Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball | |||
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University | Big Sky | ||
Head coach | Shane Burcar (5th season) | ||
Location | Flagstaff, Arizona | ||
Arena | Walkup Skydome (Capacity: 11,230 Student section = βThe Jack Packβ) | ||
Colors | Blue and gold | ||
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 team represents Northern Arizona University, located in Flagstaff, Arizona, in NCAA Division I men's competition. The school's team has competed in theββBig Sky Conference since 1970. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was in 2000. Northern Arizona also appeared in the NCAA tournament in 1998. In 2023, the Lumberjacks have reached the Big Sky conference tournament title game as a Cinderella team as they were the "9th seed in the tournament." The Lumberjacks are currently led by, head coach Shane Burcar who replaced Jack Murphy in June 2019. 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 KDUS AM 1060 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
Postseasonβ»
NCAA tournament resultsβ»
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The Lumberjacks have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 0β2.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1998 | 15 W | Round of 64 | (2) #9 Cincinnati | L 62β65 |
2000 | 15 W | Round of 64 | (2) #8 St. John's | L 56β61 |
NIT resultsβ»
The Lumberjacks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times, with a combined record of 0β3.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1986 | First Round | Louisiana Tech | L 61β67 |
1997 | First Round | Arkansas | L 74β101 |
2006 | First Round | Delaware State | L 53β58 |
CIT resultsβ»
The Lumberjacks have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) twice, with a combined record of 4β2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2011 | First Round | Santa Clara | L 63β68 |
2015 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship |
Grand Canyon Sacramento State Kent State NJIT Evansville |
W 75β70 W 78β73 W 74β73 W 68β61 L 65β71 |
NAIA Tournament resultsβ»
The Lumberjacks have appeared in the NAIA Tournament four times, with a combined record of 7β4.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1946 | First Round Second Round |
Rockhurst Loyola (LA) |
W 45β37 L 50β56 |
1947 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National 3rd Place |
Youngstown State Houston Northeast Missouri State Mankato State Emporia State |
W 49β45 W 44β42 W 59β55 L 46β52 W 47β38 |
1954 | First Round | Rio Grande | L 74β90 |
1962 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals |
Buena Vista Savannah State Prairie View A&M |
W 95β73 W 95β91 L 48β86 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Northern Arizona University Visual Identity Guide". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ 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 Universityβthe latter school uses "Lumberjacks" only for men's teams and "Ladyjacks" for women's teams.