2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Sex:	none
Year:	2015–16
Team:	Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	0–6
Wins Vacated:	28
Conf Record:	0–0
Conf Wins Vacated:	18
Hc Year:	3rd
Asst Coach1:	Mike Boynton.^[1]
Asst Coach2:	Stephen Gentry
Asst Coach3:	Erik Pastrana^[2]
Stadium:	William R. Johnson Coliseum (Capacity: 7,203)
Champion:	Southland regular season & tournament champions
Bowl Result:	Second Round

The 2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by head coach Brad Underwood and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. The Lumberjacks finished the 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 #14 seed, they upset #8 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 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.^{[4] [5]}

Preseason

The Lumberjacks were picked to finish first (1st) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and in the Sports Information Directors Poll receiving eleven (12) first place votes in the Coaches' poll and ten (9) first place votes in the SID poll.^[6]

Schedule

Source:^[7] Access date: 11/15/2015|-!colspan=9 style="background:#330066; color:#FFFFFF;"| Out of Conference|-!colspan=9 style="background:#330066; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference Games|-!colspan=9 style="background:#330066; color:#FFFFFF;"| Southland tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#330066; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament

See also

• 2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team
• List of vacated and forfeited games in college basketball

Notes and References

1. Web site: Underwood Adds Boynton And Gentry To Staff: Pair is the first two hires by Underwood to his coaching staff. SFA Jacks. May 14, 2013. May 14, 2013. July 25, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130725145445/http://sfajacks.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/051413aaa.html. dead.
2. Web site: Pastrana Added To Lumberjack Coaching Staff: Underwood completes coaching staff with hiring of Pastrana. SFA Jacks. June 24, 2013. June 24, 2012. June 29, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130629002543/http://sfajacks.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062413aac.html. dead.
3. Web site: Oklahoma State hires Brad Underwood away from Stephen F. Austin. USA TODAY. 2016-04-12.
4. Web site: NCAA Negotiated Resolution Agreement: What It Means for SFA . SFAJacks.com . Stephen F. Austin State University . June 5, 2020 . May 20, 2020.
5. Web site: Rieken . Kristie . Stephen F. Austin Gets Postseason Bans; Agrees To Sanctions . Associated Press . June 5, 2020 . May 20, 2020.
6. Web site: Stephen F Austin Named as Favorite in Conference Preseason Polls. Southland Conference. November 15, 2015. October 28, 2015.
7. Web site: 2014-2015 Schedule/Results . . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018211639/http://www.sfajacks.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/sasu-m-baskbl-sched.html . 2014-10-18.