2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Shane Burcar and split their home games between Rolle Activity Center and Findlay Toyota Court. The Lumberjacks competed as members of the Big Sky Conference.
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record14–19 (7–11 Big Sky)
Headcoach
- Shane Burcar (5th season)
Assistant coaches
- Ben Johnson
- Gary Bell Jr.
- Tim Russo
| 2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 14–19 (7–11 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
|
| Assistant coaches |
|
| Home arena | Rolle Activity Center Findlay Toyota Court |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State † | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 18 | .486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 20 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 24 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Big Sky tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Lumberjacks finished the season 12–23, 5–13 in conference play to finish in ninth place. In the Big Sky tournament, the team defeated Idaho, top-seeded Eastern Washington, and Montana to advance to the championship game. The Lumberjacks were the first 9-seed to ever advance to the championship of the Big Sky Tournament. Their run came to an end one victory short of an NCAA Tournament appearance with a loss to Montana State to end their season. Had they clinched the auto-bid, the Lumberjacks would have had the lowest winning-percentage of any team in NCAA Tournament history.[1]
Roster
| 2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m. |
SAGU American Indian | W 76–72 | - |
– - | – - | – - | Rolle Activity Center (-) Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FS1 |
at No. 6 UConn | L 52–95 | 0–1 |
15 – Lloyd | 6 – Lloyd | 5 – Lloyd | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT | ||||
| November 12, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Grand Canyon | L 55–89 | 0–2 |
16 – Lloyd | 7 – Lloyd | 4 – Lloyd | GCU Arena (7,118) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| November 15, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Seattle | W 62–60 | 1–2 |
19 – McLaughlin | 7 – Tied | 12 – Lloyd | Climate Pledge Arena (1,410) Seattle, WA | ||||
| November 17, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. Purdue Fort Wayne Arizona Tip-Off |
L 67–77 | 1–3 |
14 – Fort | 7 – Lloyd | 5 – Fort | Desert Diamond Arena (1,028) Glendale, AZ | ||||
| November 18, 2023* 12:00 p.m. |
vs. VMI Arizona Tip-Off |
W 78–69 | 2–3 |
21 – McLaughlin | 10 – Basham | 5 – Fort | Desert Diamond Arena (1,211) Glendale, AZ | ||||
| November 21, 2023* 11:30 p.m. |
at Hawai'i | L 61–70 | 2–4 |
14 – McLaughlin | 5 – Tied | 3 – Fort | Stan Sheriff Center (3,853) Honolulu, HI | ||||
| November 29, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Santa Barbara | L 59–70 | 2–5 |
17 – Jackson | 6 – Tied | 3 – Basham | The Thunderdome (1,603) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m. |
Pacific | W 78–58 | 3–5 |
28 – McLaughlin | 9 – Basham | 4 – Tied | Rolle Activity Center (805) Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
| December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m. |
at Abilene Christian | W 78–76 | 4–5 |
22 – McLaughlin | 11 – Jackson | 3 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (1,153) Abilene, TX | ||||
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m. |
at Incarnate Word | W 76–75 | 5–5 |
20 – McLaughlin | 7 – Campisano | 5 – Lloyd | McDermott Convocation Center (58) San Antonio, TX | ||||
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m. |
Southern Utah | W 76–74 | 6–5 |
19 – McLaughlin | 7 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
| December 20, 2023* 8:00 p.m. |
at San Francisco | L 51–91 | 6–6 |
9 – Lloyd | 3 – Tied | 2 – Tied | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,582) San Francisco, CA | ||||
| December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northern Colorado | L 77–92 | 6–7 (0–1) |
20 – McLaughlin | 6 – Jackson | 2 – Tied | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,090) Greeley, CO | ||||
| January 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m. |
at Omaha Big Sky-Summit League Challenge |
L 55–81 | 6–8 |
11 – Fort | 7 – Jackson | 5 – McLaughlin | Baxter Arena (1,240) Omaha, NE | ||||
| January 6, 2024* 1:00 p.m. |
North Dakota Big Sky-Summit League Challenge |
W 74–73 | 7–8 |
18 – Campisano | 13 – Basham | 4 – Fort | Findlay Toyota Court (-) Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Montana State | L 50–79 | 7–9 (0–2) |
13 – McLaughlin | 6 – Basham | 2 – Tied | Worthington Arena (1,608) Bozeman, MT | ||||
| January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Montana | L 47–90 | 7–10 (0–3) |
14 – Basham | 6 – Basham | 2 – Tied | Dahlberg Arena (2,968) Missoula, MT | ||||
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Portland State | W 84–65 | 8–10 (1–3) |
23 – Basham | 10 – Basham | 5 – Fort | Findlay Toyota Court (825) Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Sacramento State | W 70–61 | 9–10 (2–3) |
31 – McLaughlin | 12 – Basham | 5 – Fort | Findlay Toyota Court (967) Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
| January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Idaho | W 75–60 | 10–10 (3–3) |
25 – McLaughlin | 10 – Fort | 4 – Tied | ICCU Arena (1,647) Moscow, ID | ||||
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Eastern Washington | L 70–85 | 10–11 (3–4) |
22 – Basham | 9 – Basham | 6 – Jackson | Reese Court (1,675) Cheney, WA | ||||
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Weber State | L 70–72 | 10–12 (3–5) |
29 – McLaughlin | 8 – Jackson | 4 – Tied | Findlay Toyota Court (803) Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Idaho State | L 79–81 | 10–13 (3–6) |
20 – Fort | 7 – Jackson | 5 – Jackson | Findlay Toyota Court (773) Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Montana | L 66–94 | 10–14 (3–7) |
15 – Basham | 4 – Tied | 6 – Lloyd | Findlay Toyota Court (308) Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Montana State | W 76–71 | 11–14 (4–7) |
24 – McLaughlin | 11 – Basham | 6 – Fort | Findlay Toyota Court (709) Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
| February 15, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Sacramento State | W 73–58 | 12–14 (5–7) |
24 – McLaughlin | 8 – Jackson | 6 – Fort | The Nest (692) Sacramento, CA | ||||
| February 17, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Portland State | L 68–83 | 12–15 (5–8) |
14 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 7 – Lloyd | Viking Pavilion (1,025) Portland, OR | ||||
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Eastern Washington | W 78–71 | 13–15 (6–8) |
21 – Basham | 14 – Basham | 4 – McLaughlin | Findlay Toyota Court (1,002) Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Idaho | L 76–86 | 13–16 (6–9) |
25 – Fort | 6 – Lloyd | 4 – Lloyd | Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
| February 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Idaho State | W 92–88 2OT | 14–16 (7–9) |
33 – Basham | 13 – Basham | 2 – Tied | Reed Gym (1,546) Pocatello, ID | ||||
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Weber State | L 58–85 | 14–17 (7–10) |
13 – McLaughlin | 7 – Jackson | 2 – Tied | Dee Events Center (5,681) Ogden, UT | ||||
| March 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northern Colorado | L 74–82 | 14–18 (7–11) |
19 – McLaughlin | 7 – Basham | 7 – Fort | Findlay Toyota Court (1,066) Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
| Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(7) | vs. (8) Idaho State First Round |
L 60–68 | 14–19 |
16 – Jackson | 12 – Basham | 2 – Tied | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. | |||||||||||
Source[2]