2018–19 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2018–19 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by third-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 14–16 overall, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a tie for ninth place. Since only the top eight teams are eligible to play in the Southland Tournament, the Lumberjacks failed to qualify this season.

2018–19 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2018–19 record0–16, 14 wins vacated (0–11 Southland, 7 wins vacated)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Cox
  • Desmond Haymon
  • Wade Mason
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,203)
2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Sam Houston State162 .889  2112  .636
Abilene Christian144 .778  277  .794
Southeastern Louisiana126 .667  1716  .515
New Orleans126 .667  1914  .576
Lamar126 .667  2013  .606
Texas A&M–CC99 .500  1418  .438
Central Arkansas810 .444  1419  .424
Houston Baptist810 .444  1218  .400
Stephen F. Austin711 .389  1416  .467
Nicholls711 .389  1417  .452
Northwestern State612 .333  1120  .355
McNeese State513 .278  922  .290
Incarnate Word117 .056  625  .194
2019 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 2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team finished the season 28–7, 14–4 in Southland play to finish in third place. They defeated Central Arkansas, Nicholls State, and Southeastern Louisiana to become champions of the Southland Tournament. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Texas Tech.[3]

Roster

2018–19 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Aaron Augustin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Suwanee, Georgia
G/F 1 Kevon Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Ellenwood, Georgia
G 1 Jock Hughes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)172 lb (78 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
F 3 Mitchell Seraille 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)209 lb (95 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
F 4 Davonte Fitzgerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) GS Atlanta, Georgia
G 5 Shannon Bogues 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Killeen, Texas
G 10 John Comeaux 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Beaumont, Texas
G 11 Oddyste Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)178 lb (81 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 15 Rance Cole 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Coldspring, Texas
F 22 T. J. Holyfield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Albuquerque, New Mexico
F 23 Nathan Bain 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Freeport, Bahamas
F 24 Samuli Nieminen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Helsinki, Finland
C 32 Jovan Grujic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Pančevo, Serbia
F Karl Nikolas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)211 lb (96 kg) So Pearland, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 13, 2018

Schedule and results

Sources:[4][5][6]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Texas Wesleyan W 83–71  1–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,120)
Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 8, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Southwestern Assemblies of God W 68–67  2–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,755)
Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 13, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Miami (FL) L 58–96  2–1
Watsco Center (6,066)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 20, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Marist
Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic campus game
W 64–60  3–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,804)
Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 25, 2018*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
St. Edward's
Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic campus game
W 73–60  4–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,247)
Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 30, 2018*
7:00 am
vs. San Francisco
Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic semifinals
L 58–76  4–2
SSE Arena 
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Dec 1, 2018*
7:00 am, CBSSN
vs. Milwaukee
Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic consolation game
W 66–51  5–2
SSE Arena 
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Dec 7, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana Tech L 93–96 OT 5–3
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,823)
Nacogdoches, TX
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 58-74  5-4
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,057)
Monroe, LA
Dec 18, 2018*
7:30 pm, FSSW+
at Baylor W 59–58  6–4
Ferrell Center (4,336)
Waco, TX
Dec 21, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Arlington Baptist W 97–47  7–4
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,321)
Nacogdoches, TX
Dec 30, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Alabama L 69–79  7–5
William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,203)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland regular season
Jan 2, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Southeastern Louisiana W 65–60  8–5
(1–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,124)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm
at Nicholls State L 73–78  8–6
(1–1)
Stopher Gym (214)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 12, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State L 59–61  8–7
(1–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,758)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm
at New Orleans L 61-68  8-8
(1-3)
Lakefront Arena (734)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 19, 2019
3:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 74-71  9-8
(2-3)
McDermott Convocation Center (1,139)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 23, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Abilene Christian W 61-60  10-8
(3-3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,027)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 30, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Central Arkansas W 105–99 OT 11–8
(4–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,344)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 2, 2019
7:00 pm
at Sam Houston State L 72–94  11–9
(4–4)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (3,134)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 79–77  12–9
(5–4)
Sharp Gymnasium (908)
Houston, TX
Feb 9, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Lamar L 67–82  12–10
(5–5)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,752)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Feb 13, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN3
McNeese State W 67–57  13–10
(6–5)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,158)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 16, 2019
3:30 pm
at Northwestern State L 72–87  13–11
(6–6)
Prather Coliseum (2,020)
Natchitoches, LA
Feb 20, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus Chrsti L 55–65  13–12
(6–7)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,612)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 23, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Incarnate Word W 81–54  14–12
(7–7)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,803)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Arkansas L 74–92  14–13
(7–8)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (445)
Nacogdoches, TX
Mar 2, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar L 79–81  14–14
(7–9)
Montagne Center (3,551)
Beaumont, TX
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm
at Abilene Christian L 58–72  14–15
(7–10)
Moody Coliseum (1,235)
Abilene, TX
Mar 9, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Sam Houston State L 57–68  14–16
(7–11)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,464)
Nacogdoches, TX
*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. "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  4. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stephen F. Austin State University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  5. "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  6. "BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME BELFAST CLASSIC BOUNCES BACK FOR 2018 WITH EIGHT ACTION-PACKED GAMES ON OFFER". Sports Changes Life 2018. July 3, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
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