Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball

2016–17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

University

Northern Arizona University

Conference

Big Sky

Location

Flagstaff, AZ

Head coach

Jack Murphy (5th year)

Arena

Walkup Skydome
(Capacity: 16, 230)

Nickname

Lumberjacks

Colors

Blue and Gold^[1]

NCAA Tournament appearances

1998, 2000

Conference tournament champions

1998, 2000,

Conference regular season champions

1986, 1997, 1998, 2006

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball^[2] team represents Northern Arizona University, located in Flagstaff, Arizona, in NCAA Division I men's competition. The school's team has competed in the Big Sky Conference since 1970. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 2000. The Lumberjacks are currently coached by Jack Murphy, hired in April 2012 after a disastrous season in which previous head coach Mike Adras resigned in December and the team lost its final 16 games.^[3] All NAU Lumberjack basketball games are broadcast on Hits 106 in Flagstaff, Fun Oldies 1450 AM/100.9 in Prescott and Money Radio 1510AM in Phoenix, with commentary provided by the "Voice of the Lumberjacks" Mitch Strohman, Coach Dave Brown with the play-by-play and Dave Zorn, host of the NAU Halftime Report. All games can be also heard online at Hits106.com

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Lumberjacks have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Seed	Result	Opponent	NAU Head Coach
1998	#15	L 62–65	#2 Cincinnati	Ben Howland
2000	#15	L 56–61	#2 St. John's	Mike Adras

NIT results

The Lumberjacks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Result	Opponent	NAU Head Coach
1986	L 61–67	Louisiana Tech
1997	L 74–101	Arkansas	Ben Howland
2006	L 53–58	Delaware State	Mike Adras

CIT results

The Lumberjacks have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 4–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2011	First Round	Santa Clara	L 63–68
2015	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship game	Grand Canyon Sacramento State Kent State NJIT Evansville	W 75–70 W 78–73 W 74–73 ^OT W 68–61 L 65–71

NAIA tournament results

The Lumberjacks have appeared in the NAIA Tournament four times. Their combined record is 7–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1946	First Round Second Round	Rockhurst Loyola (LA)	W 45–37 L 50–56 ^OT
1947	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National 3rd Place Game	Youngstown State Houston Northeast Missouri State Mankato State Emporia State	W 49–45 ^OT W 44–42 W 59–55 L 46–52 W 47–38
1954	First Round	Rio Grande	L 74–90
1962	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Buena Vista Savannah State Prairie View A&M	W 95–73 W 95–91 L 48–86

Notable players

Dan McClintock – former NBA center, had brief stint with the Denver Nuggets
Andre Spencer – former NBA Forward, played three years in the NBA. drafted by the Atlanta Hawks
Cameron Jones – selected 10th overall in 1st round by Ft. Wayne Mad Ants in NBA Development League Draft November 4, 2011

Notes and references

↑ "NAU Graphic Identity System" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-29.
↑ Northern Arizona uses "Lumberjacks" as its athletic nickname for both sexes. This contrasts with the other NCAA Division I school with that nickname, Stephen F. Austin State University—the latter school uses "Lumberjacks" only for men's teams and "Ladyjacks" for women's teams.
↑ Associated Press (April 12, 2012). "N. Arizona hires Jack Murphy". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 13, 2012.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball

Venues	Walkup Skydome (1977–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Northern Arizona University

Athletics	Football Men's basketball

Facilities	Walkup Skydome

Media	KLJX-LP KNAU KPUB

People	Alumni

Big Sky Conference men's basketball

Teams	Eastern Washington Eagles Idaho Vandals Idaho State Bengals Montana Grizzlies Montana State Bobcats North Dakota Fighting Hawks Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Colorado Bears Portland State Vikings Sacramento State Hornets Southern Utah Thunderbirds Weber State Wildcats

Championships & awards	Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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