# 2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by head coach Brad Underwood and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. The Lumberjacks finished the season with a record of 28–6, 18–0 in Southland play to win the regular season championship. They won the Southland tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a #14 seed, they upset #8 ranked West Virginia in the first round before losing in the final seconds to Notre Dame in the second round.
On March 21, 2016, head coach Brad Underwood left the school and was named the head coach at Oklahoma State.
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.

## Preseason

The Lumberjacks were picked to finish first (1st) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and in the Sports Information Directors Poll receiving eleven (12) first place votes in the Coaches' poll and ten (9) first place votes in the SID poll.

## Schedule

Source: Access date: 11/15/2015
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Out of Conference ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:30 pm, Fox Sports SW | | at No. 22 Baylor | L 55–97 | 0–1 | Ferrell Center (7,041) Waco, TX |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 am, ESPN2 | | at Northern Iowa ESPN Tip-Off Marathon | L 60–70 | 0–2 | McLeod Center (4,720) Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 11/22/2015* 2:00 pm | | LSU–Alexandria | W 88–64 | 1–2 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,119) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 11/26/2015* 4:30 pm, ASN | | vs. Western Michigan Music City Challenge | W 79–71 | 2–2 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A) Nashville, TN |
| 11/27/2015* 7:30 pm | | vs. Tulane Music City Challenge | L 59–60 | 2–3 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A) Nashville, TN |
| 11/29/2015* 3:30 pm, ASN | | vs. Appalachian State Music City Challenge | W 94–84 | 3–3 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A) Nashville, TN |
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas Southern | W 66–62 | 4–3 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,392) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Henderson State | W 87–54 | 5–3 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,832) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 12/12/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Arkansas Tech | W 86–48 | 6–3 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,063) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 12/19/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Our Lady of the Lake | W 95–56 | 7–3 | Shelton Gym (635) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 12/22/2015* 2:00 pm, Pac12 | | at Arizona State | L 73–80 | 7–4 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,373) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/29/2015* 2:30 pm, ASN | | at UAB | L 66–76 | 7–5 | Bartow Arena (3,956) Birmingham, AL |
| Conference Games ||||||
| 01/02/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | McNeese State | W 86–57 | 8–5 (1–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,284) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/04/2016 7:00 pm | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 89–69 | 9–5 (2–0) | University Center (540) Hammond, LA |
| 01/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Arkansas | W 85–64 | 10–5 (3–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,142) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/16/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Abilene Christian | W 97–62 | 11–5 (4–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,873) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/18/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | at New Orleans | W 82–58 | 12–5 (5–0) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| 01/23/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Sam Houston State | W 76–64 | 13–5 (6–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,123) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/25/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lamar | W 86–52 | 14–5 (7–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,485) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 66–61 | 15–5 (8–0) | American Bank Center (2,348) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | W 72–66 | 16–5 (9–0) | Sharp Gymnasium (1,082) Houston, TX |
| 02/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northwestern State | W 83–72 | 17–5 (10–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,723) Nacogdoches, LA |
| 02/13/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 70–58 | 18–5 (11–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,264) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 02/15/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Incarnate Word | W 84–46 | 19–5 (12–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,892) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 02/20/2016 6:00 pm | | at Nicholls | W 88–53 | 20–5 (13–0) | Stopher Gym (522) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/22/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lamar | W 79–58 | 21–5 (14–0) | Montagne Center (1,931) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/27/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Houston Baptist | W 82–54 | 22–5 (15–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,012) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 02/29/2016 6:00 pm, ASN | | at Incarnate Word | W 84–58 | 23–5 (16–0) | McDermott Center (876) San Antonio, TX |
| 03/03/2016 7:00 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 95–55 | 24–5 (17–0) | Prather Coliseum (3,020) Natchitoches, LA |
| 03/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNCE | | at Sam Houston State | W 85–64 | 25–5 (18–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,091) Huntsville, TX |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (4) Houston Baptist Semifinals | W 104–68 | 26–5 | Merrell Center (3,019) Katy, TX |
| 03/12/2016 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (2) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Championship | W 82–60 | 27–5 | Merrell Center (4,399) Katy, TX |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2016* 6:10 PM, CBS | (14 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 8 West Virginia First Round | W 70–56 | 28–5 | Barclays Center (17,502) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/20/2016* 1:40 PM, CBS | (14 E) | vs. (6 E) Notre Dame Second Round | L 75–76 | 28–6 | Barclays Center (17,401) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||