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2021–22 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

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2021–22 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record9–23 (5–15 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tyler Ojanen
  • Chris Fowler
  • Jake Ricciardi
Home arenaRolle Activity Center
Walkup Skydome
Seasons
2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 16 4   .800 27 8   .771
Southern Utah 14 6   .700 23 12   .657
Northern Colorado 13 7   .650 22 16   .579
Weber State 13 7   .650 21 12   .636
Montana 11 9   .550 18 14   .563
Eastern Washington 11 9   .550 18 16   .529
Portland State 10 10   .500 14 17   .452
Sacramento State 6 14   .300 11 18   .379
Idaho 6 14   .300 9 22   .290
Idaho State 5 15   .250 7 23   .233
Northern Arizona 5 15   .250 9 23   .281
Conference tournament winner

The 2021–22 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by third-year head coach Shane Burcar, and played their home games at the Rolle Activity Center in Flagstaff, Arizona as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 5–15 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for tenth (last) place.[1] As the No. 11 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost to Eastern Washington in the first round.[2]

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Lumberjacks finished the 2020–21 season 6–16 overall, 4–10 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for tenth place.[3] In the Big Sky Conference tournament, they defeated Portland State in the first round[4] before losing to Eastern Washington.[5]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Davy Cummard 3 G 6' 0" 210 RS Junior Mesa, AZ Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Charles Burns 5 G 6' 1" 150 Sophomore Lolo, MT Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Olgierd Dmochewicz 10 F 6' 11" 210 Freshman Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland Transferred to Chadron State
Jackson Larsen 11 F 6' 7" 190 RS Freshman El Cajon, CA Walk-on; transferred to San Diego City College
Cameron Shelton 20 G 6' 2" 175 Junior Chino, CA Graduate transferred to Loyola Marymount Lions
Luke Avdalovic 21 G 6' 5" 190 RS Junior Folsom, CA Graduate transferred to Pacific

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Mason Stark 11 G 6' 2" 170 RS Junior Chandler, AZ Northern State
Jalen Cone 15 G 5' 10" 165 Sophomore Walkertown, NC Virginia Tech
Ezekiel Richards 23 C 6' 10" 240 RS Sophomore Oak Park, CA Santa Clara
Spencer Roberts 34 C 6' 9" Junior Alberta, Canada College of Southern Idaho

2021 incoming recruits

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jayden Jackson
SG
Milwaukee, WI Whitefish Bay High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 29, 2020 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Colin Carey
SF
Peoria, AZ Sunrise Mountain High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 30, 2019 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Wynton Brown
PF
Bellflower, CA St. John Bosco High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 28, 2019 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

2022 incoming recruits

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College recruiting information (2022)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Oakland Fort
PG
Phoenix, AZ Sunnyslope High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 30, 2021 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
C.J. Ford
PG
Duncanville, TX Duncanville High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 23, 2021 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Ryan Abelman
SG
Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Jun 27, 2021 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Will Coates
SF
Phoenix, AZ PHH Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A Sep 27, 2021 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jack Wistrcill
PF
Salt Lake City, UT Olympus High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jul 14, 2021 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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:

Roster

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2021–22 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jay Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Hillcrest Prep
UNLV
Sydney, Australia
F 2 Ajang Aguek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Ironwood Glendale, AZ
G 3 Jayden Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Whitefish Bay Milwaukee, WI
G 4 Carter Mahaney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Campolindo Lafayette, CA
G 11 Mason Stark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Marcos de Niza
Northern State
Chandler, AZ
F 12 Diego Campisano (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Torrey Pines San Diego, CA
F 13 Keith Haymon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Cypress Ranch Cypress, TX
G 14 Isaiah Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lone Star Little Elm, TX
G 15 Jalen Cone 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Walkertown
Virginia Tech
Walkertown, NC
F 20 Nik Mains 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Pinnacle Scottsdale, AZ
F 22 Wynton Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr St. John Bosco Bellflower, CA
C 23 Ezekiel Richards 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Oak Park
Santa Clara
Oak Park, CA
G 24 Colin Carey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sunrise Mountain Peoria, AZ
F 33 Carson Towt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Gilbert
Cal Baptist
Gilbert, AZ
F 34 Spencer Roberts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Raymond
College of Southern Idaho
Alberta, Canada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:30 p.m., P12N
at Arizona L 52–81  0–1
McKale Center (12,471)
Tucson, AZ
November 11, 2021*
8:30 p.m., P12N
at Washington L 62–73  0–2
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,297)
Seattle, WA
November 15, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Benedictine Mesa W 97–48  1–2
Rolle Activity Center (625)
Flagstaff, AZ
November 18, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield W 74–64  2–2
Rolle Activity Center (567)
Flagstaff, AZ
November 20, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley
South Padre Island Battle on the Beach
W 89–87  3–2
South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,340)
South Padre Island, TX
November 22, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 80–82  3–3
Rolle Activity Center (400)
Flagstaff, AZ
November 24, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton L 56–73  3–4
Rolle Activity Center (278)
Flagstaff, AZ
December 2, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Weber State L 44-67  3–5
(0–1)
Dee Events Center (2,522)
Ogden, UT
December 4, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho State W 73–70  4–5
(1–1)
Reed Gym (1,094)
Pocatello, ID
December 11, 2021*
2:30 p.m.
at South Dakota L 71–76 OT 4–6
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,832)
Vermillion, SD
December 18, 2021*
8:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. San Diego
Jerry Colangelo Classic
L 59–69  4–7
Footprint Center (1,578)
Phoenix, AZ
December 20, 2021*
7:00 p.m., RTNW
at No. 4 Gonzaga L 49–95  4–8
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 1, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Washington L 65–78  4–9
(1–2)
Walkup Skydome (161)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 5, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Embry–Riddle W 101–54  5–9
Walkup Skydome (205)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 17, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho
Rescheduled from December 30
W 74–72  6–9
(2–2)
Walkup Skydome (418)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana State L 84–89  6–10
(2–3)
Walkup Skydome (840)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana L 48–58  6–11
(2–4)
Walkup Skydome (736)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 24, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sacramento State
Rescheduled from January 10
W 70–65  7–11
(3–4)
Walkup Skydome (547)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland State L 76–97  7–12
(3–5)
Walkup Skydome (1,204)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 31, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Utah
Rescheduled from January 8
L 66–78  7–13
(3–6)
America First Event Center (1,239)
Cedar City, UT
February 3, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Sacramento State W 62–61  8–13
(4–6)
Hornets Nest (534)
Sacramento, CA
February 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Colorado L 71–74  8–14
(4–7)
Walkup Skydome (1,239)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 7, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Colorado
Rescheduled from January 15
L 60–82  8–15
(4–8)
Bank of Colorado Arena (802)
Greeley, CO
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana W 72–67 OT 9–15
(5–8)
Dahlberg Arena (3,037)
Missoula, MT
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana State L 70–72  9–16
(5–9)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,803)
Bozeman, MT
February 17, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland State L 67–68  9–17
(5–10)
Viking Pavilion (895)
Portland, OR
February 21, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Utah L 48–79  9–18
(5–11)
Walkup Skydome (903)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 24, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho State L 66–70  9–19
(5–12)
Walkup Skydome (577)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 26, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Weber State L 49–73  9–20
(5–13)
Walkup Skydome (1,056)
Flagstaff, AZ
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Washington L 62–69  9–21
(5–14)
Reese Court (1,182)
Cheney, WA
March 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho L 69–78  9–22
(5–15)
ICCU Arena (1,442)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2022
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
(11) vs. (6) Eastern Washington
First round
L 75–78  9–23
Idaho Central Arena (1175)
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source:[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Isobe, Stayson (March 9, 2022). "Shorthanded 'Jacks Nearly Pull Off Tourney Upset, Falls 78-75 to Eastern Washington". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Isobe, Stayson (March 10, 2021). "Avdalovic Leads Offensive Onslaught of Portland State in 77-66 Tournament-Opening Victory". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Isobe, Stayson (March 11, 2021). "Lumberjacks Push Eastern Washington Until the End in 66-60 Big Sky Quarterfinal Defeat". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.