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Report: Brad Underwood to take over at Stephen F. Austin

Taylor Smith, DeQuan Hicks, O.J. Evans

Stephen F. Austin’s Taylor Smith (32) shoots as Northwestern State’s DeQuan Hicks, left, and O.J. Evans (35) defend during the first half of the Southland Conference championship NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Katy, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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After coaching Stephen F. Austin to one of its best seasons in school history, Danny Kaspar left the Lumberjacks to become the new head coach at Texas State. Now Stephen F. Austin has found the man to replace him.

South Carolina assistant Brad Underwood will take over the program, according to CBSSports.com’s Jeff Goodman.

Underwood spent one season with the Gamecocks under Frank Martin before deciding to take over the Southland Conference regular season champions. He spent five seasons prior on staff under Martin at Kansas State.

Stephen F. Austin has hired South Carolina assistant Brad Underwood, sources confirmed to CBSSports.

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanCBS) April 22, 2013


This will be Underwood’s first head coaching stop at the Division I level, previously heading up two programs at the junior college level in Dodge City (Kan.) Community College and Daytona Beach (Fla.) Community College. He also was an assistant at Western Illinois from 1992-2003. Kaspar was able to find a ton of talent in junior colleges, including the Lumberjacks top two scorers last season in Taylor Smith and Antonio Bostic. Both have exhausted their eligibility.

A McPherson, Kan. native, Underwood gets a bit closer to home and too his recruiting roots by going to a Texas school. He’ll have some players to work with next season if he can keep all, or at least a majority, of them on campus. The Lumberjacks lose four seniors, but return players they can build with in Desmond Haymon (10.6 points per game in 2012-13) and Jacob Parker (7.2 points, 4.3 rebounds last season).

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