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2008–09 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

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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
Assistant coachUlric Maligi (2nd season)
Home arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
Seasons
2008–09 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Stephen F. Austin 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
Nicholls State 12 4   .750 20 11   .645
Southeastern Louisiana 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
McNeese State 5 11   .313 11 18   .379
Northwestern State 3 13   .188 11 20   .355
Central Arkansas 3 13   .188 10 19   .345
West
Sam Houston State 12 4   .750 18 12   .600
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 11 5   .688 18 15   .545
Texas–Arlington 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
UTSA 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
Texas State 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
Lamar 6 10   .375 15 15   .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

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2008–09 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 14, 2008*
7:00 p.m.
Howard Payne W 77–38  1–0
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,176)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Nov 18, 2008*
7:00 p.m.
at Texas A&M L 48–55  1–1
Reed Arena (7,595)
College Station, Texas
Nov 25, 2008*
7:55 p.m.
at Louisiana-Monroe L 58–60  1–2
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (838)
Monroe, Louisiana
Nov 29, 2008*
6:12 p.m.
Texas College W 83–42  2–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,136)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Dec 2, 2008*
5:30 p.m.
Jackson State W 73–59  3–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,533)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Dec 6, 2008*
6:00 p.m.
Texas Wesleyan W 92–42  4–2
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,323)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Dec 12, 2008*
5:00 p.m.
vs. North Dakota State W 112–111 3OT 5–2
Knapp Center (4,865)
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 13, 2008*
7:30 p.m.
at Drake W 66–64  6–2
Knapp Center (6,345)
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 19, 2008*
7:00 p.m.
vs. Austin Peay W 93–54  7–2
Bud Walton Arena (300)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 20, 2008*
7:05 p.m.
at Arkansas L 51–67  7–3
Bud Walton Arena (13,872)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 1, 2009*
3:00 p.m.
at Texas Tech L 55–69  7–4
United Spirit Arena (9,436)
Lubbock, Texas
Jan 3, 2009*
6:00 p.m.
Jarvis Christian W 69–46  8–4
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,376)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Southland Regular season
Jan 10, 2009
2:05 p.m.
Sam Houston State W 75–73  9–4 (1–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,927)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Jan 14, 2009
7:00 p.m.
at Central Arkansas W 72–55  10–4 (2–0)
Farris Center (866)
Conway, Arkansas
Jan 17, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Nicholls State W 55–40  11–4 (3–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,375)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Jan 21, 2009
7:00 p.m.
at Texas-Arlington L 52–67  11–5 (3–1)
Texas Hall (1,107)
Arlington, Texas
Jan 24, 2009
3:00 p.m.
at Southeastern Louisiana W 60–49  12–5 (4–1)
University Center (1,063)
Hammond, Louisiana
Jan 28, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Northwestern State W 73–45  13–5 (5–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,176)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Jan 31, 2009
7:40 p.m.
McNeese State W 43–41  14–5 (6–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,745)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Feb 4, 2009
6:30 p.m.
at Nicholls State L 50–57  14–6 (6–2)
Stopher Gymnasium (2,696)
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Feb 7, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Lamar W 74–62  15–6 (7–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,983)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Feb 11, 2009
7:00 p.m.
at Northwestern State W 59–51  16–6 (8–2)
Prather Coliseum (1,331)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Feb 14, 2009
5:00 p.m.
at McNeese State L 56–59  16–7 (8–3)
Burton Coliseum (1,077)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Feb 21, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Southeastern Louisiana W 45–38  17–7 (9–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,836)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Feb 25, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Texas State W 68–52  18–7 (10–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,365)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Feb 28, 2009
7:00 p.m.
at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 71–66  19–7 (11–3)
American Bank Center (1,670)
Corpus Christi, Texas
Mar 4, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Central Arkansas W 61–39  20–7 (12–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,874)
Nacogdoches, Texas
Mar 7, 2009
7:00 p.m.
at UTSA W 66–62  21–7 (13–3)
Convocation Center (2,025)
San Antonio, Texas
Southland tournament
Mar 12, 2009*
6:00 p.m.
vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Semifinals
W 67–56  22–7
Merrell Center (968)
Katy, Texas
Mar 13, 2009*
8:33 p.m.
vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Semifinals
W 63–60  23–7
Merrell Center (1,510)
Katy, Texas
Mar 15, 2009*
12:03 p.m.
vs. UTSA
Championship Game
W 68–57  24–7
Merrell Center (2,531)
Katy, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2009*
12:15 p.m.
(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

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References

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  1. ^ "Balanced effort spurs Syracuse past Stephen F. Austin". ESPN. March 20, 2009. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. 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.
  4. ^ "2008-2009 Stephen F. Austin Men's Basketball stats". Southland Conference.