2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record18–15 (10–10 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTony Jasick
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,203)
Seasons
2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner

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.

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

2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Myles Jenkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lexington, South Carolina
G 1 Kyle Hayman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Delhi, Louisiana
G 2 DaeVeon Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Fort Worth, Texas
G 3 Ethan Mayes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 4 Kimahri Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So North Chicago, Illinois
F 6 Sadaidriene Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Sulphur Springs, Texas
F/C 7 Jalil Beaubrun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Miami, Florida
G 8 AJ Cajuste 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Boca Raton, Florida
G 10 Latrell Jossell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G/F 11 Chrishawn Christmas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Gary, Indiana
G 12 Jaxson Sheldon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Beaumont, Texas
G 14 Luke Stansbury 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bowling Green, Kentucky
F 22 Nana Antwi-Boasiako 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Nacogdoches, Texas
F 23 Clayton Southwick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Palmer, Alaska
F 32 Juhlawnei Stone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Lancaster, California
G 44 Frank Staine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Inglewood, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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.

Source:[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "No. 11 Utah Tech Earns First DI Postseason Victory, Beats No. 6 SFA 80-76 In OT". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stephen F. Austin. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 21, 2023.