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The 2025–26 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by first-year head coach Matt Braeuer, played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record28–6 (20–2 Southland)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachJimmy Smith
Quick facts Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball, Southland regular season champion ...
2025–26 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
Southland regular season champion
NIT, First round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record28–6 (20–2 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachJimmy Smith
Assistant coaches
  • Jovan Austin
  • Payne Andrus
  • Trajan Wesley
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2025–26 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin20–2 .90928–6  .824
McNeese †19–3 .86428–6  .824
UT Rio Grande Valley14–8 .63619–14  .576
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi13–9 .59118–15  .545
New Orleans12–10 .54515–18  .455
Nicholls12–10 .54514–19  .424
Northwestern State8–14 .36410–22  .313
Houston Christian8–14 .36412–20  .375
Incarnate Word7–15 .31812–19  .387
Lamar7–15 .31812–19  .387
East Texas A&M6–16 .27311–21  .344
Southeastern Louisiana6–16 .2739–22  .290
† 2026 Southland tournament winner
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Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2024–25 season 14–17, 7–13 in Southland Conference play, to finish in tenth place.[1] They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament, as only the top eight teams make it.[2]

During the season, on January 22, 2025, head coach Kyle Keller was relieved of his duties, in the midst of his ninth season at the helm, with associate head coach Tony Jasick being named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[3] On March 7, 2025, the school announced that they would be hiring Texas Tech assistant coach Matt Braeuer as the team's new head coach.[4]

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More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kam Burton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrSoutheastern Louisiana Houston, TX
G/F 1 Chrishawn Christmas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrPanola College Gary, IN
F 2 Jerald Colonel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrNorthwestern State Savannah, GA
G/F 3 Christian Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrTrinity San Antonio, TX
G 4 Marcus Scurry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrGeorge P. Butler High School Augusta, GA
G 5 Keon Thompson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrUMass Merrillville, IN
G 6 Narit Chotikavanic 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoWest Texas A&M Plano, TX
F 7 Tichyque Musaka 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrGulf Coast State Durham, NC
G 8 Bryceson Melvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrRWG STEM Academy Arlington, TX
G 9 Harris Dar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoGrinnell Plano, TX
F 10 Yohan Gutierrez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrLegacy School of Sport Sciences Spring, TX
G 11 Lateef Patrick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrTrinidad State Milton, MA
F 12 Eltramon Smith Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoBarton Community College Atlanta, GA
F 17 Gediminas Alisas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoWestern Wyoming CC Vilnius, Lithuania
G 21 Ahamed Mohammed 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrWest Texas A&M Glendale, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 28, 2025

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025*
6:00 pm		 vs. Sam Houston
Battle of the Piney Woods		 W 105–100 OT –
   –     –     –    Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Millsaps W 103–76  1–0
  20 – Thompson  9 – tied  6 – Christmas  William R. Johnson Coliseum (896)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 7, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Arkansas State W 90–65  2–0
  26 – Thompson  11 – Colonel  7 – Thompson  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,923)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 11, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Rice W 81–69  3–0
  27 – Thompson  9 – Colonel  3 – tied  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,293)
Houston, TX
November 14, 2025*
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 Abilene Christian W 76−66  4−0
  24 – Chotikavanic  12 – Thompson  6 – Thompson  William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
November 18, 2025*
8:00 pm, MWN		 at Fresno State
Acrisure Series on-campus game		 L 78−80  4−1
  27 – Patrick  8 – tied  6 – Thompson  Save Mart Center (2,953)
Fresno, CA
November 21, 2025*
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Pepperdine
Acrisure Series on-campus game		 W 63–60  5–1
  22 – Chotikavanic  8 – Thompson  5 – Thompson  Firestone Fieldhouse (481)
Malibu, CA
November 29, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UT Arlington L 61–66  5–2
  20 – Thompson  7 – Colonel  4 – Colonel  College Park Center (1,275)
Arlington, TX
December 3, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 UT Rio Grande Valley W 73–60  6–2
(1–0)		  13 – Chotikavanic  10 – Christmas  6 – Thompson  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,513)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 7, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Louisiana–Monroe W 96–76  7–2
  25 – Thompson  8 – Colonel  5 – tied  William R. Johnson Coliseum (982)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 17, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 69−60  8−2
(2−0)		  20 – Patrick  8 – Colonel  3 – tied  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,112)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 21, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Dallas W 103−55  9−2
  18 – Patrick  8 – Colonel  8 – Thompson  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,692)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 29, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at East Texas A&M W 75–48  10–2
(3–0)		  17 – Patrick  10 – tied  6 – Thompson  The Field House (448)
Commerce, TX
December 31, 2025
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Northwestern State W 74–64  11–2
(4–0)		  21 – Thompson  9 – Colonel  5 – Thompson  Prather Coliseum (301)
Natchitoches, LA
January 3, 2026
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Southeastern Louisiana W 73-63  12–2
(5–0)		  17 – tied  8 – Colonel  4 – Alisas  Pride Roofing University Center (403)
Hammond, LA
January 5, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at McNeese L 64–66  12–3
(5–1)		  15 – Patrick  11 – Christmas  5 – Patrick  Townsley Law Arena (2,784)
Lake Charles, LA
January 10, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Houston Christian W 85–67  13–3
(6–1)		  16 – Thompson  6 – Christmas  6 – Mohammed  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,624)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 12, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Incarnate Word W 56–46  14–3
(7–1)		  15 – Thompson  12 – Christmas  3 – Thompson  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,387)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 17, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at New Orleans W 84–79  15–3
(8–1)		  29 – Patrick  9 – Colonel  6 – Thompson  Lakefront Arena (375)
New Orleans, LA
January 19, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Nicholls W 79–62  16–3
(9–1)		  20 – Thompson  14 – Christmas  3 – tied  Stopher Gymnasium (721)
Thibodaux, LA
January 24, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Lamar W 88–81  17–3
(10–1)		  26 – Thompson  6 – tied  5 – Thompson  Neches Arena (1,498)
Beaumont, TX
January 27, 2026
3:00 pm, CBSSN/ESPN+		 Northwestern State W 69−67  18−3
(11−1)		  27 – Thompson  10 – tied  2 – tied  William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,675)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 31, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southeastern Louisiana W 85–58  19–3
(12–1)		  15 – Thompson  4 – tied  6 – Mohammed  William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,946)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 2, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 McNeese W 67–60  20–3
(13–1)		  21 – Thompson  10 – Christmas  3 – Thompson  William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,687)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 7, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Lamar W 84–74  21–3
(14–1)		  20 – Patrick  8 – Christmas  8 – Thompson  William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,872)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 9, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 East Texas A&M W 74–70  22–3
(15–1)		  19 – Burton  7 – tied  7 – Thompson  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,482)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 14, 2026
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 at UT Rio Grande Valley W 66–57  23–3
(16–1)		  32 – Thompson  13 – Colonel  2 – Tied  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,223)
Edinburg, TX
February 16, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 78–68  24–3
(17–1)		  21 – Patrick  7 – Colonel  2 – Tied  Hilliard Center (1,317)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 21, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Nicholls W 81–78  25–3
(18–1)		  20 – Patrick  7 – Colonel  9 – Thompson  William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,212)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 23, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 New Orleans L 73–77  25–4
(18–2)		  19 – Tied  13 – Colonel  6 – Thompson  William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,922)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 28, 2026
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Houston Christian W 77–56  26–4
(19–2)		  17 – Thompson  11 – Colonel  4 – Mohammed  Sharp Gymnasium (789)
Houston, TX
March 2, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Incarnate Word W 76–68  27–4
(20–2)		  28 – Patrick  9 – Christmas  5 – Thompson  McDermott Center (244)
San Antonio, TX
Southland tournament
March 10, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 (1) (4) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Semifinals		 W 60–58  28–4
  24 – Thompson  6 – Tied  5 – Thompson  Townsley Law Arena 
Lake Charles, LA
March 11, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN2		 (1) (2) McNeese
Championship		 L 59–76  28–5
  18 – Thompson  9 – Colonel  3 – Thompson  Townsley Law Arena (5,272)
Lake Charles, LA
NIT
March 17, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at (1 T) Tulsa
First round		 L 84–89 OT 28–6
  27 – Thompson  7 – Tied  5 – Tied  Reynolds Center (1,679)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
T=Tulsa.
All times are in Central.
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