(10–4)
University Center (641)
Hammond, LA
February 23, 2017
7:45 pm, ESPN3
at New Orleans L 65–82  15–12
(10–5)
Lakefront Arena (1,211)
New Orleans, LA
February 25, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Arkansas W 90–85  16–12
(11–5)
Farris Center (858)
Conway, AR
March 2, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State L 67–72  16–13
(11–6)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,207)
Nacogdoches, TX
March 4, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Sam Houston State W 64–56  17–13
(12–6)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,938)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Conference Tournament
March 9, 2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) Lamar
Quarterfinals
W 75–59  18–13
Merrell Center (1,756)
Katy, TX
March 10, 2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (2) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Semifinals
L 69–77  18–14
Merrell Center (2,318)
Katy, TX
CIT
March 15, 2017*
9:00 pm, Facebook Live
at Idaho
First Round
L 50–73  18–15
Memorial Gym (1,109)
Moscow, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. "NCAA Negotiated Resolution Agreement: What It Means for SFA". SFAJacks.com. Stephen F. Austin State University. May 20, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  2. Rieken, Kristie (May 20, 2020). "Stephen F. Austin Gets Postseason Bans; Agrees To Sanctions". Associated Press. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  3. "Oklahoma State hires Brad Underwood away from Stephen F. Austin". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  4. "Kyle Keller Selected as Head Men's Basketball Coach at Stephen F. Austin". Retrieved 2016-10-26.
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