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 | |
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Southland regular season & Tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
2015–16 record | 0–6, 28 wins vacated (0–0 Southland, 18 wins vacated) |
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Home arena | William R. Johnson Coliseum (Capacity: 7,203) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–CC | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word* | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian* | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas** | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 23 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 11 | – | 19 | .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
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Schedule
Source:[7] Access date: 11/15/2015
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Out of Conference | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 8:30 pm, Fox Sports SW |
at No. 22 Baylor | L 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–Alexandria | W 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 Southern | W 66–62 | 4–3 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,392) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Henderson State | W 87–54 | 5–3 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,832) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
12/12/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Arkansas Tech | W 86–48 | 6–3 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,063) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
12/19/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Our Lady of the Lake | W 95–56 | 7–3 |
Shelton Gym (635) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
12/22/2015* 2:00 pm, Pac12 |
at Arizona State | L 73–80 | 7–4 |
Wells Fargo Arena (4,373) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
12/29/2015* 2:30 pm, ASN |
at UAB | L 66–76 | 7–5 |
Bartow Arena (3,956) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
Conference Games | |||||||||||
01/02/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
McNeese State | W 86–57 | 8–5 (1–0) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,284) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
01/04/2016 7:00 pm |
at Southeastern Louisiana | W 89–69 | 9–5 (2–0) |
University Center (540) Hammond, LA | |||||||
01/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Central Arkansas | W 85–64 | 10–5 (3–0) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,142) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
01/16/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Abilene Christian | W 97–62 | 11–5 (4–0) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,873) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
01/18/2016 7:00 pm, ASN |
at New Orleans | W 82–58 | 12–5 (5–0) |
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||
01/23/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Sam Houston State | W 76–64 | 13–5 (6–0) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,123) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
01/25/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Lamar | W 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 Christi | W 66–61 | 15–5 (8–0) |
American Bank Center (2,348) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||
02/06/2016 7:00 pm |
at Houston Baptist | W 72–66 | 16–5 (9–0) |
Sharp Gymnasium (1,082) Houston, TX | |||||||
02/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Northwestern State | W 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 Christi | W 70–58 | 18–5 (11–0) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,264) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
02/15/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Incarnate Word | W 84–46 | 19–5 (12–0) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,892) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
02/20/2016 6:00 pm |
at Nicholls | W 88–53 | 20–5 (13–0) |
Stopher Gym (522) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
02/22/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Lamar | W 79–58 | 21–5 (14–0) |
Montagne Center (1,931) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
02/27/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Houston Baptist | W 82–54 | 22–5 (15–0) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,012) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
02/29/2016 6:00 pm, ASN |
at Incarnate Word | W 84–58 | 23–5 (16–0) |
McDermott Center (876) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
03/03/2016 7:00 pm |
at Northwestern State | W 95–55 | 24–5 (17–0) |
Prather Coliseum (3,020) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
03/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNCE |
at Sam Houston State | W 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 Game |
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. |
See also
References
- "Underwood Adds Boynton And Gentry To Staff: Pair is the first two hires by Underwood to his coaching staff". SFA Jacks. May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- "Pastrana Added To Lumberjack Coaching Staff: Underwood completes coaching staff with hiring of Pastrana". SFA Jacks. June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- "Oklahoma State hires Brad Underwood away from Stephen F. Austin". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- "NCAA Negotiated Resolution Agreement: What It Means for SFA". SFAJacks.com. Stephen F. Austin State University. May 20, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- Rieken, Kristie (May 20, 2020). "Stephen F. Austin Gets Postseason Bans; Agrees To Sanctions". Associated Press. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- "Stephen F Austin Named as Favorite in Conference Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- http://www.sfajacks.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/sasu-m-baskbl-sched.html