2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team
Basketball team season
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The 2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by eighth-year head coach Kyle Keller, played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 10–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the WAC Tournament, they defeated Abilene Christian in the first round, before losing to UT Arlington in the quarterfinals.
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record18–15 (10–10 WAC)
Headcoach
- Kyle Keller (8th season)
Associate headcoachTony Jasick
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 18–15 (10–10 WAC) |
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| Associate head coach | Tony Jasick |
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| Home arena | William R. Johnson Coliseum (Capacity: 7,203) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon † | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton * | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech * | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 WAC tournament winner * Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Lumberjacks finished the 2022–23 season 19–13, 11–7 in WAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. In the first round of the WAC Tournament, they were upset by Utah Tech in overtime.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ |
North American | W 96–68 | 1–0 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,250) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| November 9, 2023* 6:30 p.m. |
at Middle Tennessee WAC/C-USA Challenge |
L 62–67 | 1–1 |
Murphy Center (3,411) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
| November 13, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northwestern State | W 96–70 | 2–1 |
Prather Coliseum (1,111) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
| November 19, 2023* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Loyola Marymount Cayman Islands Classic First round |
W 86–76 | 3–1 |
John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands | |||||||
| November 20, 2023* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Drake Cayman Islands Classic Semifinals |
W 92–68 | 4–1 |
John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands | |||||||
| November 21, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Utah State Cayman Islands Classic Championship |
L 49–79 | 4–2 |
John Gray Gymnasium (1,531) George Town, Cayman Islands | |||||||
| November 29, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tarleton | L 66–68 | 4–3 (0–1) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,032) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| December 2, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | W 79–74 OT | 5–3 (1–1) |
Moody Coliseum (1,773) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| December 5, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana Tech | L 49–56 | 5–4 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,328) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| December 9, 2023* 3:00 p.m. |
at Wyoming | L 70–78 | 5–5 |
Arena-Auditorium (3,584) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| December 19, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Mexico State WAC/C-USA Challenge |
W 75–72 | 6–5 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,710) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| December 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Paul Quinn | W 115–58 | 7–5 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,422) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| December 29, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Orleans | W 80–51 | 8–5 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,120) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| January 4, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Rio Grande Valley | W 85–78 | 9–5 (2–1) |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,031) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | W 92–73 | 10–5 (3–1) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,049) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| January 11, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech | L 70–75 | 10–6 (3–2) |
Burns Arena (1,658) St. George, UT | |||||||
| January 13, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | W 84–82 | 11–6 (4–2) |
America First Event Center (1,809) Cedar City, UT | |||||||
| January 18, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Seattle | W 89–84 OT | 12–6 (5–2) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,361) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| January 25, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Grand Canyon | L 51–53 | 12–7 (5–3) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,649) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
California Baptist | L 79–81 | 12–8 (5–4) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,909) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| February 1, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah Valley | W 77–72 | 13–8 (6–4) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,208) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tarleton | L 64–75 | 13–9 (6–5) |
Wisdom Gym (2,140) Stephenville, TX | |||||||
| February 8, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Rio Grande Valley | W 92–84 | 14–9 (7–5) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,120) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | L 63–71 OT | 14–10 (7–6) |
College Park Center (2,393) Arlington, TX | |||||||
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Abilene Christian | L 62–63 | 14–11 (7–7) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,887) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| February 22, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Seattle | L 49–69 | 14–12 (7–8) |
Redhawk Center (932) Seattle, WA | |||||||
| February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Utah Valley | L 62–71 | 14–13 (7–9) |
UCCU Center (2,357) Orem, UT | |||||||
| February 29, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | W 62–60 OT | 15–13 (8–9) |
Fowler Events Center (2,111) Riverside, CA | |||||||
| March 2, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Grand Canyon | L 58–80 | 15–14 (8–10) |
GCU Arena (7,388) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
| March 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | W 87–60 | 16–14 (9–10) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,507) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah Tech | W 84–71 | 17–14 (10–10) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13, 2024 10:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(6) | vs. (7) Abilene Christian First round |
W 60–57 | 18–14 |
Orleans Arena (1,064) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| March 14, 2024 10:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(6) | vs. (3) UT Arlington Quarterfinals |
L 78–109 | 18–15 |
Orleans Arena (1,021) Paradise, NV | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||