# 2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by fourth-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 28–3, 19–1 in Southland play to win the Southland regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed, they received a double-bye to the semifinals of the Southland tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the Southland tournament's cancellation, they were awarded the Southland's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, however, the NCAA tournament was also cancelled due to the same outbreak.

## Previous season

The 2018–19 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in ninth place.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Davonte Fitzgerald | 4 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Graduate | Atlanta, GA | Final year of eligibility |
| Shannon Bogues | 5 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Killeen, TX | Graduated |
| T. J. Holyfield | 22 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Albuquerque, NM | Graduated |
| Jovan Grujić | 32 | C | 7'0" | 230 | Senior | Pančevo, SER | Graduated |

### 2019 recruiting class
## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | LeTourneau | W 89–70 | 1–0 | 18 – Harris | 10 – Kensmil | 2 – West | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,588) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 9, 2019* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | | North Carolina Central | W 94–64 | 2–0 | 32 – Harris | 7 – Harris | 5 – Comeaux | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,167) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 13, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 89–80 | 3–0 | 19 – Johnson | 10 – Solomon | 3 – Johnson | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,441) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 16, 2019* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Drexel | W 82–67 | 4–0 | 18 – Harris | 10 – Solomon | 7 – Comeaux | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,365) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 20, 2019* 6:00 pm, BTN Plus | | at Rutgers | L 57–69 | 4–1 | 18 – Harris | 10 – Kensmil | 2 – Walker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,536) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 26, 2019* 8:00 pm, ACCNX | | at No. 1 Duke | W 85–83 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | 26 – Harris | 7 – Kensmil | 4 – Harris | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 30, 2019* 4:00 pm | | at Arkansas State | W 76–57 | 6–1 | 22 – Harris | 15 – Kensmil | 3 – Kachelries | First National Bank Arena (1,606) Jonesboro, AR |
| December 2, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Arlington Baptist | W 114–49 | 7–1 | 22 – Johnson | 10 – Kensmil | 7 – Kachelries | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,228) Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Alabama | L 68–78 | 7–2 | 18 – Johnson | 7 – Harris | 2 – Comeaux | Coleman Coliseum (9,545) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 14, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 66–59 | 8–2 | 17 – Harris | 8 – Harris | 7 – Harris | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,143) Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 18, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Houston Baptist | W 96–68 | 9–2 (1–0) | 18 – Harris | 7 – Tied, 2 | 4 – Comeaux | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,357) Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 21, 2019 3:00 pm | | at McNeese State | W 81–73 | 10–2 (2–0) | 21 – Kensmil | 11 – Kensmil | 5 – Kachelries | H&HP Complex (3,565) Lake Charles, LA |
| December 28, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Paul Quinn | W 94–62 | 11–2 | 16 – Kachelries | 7 – Solomon | 4 – Tied, 2 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,182) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 2, 2020 1:00 pm | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 82–71 | 12–2 (3–0) | 21 – Harris | 11 – Harris | 3 – Tied, 2 | University Center (611) Hammond, LA |
| January 4, 2020 6:00 pm | | at New Orleans | W 87–68 | 13–2 (4–0) | 21 – Harris | 6 – Harris | 3 – Harris | Lakefront Arena (743) New Orleans, LA |
| January 8, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 72–73 | 13–3 (4–1) | 24 – Harris | 6 – Harris | 4 – Kensmil | William R. Johnson Coliseum (822) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | W 77–76 | 14–3 (5–1) | 19 – Harris | 10 – Harris | 4 – Harris | Farris Center (1,455) Conway, AR |
| January 18, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 80–56 | 15–3 (6–1) | 19 – Johnson | 9 – Kensmil | 5 – Ware | William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,147) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 22, 2020 6:30 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 69–62 | 16–3 (7–1) | 25 – Harris | 8 – Harris | 4 – Ware | Prather Coliseum (1,524) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 25, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | W 70–62 | 17–3 (8–1) | 18 – Comeaux | 11 – Solomon | 6 – Harris | Montagne Center (4,254) Beaumont, TX |
| January 29, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 71–61 | 18–3 (9–1) | 19 – Harris | 7 – Johnson | 4 – Ware | William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,341) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 1, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Sam Houston State | W 81–76 | 19–3 (10–1) | 17 – Kensmil | 6 – Kensmil | 4 – Bain | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,889) Huntsville, TX |
| February 5, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Nicholls | W 70–64 | 20–3 (11–1) | 17 – Bain | 9 – Bain | 3 – Bain | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,943) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 8, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 81–74 | 21–3 (12–1) | 23 – Harris | 7 – Kensmil | 7 – Bain | William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,337) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 75–67 | 22–3 (13–1) | 23 – Kensmil | 8 – Bain | 5 – Ware | American Bank Center (1,537) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 19, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 83–68 | 23–3 (14–1) | 14 – Kensmil | 6 – Kensmil | 3 – Kensmil | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,780) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 22, 2020 4:15 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 80–56 | 24–3 (15–1) | 16 – Johnson | 7 – Harris | 5 – Bain | McDermott Center (691) San Antonio, TX |
| February 26, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | W 90–59 | 25–3 (16–1) | 18 – Harris | 9 – Harris | 5 – Johnson | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,126) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 29, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Lamar | W 95–76 | 26–3 (17–1) | 20 – Harris | 9 – Kensmil | 5 – Harris | William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,184) Nacogdoches, TX |
| March 3, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | W 77–72 | 27–3 (18–1) | 23 – Harris | 9 – Solomon | 2 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (2,893) Abilene, TX |
| March 7, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Sam Houston State | W 68–57 | 28–3 (19–1) | 17 – Kensmil | 10 – Kensmil | 2 – Ware | William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,631) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Southland Conference tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. Semifinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings