2012-13 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN BASKETBALL Ben Rikard, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications • Office (936) 468-5801 • Cell (936) 554-2077 E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @SFA_Athletics • Facebook.com/SFALumberjacks • www.SFAJacks.com GAME INFORMATION GAME 2 MIAMI, FLA. (US CENTURY BANK ARENA) Date / Time: Sat., Nov. 17 / 1:00 p.m. CT Site: Miami, Fla. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACKS (1-0) Arena: US Century Bank Arena (5,000) Head Coach: Danny Kaspar (North Texas, 1978) TV: None Career Record: 439-189 (21st season), Record at SFA: 220-136 (13th season) Radio: None Talent: None Live Stats: SFAJacks.com Twitter Updates: twitter.com/SFA_Athletics FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL PANTHERS (0-1) Series: FIU leads, 1-0 Head Coach: Richard Pitino (Providence, 2005) First Meeting: Dec. 11, 2011 - FIU 58-56 Career Record: 0-1 (1st season), Record at FIU: Same Last Meeting: Dec. 11, 2011 - FIU 58-56 Kaspar vs FIU: 0-1 STORY LINES • Stephen F. Austin will be looking to run its record to to 2-0 for just the second time in the last six SCHEDULE / RESULTS seasons on Saturday when it makes its longest road trip of the season, traveling to Miami, Fla., for November (1-0) a date with Florida International. 09 Howard Payne W, 84-30 • SFA will be attempting to avenge a two-point loss to FIU last year in Nacogdoches, a game 17 at Florida International 1:00 p.m. which was part of the Etech Lumberjack Classic. It is just the second time the teams have ever met 20 Jarvis Christian 7:30 p.m. on the hardwood. 24 at Tulsa 2:05 p.m. 01 San Diego 6:00 p.m. • The Lumberjacks looked strong in its home opener on Friday, racing past Howard Payne 84-30, behind 10 three-point buckets and a 16-point night from Desmond Haymon. The win made SFA December (0-0) 9-4 all-time in season openers under Danny Kaspar, and 8-0 when opening the season on its home 05 at Texas A&M 7:00 p.m. floor. 08 LSU Shreveport 6:00 p.m. 15 Lubbock Christian 6:00 p.m. • 18 at Oklahoma 7:00 p.m. 20 Grambling 7:00 p.m. 29 at A&M-Corpus Christi* 3:00 p.m. UP NEXT • The Lumberjacks return home on Nov. 20 to take on Jarvis Christian before three straight tough games, beginning Nov. 24 at Tulsa and followed by a home contest with San Diego and a road January (0-0) game at Texas A&M. 03 Lamar 8:00 p.m. 05 McNeese State* 6:00 p.m. 10 at Central Arkansas* 7:30 p.m. 12 at Oral Roberts* 7:30 p.m. 17 Southeastern La.* 8:00 p.m. 19 Nicholls* 6:00 p.m. 26 at Northwestern State* 3:00 p.m. 30 at McNeese State* 7:30 p.m. SFA PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP February (0-0) 02 at Lamar* 6:00 p.m. 07 Central Arkansas* 8:00 p.m. 09 Oral Roberts* 6:00 p.m. 14 at Nicholls* 7:30 p.m. 16 at Southeastern La.* 4:00 p.m. 20 at Sam Houston State* 7:30 p.m. 23 at ESPN Bracket Busters& TBA March (0-0) G • 4 • SR G • 5 • SR G • 25 • JR F • 34 • SO F • 32 • SR 02 Northwestern State* 6:00 p.m. 07 Sam Houston State* 8:00 p.m. Hal Antonio Desmond Jacob Taylor 09 A&M-Corpus Christi* 6:00 p.m. Bateman Bostic Haymon Parker Smith 12-15 Southland Tourney+ TBA * Southland Conference Game PTS 0.0 PTS 6.0 PTS 16.0 PTS 0.0 PTS 12.0 PTS REB 1.0 REB 2.0 REB 7.0 REB 1.0 REB 7.0 REB + Southland Conference Tournament AST 11.0 AST 0.0 AST 0.0 AST 1.0 AST 2.0 BLK & Sears Bracket Busters Other 3.0 STL 0.0 STL 0.0 STL 2.0 STL 1.0 STL 50 Years Of Southland Basketball SFA Athletics @SFA_Athletics 1 2012-13 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN MEN’S BASKETBALL SFAJacks.com | @SFA_Athletics QUICK HITS QUICK FACTS • The Lumberjacks will be looking to extend their streak of 34 consecutive games of holding an op- UNIVERSITY ponent under 70 points. SFA went all of 2011-12 without allowing 70 points to an opponent. Location: Nacogdoches, Texas • SFA hit 10 3-point buckets in its win over Howard Payne, the most by an SFA team since hitting 10 Founded: 1921 in a win over Chicago State in 2010 First Classes: 1923 • SFA is 38-0 vs non-Division I programs in the Danny Kaspar era. Enrollment: 12,999 • Stephen F. Austin and Wisconsin are the only two programs in the nation to be ranked in the top Nickname: Lumberjacks 10 nationally in scoring defense each of the last five seasons. School Colors: Purple & White/Red Trim Arena: William R. Johnson Coliseum Capacity: 7,203 Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Conference: Southland President: Dr. Baker Pattillo Athletics Director: Robert Hill SERIES vs FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL Assoc. AD-Compliance: Matt Fenley QUICK HITS Asst. AD-External Affairs: John Branch Series vs. FIU: FIU leads 1-0 • The Lumberjacks will be looking to extend their streak of 34 consecutive games of holding an op- Asst. AD-Business Affairs: Rob Meyers Last 5 Meetings ponent under 70 points. SFA went all of 2011-12 without allowing 70 points to an opponent. Asst. AD-Student Services: Rob McDermand • SFA is now 9-4 in season-opening games under Danny Kaspar. 2011-12 FIU L 58-56 • The ‘Jacks have compiled a 13-13 record in season openers as a D-I program (since 1986-87) TEAM • Under Kaspar, the ‘Jacks are 7-0 when opening the season at home and 12-6 in home season Head Coach: Danny Kaspar openers overall as a Division I program. Alma Mater/Yr: North Texas/1978 • SFA has won its last 13 home openers, last losing to Texas A&M to open the 1998-99 season. Record at School/Yrs: 220-136/12 • SFA is 37-0 vs non-Division I programs in the Danny Kaspar era. Overall Record/Yrs: 439-189/21 • Stephen F. Austin and Wisconsin are the only two programs in the nation to be ranked in the top Assistant Coaches: Brette Tanner Last Meeting 10 nationally in scoring defense each of the last five seasons. Talvin Hester SFA had three shots at the basket in the final 10 seconds to tie the game, but could not Nick Shaw convert as FIU snapped a three-game losing streak with a 58-56 win over SFA in the finale Graduate Assistant: Kyle Riley of the Etech Classic at Johnson Coliseum. It was the first loss for SFA (4-4) in three years Athletic Trainer: Steve Condon of the Classic, and one that looked like it would be another Lumberjack victory after SFA MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY erased a 35-28 halftime deficit to take a six-point lead with just over 12 minutes to play. First Year of Basketball: 1923 FIU (3-6) got a key three-pointer from Phil Taylor with just under two minutes to play, All-Time Record: 1,287-849 giving FIU a 58-54 lead, before being held scoreless over the final 1:51 of the game. NCAA Tourney Appearances: 1 (2009) Last Postseason Appearance: NCAA, 2009 (0-1) Series Notes Last Opponent: vs. Syracuse Friday’s game at FIU will be the first time SFA has traveled to the state of Florida since Result: L, 59-44 playing at the American Airilines Arena in Miami aginst Syracuse in the 2009 NCAA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Tournament. The ‘Jacks are 3-2 against opponents from the Sun Belt Conference in the Location: Nacogdoches, Texas last five seasons. Founded: 1921 SFA SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: SFA Athletics Twitter: @SFA_Athletics 2012-13 SFA BASKETBALL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT CL-EXP HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Thomas Walkup SG 6-4 195 FR-RS Pasadena, Texas/Deer Park HS 1 Danilo Toskovic F 6-6 205 JR-TR Santa Monica, Calif. (Western Wyoming CC) 3 Deshaunt Walker SG 6-0 170 JR-TR Silver Springs, Md. (South Plains Coll.) 4 Hal Bateman PG 5-11 170 SR-1L Davenport, Iowa (Des Moines Area CC) 5 Antonio Bostic SG 6-2 175 SR-2L Shawnee, Kan. (Neosho County CC) 10 Trey Pinkney PG 5-9 160 FR-HS Katy, Texas/Seven Lakes HS 11 Adam Perez PG 5-11 165 FR-HS San Antonio, Texas/Clark HS 15 Joe Bright F 6-4 205 SR-1L Minneapolis, Minn. (Howard College) 22 Rex Baxter, Jr. F 6-4 190 FR-HS Houston, Texas/Klein HS 23 Nikola Gajic F 6-5 200 JR-TR Bosnia (Jacksonville College) 25 Desmond Haymon SG 6-3 190 JR-2L Durant, Miss./Sullivan HS 32 Taylor Smith F 6-6 215 SR-1L Schertz, Texas (McLennan CC) 33 Patrick Costello F 6-9 205 FR-HS Houston, Texas/Pope John XXIII HS 34 Jacob Parker F 6-6 210 SO-1L Bixby, Okla./Bixby HS 43 Ice Asortse F 6-7 230 JR-TR Nigeria (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) Head Coach: Danny Kaspar • 13th season • North Texas (1978) Assistant Coaches: Brette Tanner (7th yr): Talvin Hester (1st yr): Nick Shaw (2nd yr) Graduate Assistant: Kyle Riley (2nd yr) Managers: Charley Merriweather, John McElhany Strength & Conditioning: Brittany Castledine Athletic Trainer: Steve Condon 2 SFAJacks.com | @SFA_Athletics 2012-13 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN MEN’S BASKETBALL SFAJacks.com | @SFA_Athletics SITTIN’ ON 20: The ‘Jacks have six 20-win campaigns since becoming a Division I LUMBERJACK HONOR ROLL program in 1988.