2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team





































2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
Northern Arizona Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Big Sky Conference
2015–16 record 5–25 (3–15 Big Sky)
Head coach
Jack Murphy (4th season)
Assistant coach Matt Dunn
Assistant coach Wes Pifer
Assistant coach Kevin Kruger
Home arena
Walkup Skydome
Rolle Activity Center

Seasons


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2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L  
PCT

Weber State †
15 3   .833     26 9
  .743
Montana 14 4   .778     21 12
  .636
Idaho 12 6   .667     21 13
  .618
Idaho State 11 7   .611     16 15
  .516
Eastern Washington 10 8   .556     18 16
  .529
North Dakota 10 8   .556     17 16
  .515
Montana State 9 9   .500     14 17
  .452
Portland State 8 10   .444     13 18
  .419
Northern Colorado 7 11   .389     10 21
  .323
Sacramento State 6 12   .333     14 17
  .452
Northern Arizona 3 15   .167     5 25
  .167
Southern Utah 3 15   .167     5 24
  .172


† Conference tournament winner


The 2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by fourth year head coach Jack Murphy and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome, with one home game at the Rolle Activity Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the 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.




Contents






  • 1 Previous season


  • 2 Departures


  • 3 2015 incoming recruits


    • 3.1 2016 incoming recruits




  • 4 Roster


  • 5 Schedule


  • 6 References





Previous season


They finished the season 23–15, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Grand Canyon, Sacramento State, Kent State, and NJIT to advance to the CIT championship game where they lost to Evansville.



Departures







































































































Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Geoffrey Frid 0 C 7'1" 233 Sophomore Carlsbad, California Transferred to Cal State Los Angeles
Aaseem Dixon 1 G 6'0" 185 Senior Las Vegas, Nevada Graduated
Quinton Upshur 2 G 6'5" 207 Senior Norfolk, Virginia Graduated
Tate de Laveaga 3 G 6'3" 192 Freshman Scottsdale, Arizona Transferred to Eastern Oregon
Zach Reynolds 14 F 6'9" 240 Senior Tampa, Florida Graduated
Len Springs 15 F/C 6'10" 220 RS Senior Compton, California Graduated
Jaran Hoover 21 G 6'3" 175 RS Freshman Prescott, Arizona Walk-on; didn't return
Chris Miller 22 G 6'3" 175 RS Sophomore Peoria, Arizona Transferred
Gaellan Bewernick 32 F 6'6" 215 Senor Los Angeles, California Graduated


2015 incoming recruits






































































US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date

Michael Green
#62 PG
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dillard High School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
 

Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75

Brady Twombly
#83 SF
Carlsbad, California
La Costa Canyon High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Nov 2, 2014 

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67

Majestic Tejada
PG
Hollywood, Florida
McArthur High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
N/A
Apr 12, 2014 

Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR

Corey Brown
PF
Lauderhill, Florida
McArthur High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
N/A
Aug 29, 2014 

Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR

Bryant Searcy
SG
Tampa, Florida
Tampa Bay Christian Academy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
N/A
 

Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR

Isaiah Thomas
C
Oakland, California
Bishop O'Dowd High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Feb 17, 2015 

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   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:












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2016 incoming recruits

























Roster












2015–16 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 Fr
Morgan Park HS

Chicago, Illinois

G
1

Majestic Tejada

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
McArthur HS

Hollywood, Florida

F
2

Corey Brown

6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
McArthur HS

Hollywood, Florida

G
4

Kris Yanku

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
Jr
WH Taft HS

Woodland Hills, California

G
5

Mike Green

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Fr
Dillard HS

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

G
10

Jaleni Neely

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Sr
Simeon Academy/Eastern Utah

Chicago, Illinois

F/C
11

Ako Kaluna

6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
276 lb (125 kg)
Jr
West Ranch HS

Valencia, California

G
12

Kye de Laveaga (W)

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
So
Westwind Prep

Scottsdale, Arizona

F
13

Felix Rivera-Vega

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
McArthur HS

Hollywood, Florida

F
14

Brady Twombly

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
La Costa Canyon HS

Carlsbad, California

G
15

Bryant Searcy, Jr.

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Brooks De Bartolo Collegiate HS

Tampa, Florida

F
20

Steven Stanley (W)

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr XXXX

Phoenix, Arizona

G
23

Austin Lee (W)

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Brentwood School

Los Angeles, California

F
24

Alessandro Stecca

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Jr
Mater Dei HS

Corona del Mar, California

F
33

Isaiah Thomas

6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Bishop O'Dowd HS

Oakland, California

F
34

Jordyn Martin

6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Palo Verde HS

Las Vegas, Nevada

G
41

Marcus DeBerry

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Fr
Union City HS

Union City, Tennessee


Head coach


  • Jack Murphy (Arizona)

Assistant coach(es)


  • Matt Dunn (Fort Hays State)

  • Wes Pifer (Penn State Altoona)

  • Kevin Kruger (Arizona State)




Legend



  • (C) Team captain


  • (S) Suspended


  • (I) Ineligible


  • (W) Walk-on




  • Injured Injured


  • Redshirt Current redshirt




Roster




Schedule


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Date
time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

11/06/2015*
6:30 PM

California Baptist

L 70–89 


Rolle Activity Center (658)
Flagstaff, Arizona
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
6:30 PM, P12N

at Washington State

L 70–82 
0–1


Beasley Coliseum (3,011)
Pullman, Washington

11/16/2015*
7:00 PM, RTRM

at Boise State

L 81–101 
0–2


Taco Bell Arena (4,489)
Boise, Idaho

11/18/2015*
7:00 PM, RTRM

at No. 10 Gonzaga

L 52–91 
0–3


McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington

11/20/2015*
7:00 PM

Embry–Riddle

W 90–57 
1–3


Bee Holdzil Fighting Scouts Events Center (2,369)
Fort Defiance, Arizona

11/23/2015*
6:30 PM, FSAZ+

San Diego Christian

W 81–65 
2–3


Rolle Activity Center (602)
Flagstaff, Arizona

11/30/2015*
6:30 PM

Norfolk State

L 66–70 
2–4


Walkup Skydome (967)
Flagstaff, Arizona

12/02/2015*
7:00 PM, FSAZ+/FCSP

Hampton

L 94–98 2OT
2–5


Walkup Skydome (986)
Flagstaff, Arizona

12/05/2015*
8:00 PM

at Cal State Bakersfield

L 55–72 
2–6


Icardo Center (1,001)
Bakersfield, California

12/16/2015*
8:00 PM, P12N

at No. 13 Arizona

L 37–92 
2–7


McKale Center (13,566)
Tucson, Arizona

12/20/2015*
12:00 PM

at Arkansas–Little Rock

L 57–84 
2–8


Jack Stephens Center (3,130)
Little Rock, Arkansas

12/22/2015*
6:00 PM, ESPN3

at Tulsa

L 55–90 
2–9


Reynolds Center (4,752)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Big Sky regular season

12/31/2015
12:00 PM, FSAZ+

Montana

L 84–90 2OT
2–10
(0–1)

Walkup Skydome (907)
Flagstaff, Arizona

01/02/2016
12:00 PM

Montana State

L 72–74 OT
2–11
(0–2)

Walkup Skydome (1,007)
Flagstaff, Arizona

01/09/2016
7:00 PM

at Southern Utah

W 73–63 
3–11
(1–2)

Centrum Arena (3,011)
Cedar City, Utah

01/14/2016
8:00 PM

at Idaho

L 76–83 
3–12
(1–3)

Cowan Spectrum (1,318)
Moscow, Idaho

01/16/2016
1:05 PM

at Eastern Washington

L 73–96 
3–13
(1–4)

Reese Court (1,455)
Cheney, Washington

01/21/2016
6:30 PM, FSAZ+

North Dakota

L 59–101 
3–14
(1–5)

Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, Arizona

01/23/2016
2:00 PM, FSAZ+

Northern Colorado

L 79–84 
3–15
(1–6)

Walkup Skydome (1,529)
Flagstaff, Arizona

01/28/2016
7:00 PM

at Weber State

L 66–76 
3–16
(1–7)

Dee Events Center (6,381)
Ogden, Utah

01/30/2016
7:00 PM

at Idaho State

L 66–88 
3–17
(1–8)

Holt Arena (1,813)
Pocatello, Idaho

02/04/2016
6:35 PM, FSAZ+

Eastern Washington

L 73–84 
3–18
(1–9)

Walkup Skydome (1,168)
Flagstaff, Arizona

02/06/2016
2:00 PM, FSAZ+

Idaho

W 72–70 
4–18
(2–9)

Walkup Skydome (1,623)
Flagstaff, Arizona

02/11/2016
7:00 PM

at Montana State

L 58–101 
4–19
(2–10)

Worthington Arena (2,275)
Bozeman, Montana

02/13/2016
7:00 PM

at Montana

L 67–85 
4–20
(2–11)

Dahlberg Arena (4,339)
Missoula, Montana

02/18/2016
6:30 PM, FSAZ+

Idaho State

W 81–68 
5–20
(3–11)

Walkup Skydome (1,011)
Flagstaff, Arizona

02/20/2016
4:00 PM, FSAZ+

Weber State

L 74–77 
5–21
(3–12)

Walkup Skydome (1,343)
Flagstaff, Arizona

02/27/2016
2:00 PM, FSAZ+

Southern Utah

L 59–69 
5–22
(3–13)

Walkup Skydome (1,365)
Flagstaff, Arizona

03/03/2016
8:00 PM

at Portland State

L 81–89 
5–23
(3–14)

Peter Stott Center (705)
Portland, Oregon

03/05/2016
8:05 PM

at Sacramento State

L 51–64 
5–24
(3–15)

Colberg Court (793)
Sacramento, California

Big Sky Tournament

03/08/2016
9:00 PM

vs. Eastern Washington
First round

L 52–74 
5–25


Reno Events Center (1,723)
Reno, Nevada

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.



References





  1. ^ http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/schedule









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