2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by head coach Brad Underwood and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. The Lumberjacks finished the season with a record of 28–6, 18–0 in Southland play to win the regular season championship. They won the Southland tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a #14 seed, they upset #8 ranked West Virginia in the first round before losing in the final seconds to Notre Dame in the second round.

2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
Southland regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	0–6, 28 wins vacated (0–0 Southland, 18 wins vacated)
Head coach	Brad Underwood (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Boynton.[1] Stephen Gentry [1] Erik Pastrana[2]
Home arena	William R. Johnson Coliseum (Capacity: 7,203)
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin †	18	–	0		1.000			28	–	6		.824
Texas A&M–CC	15	–	3		.833			25	–	8		.758
Sam Houston State	12	–	6		.667			18	–	16		.529
Incarnate Word*	12	–	6		.667			17	–	12		.586
Houston Baptist	10	–	8		.556			17	–	17		.500
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	9		.500			12	–	21		.364
Abilene Christian*	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
McNeese State	7	–	11		.389			9	–	20		.310
Central Arkansas**	6	–	12		.333			7	–	21		.250
New Orleans	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
Nicholls State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	23		.324
Northwestern State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	20		.286
Lamar	3	–	15		.167			11	–	19		.367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I ** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 Southland tournament winner

On March 21, 2016, head coach Brad Underwood left the school and was named the head coach at Oklahoma State.^[3]

On May 20, 2020, following the discovery of an administrative error in certifying eligibility for student-athletes, Stephen F. Austin reached an agreement with the NCAA to vacate hundreds of wins across multiple sports from 2013 to 2019, including all 117 men's basketball wins from the 2014–15 to 2018–19 seasons.^[4][5]

Preseason

The Lumberjacks were picked to finish first (1st) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and in the Sports Information Directors Poll receiving eleven (12) first place votes in the Coaches' poll and ten (9) first place votes in the SID poll.^[6]

Roster

2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Thomas Walkup 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Deer Park HS Pasadena, TX G 1 Demetrious Floyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr McCluer HS Chipola College St. Louis, MO F 2 CJ Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Pebblebrook Powder Springs, GA G 3 Jared Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Ridge View HS Hill College Columbia, SC G 4 Ty Charles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Kennedale HS Kennedale, TX G 5 Lasani Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Bishop Dunne Dallas, TX G 10 Trey Pinkney 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Seven Lakes HS Katy, TX F 11 Clide Geffrard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Ely HS Northwest Florida State College Pompano Beach, FL G 12 Dallas Cameron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Ely HS Pompano Beach, FL G 15 Payton Stephens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr McPherson McPherson, KS F 22 T. J. Holyfield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Elev8 Sports Institute (Fla.) Albuquerque, NM F 23 Nathan Bain 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) Freeport, Bahamas G 24 Jonny Dahl 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Keokuk Keokuk, IA G 30 Tyler Underwood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Nacogdoches Nacogdoches, TX C 32 Jovan Grujić 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr South Kent School (Conn.) Pančevo, Serbia F 35 JaQuan Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Edmondson Baltimore, MD	Head coach Brad Underwood (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) Mike Boynton, Jr. (South Carolina) Stephen Gentry (Gonzaga) Erik Pastrana (Florida State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 12/05/2015

Schedule

Source:^[7] Access date: 11/15/2015

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Out of Conference
11/13/2015* 8:30 pm, Fox Sports SW		at No. 22 Baylor	L 55–97	0–1	Ferrell Center (7,041) Waco, TX
11/17/2015* 7:00 am, ESPN2		at Northern Iowa ESPN Tip-Off Marathon	L 60–70	0–2	McLeod Center (4,720) Cedar Rapids, IA
11/22/2015* 2:00 pm		LSU–Alexandria	W 88–64	1–2	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,119) Nacogdoches, TX
11/26/2015* 4:30 pm, ASN		vs. Western Michigan Music City Challenge	W 79–71	2–2	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A) Nashville, TN
11/27/2015* 7:30 pm		vs. Tulane Music City Challenge	L 59–60	2–3	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A) Nashville, TN
11/29/2015* 3:30 pm, ASN		vs. Appalachian State Music City Challenge	W 94–84	3–3	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A) Nashville, TN
12/05/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Texas Southern	W 66–62	4–3	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,392) Nacogdoches, TX
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Henderson State	W 87–54	5–3	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,832) Nacogdoches, TX
12/12/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Arkansas Tech	W 86–48	6–3	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,063) Nacogdoches, TX
12/19/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Our Lady of the Lake	W 95–56	7–3	Shelton Gym (635) Nacogdoches, TX
12/22/2015* 2:00 pm, Pac12		at Arizona State	L 73–80	7–4	Wells Fargo Arena (4,373) Tempe, AZ
12/29/2015* 2:30 pm, ASN		at UAB	L 66–76	7–5	Bartow Arena (3,956) Birmingham, AL
Conference Games
01/02/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		McNeese State	W 86–57	8–5 (1–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,284) Nacogdoches, TX
01/04/2016 7:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 89–69	9–5 (2–0)	University Center (540) Hammond, LA
01/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Central Arkansas	W 85–64	10–5 (3–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,142) Nacogdoches, TX
01/16/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Abilene Christian	W 97–62	11–5 (4–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,873) Nacogdoches, TX
01/18/2016 7:00 pm, ASN		at New Orleans	W 82–58	12–5 (5–0)	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
01/23/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Sam Houston State	W 76–64	13–5 (6–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,123) Nacogdoches, TX
01/25/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Lamar	W 86–52	14–5 (7–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,485) Nacogdoches, TX
01/30/2016 2:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 66–61	15–5 (8–0)	American Bank Center (2,348) Corpus Christi, TX
02/06/2016 7:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	W 72–66	16–5 (9–0)	Sharp Gymnasium (1,082) Houston, TX
02/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Northwestern State	W 83–72	17–5 (10–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,723) Nacogdoches, LA
02/13/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 70–58	18–5 (11–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,264) Nacogdoches, TX
02/15/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Incarnate Word	W 84–46	19–5 (12–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,892) Nacogdoches, TX
02/20/2016 6:00 pm		at Nicholls	W 88–53	20–5 (13–0)	Stopher Gym (522) Thibodaux, LA
02/22/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Lamar	W 79–58	21–5 (14–0)	Montagne Center (1,931) Beaumont, TX
02/27/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Houston Baptist	W 82–54	22–5 (15–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,012) Nacogdoches, TX
02/29/2016 6:00 pm, ASN		at Incarnate Word	W 84–58	23–5 (16–0)	McDermott Center (876) San Antonio, TX
03/03/2016 7:00 pm		at Northwestern State	W 95–55	24–5 (17–0)	Prather Coliseum (3,020) Natchitoches, LA
03/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNCE		at Sam Houston State	W 85–64	25–5 (18–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,091) Huntsville, TX
Southland tournament
03/11/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (4) Houston Baptist Semifinals	W 104–68	26–5	Merrell Center (3,019) Katy, TX
03/12/2016 8:30 pm, ESPN2	(1)	vs. (2) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Championship	W 82–60	27–5	Merrell Center (4,399) Katy, TX
NCAA tournament
03/18/2016* 6:10 PM, CBS	(14 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 8 West Virginia First Round	W 70–56	28–5	Barclays Center (17,502) Brooklyn, NY
03/20/2016* 1:40 PM, CBS	(14 E)	vs. (6 E) Notre Dame Second Round	L 75–76	28–6	Barclays Center (17,401) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team
• List of vacated and forfeited games in college basketball

References

1. "Underwood Adds Boynton And Gentry To Staff: Pair is the first two hires by Underwood to his coaching staff". SFA Jacks. May 14, 2013. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
2. "Pastrana Added To Lumberjack Coaching Staff: Underwood completes coaching staff with hiring of Pastrana". SFA Jacks. June 24, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
3. "Oklahoma State hires Brad Underwood away from Stephen F. Austin". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
4. "NCAA Negotiated Resolution Agreement: What It Means for SFA". SFAJacks.com. Stephen F. Austin State University. May 20, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
5. Rieken, Kristie (May 20, 2020). "Stephen F. Austin Gets Postseason Bans; Agrees To Sanctions". Associated Press. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
6. "Stephen F Austin Named as Favorite in Conference Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
7. "2014-2015 Schedule/Results". Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014.