2008–09 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

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
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.