2013–14 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team


The 2013–14 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by new head coach Brad Underwood[3] and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 32–3, 18–0 in Southland play to claim their second consecutive Southland regular season championship. They were champions of the Southland Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they upset VCU in the second round before losing in the third round to UCLA.

2013–14 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
Southland Regular Season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record32–3 (18–0 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
Seasons
2013–14 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 18 0   1.000 32 3   .914
Texas A&M–CC 14 4   .778 18 16   .529
Sam Houston State 13 5   .722 24 11   .686
Northwestern State 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Incarnate Word* 9 5   .643 21 6   .778
Oral Roberts 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Nicholls State 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
McNeese State 9 9   .500 11 20   .355
New Orleans** 8 10   .444 11 15   .423
Southeastern Louisiana 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
Central Arkansas 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Lamar 3 15   .167 4 26   .133
Abilene Christian* 2 12   .143 11 20   .355
Houston Baptist 2 16   .111 6 25   .194
2014 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The team has been regarded in the national media as the biggest "cinderella" team in the NCAA March Madness tournament.[4][5]

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Thomas Walkup Guard 6–4 195 RS Sophomore Pasadena, Texas
3 Deshaunt Walker Guard 6–0 170 Senior Silver Spring, Maryland
4 Nikola Gajic Forward 6–5 200 Senior Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 Justin Dotson Guard 6–4 215 Freshman Central, South Carolina
10 Trey Pinkney Guard 5–9 160 Sophomore Katy, Texas
12 Dallas Cameron Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Pompano Beach, Florida
15 Ben Brown-White Forward 6–6 210 Freshman Sugar Land, Texas
25 Desmond Haymond Guard 6–3 190 Senior Durant, Mississippi
30 Tanner Clayton Forward 6–9 210 Junior San Diego, California
31 Connor Brooks Guard/Forward 6–4 190 Junior Manhattan, Kansas
32 Sharife Sergeant Forward 6–9 235 Junior Bronx, New York
33 Patrick Costello Forward 6–9 220 RS Freshman Houston, Texas
34 Jacob Parker Forward 6–6 210 Junior Bixby, Oklahoma

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2013*
6:00 pm
Arkansas Tech W 87–54 
William R. Johnson Coliseum (237)
Nacogdoches, TX
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm
UT Tyler W 90–64  1–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,210)
Nacogdoches, TX
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm
at Texas State W 64–57  2–0
Strahan Coliseum (2,372)
San Marcos, TX
11/15/2013*
7:00 pm, LHN
at Texas L 62–72  2–1
Frank Erwin Center (7,348)
Austin, TX
11/21/2013*
6:00 pm
at Marshall
Roundball Classic
W 80–73 OT 3–1
Cam Henderson Center (4,863)
Huntington, WV
11/23/2013*
3:00 pm
at East Tennessee State
Roundball Classic
L 58–66  3–2
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,535)
Johnson City, TN
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm
Samford
Roundball Classic
W 98–78  4–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (857)
Nacogdoches, TX
11/29/2013*
6:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington
Roundball Classic
W 60–55  5–2
Trask Coliseum (3,347)
Wilmington, NC
12/01/2013*
1:00 pm
at High Point W 71–68  6–2
Millis Center (1,003)
High Point, NC
12/06/2013*
8:00 pm
Towson
Lumberjack E-Tech Classic
W 79–69  7–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,823)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/07/2013*
8:00 pm, CSNH/ESPN3
James Madison
Lumberjack E-Tech Classic
W 70–57  8–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,257)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/15/2013*
1:00 pm
at North Texas W 87–53  9–2
The Super Pit (1,238)
Denton, TX
12/21/2013*
6:00 pm
Elmhurst W 83–49  10–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (483)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/30/2013*
8:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 74–67  11–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (674)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/02/2014
8:00 pm
Lamar W 85–65  12–2
(1–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (637)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/04/2014
6:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 73–56  13–2
(2–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,046)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/09/2014
7:30 pm, LSN
at Houston Baptist W 77–50  14–2
(3–0)
Sharp Gymnasium (922)
Houston, TX
01/11/2014*
6:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 80–70  15–2
(4–0)
American Bank Center (1,295)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/16/2014
7:30 pm
at Northwestern State W 74–58  16–2
(5–0)
Prather Coliseum (1,310)
Natchitoches, LA
01/23/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts W 72–69  17–2
(6–0)
Mabee Center (3,484)
Tulsa, OK
01/25/2014
4:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 66–49  18–2
(7–0)
Farris Center (1,242)
Conway, AR
01/30/2014
8:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 64–48  19–2
(8–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,836)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/01/2014
6:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 76–74  20–2
(9–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,632)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/06/2014
8:00 pm
Nicholls State W 93–64  21–2
(10–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,687)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/08/2014
6:00 pm
McNeese State W 74–54  22–2
(11–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,275)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/13/2014
7:30 pm
at Lamar W 78–69  23–2
(12–0)
Montagne Center (2,234)
Beaumont, TX
02/15/2014
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Sam Houston State W 67–60  24–2
(13–0)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,884)
Huntsville, TX
02/22/2014
6:00 pm
Northwestern State W 70–68  25–2
(14–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,148)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/27/2014
7:45 pm
at New Orleans W 103–63  26–2
(15–0)
Lakefront Arena (590)
New Orleans, LA
03/01/2014
4:30 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 75–62  27–2
(16–0)
University Center (486)
Hammond, LA
03/06/2013
8:00 pm
Oral Roberts W 83–72  28–2
(17–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,314)
Nacogdoches, TX
03/08/2014
6:00 pm
Central Arkansas W 85–61  29–2
(18–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,481)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland tournament
03/14/2014
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Northwestern State
Semifinals
W 85–78  30–2
Merrell Center (3,071)
Katy, TX
03/15/2014
7:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Sam Houston State
Championship
W 68–49  31–2
Merrell Center (3,740)
Katy, TX
NCAA tournament
03/21/2014
6:27 pm, truTV
No. (12 S) vs. No. 24 (5 S) VCU
Second round
W 77–75 OT 32–2
Viejas Arena (11,488)
San Diego, CA
03/23/2014
6:10 pm, TBS
No. (12 S) vs. No. 20 (4 S) UCLA
Third round
L 60–77  32–3
Viejas Arena (11,504)
San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region S=South. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Stephen F. Austin hires Brad Underwood as new coach". SB Nation. April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "Meet Stephen F. Austin, who can't lose, ever". March 19, 2014.
  5. ^ Stephen F. Austin Will Be This Year’s Cinderella Team Archived 18 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine