2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by second-year head coach Kyle Keller and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 14–4 in Southland play, to finish in third place. They defeated Central Arkansas, Nicholls State, and Southeastern Louisiana to become champions of the Southland tournament. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas Tech.

2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record0–7, 28 wins vacated (0–4 Southland, 14 wins vacated)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Cox
  • Desmond Haymon
  • Wade Mason
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,203)
Seasons
2017–18 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana 15 3   .833 22 12   .647
Nicholls State 15 3   .833 21 11   .656
Stephen F. Austin 14 4   .778 28 7   .800
Sam Houston State 12 6   .667 21 15   .583
Lamar 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
New Orleans 11 7   .611 16 17   .485
Central Arkansas 10 8   .556 18 17   .514
Abilene Christian 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Texas A&M–CC 8 10   .444 11 18   .379
McNeese State 8 10   .444 11 17   .393
Incarnate Word 2 16   .111 7 21   .250
Houston Baptist 2 16   .111 6 25   .194
Northwestern State 1 17   .056 4 25   .138
2018 Southland tournament winner

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.[1][2]

Previous season

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The Lumberjacks finished the 2016–17 season 18–18, 12–6 in Southland play, to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Lamar in the quarterfinals of the Southland tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Idaho.

Roster

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2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Aaron Augustin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Suwanee, GA
G/F 1 Kevon Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Ellenwood, GA
F 3 Leon Gilmore III 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Houston, TX
G 4 Ty Charles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Kennedale, TX
G 5 Shannon Bogues 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Killeen, TX
G 10 John Comeaux 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Beaumont, TX
G 11 Ivan Canete 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Lake Worth, FL
F 12 Stefon Fisher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Hyattsville, MD
G 15 Rance Cole 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Coldspring, TX
G 20 Harrison Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Nacogdoches, TX
F 22 T. J. Holyfield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Albuquerque, NM
F 23 Nathan Bain 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Freeport, Bahamas
F 24 Samuli Nieminen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Helsinki, Finland
C 32 Jovan Grujic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Pančevo, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 24, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
2:00 p.m.
at Longwood W 74–61  1–0
Willett Hall (1,412)
Farmville, VA
Nov 15, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
St. Edward's W 89–66  2–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,127)
Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
LeTourneau W 91–68  3–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,642)
Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 18, 2017*
4:00 p.m., Facebook Live
Howard Payne W 118–64  4–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,881)
Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 p.m., SECN
at Mississippi State L 75–80  4–1
Humphrey Coliseum (7,687)
Starkville, MS
Nov 26, 2017*
2:00 p.m., Facebook Live
Florida A&M W 79–63  5–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,691)
Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 28, 2017*
7:30 p.m., ESPN3
North Dakota State W 54–50  6–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,398)
Nacogdoches, TX
Dec 2, 2017*
3:30 p.m., ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 68–65  7–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,941)
Nacogdoches, TX
Dec 6, 2017*
6:30 p.m.
at Louisiana Tech W 85–83  8–1
Thomas Assembly Center (3,041)
Ruston, LA
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Rice W 81–62  9–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,071)
Nacogdoches, TX
Dec 16, 2017*
12:00 p.m., SECN
at LSU W 83–82  10–1
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,695)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 19, 2017*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Missouri L 81–82  10–2
Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
Dec 21, 2017*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Arlington Baptist W 116–66  11–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,859)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 p.m.
at Southeastern Louisiana L 62–73  11–3
(0–1)
University Center (693)
Hammond, LA
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Nicholls State W 81–64  12–3
(1–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,241)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 6, 2018
3:30 p.m., ELVN
at Northwestern State W 64–56  13–3
(2–1)
Prather Coliseum (1,322)
Natchitoches, LA
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
New Orleans W 78–68  14–3
(4–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,173)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 13, 2018
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Incarnate Word W 83–63  15–3
(5–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,699)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 p.m., ELVN
at Abilene Christian W 76–66  16–3
(5–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,972)
Abilene, TX
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at Central Arkansas L 92–100  16–4
(5–2)
Farris Center (2,225)
Conway, AR
Jan 27, 2018
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Sam Houston State W 82–66  17–4
(6–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,081)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Houston Baptist W 102–82  18–4
(7–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,312)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 3, 2018
4:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Lamar L 54–76  18–5
(7–3)
Montagne Center (1,743)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 8, 2018
6:30 p.m., ELVN
at McNeese State W 99–95  19–5
(8–3)
Burton Coliseum (647)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 10, 2018
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Northwestern State W 97–50  20–5
(9–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,238)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 87–68  21–5
(10–3)
American Bank Center (1,216)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 17, 2018
3:00 p.m.
at Incarnate Word W 81–70  22–5
(11–3)
McDermott Convocation Center (567)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Central Arkansas W 97–62  23–5
(12–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,012)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 24, 2018
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Lamar L 66–71  23–6
(12–4)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,023)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 28, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Abilene Christian W 76–56  24–6
(13–4)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,912)
Nacogdoches, TX
Mar 3, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Sam Houston State W 65–53  25–6
(14–4)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (2,043)
Huntsville, TX
Southland Conference tournament
Mar 8, 2018
7:30 p.m.
(3) vs. (7) Central Arkansas
Quarterfinals
W 86–64  26–6
Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,839)
Katy, TX
Mar 9, 2018
7:30 p.m., ESPN3
(3) vs. (2) Nicholls State
Semifinals
W 78–66  27–6
Leonard E. Merrell Center (2,545)
Katy, TX
Mar 10, 2018
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
(3) vs. (1) Southeastern Louisiana
Championship
W 59–55  28–6
Leonard E. Merrell Center (3,279)
Katy, TX
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2018*
6:27 p.m., truTV
(14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 14 Texas Tech
First round
L 60–70  28–7
American Airlines Center (18,703)
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Negotiated Resolution Agreement: What It Means for SFA". Stephen F. Austin State University. May 20, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Rieken, Kristie (May 20, 2020). "Stephen F. Austin Gets Postseason Bans; Agrees To Sanctions". Associated Press. Retrieved June 5, 2020.