2020–21 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

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2020–21 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
Stephen F. Austin Athletics wordmark.svg
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2020–21 record16–5 (12–3 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Cox
  • Wade Mason
  • Mitch Vanya
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,203)
Seasons
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nicholls 14 2   .875 18 7   .720
Abilene Christian 13 2   .867 24 5   .828
Sam Houston State 13 3   .813 19 9   .679
Stephen F. Austin* 12 3   .800 16 5   .762
Northwestern State 9 7   .563 11 18   .379
New Orleans 8 7   .533 10 15   .400
Lamar 6 10   .375 10 18   .357
Incarnate Word 5 9   .357 8 14   .364
Southeastern Louisiana 5 10   .333 8 18   .308
McNeese State 4 10   .286 10 14   .417
Houston Baptist 4 11   .267 6 19   .240
Central Arkansas 4 12   .250 5 19   .208
Texas A&M–CC 2 13   .133 5 19   .208
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
2021 Southland Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by fifth-year head coach Kyle Keller, played home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas. This season was the Lumberjacks' last as members of the Southland Conference; SFA is one of four schools, all from Texas, that will leave the Southland in July 2021 to join the Western Athletic Conference.[1]

Previous season[]

The 2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team 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.

Roster[]

2020–21 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 DeAndre Heckard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Romeoville, Illinois
G 2 Roti Ware 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Morton, Mississippi
F 3 Cameron Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Sr Little Rock, Arkansas
G 4 David Kachelries 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Emmaus, Pennsylvania
G 5 Jaylin Jackson-Posey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Midland, Texas
G 10 Elijah Elliott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Southlake, Texas
G 11 Nigel Hawkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
F 12 Charlie Daniels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Jacksonville, Florida
F 13 Calvin Solomon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Houston, Texas
F 14 Gavin Kensmil 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Paramaribo, Suriname
G 15 Kharee McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) RS Fr Houston, Texas
G 21 Russell Hyman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Fr Southlake, Texas
F 22 Nana Antwi-Boasiako 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Nacogdoches, Texas
F 35 Demiere Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Jr Powder Springs, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2020

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
December 1, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
LeTourneau W 102–57  1–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,288)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 4, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
McNeese State W 86–76  2–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
December 6, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
LSU–Alexandria W 97–79  3–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (250)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 9, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 2 Baylor L 52–83  3–1
Ferrell Center (2,350)
Waco, TX
December 12, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe L 55–66  3–2
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (638)
Monroe, LA
December 16, 2020*
6:30 pm
Arkansas State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
December 18, 2020*
6:30 pm
LSU–Shreveport Canceled due to COVID-19 issues William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
December 21, 2020*
5:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana Canceled due to COVID-19 issues William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
December 22, 2020*
3:00 pm
Paul Quinn Canceled due to COVID-19 issues William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Regular season
January 2, 2021
4:30 pm, ESPN+
New Orleans W 78–67  4–2
(1–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,035)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 6, 2021
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Postponed due to COVID-19 issues American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX
January 8, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Midwestern State W 87–71  5–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
January 13, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 95–69  6–2
(2–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,089)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 16, 2021
4:30 pm
at Incarnate Word W 83–65  7–2
(3–0)
McDermott Center (176)
San Antonio, TX
January 20, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern State W 86–74  8–2
(4–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,297)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 23, 2021
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Lamar W 102–72  9–2
(5–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,311)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 27, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Abilene Christian L 62–82  9–3
(5–1)
Teague Special Events Center (382)
Abilene, TX
January 31, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPNU
Sam Houston State W 78–68  10–3
(6–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,989)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 3, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
rescheduled from January 6
W 84–75  11–3
(7–1)
American Bank Center (699)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 6, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Orleans Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
February 10, 2021
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 80–68  12–3
(8–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
February 15, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Orleans
rescheduled from February 6
W 89–79  13–3
(9–1)
Lakefront Arena (500)
New Orleans, LA
February 17, 2021
6:30 pm
at Central Arkansas Postponed due to weather Farris Center 
Conway, AR
February 20, 2021
4:30 pm
Incarnate Word Canceled due to weather William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
February 24, 2021
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State W 83–57  14–3
(10–1)
Prather Coliseum (1,086)
Natchitoches, LA
February 27, 2021
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar L 83–88  14–4
(10–2)
Montagne Center (1,112)
Beaumont, TX
March 1, 2021
3:00 pm
at Central Arkansas
rescheduled from February 17
W 79–66  15–4
(11–2)
Farris Center (297)
Conway, AR
March 3, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Abilene Christian L 61–63  15–5
(11–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,636)
Nacogdoches, TX
March 6, 2021
5:00 pm
at Sam Houston State W 64–59  16–5
(12–3)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,215)
Huntsville, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule - Stephen F. Austin State University Athletics". sfajacks.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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