# 2018–19 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2018–19 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by third-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 14–16 overall, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a tie for ninth place. Since only the top eight teams are eligible to play in the Southland tournament, the Lumberjacks failed to qualify this season.
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.

## Previous season

The 2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team finished the season 28–7, 14–4 in Southland play to finish in third place. They defeated Central Arkansas, Nicholls State, and Southeastern Louisiana to become champions of the Southland tournament. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas Tech.

## Schedule and results

Sources:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | Texas Wesleyan | W 83–71 | 1–0 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,120) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Nov 8, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | Southwestern Assemblies of God | W 68–67 | 2–0 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,755) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Nov 13, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at Miami (FL) | L 58–96 | 2–1 | Watsco Center (6,066) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 20, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Marist Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic campus game | W 64–60 | 3–1 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,804) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Nov 25, 2018* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | St. Edward's Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic campus game | W 73–60 | 4–1 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,247) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Nov 30, 2018* 7:00 am | vs. San Francisco Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic semifinals | L 58–76 | 4–2 | SSE Arena Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 am, CBSSN | vs. Milwaukee Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic consolation game | W 66–51 | 5–2 | SSE Arena Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Dec 7, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | Louisiana Tech | L 93–96 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,823) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Dec 15, 2018* 2:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 58-74 | 5-4 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,057) Monroe, LA |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:30 pm, FSSW+ | at Baylor | W 59–58 | 6–4 | Ferrell Center (4,336) Waco, TX |
| Dec 21, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | Arlington Baptist | W 97–47 | 7–4 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,321) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Dec 30, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | Alabama | L 69–79 | 7–5 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,203) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Southland regular season |||||
| Jan 2, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | Southeastern Louisiana | W 65–60 | 8–5 (1–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,124) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm | at Nicholls State | L 73–78 | 8–6 (1–1) | Stopher Gym (214) Thibodaux, LA |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Northwestern State | L 59–61 | 8–7 (1–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,758) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm | at New Orleans | L 61-68 | 8-8 (1-3) | Lakefront Arena (734) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | W 74-71 | 9-8 (2-3) | McDermott Convocation Center (1,139) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 23, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | Abilene Christian | W 61-60 | 10-8 (3-3) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,027) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Jan 30, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | Central Arkansas | W 105–99 $^{OT}$ | 11–8 (4–3) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,344) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 72–94 | 11–9 (4–4) | Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (3,134) Huntsville, TX |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | W 79–77 | 12–9 (5–4) | Sharp Gymnasium (908) Houston, TX |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Lamar | L 67–82 | 12–10 (5–5) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,752) Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Feb 13, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | McNeese State | W 67–57 | 13–10 (6–5) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,158) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Feb 16, 2019 3:30 pm | at Northwestern State | L 72–87 | 13–11 (6–6) | Prather Coliseum (2,020) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 20, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 55–65 | 13–12 (6–7) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,612) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Feb 23, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Incarnate Word | W 81–54 | 14–12 (7–7) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,803) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Central Arkansas | L 74–92 | 14–13 (7–8) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (445) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Mar 2, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Lamar | L 79–81 | 14–14 (7–9) | Montagne Center (3,551) Beaumont, TX |
| Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | L 58–72 | 14–15 (7–10) | Moody Coliseum (1,235) Abilene, TX |
| Mar 9, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Sam Houston State | L 57–68 | 14–16 (7–11) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,464) Nacogdoches, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||