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2016–17 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by first-year head coach Kyle Keller and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 18–18, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Lamar in the quarterfinals of the Southland tournament to advance to the Semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Idaho.
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 0–15, 18 wins vacated (0–6 Southland, 12 wins vacated) |
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| Home arena | William R. Johnson Coliseum (Capacity: 7,203) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–CC | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian* | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word* | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| † 2017 Southland tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1][2]
The Lumberjacks finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 28–6, 18–0 in Southland play to win the regular season championship. They won the Southland tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 14 seed, they upset No. 3-ranked West Virginia in the first round before losing in the final seconds to Notre Dame in the second round.
On March 21, 2016, head coach Brad Underwood left the school and was named the head coach at Oklahoma State.[3] On April 4, 2016, Kyle Keller was named head coach.[4]
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 4, 2016* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Huston–Tillotson | W 93–72 | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 11, 2016* 6:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 2 Kentucky | L 64–87 | 0–1 |
Rupp Arena (22,683) Lexington, KY | |||||||
| November 15, 2016* 10:00 am, ESPN3 |
Longwood | W 66–60 | 1–1 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,944) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| November 18, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Northeastern State | W 75–70 | 2–1 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,103) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| November 28, 2016* 7:00 pm |
at Louisiana–Monroe | L 72–77 | 2–2 |
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (645) Monroe, LA | |||||||
| December 1, 2016* 8:00 pm, SECN |
at Arkansas | L 62–78 | 2–3 |
Bud Walton Arena (13,358) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
| December 3, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Centenary | W 90–59 | 3–3 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,024) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| December 7, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UAB | L 73–84 | 3–4 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,650) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| December 10, 2016* 7:00 pm |
at Rice | L 63–70 | 3–5 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,205) Houston, TX | |||||||
| 12/19/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
LSU Shreveport | W 93–73 | 4–5 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,464) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| December 22, 2016* 3:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Tulsa Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals |
L 51–74 | 4–6 |
Stan Sheriff Center (5,942) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
| December 23, 2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Southern Miss Diamond Head Classic consolation round |
W 67–64 | 5–6 |
Stan Sheriff Center (5,873) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
| December 25, 2016* 1:30 pm |
vs. Utah Diamond Head Classic 5th place game |
L 66–74 | 5–7 |
Stan Sheriff Center (5,769) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
| Southland Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Houston Baptist | W 61–51 | 6–7 (1–0) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,489) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| January 2, 2017 7:30 pm |
at McNeese State | L 54–69 | 6–8 (1–1) |
Burton Coliseum (531) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
| January 7, 2017 4:00 pm |
at Abilene Christian | L 60–69 | 6–9 (1–2) |
Moody Coliseum (1,217) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| January 11, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 79–46 | 7–9 (2–2) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,749) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| January 14, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Nicholls | W 80–60 | 8–9 (3–2) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,273) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| January 19, 2017 7:00 pm |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 61–58 | 9–9 (4–2) |
American Bank Center (2,377) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||
| January 21, 2017 7:30 pm |
at Incarnate Word | L 68–70 | 9–10 (4–3) |
McDermott Center (1,698) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
| January 25, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Central Arkansas | W 78–76 | 10–10 (5–3) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,612) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| January 28, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
New Orleans | W 71–61 | 11–10 (6–3) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,166) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| February 2, 2017 7:30 pm |
at Sam Houston State | L 63–72 | 11–11 (6–4) |
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (3,034) Huntsville, TX | |||||||
| February 4, 2017 3:00 pm |
at Northwestern State | W 75–73 OT | 12–11 (7–4) |
Prather Coliseum (2,303) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
| February 9, 2017 8:00 pm |
Incarnate Word | W 87–79 | 13–11 (8–4) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,008) Nacogdoches, LA | |||||||
| February 16, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Lamar | W 70–61 | 14–11 (9–4) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,719) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| February 18, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Southeastern Louisiana | W 60–52 | 15–11 (10–4) |
University Center (641) Hammond, LA | |||||||
| February 23, 2017 7:45 pm, ESPN3 |
at New Orleans | L 65–82 | 15–12 (10–5) |
Lakefront Arena (1,211) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
| February 25, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Central Arkansas | W 90–85 | 16–12 (11–5) |
Farris Center (858) Conway, AR | |||||||
| March 2, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Northwestern State | L 67–72 | 16–13 (11–6) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,207) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| March 4, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Sam Houston State | W 64–56 | 17–13 (12–6) |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,938) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| Southland Conference tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9, 2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(3) | vs. (6) Lamar Quarterfinals |
W 75–59 | 18–13 |
Merrell Center (1,756) Katy, TX | ||||||
| March 10, 2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(3) | vs. (2) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Semifinals |
L 69–77 | 18–14 |
Merrell Center (2,318) Katy, TX | ||||||
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| March 15, 2017* 9:00 pm, Facebook Live |
at Idaho First Round |
L 50–73 | 18–15 |
Memorial Gym (1,109) Moscow, ID | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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- 2016–17 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team
- List of vacated and forfeited games in college basketball
- "NCAA Negotiated Resolution Agreement: What It Means for SFA". SFAJacks.com. Stephen F. Austin State University. May 20, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- Rieken, Kristie (May 20, 2020). "Stephen F. Austin Gets Postseason Bans; Agrees To Sanctions". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- "Oklahoma State hires Brad Underwood away from Stephen F. Austin". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- "Kyle Keller Selected as Head Men's Basketball Coach at Stephen F. Austin". Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.