2022–23 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2022–23 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by seventh-year head coach Kyle Keller, played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

2022–23 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record19–13 (11–7 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTony Jasick
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,203)
Seasons
2022–23 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah Valley 15 3   .833 28 9   .757
Sam Houston 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
Southern Utah 12 6   .667 24 13   .649
Grand Canyon 11 7   .611 24 12   .667
Seattle 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Stephen F. Austin 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
Tarleton* 9 9   .500 17 17   .500
California Baptist 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Abilene Christian 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
UT Rio Grande Valley 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
UT Arlington 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
Utah Tech* 5 13   .278 14 19   .424
New Mexico State** 2 16   .111 9 15   .375
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
** Season cancelled on February 11, 2023.
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Lumberjacks finished the 2021–22 season 22–10, 14–4 in WAC play to finish as WAC regular season co-champions, alongside New Mexico State and Seattle. As the No. 3 seed in the WAC tournament, they were upset by No. 6 seed Abilene Christian in the third round.[1] They were invited to the CBI, where they lost to 2021–22 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team in the first round.[2]

Roster

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2022–23 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Nigel Hawkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) GS Houston, Texas
G 1 Derrick Tezeno 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Melville, Louisiana
G 2 Roti Ware 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) GS Morton, Mississippi
F 3 Sadaidriene Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Sulphur Springs, Texas
G 4 Kyle Hayman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Delhi, Louisiana
G 5 Jaylin Jackson-Posey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Midland, Texas
G 10 Latrell Jossell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 11 DaeVeon Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fort Worth, Texas
F/C 12 Jalil Beaubrun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Miami, Florida
G 13 AJ Cajuste 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Boca Raton, Florida
F 14 Cade Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Avinger, Texas
F 15 Robbie Armbrester 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
F 22 Nana Antwi-Boasiako 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Nacogdoches, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
LeTourneau W 93–40  1–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,610)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 10, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Gardner–Webb W 86–71  2–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,049)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 15, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Alcorn State L 60–69  2–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,128)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 19, 2022*
6:00 pm
at South Dakota State W 93–82  3–1
Frost Arena (2,171)
Brookings, SD
November 25, 2022*
1:00 pm
vs. Quinnipiac
Montreal Northern Classic
L 44–58  3–2
Place Bell 
Laval, QC
November 26, 2022*
3:30 pm
vs. Middle Tennessee
Montreal Northern Classic
L 63–75  3–3
Place Bell 
Laval, QC
November 27, 2022*
9:00 am
vs. UNC Greensboro
Montreal Northern Classic
W 75–58  4–3
Place Bell 
Laval, QC
December 1, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern State L 96–102  4–4
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,339)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 11, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Paul Quinn W 103–40  5–4
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,023)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 14, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Louisiana Tech W 80–79 OT 6–4
Thomas Assembly Center (2,469)
Ruston, LA
December 17, 2022*
3:30 pm, Field of 68
at Furman
Greenville Classic
L 70–72  6–5
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,117)
Greenville, SC
December 19, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
North American W 83–51  7–5
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,939)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 22, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Jackson State W 80–69  8–5
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,814)
Nacogdoches, TX
WAC regular season
December 29, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Abilene Christian W 75–68  9–5
(1–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,814)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington W 66–62  10–5
(2–0)
College Park Center (1,419)
Arlington, TX
January 4, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+
New Mexico State W 69–60  11–5
(3–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,644)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 7, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Grand Canyon W 73–68  12–5
(4–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,286)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 12, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Utah Tech W 85–72  13–5
(5–0)
Burns Arena (1,256)
St. George, UT
January 14, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Utah L 58–67  13–6
(5–1)
America First Event Center (1,583)
Cedar City, UT
January 19, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Sam Houston L 71–76  13–7
(5–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (3,686)
Huntsville, TX
January 25, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 83–66  14–7
(6–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,180)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 28, 2023
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Seattle W 79–65  15–7
(7–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,303)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 1, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Mexico State L 67–73  15–8
(7–3)
Pan American Center (5,107)
Las Cruces, NM
February 4, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Grand Canyon L 83–86  15–9
(7–4)
GCU Arena (7,095)
Phoenix, AZ
February 11, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 82–72  16–9
(8–4)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,788)
Edinburg, TX
February 15, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Tarleton W 65–60  17–9
(9–4)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,180)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 18, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington L 70–75  17–10
(9–5)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,466)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 22, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Abilene Christian W 91–87 2OT 18–10
(10–5)
Moody Coliseum (1,844)
Abilene, TX
February 26, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPNU
California Baptist W 80–58  19–10
(11–5)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,554)
Nacogdoches, TX
March 1, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston L 59–64 OT 19–11
(11–6)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,189)
Nacogdoches, TX
March 3, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Utah Valley L 69–113  19–12
(11–7)
UCCU Center (2,267)
Orem, UT
WAC tournament
March 7, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (11) Utah Tech
First round
L 76–80 OT 19–13
Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "SFA Eliminated from WAC Tourney". Stephen F. Austin. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "UNC Asheville ousts Stephen F. Austin 80-68 in CBI". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022-2023 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stephen F. Austin. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2022.