Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
	2020–21 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team
University	Big Sky
Head coach	Shane Burcar (2nd season)
Location	Flagstaff, Arizona
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 led by interim head coach Shane Burcar who replaced Jack Murphy in June 2019 after his departure for Arizona.[3] Murphy took over as head coach 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.[4] All NAU Lumberjack basketball games are broadcast on KAFF Country Legends 93.5/AM 930 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 KAFFLegends.com

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

Ruben Boykin takes down the nets at the Walkup Skydome to celebrate after 2007 conference win

The Lumberjacks have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 0–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1998	15 W	Round of 64	(2) #9 Cincinnati	L 62–65
2000	15 W	Round of 64	(2) #8 St. John's	L 56–61

NIT results

The Lumberjacks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times, with a combined record of 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1986	First Round	Louisiana Tech	L 61–67
1997	First Round	Arkansas	L 74–101
2006	First Round	Delaware State	L 53–58

CIT results

The Lumberjacks have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) twice, with a combined record of 4–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2011	First Round	Santa Clara	L 63–68
2015	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship	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, with a combined record of 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	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

Ruben Boykin -
Cameron Jones – selected 10th overall in 1st round by Ft. Wayne Mad Ants in 2011 NBA Development League Draft
Kyle Landry – Basketball Canada National Team member; ABA League champion (2018); Montenegrin Cup winner (2018)
Dan McClintock – former NBA center, had brief stint with the Denver Nuggets
Andre Spencer (1964–2020) – former NBA forward, played three years in the NBA, six seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League; drafted by the Atlanta Hawks
Josh Wilson - NAU all-time leader in assists

Notes and references

"Northern Arizona University Visual Identity Guide" (PDF). Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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.
Richard Obert (June 4, 2019). "Shane Burcar will use interim season as chance to audition to be permanent NAU head coach". AZ Central. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
Associated Press (April 12, 2012). "N. Arizona hires Jack Murphy". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 13, 2012.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Northern Arizona University Visual Identity Guide" (PDF). Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[2] 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.

[3] Richard Obert (June 4, 2019). "Shane Burcar will use interim season as chance to audition to be permanent NAU head coach". AZ Central. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

[4] Associated Press (April 12, 2012). "N. Arizona hires Jack Murphy". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 13, 2012.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
Venues	Lumberjack Gymnasium (1951–1977) Walkup Skydome (1977–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–18 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

Northern Arizona University
Athletics	Football Men's basketball Women'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 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20