2016–17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

2016–17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record9–23 (6–12 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Dunn
  • Wes Pifer
  • Ben Tucker
Home arenaWalkup Skydome
Seasons
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota † 14 – 4   .778 22 – 10   .688
Eastern Washington 13 – 5   .722 22 – 12   .647
Idaho 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
Weber State 12 – 6   .667 20 – 14   .588
Montana 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Montana State 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Sacramento State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 18   .419
Portland State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Northern Colorado* 7 – 11   .389 11 – 18   .379
Northern Arizona 6 – 12   .333 9 – 23   .281
Southern Utah 3 – 15   .167 6 – 27   .182
Idaho State 3 – 15   .167 5 – 26   .161
† Conference tournament winner

The 2016–17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by fifth-year head coach Jack Murphy and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Arizona as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. As the no. 9 seed in the Big Sky tournament, the lost in the first round to Portland State.

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2015–16 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.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kris Yanku 4 G 6'4" 183 Junior Woodland Hills, CA Playing professionally overseas
Brady Twombly 14 F 6'5" 225 Freshman Carlsbad, CA Transferred to MiraCosta College
Bryant Searcy Jr. 15 G 6'4" 190 Freshman Tampa, FL Transferred to Saint Leo
Austin Lee 23 G 5'10" 180 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Left the team for personal reasons
Alessandro Stecca 24 F 6'6" 195 RS Junior Corona del Mar, CA Left the team for personal reasons

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ray Robinson
#51 C 		Coconut Creek, FL Deerfield Beach High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Aziz Seck
#92 PF 		San Diego, CA Army & Navy Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 14, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 64
JoJo Anderson
PG 		Houston, TX 22 Feet Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Travis Rice
SG 		Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 18, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Torry Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Morgan Park HS Chicago, IL
G 1 Majestic Tejada 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So McArthur HS Hollywood, FL
F 2 Corey Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So McArthur HS Hollywood, FL
G 3 Omar Ndiaye (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Monte de Sol HS Santa Fe, NM
G 4 JoJo Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr 22 Feet Academy Houston, TX
G 5 Mike Green 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Dillard HS Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 10 Jaleni Neely 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Simeon Academy
Eastern Utah 		Chicago, IL
F/C 11 Ako Kaluna 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Sr West Ranch HS Valencia, CA
G 12 Kye de Laveaga (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Westwind Prep Scottsdale, AZ
F 13 Felix Rivera-Vega 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So McArthur HS Hollywood, FL
F 14 Raynard Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Sound Doctrine Christian Academy Deerfield Beach, FL
F 20 Steven Stanley (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Brophy College Prep Phoenix, AZ
F 22 Brooks DeBisschop (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr West Linn HS West Linn, OR
G 30 Travis Rice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
F 33 Isaiah Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
F 34 Jordyn Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Palo Verde HS Las Vegas, NV
G/F 35 Aziz Seck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Army & Navy Academy Dakar, Senegal
G 41 Marcus DeBerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Union City HS Union City, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm 		at Santa Clara
Cable Car Classic 		L 64–67  0–1
 Leavey Center (1,821)
Santa Clara, CA
11/12/2016*
9:30 pm 		vs. Tennessee State
Cable Car Classic 		L 65–69  0–2
 Leavey Center (1,734)
Santa Clara, CA
11/13/2016*
1:00 pm 		vs. UC Davis
Cable Car Classic 		L 76–89  0–3
 Leavey Center (1,102)
Santa Clara, CA
11/17/2016*
6:30 pm 		vs. Benedictine Mesa W 91–63  1–3
 Warrior Pavilion (782)
Tuba City, AZ
11/20/2016*
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington
Global Sports Classic 		L 58–92  1–4
 Alaska Airlines Arena (6,804)
Seattle, WA
11/22/2016*
8:00 pm 		at UNLV
Global Sports Classic 		L 71–110  1–5
 Thomas & Mack Center (8,822)
Paradise, NV
11/25/2016*
2:30 pm 		vs. Alabama State
Global Sports Classic 		W 71–57  2–5
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
11/26/2016*
2:30 pm 		vs. Jacksonville State
Global Sports Classic 		L 63–76  2–6
 Thomas & Mack Center (244)
Paradise, NV
12/03/2016*
3:00 pm, FSAZ/FCSP 		San Diego L 65–80  2–7
 Walkup Skydome (767)
Flagstaff, AZ
12/05/2016*
6:30 pm 		Cal State Bakersfield L 47–81  2–8
 Walkup Skydome (678)
Flagstaff, AZ
12/14/2016*
6:30 pm 		Little Rock L 67–72  2–9
 Walkup Skydome (584)
Flagstaff, AZ
12/17/2016*
7:00 pm 		at UTEP W 76–74  3–9
 Don Haskins Center (5,667)
El Paso, TX
12/20/2016*
6:00 pm 		at UIC L 65–75  3–10
 UIC Pavilion (2,810)
Chicago, IL
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2016
12:00 pm 		Southern Utah L 80–93  3–11
(0–1) 		Walkup Skydome (581)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/05/2017
6:00 pm 		at North Dakota L 63–68  3–12
(0–2) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,518)
Grand Forks, ND
01/07/2017
7:00 pm 		at Northern Colorado L 79–83  3–13
(0–3) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,018)
Greeley, CO
01/12/2017
6:30 pm 		Portland State
Postponed (snow), rescheduled for 01/16/2017[1] 		Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, AZ
01/14/2017
12:30 pm 		Sacramento State L 62–74  3–14
(0–4) 		Walkup Skydome (659)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/16/2017
3:30 pm 		Portland State W 83–76  4–14
(1–4) 		Walkup Skydome (711)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/19/2017
7:05 pm 		at Eastern Washington L 62–84  4–15
(1–5) 		Reese Court (1,519)
Cheney, WA
01/21/2017
8:00 pm 		at Idaho L 49–65  4–16
(1–6) 		Cowan Spectrum (1,323)
Moscow, ID
01/26/2017
6:30 pm 		Northern Colorado W 63–50  5–16
(2–6) 		Walkup Skydome (1,713)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/28/2017
2:00 pm 		North Dakota W 68–67  6–16
(3–6) 		Walkup Skydome (1,658)
Flagstaff, AZ
02/02/2017
7:00 pm 		at Idaho State L 90–91 OT 6–17
(3–7) 		Holt Arena (1,819)
Pocatello, ID
02/04/2017
7:00 pm 		at Weber State L 80–86  6–18
(3–8) 		Dee Events Center (1,819)
Ogden, UT
02/09/2017
6:30 pm 		Montana State W 69–63  7–18
(4–8) 		Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, AZ
02/11/2017
7:30 pm 		Montana L 59–76  7–19
(4–9) 		Walkup Skydome (1,453)
Flagstaff, AZ
02/18/2017
2:00 pm 		at Southern Utah L 68–84  7–20
(4–10) 		Centrum Arena (1,738)
Cedar City, UT
02/23/2017
8:05 pm 		at Sacramento State W 73–69  8–20
(5–10) 		Hornets Nest (849)
Sacramento, CA
02/25/2017
8:00 pm 		at Portland State L 72–84  8–21
(5–11) 		Peter Stott Center (891)
Greeley, CO
03/02/2017
6:30 pm 		Idaho L 75–77  8–22
(5–12) 		Walkup Skydome (1,426)
Flagstaff, AZ
03/04/2017
4:30 pm 		Eastern Washington W 76–61  9–22
(6–12) 		Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, AZ
Big Sky tournament
03/07/2017
2:35 pm 		(9) vs. (8) Portland State
First Round 		L 67–80  9–23
 Reno Events Center (1,507)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time
Source[2][3].

References

  1. ^ "Portland State basketball against Northern Arizona rescheduled due to weather".
  2. ^ "2021-22 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Schedule".
  3. ^ "2016-17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Schedule and Results".