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2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

2015–16 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference Southland Conference
2015–16 record 28–6 (18–0 Southland)
Head coach Brad Underwood (3rd year)
Assistant coach Mike Boynton, Jr.
Assistant coach Stephen Gentry
Assistant coach Erik Pastrana
Home arena William R. Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,203)
Seasons
← 2014–15
2016–17 →
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 18 0   1.000     28 6   .824
Texas A&M–CC 15 3   .833     25 8   .758
Sam Houston State 12 6   .667     18 16   .529
Incarnate Word* 12 6   .667     17 12   .586
Houston Baptist 10 8   .556     17 17   .500
Southeastern Louisiana 9 9   .500     12 21   .364
Abilene Christian* 8 10   .444     13 18   .419
McNeese State 7 11   .389     9 20   .310
Central Arkansas** 6 12   .333     7 21   .250
New Orleans 6 12   .333     10 20   .333
Nicholls State 6 12   .333     11 23   .324
Northwestern State 5 13   .278     8 20   .286
Lamar 3 15   .167     11 19   .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 Southland Tournament winner

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.

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.

Source: Access date: 11/15/2015


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