2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by fourth-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 28–3, 19–1 in Southland play to win the Southland regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed, they received a double-bye to the semifinals of the Southland tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the Southland tournament's cancellation, they were awarded the Southland's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, however, the NCAA tournament was also cancelled due to the same outbreak.

2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
Southland regular season champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record28–3 (19–1 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Cox
  • Wade Mason
  • Mitch Vanya
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,203)
Seasons
2019–20 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 19 1   .950 28 3   .903
Abilene Christian 15 5   .750 20 11   .645
Nicholls 15 5   .750 21 10   .677
Sam Houston State 11 9   .550 18 13   .581
Northwestern State 11 9   .550 15 15   .500
Lamar 10 10   .500 17 15   .531
McNeese State 10 10   .500 15 17   .469
Texas A&M–CC 10 10   .500 14 18   .438
Central Arkansas 9 11   .450 10 21   .323
Incarnate Word 6 14   .300 9 22   .290
New Orleans 5 15   .250 9 21   .300
Southeastern Louisiana 5 15   .250 8 23   .258
Houston Baptist 4 16   .200 4 25   .138
Note: The 2020 SLC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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The 2018–19 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in ninth place.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Davonte Fitzgerald 4 F 6'7" 205 Graduate Atlanta, GA Final year of eligibility
Shannon Bogues 5 G 6'2" 185 Senior Killeen, TX Graduated
T. J. Holyfield 22 F 6'8" 220 Senior Albuquerque, NM Graduated
Jovan Grujić 32 C 7'0" 230 Senior Pančevo, SER Graduated

2019 recruiting class

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Roster

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2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Sama’zha Hart 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
G/F 1 Kevon Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Ellenwood, Georgia
G 2 Roti Ware 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Morton, Mississippi
F 3 Cameron Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Jr Little Rock, Arkansas
G 4 David Kachelries 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Emmaus, Pennsylvania
G 10 John Comeaux 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Beaumont, Texas
G 11 Oddyste Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 12 Charlie Daniels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Jacksonville, Florida
F 13 Calvin Solomon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Houston, Texas
F 14 Gavin Kensmil 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Paramaribo, Suriname
G 15 Kharee McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Houston, Texas
F 20 Landon Badgley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr Houston, Texas
F 23 Nathan Bain 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Freeport, Bahamas
G 24 Tyler Zivney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Rockwall, Texas
G 25 Gabe Matturro 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Katy, Texas
F 35 Demiere Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Powder Springs, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 20, 2020

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
LeTourneau W 89–70  1–0
 18  Harris   10  Kensmil   2  West  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,588)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 9, 2019*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
North Carolina Central W 94–64  2–0
 32  Harris   7  Harris   5  Comeaux  William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,167)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 13, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Niagara W 89–80  3–0
 19  Johnson   10  Solomon   3  Johnson  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,441)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 16, 2019*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
Drexel W 82–67  4–0
 18  Harris   10  Solomon   7  Comeaux  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,365)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 20, 2019*
6:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Rutgers L 57–69  4–1
 18  Harris   10  Kensmil   2  Walker  Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,536)
Piscataway, NJ
November 26, 2019*
8:00 pm, ACCNX
at No. 1 Duke W 85–83 OT 5–1
 26  Harris   7  Kensmil   4  Harris  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 30, 2019*
4:00 pm
at Arkansas State W 76–57  6–1
 22  Harris   15  Kensmil   3  Kachelries  First National Bank Arena (1,606)
Jonesboro, AR
December 2, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Arlington Baptist W 114–49  7–1
 22  Johnson   10  Kensmil   7  Kachelries  William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,228)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Alabama L 68–78  7–2
 18  Johnson   7  Harris   2  Comeaux  Coleman Coliseum (9,545)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 14, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 66–59  8–2
 17  Harris   8  Harris   7  Harris  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,143)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 18, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Houston Baptist W 96–68  9–2
(1–0)
 18  Harris   7  Tied, 2   4  Comeaux  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,357)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 21, 2019
3:00 pm
at McNeese State W 81–73  10–2
(2–0)
 21  Kensmil   11  Kensmil   5  Kachelries  H&HP Complex (3,565)
Lake Charles, LA
December 28, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Paul Quinn W 94–62  11–2
 16  Kachelries   7  Solomon   4  Tied, 2  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,182)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 2, 2020
1:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 82–71  12–2
(3–0)
 21  Harris   11  Harris   3  Tied, 2  University Center (611)
Hammond, LA
January 4, 2020
6:00 pm
at New Orleans W 87–68  13–2
(4–0)
 21  Harris   6  Harris   3  Harris  Lakefront Arena (743)
New Orleans, LA
January 8, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 72–73  13–3
(4–1)
 24  Harris   6  Harris   4  Kensmil  William R. Johnson Coliseum (822)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 77–76  14–3
(5–1)
 19  Harris   10  Harris   4  Harris  Farris Center (1,455)
Conway, AR
January 18, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate Word W 80–56  15–3
(6–1)
 19  Johnson   9  Kensmil   5  Ware  William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,147)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 22, 2020
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State W 69–62  16–3
(7–1)
 25  Harris   8  Harris   4  Ware  Prather Coliseum (1,524)
Natchitoches, LA
January 25, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar W 70–62  17–3
(8–1)
 18  Comeaux   11  Solomon   6  Harris  Montagne Center (4,254)
Beaumont, TX
January 29, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Abilene Christian W 71–61  18–3
(9–1)
 19  Harris   7  Johnson   4  Ware  William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,341)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 1, 2020
5:30 pm, ESPN3
at Sam Houston State W 81–76  19–3
(10–1)
 17  Kensmil   6  Kensmil   4  Bain  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,889)
Huntsville, TX
February 5, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Nicholls W 70–64  20–3
(11–1)
 17  Bain   9  Bain   3  Bain  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,943)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 8, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
New Orleans W 81–74  21–3
(12–1)
 23  Harris   7  Kensmil   7  Bain  William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,337)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 75–67  22–3
(13–1)
 23  Kensmil   8  Bain   5  Ware  American Bank Center (1,537)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 19, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 83–68  23–3
(14–1)
 14  Kensmil   6  Kensmil   3  Kensmil  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,780)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 22, 2020
4:15 pm
at Incarnate Word W 80–56  24–3
(15–1)
 16  Johnson   7  Harris   5  Bain  McDermott Center (691)
San Antonio, TX
February 26, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern State W 90–59  25–3
(16–1)
 18  Harris   9  Harris   5  Johnson  William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,126)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 29, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Lamar W 95–76  26–3
(17–1)
 20  Harris   9  Kensmil   5  Harris  William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,184)
Nacogdoches, TX
March 3, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Abilene Christian W 77–72  27–3
(18–1)
 23  Harris   9  Solomon   2  Tied  Moody Coliseum (2,893)
Abilene, TX
March 7, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston State W 68–57  28–3
(19–1)
 17  Kensmil   10  Kensmil   2  Ware  William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,631)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Conference tournament
March 13, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs.
Semifinals
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] Merrell Center
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVNot released
CoachesRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

See also

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2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Southland cancels tournaments, suspends spring sports through March 30".