Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team
University Stephen F. Austin State University
Conference Southland
Location Nacogdoches, TX
Head coach Kyle Keller
Arena William R. Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,203)
Nickname Lumberjacks
Colors Purple and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2014, 2016
NCAA Tournament appearances
2009, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference tournament champions
2009, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference regular season champions
2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

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, TX 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 so far by 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.

Postseason appearances

NCAA Tournament

The Lumberjacks have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–4.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result/Score
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

NIT

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

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
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

References

  1. SFA Official University Identity Standards (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-02.

External links


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