2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 5–25 (3–15 Big Sky) |
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Home arena | Walkup Skydome Rolle Activity Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 24 | .172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
The 2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by fourth year head coach Jack Murphy and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome, with one home game at the Rolle Activity Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the 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.
Previous season
[edit]They finished the season 23–15, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Grand Canyon, Sacramento State, Kent State, and NJIT to advance to the CIT championship game where they lost to Evansville.
Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Geoffrey Frid | 0 | C | 7'1" | 233 | Sophomore | Carlsbad, California | Transferred to Cal State Los Angeles |
Aaseem Dixon | 1 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Las Vegas, Nevada | Graduated |
Quinton Upshur | 2 | G | 6'5" | 207 | Senior | Norfolk, Virginia | Graduated |
Tate de Laveaga | 3 | G | 6'3" | 192 | Freshman | Scottsdale, Arizona | Transferred to Eastern Oregon |
Zach Reynolds | 14 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Senior | Tampa, Florida | Graduated |
Len Springs | 15 | F/C | 6'10" | 220 | RS Senior | Compton, California | Graduated |
Jaran Hoover | 21 | G | 6'3" | 175 | RS Freshman | Prescott, Arizona | Walk-on; didn't return |
Chris Miller | 22 | G | 6'3" | 175 | RS Sophomore | Peoria, Arizona | Transferred |
Gaellan Bewernick | 32 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Senor | Los Angeles, California | Graduated |
2015 incoming recruits
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Michael Green #62 PG |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Dillard High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 | ||||||
Brady Twombly #83 SF |
Carlsbad, California | La Costa Canyon High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 2, 2014 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 | ||||||
Majestic Tejada PG |
Hollywood, Florida | McArthur High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Apr 12, 2014 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Corey Brown PF |
Lauderhill, Florida | McArthur High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | Aug 29, 2014 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Bryant Searcy SG |
Tampa, Florida | Tampa Bay Christian Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | ||
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Isaiah Thomas C |
Oakland, California | Bishop O'Dowd High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Feb 17, 2015 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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2016 incoming recruits
[edit]College recruiting information (2016) | ||||||
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Ray Robinson C |
Coconut Creek, Florida | Deerfield Beach High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 28, 2015 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/06/2015* 6:30 pm |
California Baptist | L 70–89 | Rolle Activity Center (658) Flagstaff, Arizona | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 6:30 pm, P12N |
at Washington State | L 70–82 | 0–1 |
Beasley Coliseum (3,011) Pullman, Washington | |||||||
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, RTRM |
at Boise State | L 81–101 | 0–2 |
Taco Bell Arena (4,489) Boise, Idaho | |||||||
11/18/2015* 7:00 pm, RTRM |
at No. 10 Gonzaga | L 52–91 | 0–3 |
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington | |||||||
11/20/2015* 7:00 pm |
Embry–Riddle | W 90–57 | 1–3 |
Bee Holdzil Fighting Scouts Events Center (2,369) Fort Defiance, Arizona | |||||||
11/23/2015* 6:30 pm, FSAZ+ |
San Diego Christian | W 81–65 | 2–3 |
Rolle Activity Center (602) Flagstaff, Arizona | |||||||
11/30/2015* 6:30 pm |
Norfolk State | L 66–70 | 2–4 |
Walkup Skydome (967) Flagstaff, Arizona | |||||||
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, FSAZ+/FCSP |
Hampton | L 94–98 2OT | 2–5 |
Walkup Skydome (986) Flagstaff, Arizona | |||||||
12/05/2015* 8:00 pm |
at Cal State Bakersfield | L 55–72 | 2–6 |
Icardo Center (1,001) Bakersfield, California | |||||||
12/16/2015* 8:00 pm, P12N |
at No. 13 Arizona | L 37–92 | 2–7 |
McKale Center (13,566) Tucson, Arizona | |||||||
12/20/2015* 12:00 pm |
at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 57–84 | 2–8 |
Jack Stephens Center (3,130) Little Rock, Arkansas | |||||||
12/22/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Tulsa | L 55–90 | 2–9 |
Reynolds Center (4,752) Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Big Sky regular season | |||||||||||
12/31/2015 12:00 pm, FSAZ+ |
Montana | L 84–90 2OT | 2–10 (0–1) |
Walkup Skydome (907) Flagstaff, Arizona | |||||||
01/02/2016 12:00 pm |
Montana State | L 72–74 OT | 2–11 (0–2) |
Walkup Skydome (1,007) Flagstaff, Arizona | |||||||
01/09/2016 7:00 pm |
at Southern Utah | W 73–63 | 3–11 (1–2) |
Centrum Arena (3,011) Cedar City, Utah | |||||||
01/14/2016 8:00 pm |
at Idaho | L 76–83 | 3–12 (1–3) |
Cowan Spectrum (1,318) Moscow, Idaho | |||||||
01/16/2016 1:05 pm |
at Eastern Washington | L 73–96 | 3–13 (1–4) |
Reese Court (1,455) Cheney, Washington | |||||||
01/21/2016 6:30 pm, FSAZ+ |
North Dakota | L 59–101 | 3–14 (1–5) |
Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona | |||||||
01/23/2016 2:00 pm, FSAZ+ |
Northern Colorado | L 79–84 | 3–15 (1–6) |
Walkup Skydome (1,529) Flagstaff, Arizona | |||||||
01/28/2016 7:00 pm |
at Weber State | L 66–76 | 3–16 (1–7) |
Dee Events Center (6,381) Ogden, Utah | |||||||
01/30/2016 7:00 pm |
at Idaho State | L 66–88 | 3–17 (1–8) |
Holt Arena (1,813) Pocatello, Idaho | |||||||
02/04/2016 6:35 pm, FSAZ+ |
Eastern Washington | L 73–84 | 3–18 (1–9) |
Walkup Skydome (1,168) Flagstaff, Arizona | |||||||
02/06/2016 2:00 pm, FSAZ+ |
Idaho | W 72–70 | 4–18 (2–9) |
Walkup Skydome (1,623) Flagstaff, Arizona | |||||||
02/11/2016 7:00 pm |
at Montana State | L 58–101 | 4–19 (2–10) |
Worthington Arena (2,275) Bozeman, Montana | |||||||
02/13/2016 7:00 pm |
at Montana | L 67–85 | 4–20 (2–11) |
Dahlberg Arena (4,339) Missoula, Montana | |||||||
02/18/2016 6:30 pm, FSAZ+ |
Idaho State | W 81–68 | 5–20 (3–11) |
Walkup Skydome (1,011) Flagstaff, Arizona | |||||||
02/20/2016 4:00 pm, FSAZ+ |
Weber State | L 74–77 | 5–21 (3–12) |
Walkup Skydome (1,343) Flagstaff, Arizona | |||||||
02/27/2016 2:00 pm, FSAZ+ |
Southern Utah | L 59–69 | 5–22 (3–13) |
Walkup Skydome (1,365) Flagstaff, Arizona | |||||||
03/03/2016 8:00 pm |
at Portland State | L 81–89 | 5–23 (3–14) |
Peter Stott Center (705) Portland, Oregon | |||||||
03/05/2016 8:05 pm |
at Sacramento State | L 51–64 | 5–24 (3–15) |
Colberg Court (793) Sacramento, California | |||||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
03/08/2016 9:00 pm |
vs. Eastern Washington First round |
L 52–74 | 5–25 |
Reno Events Center (1,723) Reno, Nevada | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "2015-16 NAU Men's Basketball Schedule - Northern Arizona". Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.