The 2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by fourth-year head coach Kyle Keller and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They 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.
During the season, they achieved a notable upset road win over Duke, then ranked #1 in the AP Poll, by the score of 85–83 in overtime. They became the first non-conference team to defeat Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium since St. John's in the 1999–2000 season, breaking a streak of 150 consecutive Duke non-conference home wins.
Previous season The 2018–19 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in ninth place.
Offseason
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes 4 F 205 Atlanta, GA Final year of eligibility 5 G 185 Killeen, TX Graduated 22 F 220 Albuquerque, NM Graduated 32 C 230 Pančevo, SER Graduated
2019 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 !colspan=9 style=| Southland Conference tournament |- style="background:#bbbbbb" | style="text-align:center"|March 13, 20205:00 pm, ESPN+ | style="text-align:center"| (1) | vs. Semifinals | colspan=5 rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | style="text-align:center"|Merrell CenterKaty, TX
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
See also 2019–20 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team
References