2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by second-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 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.

2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2017–18 record0–7, 28 wins vacated (0–4 Southland, 14 wins vacated)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Cox
  • Desmond Haymon
  • Wade Mason
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,203)
2017–18 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Southeastern Louisiana153 .833  2212  .647
Nicholls State153 .833  2111  .656
Stephen F. Austin144 .778  287  .800
Sam Houston State126 .667  2115  .583
Lamar117 .611  1914  .576
New Orleans117 .611  1617  .485
Central Arkansas108 .556  1817  .514
Abilene Christian810 .444  1616  .500
Texas A&M–CC810 .444  1118  .379
McNeese State810 .444  1117  .393
Incarnate Word216 .111  721  .250
Houston Baptist216 .111  625  .194
Northwestern State117 .056  425  .138
2018 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 Lumberjacks finished the 2016–17 season 18–18, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Lamar in the quarterfinals of the Southland Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Idaho.

Roster

2017–18 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) So Suwanee, Georgia
G/F 1 Kevon Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Ellenwood, Georgia
F 3 Leon Gilmore III 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 4 Ty Charles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Kennedale, Texas
G 5 Shannon Bogues 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Killeen, Texas
G 10 John Comeaux 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Beaumont, Texas
G 11 Ivan Canete 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Lake Worth, Florida
F 12 Stefon Fisher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) Fr Hyattsville, Maryland
G 15 Rance Cole 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) So Coldspring, Texas
G 20 Harrison Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Nacogdoches, Texas
F 22 T. J. Holyfield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Albuquerque, New Mexico
F 23 Nathan Bain 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Freeport, Bahamas
F 24 Samuli Nieminen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Helsinki, Finland
C 32 Jovan Grujic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Pančevo, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 20, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
2:00 pm
at Longwood W 74–61  1–0
Willett Hall (1,412)
Farmville, VA
Nov 15, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
St. Edward's W 89–66  2–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,127)
Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
LeTourneau W 91–68  3–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,642)
Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 18, 2017*
4:00 pm, Facebook Live
Howard Payne W 118–64  4–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,881)
Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Mississippi State L 75–80  4–1
Humphrey Coliseum (7,687)
Starkville, MS
Nov 26, 2017*
2:00 pm, Facebook Live
Florida A&M W 79–63  5–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,691)
Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 28, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
North Dakota State W 54–50  6–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,398)
Nacogdoches, TX
Dec 2, 2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 68–65  7–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,941)
Nacogdoches, TX
Dec 6, 2017*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech W 85–83  8–1
Thomas Assembly Center (3,041)
Ruston, LA
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Rice W 81–62  9–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,071)
Nacogdoches, TX
Dec 16, 2017*
12:00 pm, SECN
at LSU W 83–82  10–1
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,695)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 19, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Missouri L 81–82  10–2
Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
Dec 21, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Arlington Baptist W 116–66  11–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,859)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 62–73  11–3
(0–1)
University Center (693)
Hammond, LA
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Nicholls State W 81–64  12–3
(1–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,241)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 6, 2018
3:30 pm, ELVN
at Northwestern State W 64–56  13–3
(2–1)
Prather Coliseum (1,322)
Natchitoches, LA
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
New Orleans W 78–68  14–3
(4–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,173)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 13, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Incarnate Word W 83–63  15–3
(5–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,699)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm, ELVN
at Abilene Christian W 76–66  16–3
(5–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,972)
Abilene, TX
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas L 92–100  16–4
(5–2)
Farris Center (2,225)
Conway, AR
Jan 27, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Sam Houston State W 82–66  17–4
(6–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,081)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Houston Baptist W 102–82  18–4
(7–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,312)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 3, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar L 54–76  18–5
(7–3)
Montagne Center (1,743)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 8, 2018
6:30 pm, ELVN
at McNeese State W 99–95  19–5
(8–3)
Burton Coliseum (647)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 10, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State W 97–50  20–5
(9–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,238)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 87–68  21–5
(10–3)
American Bank Center (1,216)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 17, 2018
3:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 81–70  22–5
(11–3)
McDermott Convocation Center (567)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Arkansas W 97–62  23–5
(12–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,012)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 24, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Lamar L 66–71  23–6
(12–4)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,023)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 28, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Abilene Christian W 76–56  24–6
(13–4)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,912)
Nacogdoches, TX
Mar 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Sam Houston State W 65–53  25–6
(14–4)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (2,043)
Huntsville, TX
Southland Conference Tournament
Mar 8, 2018
7:30 pm
(3) vs. (7) Central Arkansas
Quarterfinals
W 86–64  26–6
Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,839)
Katy, TX
Mar 9, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (2) Nicholls State
Semifinals
W 78–66  27–6
Leonard E. Merrell Center (2,545)
Katy, TX
Mar 10, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(3) vs. (1) Southeastern Louisiana
Championship
W 59–55  28–6
Leonard E. Merrell Center (3,279)
Katy, TX
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2018*
6:27 pm, truTV
(14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 14 Texas Tech
First Round
L 60–70  28–7
American Airlines Center (18,703)
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
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.
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