# 2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

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.

## 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.

## 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. |||||||||
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