2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by head coach Brad Underwood and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. The Lumberjacks finished the 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 #14 seed, they upset #8 ranked West Virginia in the first round before losing in the final seconds to Notre Dame in the second round.

2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record0–6, 28 wins vacated (0–0 Southland, 18 wins vacated)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,203)
Seasons
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin180 1.000286 .824
Texas A&M–CC153 .833258 .758
Sam Houston State126 .6671816 .529
Incarnate Word*126 .6671712 .586
Houston Baptist108 .5561717 .500
Southeastern Louisiana99 .5001221 .364
Abilene Christian*810 .4441318 .419
McNeese State711 .389920 .310
Central Arkansas**612 .333721 .250
New Orleans612 .3331020 .333
Nicholls State612 .3331123 .324
Northwestern State513 .278820 .286
Lamar315 .1671119 .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 Southland tournament winner

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

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.[4][5]

Preseason

The Lumberjacks were picked to finish first (1st) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and in the Sports Information Directors Poll receiving eleven (12) first place votes in the Coaches' poll and ten (9) first place votes in the SID poll.[6]

Roster

2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F0Thomas Walkup6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)RS SrDeer Park HSPasadena, TX
G1Demetrious Floyd5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg)SrMcCluer HS
Chipola College
St. Louis, MO
F2CJ Williams6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg)JrPebblebrookPowder Springs, GA
G3Jared Johnson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)SrRidge View HS
Hill College
Columbia, SC
G4Ty Charles6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoKennedale HSKennedale, TX
G5Lasani Johnson6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)178 lb (81 kg)FrBishop DunneDallas, TX
G10Trey Pinkney5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg)SrSeven Lakes HSKaty, TX
F11Clide Geffrard6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg)SrEly HS
Northwest Florida State College
Pompano Beach, FL
G12Dallas Cameron6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)JrEly HSPompano Beach, FL
G15Payton Stephens6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrMcPhersonMcPherson, KS
F22T. J. Holyfield6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrElev8 Sports Institute (Fla.)Albuquerque, NM
F23Nathan Bain6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrSunrise Christian Academy (Kan.)Freeport, Bahamas
G24Jonny Dahl6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrKeokukKeokuk, IA
G30Tyler Underwood6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg)FrNacogdochesNacogdoches, TX
C32Jovan Grujić7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)225 lb (102 kg)FrSouth Kent School (Conn.)Pančevo, Serbia
F35JaQuan Smith6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg)JrEdmondsonBaltimore, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 12/05/2015

Schedule

Source:[7]Access date: 11/15/2015

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Out of Conference
11/13/2015*
8:30 pm, Fox Sports SW
at No. 22 BaylorL 55–97 0–1
Ferrell Center (7,041)
Waco, TX
11/17/2015*
7:00 am, ESPN2
at Northern Iowa
ESPN Tip-Off Marathon
L 60–70 0–2
McLeod Center (4,720)
Cedar Rapids, IA
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm
LSU–AlexandriaW 88–64 1–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,119)
Nacogdoches, TX
11/26/2015*
4:30 pm, ASN
vs. Western Michigan
Music City Challenge
W 79–71 2–2
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
Nashville, TN
11/27/2015*
7:30 pm
vs. Tulane
Music City Challenge
L 59–60 2–3
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
Nashville, TN
11/29/2015*
3:30 pm, ASN
vs. Appalachian State
Music City Challenge
W 94–84 3–3
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
Nashville, TN
12/05/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas SouthernW 66–62 4–3
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,392)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Henderson StateW 87–54 5–3
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,832)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/12/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas TechW 86–48 6–3
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,063)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/19/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Our Lady of the LakeW 95–56 7–3
Shelton Gym (635)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/22/2015*
2:00 pm, Pac12
at Arizona StateL 73–80 7–4
Wells Fargo Arena (4,373)
Tempe, AZ
12/29/2015*
2:30 pm, ASN
at UABL 66–76 7–5
Bartow Arena (3,956)
Birmingham, AL
Conference Games
01/02/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
McNeese StateW 86–57 8–5
(1–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,284)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/04/2016
7:00 pm
at Southeastern LouisianaW 89–69 9–5
(2–0)
University Center (540)
Hammond, LA
01/12/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central ArkansasW 85–64 10–5
(3–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,142)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/16/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Abilene ChristianW 97–62 11–5
(4–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,873)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/18/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
at New OrleansW 82–58 12–5
(5–0)
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
01/23/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Sam Houston StateW 76–64 13–5
(6–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,123)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/25/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
LamarW 86–52 14–5
(7–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,485)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiW 66–61 15–5
(8–0)
American Bank Center (2,348)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/06/2016
7:00 pm
at Houston BaptistW 72–66 16–5
(9–0)
Sharp Gymnasium (1,082)
Houston, TX
02/08/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern StateW 83–72 17–5
(10–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,723)
Nacogdoches, LA
02/13/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiW 70–58 18–5
(11–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,264)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/15/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Incarnate WordW 84–46 19–5
(12–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,892)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/20/2016
6:00 pm
at NichollsW 88–53 20–5
(13–0)
Stopher Gym (522)
Thibodaux, LA
02/22/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at LamarW 79–58 21–5
(14–0)
Montagne Center (1,931)
Beaumont, TX
02/27/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Houston BaptistW 82–54 22–5
(15–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,012)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/29/2016
6:00 pm, ASN
at Incarnate WordW 84–58 23–5
(16–0)
McDermott Center (876)
San Antonio, TX
03/03/2016
7:00 pm
at Northwestern StateW 95–55 24–5
(17–0)
Prather Coliseum (3,020)
Natchitoches, LA
03/05/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNCE
at Sam Houston StateW 85–64 25–5
(18–0)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,091)
Huntsville, TX
Southland tournament
03/11/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) Houston Baptist
Semifinals
W 104–68 26–5
Merrell Center (3,019)
Katy, TX
03/12/2016
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(1) vs. (2) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Championship
W 82–60 27–5
Merrell Center (4,399)
Katy, TX
NCAA tournament
03/18/2016*
6:10 PM, CBS
(14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 8 West Virginia
First Round
W 70–56 28–5
Barclays Center (17,502)
Brooklyn, NY
03/20/2016*
1:40 PM, CBS
(14 E) vs. (6 E) Notre Dame
Second Round
L 75–76 28–6
Barclays Center (17,401)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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