2008–09 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball
Southland Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
DivisionEast
Record24–8 (13–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
2008–09 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Stephen F. Austin133 .813248  .750
Nicholls State124 .7502011  .645
Southeastern Louisiana79 .4381317  .433
McNeese State511 .3131118  .379
Northwestern State313 .1881120  .355
Central Arkansas313 .1881019  .345
West
Sam Houston State124 .7501812  .600
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi115 .6881815  .545
Texas–Arlington97 .5631614  .533
UTSA88 .5001913  .594
Texas State79 .4381416  .467
Lamar610 .3751515  .500
2009 Southland tournament winner

The 2008–09 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by head coach Danny Kaspar and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. The Lumberjacks finished the season 24–8, 13–3 in Southland play to claim the Southland regular season championship. They were champions of the Southland Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament the first appearance in school history. As No. 14 seed in the South region, they lost in the Round of 64 to No. 3 seed Syracuse.[1]

Roster

2008–09 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Josh Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Shreveport, Louisiana
G 12 Eddie Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Lawton, Oklahoma
C 44 Matt Kingsley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    [2]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-Conference Regular season
    Nov 14, 2008*
    Howard Payne W 77–38  1–0
    William R. Johnson Coliseum 
    Nacogdoches, Texas
    Nov 18, 2008*
    at Texas A&M L 48–55  1–1
    Reed Arena 
    College Station, Texas
    Nov 25, 2008*
    at Louisiana-Monroe L 58–60  1–2
    Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
    Monroe, Louisiana
    Nov 29, 2008*
    Texas College W 83–42  2–2
    William R. Johnson Coliseum 
    Nacogdoches, Texas
    Dec 2, 2008*
    Jackson State W 73–59  3–2
    William R. Johnson Coliseum 
    Nacogdoches, Texas
    Dec 6, 2008*
    Texas Wesleyan W 92–42  4–2
    William R. Johnson Coliseum 
    Nacogdoches, Texas
    Dec 12, 2008*
    vs. North Dakota State W 112–111 3OT 5–2
    Knapp Center 
    Des Moines, Iowa
    Dec 13, 2008*
    at Drake W 66–64  6–2
    Knapp Center 
    Des Moines, Iowa
    Dec 19, 2008*
    vs. Austin Peay W 93–54  7–2
    Bud Walton Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Dec 20, 2008*
    at Arkansas L 51–67  7–3
    Bud Walton Arena 
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Jan 1, 2009*
    at Texas Tech L 55–69  7–4
    United Spirit Arena 
    Lubbock, Texas
    Jan 3, 2009*
    Jarvis Christian W 69–46  8–4
    William R. Johnson Coliseum 
    Nacogdoches, Texas
    Southland Regular season
    Jan 10, 2009
    Sam Houston State W 75–73  1–0
    William R. Johnson Coliseum 
    Nacogdoches, Texas
    Jan 14, 2009
    at Central Arkansas W 72–55  2–0
    Farris Center 
    Conway, Arkansas
    Jan 17, 2009
    Nicholls State W 55–40  3–0
    William R. Johnson Coliseum 
    Nacogdoches, Texas
    Jan 21, 2009
    at Texas-Arlington L 52–67  3–1
    Texas Hall 
    Arlington, Texas
    Jan 24, 2009
    at Southeastern Louisiana W 60–49  4–1
    University Center 
    Hammond, Louisiana
    Jan 28, 2009
    Northwestern State W 73–45  5–1
    William R. Johnson Coliseum 
    Nacogdoches, Texas
    Jan 31, 2009
    McNeese State W 43–41  6–1
    William R. Johnson Coliseum 
    Nacogdoches, Texas
    Feb 4, 2009
    at Nicholls State L 50–57  6–2
    Stopher Gymnasium 
    Thibodaux, Louisiana
    Feb 7, 2009
    Lamar W 74–62  7–2
    William R. Johnson Coliseum 
    Nacogdoches, Texas
    Feb 11, 2009
    at Northwestern State W 59–51  8–2
    Prather Coliseum 
    Natchitoches, Louisiana
    Feb 14, 2009
    at McNeese State L 56–59  8–3
    Burton Coliseum 
    Lake Charles, Louisiana
    Feb 21, 2009
    Southeastern Louisiana W 45–38  9–3
    William R. Johnson Coliseum 
    Nacogdoches, Texas
    Feb 25, 2009
    Texas State W 68–52  10–3
    William R. Johnson Coliseum 
    Nacogdoches, Texas
    Feb 28, 2009
    at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 71–66  11–3
    American Bank Center 
    Corpus Christi, Texas
    Mar 4, 2009
    Central Arkansas W 61–39  12–3
    William R. Johnson Coliseum 
    Nacogdoches, Texas
    Mar 7, 2009
    at UTSA W 66–62  13–3
    Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, Texas
    Southland tournament
    Mar 12, 2009*
    vs. Southeastern Louisiana
    Semifinals
    W 67–56  22–7
    Merrell Center 
    Katy, Texas
    Mar 13, 2009*
    vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
    Semifinals
    W 63–60  23–7
    Merrell Center 
    Katy, Texas
    Mar 15, 2009*
    vs. UTSA
    Championship Game
    W 68–57  24–7
    Merrell Center 
    Katy, Texas
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 20, 2009*
    (14 S) vs. (3 S) No. 13 Syracuse
    First Round
    L 44–59  24–8
    American Airlines Arena (10,163)
    Miami, Florida
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    S=South.
    All times are in Central Time.

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    Awards and honors

    References

    1. "Balanced effort spurs Syracuse past Stephen F. Austin". ESPN. March 20, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
    2. "2008–09 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
    3. "2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stephen F. Austin University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
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