2016–17 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

2016–17 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball
Conference Southland Conference
2016–17 record 2–2 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach Kyle Keller (1st year)
Assistant coach Jeremy Cox
Assistant coach Derrick Jones
Assistant coach Wade Mason
Home arena William R. Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,203)
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Texas A&M–CC 0 0       5 0   1.000
Lamar 0 0       4 2   .667
Southeastern Louisiana 0 0       5 3   .625
Nicholls State 0 0       4 3   .571
Sam Houston State 0 0       4 3   .571
Abilene Christian* 0 0       3 3   .500
Stephen F. Austin 0 0       2 2   .500
Incarnate Word* 0 0       2 3   .400
Houston Baptist 0 0       2 4   .333
McNeese State 0 0       2 4   .333
Northwestern State 0 0       2 4   .333
New Orleans 0 0       1 3   .250
Central Arkansas 0 0       1 5   .167
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
2017 Southland Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team will represent Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks will be led by first-year head coach Kyle Keller and will play their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2015–16 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 No. 14 seed, they upset No. 3-ranked West Virginia in the First Round before losing in the final seconds to Notre Dame in the Second Round.

On March 21, 2016, head coach Brad Underwood left the school and was named the head coach at Oklahoma State.[1] On April 4, 2016, Kyle Keler was named head coach.[2]

Roster

2016–17 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G/F 0 Walkup, ThomasThomas Walkup 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Deer Park HS Pasadena, TX
G 1 Floyd, DemetriousDemetrious Floyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr McCluer HS
Chipola College
St. Louis, MO
F 2 Williams, CJCJ Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Pebblebrook Powder Springs, GA
G 3 Johnson, JaredJared Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Ridge View HS
Hill College
Columbia, SC
G 4 Charles, TyTy Charles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Kennedale HS Kennedale, TX
G 5 Johnson, LasaniLasani Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Bishop Dunne Dallas, TX
G 10 Pinkney, TreyTrey Pinkney 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Seven Lakes HS Katy, TX
F 11 Geffrard, ClideClide Geffrard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Ely HS
Northwest Florida State College
Pompano Beach, FL
G 12 Cameron, DallasDallas Cameron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Ely HS Pompano Beach, FL
G 15 Stephens, PaytonPayton Stephens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr McPherson McPherson, KS
F 22 Holyfield, TJTJ Holyfield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Elev8 Sports Institute (Fla.) Albuquerque, NM
F 23 Bain, NathanNathan Bain 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) Freeport, Bahamas
G 24 Dahl, JonnyJonny Dahl 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Keokuk Keokuk, IA
C 32 Grujić, JovanJovan Grujić 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr South Kent School (Conn.) Pančevo, Serbia
F 35 Smith, JaQuanJaQuan Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Edmondson Baltimore, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jeremy Cox (Colorado Mesa)
  • Derrick Jones (Samford)
  • Wade Mason (Tulane)

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

Roster
Last update: September 27, 2016

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

November 4, 2016*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Huston–Tillotson W 93–72 
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
Non-conference regular season

November 11, 2016*
6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 2 Kentucky L 64–87  0–1
Rupp Arena (22,683)
Lexington, KY

November 15, 2016*
10:00 am, ESPN3
Longwood W 66–60  1–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,944)
Nacogdoches, TX

November 18, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northeastern State W 75–70  2–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,103)
Nacogdoches, TX

November 28, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 72–77  2–2
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (645)
Monroe, LA

December 1, 2016*
8:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas   
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR

December 3, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Centenary   
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX

December 7, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UAB   
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX

December 10, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Rice   
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX

12/19/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
LSU Shreveport   
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX

December 22, 2016*
3:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Tulsa
Diamond Head Classic
  
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI

December 23, 2016*
TBA, ESPN2 or ESPN3
vs. Southern Miss or San Diego State
Diamond Head Classic
  
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI

December 25, 2016*
TBA
vs. TBD
Diamond Head Classic
  
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Southland Conference regular season

December 31, 2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Houston Baptist   
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX

January 2, 2017
7:30 pm
at McNeese State   
Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA

January 7, 2017
4:00 pm
at Abilene Christian   
Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX

January 11, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi   
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX

January 14, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Nicholls   
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX

January 19, 2017
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi   
American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX

January 21, 2017
7:30 pm
at Incarnate Word   
McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX

January 25, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Arkansas   
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX

January 28, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
New Orleans   
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX

February 2, 2017
7:30 pm
at Sam Houston State   
Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX

February 4, 2017
3:00 pm
at Northwestern State   
Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, LA

February 9, 2017
8:00 pm
Incarnate Word   
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, LA

February 16, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Lamar   
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX

February 18, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southeastern Louisiana   
University Center 
Hammond, LA

February 23, 2017
7:45 pm, ESPN3
at New Orleans   
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA

February 25, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Arkansas   
Farris Center 
Conway, AR

March 2, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State   
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX

March 4, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Sam Houston State   
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Conference Tournament

March 8–11, 2017
 ESPN3
vs.    
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

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