# 2020–21 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2020–21 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by fifth-year head coach Kyle Keller, played home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas. This season was the Lumberjacks' last as members of the Southland Conference; SFA is one of four schools, all from Texas, that will leave the Southland in July 2021 to join the Western Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The 2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team 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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| December 1, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | LeTourneau | W 102–57 | 1–0 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,288) Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 4, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | McNeese State | W 86–76 | 2–0 | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 6, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | LSU–Alexandria | W 97–79 | 3–0 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (250) Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at No. 2 Baylor | L 52–83 | 3–1 | Ferrell Center (2,350) Waco, TX |
| December 12, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 55–66 | 3–2 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (638) Monroe, LA |
| December 16, 2020* 6:30 pm | Arkansas State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 18, 2020* 6:30 pm | LSU–Shreveport | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 21, 2020* 5:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 22, 2020* 3:00 pm | Paul Quinn | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX |
| Southland Regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2021 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | New Orleans | W 78–67 | 4–2 (1–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,035) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 6, 2021 7:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 8, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Midwestern State | W 87–71 | 5–2 | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 13, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Central Arkansas | W 95–69 | 6–2 (2–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,089) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 16, 2021 4:30 pm | at Incarnate Word | W 83–65 | 7–2 (3–0) | McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX |
| January 20, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Northwestern State | W 86–74 | 8–2 (4–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,297) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 23, 2021 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | Lamar | W 102–72 | 9–2 (5–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,311) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 27, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Abilene Christian | L 62–82 | 9–3 (5–1) | Teague Special Events Center (382) Abilene, TX |
| January 31, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPNU | Sam Houston State | W 78–68 | 10–3 (6–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,989) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 3, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi rescheduled from January 6 | W 84–75 | 11–3 (7–1) | American Bank Center (699) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 6, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at New Orleans | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| February 10, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 80–68 | 12–3 (8–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 15, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at New Orleans rescheduled from February 6 | W 89–79 | 13–3 (9–1) | Lakefront Arena (500) New Orleans, LA |
| February 17, 2021 6:30 pm | at Central Arkansas | Postponed due to weather | Postponed due to weather | Farris Center Conway, AR |
| February 20, 2021 4:30 pm | Incarnate Word | Canceled due to weather | Canceled due to weather | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 24, 2021 6:30 pm | at Northwestern State | W 83–57 | 14–3 (10–1) | Prather Coliseum (1,086) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 27, 2021 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Lamar | L 83–88 | 14–4 (10–2) | Montagne Center (1,112) Beaumont, TX |
| March 1, 2021 3:00 pm | at Central Arkansas rescheduled from February 17 | W 79–66 | 15–4 (11–2) | Farris Center (297) Conway, AR |
| March 3, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | Abilene Christian | L 61–63 | 15–5 (11–3) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,636) Nacogdoches, TX |
| March 6, 2021 5:00 pm | at Sam Houston State | W 64–59 | 16–5 (12–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,215) Huntsville, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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