2020–21 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2020–21
Prev Year:2019–20
Next Year:2021–22
Team:Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
Conference:Southland Conference
Short Conf:Southland
Record:16–5
Conf Record:12–3
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Jeremy Cox
Asst Coach2:Wade Mason
Asst Coach3:Mitch Vanya
Stadium:William R. Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,203)

The 2020–21 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by fifth-year head coach Kyle Keller, played home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas. This season was the Lumberjacks' last as members of the Southland Conference; SFA is one of four schools, all from Texas, that will leave the Southland in July 2021 to join the Western Athletic Conference.[1]

Previous season

The 2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team finished the season 28–3, 19–1 in Southland play to win the Southland regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed, they received a double-bye to the semifinals of the Southland tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the Southland tournament's cancellation, they were awarded the Southland's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, however, the NCAA tournament was also cancelled due to the same outbreak.

Schedule

|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Southland Regular seasonSource:[2]

Notes and References

  1. WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions . Western Athletic Conference . January 21, 2021 . January 25, 2021.
  2. Web site: 2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule - Stephen F. Austin State University Athletics. sfajacks.com. December 8, 2020.