Stephen F Austin State University Men's Basketball

On March 7, 2025, Stephen F. Austin State University Director of Athletics Michael McBroom announced the hiring of Matt Braeuer as the Lumberjacks men's bask...

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Men's BasketballSkip AdHosley, ChristianAndrus, PayneAustin, JovanBraeuer, MattDawes, BraedynHosley, ChristianMcLaurin, RyanSmith, JimmyStuart, LukeWesley, Trajan

Jimmy Smith joined the Stephen F. Austin men’s basketball staff as Associate Head Coach in April 2025, bringing over a decade of head-coaching experience and more than 200 career collegiate wins. Smith spent the previous five seasons as head coach at Trinity University (Texas), compiling a 98–24 record. During his tenure, he led the Tigers to multiple Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) regular-season championships and NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. He was twice named SCAC Coach of the Year and was also the NABC District Coach of the Year following the 2023–24 season. Prior to Trinity, Smith served as head coach at Millsaps College from 2017 to 2020. He took over a program that had gone 4–22 the previous season and guided the Majors to the Southern Athletic Association championship game in his final year. He also spent two seasons as head coach at Texas Lutheran University, transforming the program from last place to back-to-back SCAC championships and consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Smith twice earned SCAC Coach of the Year honors and also received NABC Division III South Region Co-Coach of the Year recognition at Texas Lutheran. Smith began his collegiate head-coaching career at Schreiner University, leading the Mountaineers to their first winning season since moving to NCAA Division III. He also has Division I experience as an assistant coach at Sam Houston State University. In addition to his collegiate coaching background, Smith has extensi

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Luke Stuart enters his first season with the SFA men’s basketball team after spending the last two seasons as a graduate assistant at the University of North Texas. He helped the Mean Green to a school record 17-1 home record and an NIT Final Four appearance in 2024-25. He graduated from UNT with a master's in higher education. Prior to North Texas, Stuart spent the 2022-23 season as a graduate assistant for UTSA's men's basketball program. Stuart was a guard on Trinty University's men's basketball team. He played the 2020-21 season under new Lumberjacks associate head coach Jimmy Smith, helping guide the team to a conference regular season championship. He graduated from Trinity with a bachelor’s degree in environmental geoscience. Stuart is a native of Lubbock, Texas. He earned first team all-state honors at All Saints Episcopal School, leading his team to a state championship as a senior in 2018.

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Men's BasketballSkip AdMcLaurin, RyanAndrus, PayneAustin, JovanBraeuer, MattDawes, BraedynHosley, ChristianMcLaurin, RyanSmith, JimmyStuart, LukeWesley, Trajan

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