The 2024–25 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represents Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by ninth-year head coach Kyle Keller, play their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.
| 2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 2–3 (0–0 SLC) |
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| Associate head coach | Tony Jasick |
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| Home arena | William R. Johnson Coliseum (Capacity: 7,203) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas A&M* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Southland tournament winner As of November 21, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason polls
editSouthland Conference Poll
editThe Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 208 votes overall, the Lumberjacks were picked to finish second in the conference.[1][2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | McNeese | 242 (21) |
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 208 |
| 3 | Nicholls | 205 (3) |
| 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 191 |
| 5 | Lamar | 143 |
| 6 | Southeastern | 121 |
| 7 | Incarnate Word | 117 |
| 8 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 112 |
| 9 | Northwestern State | 90 |
| 10 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 54 |
| 10 | New Orleans | 54 |
| 12 | Houston Christian | 48 |
Preseason All Conference
editKen Thompson was selected as a preseason 2nd team all-conference team member.[1]
Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
University of Dallas | W 85–51 | 1–0 |
17 – C. Johnson | 9 – T. Sylla | 3 – C. Johnson | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,632) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||
| November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Drake | L 51–66 | 1–1 |
14 – C. Christmas | 8 – C. Christmas | 3 – M. Hayman | Knapp Center (2,627) Des Moines, IA | ||||
| November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Le Tourneau | W 87–68 | 2–1 |
17 – K. Lamar | 10 – J. Stone | 4 – D. Scott | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,480) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||
| November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arkansas State | L 49–59 | 2–2 |
12 – M. Hayman | 12 – N. Antwi–Boasiako | 3 – C. Christmas | First National Bank Arena (4,129) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
| November 21, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Presbyterian College Axe'Em Classic |
L 55–58 | 2–3 |
12 – M. Hayman | 13 – J. Stone | 2 – N. Antwi–Boasiako | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,469) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||
| November 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Monmouth Axe'Em Classic |
William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| November 23, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Youngstown State Axe'Em Classic |
William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| November 29, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana–Monroe | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA | |||||||||
| December 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Rio Grande Valley | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
| December 7, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
| December 15, 2024* 5:00 p.m., BTN |
at Oregon | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR | |||||||||
| December 20, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas Wesleyan | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| December 31, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| January 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Lamar | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| January 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Nicholls | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
| January 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at McNeese | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| January 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
East Texas A&M | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lamar | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| February 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at New Orleans | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| February 10, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Rio Grande Valley | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northwestern State | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA | |||||||||
| February 17, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at East Texas A&M | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Incarnate Word | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Houston Christian | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX | |||||||||
| March 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Nicholls | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| March 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
McNeese | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ Anthony Goss (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stephen F. Austin. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks". CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ "STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACKS". FOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.COM™ & © 2024 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2024.