2016–17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by fifth-year head coach Jack Murphy and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Arizona as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. As the no. 9 seed in the Big Sky Tournament, the lost in the First Round to Portland State.

2016–17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2016–17 record9–23 (6–12 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Dunn
  • Wes Pifer
  • Ben Tucker
Home arenaWalkup Skydome
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Dakota144 .778  2210  .688
Eastern Washington135 .722  2212  .647
Idaho126 .667  1914  .576
Weber State126 .667  2014  .588
Montana117 .611  1616  .500
Montana State117 .611  1616  .500
Sacramento State99 .500  1318  .419
Portland State711 .389  1516  .484
Northern Colorado*711 .389  1118  .379
Northern Arizona612 .333  923  .281
Southern Utah315 .167  627  .182
Idaho State315 .167  526  .161
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2015–16 season 5–25, 3–14 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the First Round of the Big Sky Tournament to Eastern Washington.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Kris Yanku4G6'4"183JuniorWoodland Hills, CAPlaying professionally overseas
Brady Twombly14F6'5"225FreshmanCarlsbad, CATransferred to MiraCosta College
Bryant Searcy, Jr.15G6'4"190FreshmanTampa, FLTransferred to Saint Leo
Austin Lee23G5'10"180SophomoreLos Angeles, CALeft the team due to personal reasons
Alessandro Stecca24F6'6"195RS JuniorCorona del Mar, CALeft the team due to personal reasons

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ray Robinson
#51 C
Coconut Creek, FL Deerfield Beach High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Aziz Seck
#92 PF
San Diego, CA Army & Navy Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 14, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 64
JoJo Anderson
PG
Houston, TX 22 Feet Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Travis Rice
SG
Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 18, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-25.

    Roster

    2016–17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Torry Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) RS SoMorgan Park HS Chicago, IL
    G 1 Majestic Tejada 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoMcArthur HS Hollywood, FL
    F 2 Corey Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoMcArthur HS Hollywood, FL
    G 3 Omar Ndiaye (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoMonte de Sol HS Santa Fe, NM
    G 4 JoJo Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr22 Feet Academy Houston, TX
    G 5 Mike Green 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoDillard HS Fort Lauderdale, FL
    G 10 Jaleni Neely 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SrSimeon Academy
    Eastern Utah
    Chicago, IL
    F/C 11 Ako Kaluna 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)295 lb (134 kg) SrWest Ranch HS Valencia, CA
    G 12 Kye de Laveaga (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrWestwind Prep Scottsdale, AZ
    F 13 Felix Rivera-Vega 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMcArthur HS Hollywood, FL
    F 14 Raynard Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrSound Doctrine Christian Academy Deerfield Beach, FL
    F 20 Steven Stanley (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoBrophy College Prep Phoenix, AZ
    F 22 Brooks DeBisschop (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrWest Linn HS West Linn, OR
    G 30 Travis Rice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrBishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
    F 33 Isaiah Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoBishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
    F 34 Jordyn Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrPalo Verde HS Las Vegas, NV
    G/F 35 Aziz Seck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrArmy & Navy Academy Dakar, Senegal
    G 41 Marcus DeBerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoUnion City HS Union City, TN
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    8:00 pm
    at Santa Clara
    Cable Car Classic
    L 64–67  0–1
    Leavey Center (1,821)
    Santa Clara, CA
    11/12/2016*
    9:30 pm
    vs. Tennessee State
    Cable Car Classic
    L 65–69  0–2
    Leavey Center (1,734)
    Santa Clara, CA
    11/13/2016*
    1:00 pm
    vs. UC Davis
    Cable Car Classic
    L 76–89  0–3
    Leavey Center (1,102)
    Santa Clara, CA
    11/17/2016*
    6:30 pm
    vs. Benedictine Mesa W 91–63  1–3
    Warrior Pavilion (782)
    Tuba City, AZ
    11/20/2016*
    6:00 pm, P12N
    at Washington
    Global Sports Classic
    L 58–92  1–4
    Alaska Airlines Arena (6,804)
    Seattle, WA
    11/22/2016*
    8:00 pm
    at UNLV
    Global Sports Classic
    L 71–110  1–5
    Thomas & Mack Center (8,822)
    Paradise, NV
    11/25/2016*
    2:30 pm
    vs. Alabama State
    Global Sports Classic
    W 71–57  2–5
    Thomas & Mack Center 
    Paradise, NV
    11/26/2016*
    2:30 pm
    vs. Jacksonville State
    Global Sports Classic
    L 63–76  2–6
    Thomas & Mack Center (244)
    Paradise, NV
    12/03/2016*
    3:00 pm, FSAZ/FCSP
    San Diego L 65–80  2–7
    Walkup Skydome (767)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    12/05/2016*
    6:30 pm
    Cal State Bakersfield L 47–81  2–8
    Walkup Skydome (678)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    12/14/2016*
    6:30 pm
    Little Rock L 67–72  2–9
    Walkup Skydome (584)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    12/17/2016*
    7:00 pm
    at UTEP W 76–74  3–9
    Don Haskins Center (5,667)
    El Paso, TX
    12/20/2016*
    6:00 pm
    at UIC L 65–75  3–10
    UIC Pavilion (2,810)
    Chicago, IL
    Big Sky regular season
    12/31/2016
    12:00 pm
    Southern Utah L 80–93  3–11
    (0–1)
    Walkup Skydome (581)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    01/05/2017
    6:00 pm
    at North Dakota L 63–68  3–12
    (0–2)
    Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,518)
    Grand Forks, ND
    01/07/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Northern Colorado L 79–83  3–13
    (0–3)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,018)
    Greeley, CO
    01/12/2017
    6:30 pm
    Portland State
    Postponed (snow), rescheduled for 01/16/2017[1]
    Walkup Skydome 
    Flagstaff, AZ
    01/14/2017
    12:30 pm
    Sacramento State L 62–74  3–14
    (0–4)
    Walkup Skydome (659)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    01/16/2017
    3:30 pm
    Portland State W 83–76  4–14
    (1–4)
    Walkup Skydome (711)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    01/19/2017
    7:05 pm
    at Eastern Washington L 62–84  4–15
    (1–5)
    Reese Court (1,519)
    Cheney, WA
    01/21/2017
    8:00 pm
    at Idaho L 49–65  4–16
    (1–6)
    Cowan Spectrum (1,323)
    Moscow, ID
    01/26/2017
    6:30 pm
    Northern Colorado W 63–50  5–16
    (2–6)
    Walkup Skydome (1,713)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    01/28/2017
    2:00 pm
    North Dakota W 68–67  6–16
    (3–6)
    Walkup Skydome (1,658)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    02/02/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Idaho State L 90–91 OT 6–17
    (3–7)
    Holt Arena (1,819)
    Pocatello, ID
    02/04/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Weber State L 80–86  6–18
    (3–8)
    Dee Events Center (1,819)
    Ogden, UT
    02/09/2017
    6:30 pm
    Montana State W 69–63  7–18
    (4–8)
    Walkup Skydome 
    Flagstaff, AZ
    02/11/2017
    7:30 pm
    Montana L 59–76  7–19
    (4–9)
    Walkup Skydome (1,453)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    02/18/2017
    2:00 pm
    at Southern Utah L 68–84  7–20
    (4–10)
    Centrum Arena (1,738)
    Cedar City, UT
    02/23/2017
    8:05 pm
    at Sacramento State W 73–69  8–20
    (5–10)
    Hornets Nest (849)
    Sacramento, CA
    02/25/2017
    8:00 pm
    at Portland State L 72–84  8–21
    (5–11)
    Peter Stott Center (891)
    Greeley, CO
    03/02/2017
    6:30 pm
    Idaho L 75–77  8–22
    (5–12)
    Walkup Skydome (1,426)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    03/04/2017
    4:30 pm
    Eastern Washington W 76–61  9–22
    (6–12)
    Walkup Skydome 
    Flagstaff, AZ
    Big Sky Tournament
    03/07/2017
    2:35 pm
    (9) vs. (8) Portland State
    First Round
    L 67–80  9–23
    Reno Events Center (1,507)
    Reno, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time
    Source[2][3].

    References

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