2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by eighth-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. They finished the season 18–15, 10–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the WAC Tournament, they defeated Abilene Christian in the first round, before losing to UT Arlington in the quarterfinals.

2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	18–15 (10–10 WAC)
Head coach	Kyle Keller (8th season)
Associate head coach	Tony Jasick
Assistant coaches	Jean Prioleau Dallas Cameron
Home arena	William R. Johnson Coliseum (Capacity: 7,203)
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Grand Canyon †	17	–	3		.850			30	–	5		.857
Tarleton*	16	–	4		.800			25	–	10		.714
UT Arlington	13	–	7		.650			20	–	14		.588
Seattle	11	–	9		.550			23	–	14		.622
Utah Valley	11	–	9		.550			16	–	16		.500
Stephen F. Austin	10	–	10		.500			18	–	15		.545
Abilene Christian	10	–	10		.500			16	–	18		.471
California Baptist	8	–	12		.400			16	–	17		.485
Utah Tech*	7	–	13		.350			11	–	20		.355
Southern Utah	5	–	15		.250			10	–	21		.323
UT Rio Grande Valley	2	–	18		.100			6	–	25		.194
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2022–23 season 19–13, 11–7 in WAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. In the first round of the WAC Tournament, they were upset by Utah Tech in overtime.^[1]

Roster

2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Myles Jenkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lexington, South Carolina G 1 Kyle Hayman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Delhi, Louisiana G 2 DaeVeon Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Fort Worth, Texas G 3 Ethan Mayes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Houston, Texas G 4 Kimahri Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So North Chicago, Illinois F 6 Sadaidriene Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Sulphur Springs, Texas F/C 7 Jalil Beaubrun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Miami, Florida G 8 AJ Cajuste 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Boca Raton, Florida G 10 Latrell Jossell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois G/F 11 Chrishawn Christmas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Gary, Indiana G 12 Jaxson Sheldon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Beaumont, Texas G 14 Luke Stansbury 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bowling Green, Kentucky F 22 Nana Antwi-Boasiako 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Nacogdoches, Texas F 23 Clayton Southwick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Palmer, Alaska F 32 Juhlawnei Stone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Lancaster, California G 44 Frank Staine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Inglewood, California	Head coach Kyle Keller (Louisiana Tech) Assistant coach(es) Tony Jasick (Mars Hill) Jean Prioleau (Fordham) Dallas Cameron (Stephen F. Austin) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 21, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+		North American	W 96–68	1–0	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,250) Nacogdoches, TX
November 9, 2023* 6:30 p.m.		at Middle Tennessee WAC/C-USA Challenge	L 62–67	1–1	Murphy Center (3,411) Murfreesboro, TN
November 13, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Northwestern State	W 96–70	2–1	Prather Coliseum (1,111) Natchitoches, LA
November 19, 2023* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Loyola Marymount Cayman Islands Classic First round	W 86–76	3–1	John Gray Gymnasium  George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2023* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Drake Cayman Islands Classic Semifinals	W 92–68	4–1	John Gray Gymnasium  George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Utah State Cayman Islands Classic Championship	L 49–79	4–2	John Gray Gymnasium (1,531) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 29, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Tarleton	L 66–68	4–3 (0–1)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,032) Nacogdoches, TX
December 2, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	W 79–74 ^OT	5–3 (1–1)	Moody Coliseum (1,773) Abilene, TX
December 5, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	L 49–56	5–4	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,328) Nacogdoches, TX
December 9, 2023* 3:00 p.m.		at Wyoming	L 70–78	5–5	Arena-Auditorium (3,584) Laramie, WY
December 19, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State WAC/C-USA Challenge	W 75–72	6–5	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,710) Nacogdoches, TX
December 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Paul Quinn	W 115–58	7–5	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,422) Nacogdoches, TX
December 29, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		New Orleans	W 80–51	8–5	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,120) Nacogdoches, TX
January 4, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley	W 85–78	9–5 (2–1)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,031) Edinburg, TX
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	W 92–73	10–5 (3–1)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,049) Nacogdoches, TX
January 11, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Tech	L 70–75	10–6 (3–2)	Burns Arena (1,658) St. George, UT
January 13, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Utah	W 84–82	11–6 (4–2)	America First Event Center (1,809) Cedar City, UT
January 18, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle	W 89–84 ^OT	12–6 (5–2)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,361) Nacogdoches, TX
January 25, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Grand Canyon	L 51–53	12–7 (5–3)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,649) Nacogdoches, TX
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		California Baptist	L 79–81	12–8 (5–4)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,909) Nacogdoches, TX
February 1, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Valley	W 77–72	13–8 (6–4)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,208) Nacogdoches, TX
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tarleton	L 64–75	13–9 (6–5)	Wisdom Gym (2,140) Stephenville, TX
February 8, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley	W 92–84	14–9 (7–5)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,120) Nacogdoches, TX
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 63–71 ^OT	14–10 (7–6)	College Park Center (2,393) Arlington, TX
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Abilene Christian	L 62–63	14–11 (7–7)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,887) Nacogdoches, TX
February 22, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Seattle	L 49–69	14–12 (7–8)	Redhawk Center (932) Seattle, WA
February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Valley	L 62–71	14–13 (7–9)	UCCU Center (2,357) Orem, UT
February 29, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at California Baptist	W 62–60 ^OT	15–13 (8–9)	Fowler Events Center (2,111) Riverside, CA
March 2, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 58–80	15–14 (8–10)	GCU Arena (7,388) Phoenix, AZ
March 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Utah	W 87–60	16–14 (9–10)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,507) Nacogdoches, TX
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Tech	W 84–71	17–14 (10–10)	William R. Johnson Coliseum  Nacogdoches, TX
WAC tournament
March 13, 2024 10:30 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (7) Abilene Christian First round	W 60–57	18–14	Orleans Arena (1,064) Paradise, NV
March 14, 2024 10:30 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) UT Arlington Quarterfinals	L 78–109	18–15	Orleans Arena (1,021) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[2][3]

References

1. "No. 11 Utah Tech Earns First DI Postseason Victory, Beats No. 6 SFA 80-76 In OT". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
2. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stephen F. Austin. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
3. "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 21, 2023.