2011–12 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2011–12 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin University in the 2011–12 men's college basketball season. This was head coach Danny Kaspar's twelfth season at SFA. The Lumberjacks play their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. They are members of the West Division of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 12–4 in Southland play to finish in second place in the West Division. They lost in the semifinals of the Southland Basketball tournament to Lamar. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a post season tournament.

2011–12 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Division	West
Record	20–12 (12–4 Southland)
Head coach	Danny Kaspar (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Brette Tanner Cinco Boone Nick Shaw
Home arena	William R. Johnson Coliseum

2011–12 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Lamar†	11	–	5		.688			23	–	12		.657
McNeese State	10	–	6		.625			17	–	16		.515
Northwestern State	8	–	8		.500			16	–	16		.500
Nicholls State	6	–	10		.375			10	–	20		.333
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	11		.313			12	–	17		.414
Central Arkansas	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.276
West
Texas–Arlington	15	–	1		.938			24	–	9		.727
Stephen F. Austin	12	–	4		.750			20	–	12		.625
UTSA	10	–	6		.625			18	–	14		.563
Sam Houston State	7	–	9		.438			13	–	19		.406
Texas State	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	4	–	12		.250			6	–	24		.200
† 2012 Southland tournament winner As of March 14, 2012 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2011–12 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown PG 4 Hal Bateman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Des Moines Area CC Davenport, IA SG 5 Antonio Bostic 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Neosho County CC Shawnee, KS F 15 Joe Bright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Howard College Minneapolis, MN C 42 Nick Cates 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Kennedale Kennedale, TX G 1 Micah Delph 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Conway Conway, AK PG 24 Darius Gardner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Yates Houston, TX SG 25 Desmond Haymon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Williams-Sullivan Durant, MS F 23 Jonathan King 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr East Mississippi CC Panama City F 34 Jacob Parker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bixby Bixby, OK C 55 Jereal Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr La Porte Houston, TX F 32 Taylor Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr McLennan Schertz, TX SG 12 Thomas Walkup 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Deer Park Pasadena, TX F 20 Mark Walton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Texas A&M International Houston, TX	Head coach Danny Kaspar (North Texas) Assistant coach(es) Brette Tanner (Emporia State) Cinco Boone (Eastern New Mexico) Nick Shaw (Stephen F. Austin) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and Results

Source

• All times are Central

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/11/2011* 7:00pm		Centenary	W 84–43	1–0	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,945) Nacogdoches, TX
11/14/2011* 9:00pm		at San Diego	L 61–66	1–1	Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,023) San Diego, CA
11/20/2011* 2:00pm, TTSN/FSSW/ESPN3		at Texas Tech	L 54–66	1–2	United Spirit Arena (9,420) Lubbock, TX
11/26/2011* 8:00pm		at UTEP	W 53–35	2–2	Don Haskins Center (6,709) El Paso, TX
11/30/2011* 7:00pm		Wiley College	W 72–66	3–2	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,437) Nacogdoches, TX
12/03/2011* 7:00pm		at No. 25 Texas A&M	L 42–55	3–3	Reed Arena (6,465) College Station, TX
12/10/2011* 4:15pm		Alabama State Lumberjack E-Tech Classic	W 74–48	4–3	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,247) Nacogdoches, TX
12/11/2011* 4:15pm		Florida International Lumberjack E-Tech Classic	L 56–58	4–4	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,525) Nacogdoches, TX
12/17/2011* 8:00pm		Texas College	W 64–57	5–4	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,001) Nacogdoches, TX
12/20/2011* 6:30pm		vs. Prairie View A&M Global Sports Hoops Showcase	L 50–53	5–5	Matthew Knight Arena (N/A) Eugene, OR
12/21/2011* 6:30pm		vs. North Carolina Central Global Sports Hoops Showcase	L 57–65	5–6	Matthew Knight Arena (N/A) Eugene, OR
12/22/2011* 9:00pm		at Oregon Global Sports Hoops Showcase	L 45–55	5–7	Matthew Knight Arena (3,401) Eugene, OR
12/30/2011* 7:00pm		UT Tyler	W 93–57	6–7	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,013) Nacogdoches, TX
01/04/2012 7:00pm		at Texas State	W 66–65	7–7 (1–0)	Strahan Coliseum (1,109) San Marcos, TX
01/07/2012 6:00pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 63–36	8–7 (2–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,447) Nacogdoches, TX
01/11/2012 7:00pm, SLC TV		at Central Arkansas	W 67–56	9–7 (3–0)	Farris Center (1,679) Conway, AR
01/14/2012 6:00 pm		UTSA	L 52–59	9–8 (3–1)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,717) Nacogdoches, TX
01/21/2012 7:00 pm		at Texas–Arlington	L 54–63	9–9 (3–2)	Texas Hall (1,262) Arlington, TX
01/25/2012 7:00 pm, SLC TV		Sam Houston State Battle of the Piney Woods	W 67–66 OT	10–9 (4–2)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,853) Nacogdoches, TX
01/28/2012 7:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 64–49	11–9 (5–2)	American Bank Center (2,327) Corpus Christi, TX
02/01/2012 7:00 pm		Texas State	W 71–63	12–9 (6–2)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,103) Nacogdoches, TX
02/05/2012 3:00 pm		at McNeese State	L 56–66	12–10 (6–3)	Burton Coliseum (858) Lake Charles, LA
02/08/2012 7:00 pm		Nicholls State	W 62–58 OT	13–10 (7–3)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,192) Nacogdoches, TX
02/11/2012 4:00 pm, Texas Channel		at UTSA	W 59–51	14–10 (8–3)	Convocation Center (1,846) San Antonio, TX
02/15/2012 7:00 pm		Texas–Arlington	L 47–51	14–11 (8–4)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,101) Nacogdoches, TX
02/18/2012* 6:00 pm		High Point ESPN BracketBusters	W 69–62	15–11	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,517) Nacogdoches, TX
02/22/2012 7:00 pm		at Lamar	W 62–52	16–11 (9–4)	Montagne Center (3,037) Beaumont, TX
02/25/2012 6:00 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 74–41	17–11 (10–4)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,909) Nacogdoches, TX
02/29/2012 7:00 pm		at Sam Houston State Battle of the Piney Woods	W 58–47	18–11 (11–4)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,857) Huntsville, TX
03/03/2012 6:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 62–52	19–11 (12–4)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,091) Nacogdoches, TX
2012 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
03/07/2012 12:00 pm, SLC Now		vs. Sam Houston State Quarterfinals/Battle of the Piney Woods	W 68–46	20–11	Leonard E. Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX
03/08/2012 6:00 pm, SLC TV		vs. Lamar Semifinals	L 44–55	20–12	Leonard E. Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.