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
2020–21 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team
UniversityStephen F. Austin State University
Head coachKyle Keller (5th season)
ConferenceSouthland
LocationNacogdoches, Texas
ArenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,203)
NicknameLumberjacks
ColorsPurple and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2014, 2016*
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2009, 2014, 2015*, 2016*, 2018
Conference Tournament Champions
Southland: 2009, 2014*, 2015*, 2016*, 2018
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
2009#14First Round#3 SyracuseL 44–59
2014#12Second Round
Third Round
#5 VCU
#4 UCLA
W 77–75OT
L 60–77
2015#12Second Round#5 UtahL 50–57
2016#14First Round
Second Round
#3 West Virginia
#6 Notre Dame
W 70–56
L 75–76
2018#14First Round#3 Texas TechL 60–70

NIT

The Lumberjacks have appeared in three National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 1–3.

Year Round Opponent Result
1987First Round
Second Round
James Madison
Arkansas–Little Rock
W 70–63
L 48–54
2008First RoundMassachusettsL 60–80
2013First RoundStanfordL 57–58

CIT

The Lumberjacks have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2017First RoundIdahoL 50–73

References

  1. SFA Official University Identity Standards Manual (PDF). June 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.


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