2013–14 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

2013–14 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball

Southland Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Third Round vs. UCLA, L 60–77
Conference	Southland Conference
2013–14 record	32–3 (18–0 Southland)
Head coach	Brad Underwood (1st year)
Assistant coach	Mike Boynton, Jr.^[1]
Assistant coach	Stephen Gentry ^[1]
Assistant coach	Erik Pastrana^[2]
Home arena	William R. Johnson Coliseum

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
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 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.

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

Roster

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

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2013*		Arkansas Tech	W 87–54		William R. Johnson Coliseum (237)
Regular season
11/08/2013*		UT Tyler	W 90–64	1–0	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,210)
11/12/2013*		at Texas State	W 64–57	2–0	Strahan Coliseum (2,372)
11/15/2013*		at Texas	L 62–72	2–1	Frank Erwin Center (7,348)
11/21/2013*		at Marshall (Roundball Classic)	W 80–73 ^OT	3–1	Cam Henderson Center (4,863)
11/23/2013*		at East Tennessee State (Roundball Classic)	L 58–66	3–2	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,535)
11/26/2013*		Samford (Roundball Classic)	W 98–78	4–2	William R. Johnson Coliseum (857)
11/29/2013*		at UNC Wilmington (Roundball Classic)	W 60–55	5–2	Trask Coliseum (3,347)
12/01/2013*		at High Point	W 71–68	6–2	Millis Center (1,003)
12/06/2013*		Towson (Lumberjack E-Tech Classic)	W 79–69	7–2	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,823)
12/07/2013*		James Madison (Lumberjack E-Tech Classic)	W 70–57	8–2	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,257)
12/15/2013*		at North Texas	W 87–53	9–2	The Super Pit (1,238)
12/21/2013*		Elmhurst	W 83–49	10–2	William R. Johnson Coliseum (483)
12/30/2013*		Cal State Northridge	W 74–67	11–2	William R. Johnson Coliseum (674)
01/02/2014		Lamar	W 85–65	12–2 (1–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (637)
01/04/2014		Sam Houston State	W 73–56	13–2 (2–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,046)
01/09/2014		at Houston Baptist	W 77–50	14–2 (3–0)	Sharp Gymnasium (922)
01/11/2014*		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 80–70	15–2 (4–0)	American Bank Center (1,295)
01/16/2014		at Northwestern State	W 74–58	16–2 (5–0)	Prather Coliseum (1,310)
01/23/2014		at Oral Roberts	W 72–69	17–2 (6–0)	Mabee Center (3,484)
01/25/2014		at Central Arkansas	W 66–49	18–2 (7–0)	Farris Center (1,242)
01/30/2014		Abilene Christian	W 64–48	19–2 (8–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,836)
02/01/2014		Incarnate Word	W 76–74	20–2 (9–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,632)
02/06/2014		Nicholls State	W 93–64	21–2 (10–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,687)
02/08/2014		McNeese State	W 74–54	22–2 (11–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,275)
02/13/2014		at Lamar	W 78–69	23–2 (12–0)	Montagne Center (2,234)
02/15/2014		at Sam Houston State	W 67–60	24–2 (13–0)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,884)
02/22/2014		Northwestern State	W 70–68	25–2 (14–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,148)
02/27/2014		at New Orleans	W 103–63	26–2 (15–0)	Lakefront Arena (590)
03/01/2014		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 75–62	27–2 (16–0)	University Center (486)
03/06/2013		Oral Roberts	W 83–72	28–2 (17–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,314)
03/08/2014		Central Arkansas	W 85–61	29–2 (18–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,481)
Southland Tournament
03/14/2014		vs. Northwestern State (Semifinals)	W 85–78	30–2	Merrell Center (3,071)
03/15/2014		vs. Sam Houston State (Championship)	W 68–49	31–2	Merrell Center (3,740)
NCAA Tournament
03/21/2014	#(S 12)	vs. #24 (S 5) VCU (Second round)	W 77–75 ^OT	32–2	Viejas Arena (11,488)
03/23/2014	#(S 12)	vs. #20 (S 4) UCLA (Third round)	L 60–77	32–3	Viejas Arena (11,504)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region S=South. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Underwood Adds Boynton And Gentry To Staff: Pair is the first two hires by Underwood to his coaching staff". SFA Jacks. May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
↑ "Pastrana Added To Lumberjack Coaching Staff: Underwood completes coaching staff with hiring of Pastrana". SFA Jacks. June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
↑ "Stephen F. Austin hires Brad Underwood as new coach". SB Nation. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
↑ http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2014/3/19/5522170/stephen-f-austin-basketball-ncaa-tournament-2014
↑ http://www.rantsports.com/ncaa-basketball/2014/03/16/stephen-f-austin-will-be-this-years-cinderella-team/

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball

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