2017–18 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by sixth-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 5–27, 2–16 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Northern Colorado.

2017–18 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–27 (2–16 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Dunn
  • Wes Pifer
  • Jason Sanchez
Home arenaWalkup Skydome
Seasons
2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 16 2   .889 26 8   .765
Idaho 14 4   .778 22 9   .710
Weber State 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
Eastern Washington 13 5   .722 20 15   .571
Northern Colorado 11 7   .611 26 12   .684
Idaho State 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Portland State 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Montana State 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
North Dakota 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Southern Utah 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
Sacramento State 4 14   .222 7 25   .219
Northern Arizona 2 16   .111 5 27   .156
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Lumberjacks finished the 2016–17 season 9–23, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in 10th place. Due to Northern Colorado's self-imposed postseason ban, the Lumberjacks were the No. 9 seed in the Big Sky tournament where the lost in the first round to Portland State.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Majestic Tejada 1 G 6'0" 180 Sophomore Hollywood, FL Transferred
Mike Green 5 G 5'10" 155 Sophomore Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred
Jaleni Neely 10 G 6'0" 170 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Ako Kaluna 11 F/C 6'7" 295 Senior Valencia, CA Graduated
Felix Rivera-Vega 13 F 6'6" 190 Sophomore Hollywood, FL Transferred to Georgetown College
Raynard Robinson 14 F 6'8" 230 Freshman Deerfield Beach, FL Left the team for personal reasons
Steven Stanley 20 F 6'7" 210 Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Walk-on; didn't return
Travis Rice 30 G 6'2" 170 Freshman Las Vegas, NV Transferred
Jordyn Martin 34 F 6'7" 210 RS Senior Las Vegas, NV Graduated
Marcus DeBerry 41 G 6'5" 155 Sophomore Union City, TN Transferred to Fort Wayne

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Gino Littles 3 G 6'0" 160 Senior Phoenix, AZ Transferred from UTSA. Will be eligible to play immediately since Littles graduated from UTSA.
Malcolm Allen 10 G 6'1" 180 RS Senior Las Vegas, NV Transferred from Stanford. Will be eligible to play immediately since Allen graduated from Stanford.

2017 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Carlos Hines
SG
Chicago, IL North Lawndale College Prep High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Lenell Henry
PF
Chicago, IL Morgan Park High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 25, 2017.

Roster

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2017–18 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 Jr Morgan Park HS Chicago, IL
G 1 Carlos Hines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr North Lawndale Prep HS Chicago, IL
F 2 Corey Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr McArthur HS Hollywood, FL
G 3 Gino Littles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr UTSA Phoenix, AZ
G 4 JoJo Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So 22 Feet Academy Houston, TX
G 5 Omar Ndiaye (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Monte de Sol HS Santa Fe, NM
G 10 Malcolm Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Stanford Las Vegas, NV
G 12 Kye de Laveaga (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Westwind Prep Scottsdale, AZ
G 14 Karl Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Indian Hills CC Chicago, IL
F 15 Nik Mains 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Pinnacle HS Phoenix, AZ
G 21 Luke Avdalovic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Vista del Lago HS Folsom, CA
F 22 Brooks DeBisschop 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So West Linn HS West Linn, OR
F 23 Lenell Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Morgan Park HS Chicago, IL
G/F 32 Chris Bowling 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Gilbert HS Gilbert, AZ
F 33 Isaiah Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
G/F 35 Aziz Seck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Army & Navy Academy Dakar, Senegal
F 55 Ruben Fuamba 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Central CC Congo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 3 Arizona L 67–101  0–1
McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Nov 13, 2017*
6:30 pm, FSAZ
Embry-Riddle (AZ) L 70–82  0–2
Rolle Activity Center (713)
Flagstaff, AZ
Nov 17, 2017*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State
Las Vegas Invitational
L 62–97  0–3
Wells Fargo Arena (6,189)
Tempe, AZ
Nov 20, 2017*
6:00 pm, FSKC
at Kansas State
Las Vegas Invitational
L 58–80  0–4
Bramlage Coliseum (6,112)
Manhattan, KS
Nov 23, 2017*
12:00 pm
vs. Hampton
Las Vegas Invitational visitor's bracket semifinals
L 66–76  0–5
Orleans Arena (3,245)
Paradise, NV
Nov 24, 2017*
12:00 pm
vs. UC Irvine
Las Vegas Invitational visitor's bracket 3rd place game
L 71–77  0–6
Orleans Arena (3,325)
Las Vegas, NV
Nov 30, 2017*
8:00 pm, THEW.TV
at Santa Clara L 57–89  0–7
Leavey Center (1,263)
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 2, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Bakersfield W 60–52  1–7
Icardo Center (2,509)
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 6, 2017*
6:30 pm, FSAZ+/Pluto TV
San Diego Christian W 79–70  2–7
Rolle Activity Center 
Flagstaff, AZ
Dec 9, 2017*
8:00 pm, FSAZ+
at San Diego L 51–79  2–8
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,420)
San Diego, CA
Dec 14, 2017*
6:30 pm, Pluto TV
South Dakota L 77–90  2–9
Rolle Activity Center (256)
Flagstaff, AZ
Dec 18, 2017*
5:00 pm
at South Florida L 56–70  2–10
USF Sun Dome (2,016)
Tampa, FL
Dec 20, 2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville W 83–72  3–10
Swisher Gymnasium (603)
Jacksonville, FL
Big Sky regular season
Dec 28, 2017
6:30 pm, Pluto TV
Montana L 69–87  3–11
(0–1)
Walkup Skydome (604)
Flagstaff, AZ
Dec 30, 2018
5:00 pm, CW6/Pluto TV
Montana State L 73–76 OT 3–12
(0–2)
Walkup Skydome (681)
Flagstaff, AZ
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Weber State L 55–95  3–13
(0–3)
Dee Events Center (6,272)
Ogden, UT
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Idaho State L 60–64  3–14
(0–4)
Holt Arena (1,625)
Pocatello, ID
Jan 13, 2018
2:00 pm, ELVN/Pluto TV
at Southern Utah L 75–81  3–15
(0–5)
America First Events Center (2,784)
Cedar City, UT
Jan 18, 2018
6:30 pm, Pluto TV
Eastern Washington L 76–81  3–16
(0–6)
Walkup Skydome (1,017)
Flagstaff, AZ
Jan 20, 2018
5:00 pm, CW6/Pluto TV
Idaho L 80–84  3–17
(0–7)
Walkup Skydome (832)
Flagstaff, AZ
Jan 25, 2018
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Montana State W 77–75  4–17
(1–7)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,709)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Montana L 64–82  4–18
(1–8)
Dahlberg Arena (5,108)
Missoula, MT
Feb 1, 2018
6:30 pm, Pluto TV
Idaho State L 61–63  4–19
(1–9)
Walkup Skydome (955)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm, CW6/Pluto TV
Weber State L 55–87  4–20
(1–10)
Walkup Skydome (622)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 10, 2018
2:00 pm, CW6/Pluto TV
Southern Utah L 54–63  4–21
(1–11)
Walkup Skydome (405)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Northern Colorado L 60–95  4–22
(1–12)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,524)
Greeley, CO
Feb 17, 2018
3:00 pm, Pluto TV
at North Dakota L 81–86 OT 4–23
(1–13)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,970)
Grand Forks, ND
Feb 22, 2018
6:30 pm, Pluto TV
Sacramento State W 58–53  5–23
(2–13)
Walkup Skydome (560)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 24, 2018
6:00 pm, CW6/Pluto TV
Portland State L 66–72  5–24
(2–14)
Rolle Activity Center (831)
Flagstaff, AZ
Mar 1, 2018
6:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Idaho L 52–66  5–25
(2–15)
Cowan Spectrum (1,269)
Moscow, ID
Mar 3, 2018
3:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Eastern Washington L 68–85  5–26
(2–16)
Reese Court (2,032)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
Mar 6, 2018
2:30 pm, Pluto TV
(12) vs. (5) Northern Colorado
First round
L 59–82  5–27
Reno Events Center (986)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time
Source[1].

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