2020–21 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

2020–21 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
2020–21 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	16–5 (12–3 Southland)
Head coach	Kyle Keller (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Cox; Wade Mason; Mitch Vanya;
Home arena	William R. Johnson Coliseum; (Capacity: 7,203)
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Kyle Keller (Louisiana Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeremy Cox (Colorado Mesa)
Desmond Haymon (Stephen F. Austin)
Mitch Vanya (Texas A&M)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2020

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	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[edit]

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

[1] "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[sfajacks-2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule - Stephen F. Austin State University Athletics". sfajacks.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

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