# 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 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.

## 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 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. ||||||