2008–09 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

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2008–09 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball
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Southland Regular Season and Tournament Champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
DivisionEast
2008–09 record24–8 (13–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
Seasons
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2008–09 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Stephen F. Austin † 13 – 3   .813 24 – 8   .750
Nicholls State 12 – 4   .750 20 – 11   .645
Southeastern Louisiana 7 – 9   .438 13 – 17   .433
McNeese State 5 – 11   .313 11 – 18   .379
Northwestern State 3 – 13   .188 11 – 20   .355
Central Arkansas 3 – 13   .188 10 – 19   .345
West
Sam Houston State 12 – 4   .750 18 – 12   .600
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 11 – 5   .688 18 – 15   .545
Texas-Arlington 9 – 7   .563 16 – 14   .533
UTSA 8 – 8   .500 19 – 13   .594
Texas State 7 – 9   .438 14 – 16   .467
Lamar 6 – 10   .375 15 – 15   .500
† 2009 Southland Tournament winner

The 2008–09 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by head coach Danny Kaspar and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. The Lumberjacks finished the season 24–8, 13–3 in Southland play to claim the Southland regular season championship. They were champions of the Southland Conference Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament – the first appearance in school history. As No. 14 seed in the South region, they lost in the Round of 64 to No. 3 seed Syracuse.[1]

Roster[]

2008–09 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Josh Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Shreveport, Louisiana
G 12 Eddie Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lawton, Oklahoma
C 44 Matt Kingsley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 14, 2008*
 Howard Payne W 77–38  1–0
 William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, Texas
Nov 18, 2008*
 at Texas A&M L 48–55  1–1
 Reed Arena 
College Station, Texas
Nov 25, 2008*
 at Louisiana-Monroe L 58–60  1–2
 Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, Louisiana
Nov 29, 2008*
 Texas College W 83–42  2–2
 William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, Texas
Dec 2, 2008*
 Jackson State W 73–59  3–2
 William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, Texas
Dec 6, 2008*
 Texas Wesleyan W 92–42  4–2
 William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, Texas
Dec 12, 2008*
 vs. North Dakota State W 112–111 3OT 5–2
 Knapp Center 
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 13, 2008*
 at Drake W 66–64  6–2
 Knapp Center 
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 19, 2008*
 vs. Austin Peay W 93–54  7–2
 Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 20, 2008*
 at Arkansas L 51–67  7–3
 Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 1, 2009*
 at Texas Tech L 55–69  7–4
 United Spirit Arena 
Lubbock, Texas
Jan 3, 2009*
 Jarvis Christian W 69–46  8–4
 William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, Texas
Southland Regular season
Jan 10, 2009
 Sam Houston State W 75–73  1–0
 William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, Texas
Jan 14, 2009
 at Central Arkansas W 72–55  2–0
 Farris Center 
Conway, Arkansas
Jan 17, 2009
 Nicholls State W 55–40  3–0
 William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, Texas
Jan 21, 2009
 at Texas-Arlington L 52–67  3–1
 Texas Hall 
Arlington, Texas
Jan 24, 2009
 at Southeastern Louisiana W 60–49  4–1
 University Center 
Hammond, Louisiana
Jan 28, 2009
 Northwestern State W 73–45  5–1
 William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, Texas
Jan 31, 2009
 McNeese State W 43–41  6–1
 William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, Texas
Feb 4, 2009
 at Nicholls State L 50–57  6–2
 Stopher Gymnasium 
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Feb 7, 2009
 Lamar W 74–62  7–2
 William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, Texas
Feb 11, 2009
 at Northwestern State W 59–51  8–2
 Prather Coliseum 
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Feb 14, 2009
 at McNeese State L 56–59  8–3
 Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Feb 21, 2009
 Southeastern Louisiana W 45–38  9–3
 William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, Texas
Feb 25, 2009
 Texas State W 68–52  10–3
 William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, Texas
Feb 28, 2009
 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 71–66  11–3
 American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, Texas
Mar 4, 2009
 Central Arkansas W 61–39  12–3
 William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, Texas
Mar 7, 2009
 at UTSA W 66–62  13–3
 Convocation Center 
San Antonio, Texas
Southland Tournament
Mar 12, 2009*
 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Semifinals 		W 67–56  22–7
 Merrell Center 
Katy, Texas
Mar 13, 2009*
 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Semifinals 		W 63–60  23–7
 Merrell Center 
Katy, Texas
Mar 15, 2009*
 vs. UTSA
Championship Game 		W 68–57  24–7
 Merrell Center 
Katy, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 2009*
 (14 S) vs. (3 S) No. 13 Syracuse
First Round 		L 44–59  24–8
 American Airlines Arena (10,163)
Miami, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.
All times are in Central Time.

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Awards and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Balanced effort spurs Syracuse past Stephen F. Austin". ESPN. March 20, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "2008–09 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stephen F. Austin University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
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