2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	10–6 (1–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Shane Burcar (6th season)
Associate head coach	Gary Bell Jr.
Assistant coaches	Tim Russo Jack Mitchell
Home arena	Rolle Activity Center Findlay Toyota Court

2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern Colorado	3	–	0		1.000			11	–	5		.688
Montana	3	–	0		1.000			10	–	6		.625
Idaho	2	–	1		.667			7	–	9		.438
Portland State	1	–	1		.500			9	–	6		.600
Idaho State	1	–	1		.500			6	–	7		.462
Sacramento State	1	–	1		.500			5	–	10		.333
Northern Arizona	1	–	2		.333			10	–	6		.625
Eastern Washington	1	–	2		.333			5	–	11		.313
Weber State	0	–	2		.000			6	–	10		.375
Montana State	0	–	3		.000			5	–	11		.313
† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner As of January 9, 2025

The 2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represents Northern Arizona University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by sixth-year head coach Shane Burcar, play their home games at the Rolle Activity Center and Findlay Toyota Court, both located in Flagstaff, Arizona as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2023–24 season 14–19, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place.^[1] They were defeated by Idaho State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tichyque Musaka	6	F	6'11"	200	Freshman	Durham, North Carolina	Transferred to Gulf Coast State College
Carson Basham	7	F	6'10"	240	Junior	Phoenix, Arizona	Ruled Academically Ineligible; Not on Roster
Rockwell Reynolds	13	F	6'9"	---	Freshman	Dana Point, California
Liam Lloyd	21	G	6'5"	190	Junior	Spokane, Washington	Transferred to Arizona
Isaiah Kai	23	G	6'2"	---	Freshman	Gilbert, Arizona

^[3]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Monty Bowser	2	G/F	6'7"	205	Senior	Oakland, California	California
Dillan Baker	21	G	6'6"	215	Junior	Tucson, Arizona	Pima CC
Ali Ragab	22	C	7'0"	275	Senior	Cairo, Egypt	West Virginia
Leigh Rickwood-Pitt	34	F	6'10"	200	Junior	Busselton, Australia	Eastern Arizona College

Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyler Hutton G	Santa Cruz, California	Cactus High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 13, 2024
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 C.J. Ford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Duncanville High School Crowley, Texas F 1 Arman Madi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Brophy College Prep Paradise Valley, Arizona G/F 2 Monty Bowser 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr California Oakland, California G 3 Jayden Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Whitefish Bay High School Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 4 Oakland Fort 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Sunnyslope High School Phoenix, Arizona G 6 Tyler Hutton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Cactus High School Santa Cruz, California F 10 Jack Wistrcill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Olympus High School Salt Lake City, Utah G 11 Ryan Abelman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bishop Gorman High School Las Vegas, Nevada F 12 Diego Campisano 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Torrey Pines High School San Diego, California G 21 Dillan Baker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Pima Community College Tucson, Arizona C 22 Ali Ragab 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr West Virginia Cairo, Egypt G 24 Trent McLaughlin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Central Connecticut Chandler, Arizona F 33 Carson Towt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Gilbert High School Gilbert, Arizona F 34 Leigh Rickwood-Pitt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Eastern Arizona College Busselton, Australia	Head coach Shane Burcar (Ottawa) Assistant coach(es) Gary Bell Jr. (Gonzaga) Tim Russo (Tampa) Jack Mitchell (UCLA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Park–Gilbert	W 100–49	1–0	27 – McLaughlin	11 – Towt	6 – Fort	Rolle Activity Center (770) Flagstaff, AZ
November 8, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Nelson	W 115–67	2–0	30 – McLaughlin	14 – Towt	7 – Towt	Rolle Activity Center (504) Flagstaff, AZ
November 12, 2024* 8:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at Stanford	L 64–90	2–1	20 – McLaughlin	3 – Tied	5 – Towt	Maples Pavilion (2,055) Stanford, CA
November 14, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Pacific	W 60–57	3–1	22 – McLaughlin	10 – Towt	4 – McLaughlin	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,045) Stockton, CA
November 19, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Embry–Riddle (AZ)	W 82–47	4–1	21 – McLaughlin	9 – Towt	5 – McLaughlin	Rolle Activity Center (798) Flagstaff, AZ
November 22, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 75–74	5–1	23 – Jackson	11 – Towt	6 – McLaughlin	Rolle Activity Center (583) Flagstaff, AZ
November 26, 2024* 2:30 pm		vs. Eastern Michigan Houston Christian MTE	L 68–72	5–2	25 – McLaughlin	13 – Towt	3 – Tied	Sharp Gymnasium (344) Houston, TX
November 27, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Houston Christian Houston Christian MTE	W 74–71	6–2	20 – McLaughlin	8 – Towt	4 – Jackson	Sharp Gymnasium (498) Houston, TX
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm		at Oral Roberts Big Sky-Summit Challenge	L 76–83	6–3	24 – McLaughlin	16 – Towt	4 – Towt	Mabee Center (2,934) Tulsa, OK
December 7, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		South Dakota Big Sky-Summit Challenge	W 95–82	7–3	23 – McLaughlin	18 – Towt	7 – Jackson	Rolle Activity Center (444) Flagstaff, AZ
December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Pepperdine	L 76–86	7–4	26 – McLaughlin	16 – Towt	7 – Jackson	Firestone Fieldhouse (575) Malibu, CA
December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah	W 83–75	8–4	26 – McLaughlin	17 – Towt	7 – McLaughlin	America First Event Center (741) Cedar City, UT
December 30, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Benedictine Mesa	W 110–74	9–4	22 – Tied	12 – Towt	6 – Fort	Findlay Toyota Court (867) Flagstaff, AZ
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho State	L 67–72	9–5 (0–1)	16 – Towt	12 – Towt	5 – McLaughlin	Findlay Toyota Court (685) Flagstaff, AZ
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Weber State	W 80–77	10–5 (1–1)	30 – McLaughlin	7 – McLaughlin	4 – Fort	Findlay Toyota Court (561) Flagstaff, AZ
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana	L 76–81	10–6 (1–2)	22 – Jackson	10 – Towt	7 – Jackson	Dahlberg Arena (2,572) Missoula, MT
January 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana State						Worthington Arena  Bozeman, MT
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacramento State						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
January 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland State						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Washington						Reese Court  Cheney, WA
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado						Bank of Colorado Arena  Greeley, CO
February 3, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State						Dee Events Center  Ogden, UT
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana State						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
February 8, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
February 13, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State						Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State						Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Washington						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Colorado						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
March 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho State						Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 8–12, 2025		vs.						Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[4][5]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
2. "Idaho State ousts Northern Arizona 68-60 in 1st round of Big Sky tourney". USA Today. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
3. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". nauathletics.com. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
4. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
5. "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.