# 2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represents Northern Arizona University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by sixth-year head coach Shane Burcar, play their home games at the Rolle Activity Center and Findlay Toyota Court, both located in Flagstaff, Arizona as members of the Big Sky Conference.

## Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2023–24 season 14–19, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They were defeated by Idaho State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Tichyque Musaka | 6 | F | 6'11" | 200 | Freshman | Durham, North Carolina | Transferred to Gulf Coast State College |
| Carson Basham | 7 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Junior | Phoenix, Arizona | Ruled Academically Ineligible; Not on Roster |
| Rockwell Reynolds | 13 | F | 6'9" | --- | Freshman | Dana Point, California | |
| Liam Lloyd | 21 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Spokane, Washington | Transferred to Arizona |
| Isaiah Kai | 23 | G | 6'2" | --- | Freshman | Gilbert, Arizona | |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Monty Bowser | 2 | G/F | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Oakland, California | California |
| Dillan Baker | 21 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Tucson, Arizona | Pima CC |
| Ali Ragab | 22 | C | 7'0" | 275 | Senior | Cairo, Egypt | West Virginia |
| Leigh Rickwood-Pitt | 34 | F | 6'10" | 200 | Junior | Busselton, Australia | Eastern Arizona College |

### Recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyler Hutton G | Santa Cruz, California | Cactus High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 13, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Park–Gilbert | W 100–49 | 1–0 | 27 – McLaughlin | 11 – Towt | 6 – Fort | Rolle Activity Center (770) Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 8, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Nelson | W 115–67 | 2–0 | 30 – McLaughlin | 14 – Towt | 7 – Towt | Rolle Activity Center (504) Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 12, 2024* 8:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Stanford | L 64–90 | 2–1 | 20 – McLaughlin | 3 – Tied | 5 – Towt | Maples Pavilion (2,055) Stanford, CA |
| November 14, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Pacific | W 60–57 | 3–1 | 22 – McLaughlin | 10 – Towt | 4 – McLaughlin | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,045) Stockton, CA |
| November 19, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Embry–Riddle (AZ) | W 82–47 | 4–1 | 21 – McLaughlin | 9 – Towt | 5 – McLaughlin | Rolle Activity Center (798) Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 22, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 75–74 | 5–1 | 23 – Jackson | 11 – Towt | 6 – McLaughlin | Rolle Activity Center (583) Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 26, 2024* 2:30 pm | | vs. Eastern Michigan Houston Christian MTE | L 68–72 | 5–2 | 25 – McLaughlin | 13 – Towt | 3 – Tied | Sharp Gymnasium (344) Houston, TX |
| November 27, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Houston Christian Houston Christian MTE | W 74–71 | 6–2 | 20 – McLaughlin | 8 – Towt | 4 – Jackson | Sharp Gymnasium (498) Houston, TX |
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts Big Sky-Summit Challenge | L 76–83 | 6–3 | 24 – McLaughlin | 16 – Towt | 4 – Towt | Mabee Center (2,934) Tulsa, OK |
| December 7, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Dakota Big Sky-Summit Challenge | W 95–82 | 7–3 | 23 – McLaughlin | 18 – Towt | 7 – Jackson | Rolle Activity Center (444) Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | L 76–86 | 7–4 | 26 – McLaughlin | 16 – Towt | 7 – Jackson | Firestone Fieldhouse (575) Malibu, CA |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 83–75 | 8–4 | 26 – McLaughlin | 17 – Towt | 7 – McLaughlin | America First Event Center (741) Cedar City, UT |
| December 30, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Benedictine Mesa | W 110–74 | 9–4 | 22 – Tied | 12 – Towt | 6 – Fort | Findlay Toyota Court (867) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Big Sky regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho State | L 67–72 | 9–5 (0–1) | 16 – Towt | 12 – Towt | 5 – McLaughlin | Findlay Toyota Court (685) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Weber State | W 80–77 | 10–5 (1–1) | 30 – McLaughlin | 7 – McLaughlin | 4 – Fort | Findlay Toyota Court (561) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana | L 76–81 | 10–6 (1–2) | 22 – Jackson | 10 – Towt | 7 – Jackson | Dahlberg Arena (2,572) Missoula, MT |
| January 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana State | L 53–58 | 10–7 (1–3) | 24 – McLaughlin | 17 – Towt | 3 – Towt | Worthington Arena (2,772) Bozeman, MT |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacramento State | W 77–53 | 11–7 (2–3) | 21 – McLaughlin | 14 – Towt | 6 – Towt | Findlay Toyota Court (889) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Portland State | L 69–80 | 11–8 (2–4) | 18 – Campisano | 19 – Towt | 5 – Towt | Findlay Toyota Court (1,172) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | W 70–61 | 12–8 (3–4) | 20 – McLaughlin | 10 – Towt | 7 – Jackson | Reese Court (1,249) Cheney, WA |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho | W 80–72 | 13–8 (4–4) | 19 – Campisano | 18 – Towt | 7 – Jackson | ICCU Arena (1,979) Moscow, ID |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | L 69–87 | 13–9 (4–5) | 16 – Tied | 19 – Towt | 2 – Towt | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,653) Greeley, CO |
| February 3, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Weber State | L 73–77 | 13–10 (4–6) | 35 – McLaughlin | 16 – Towt | 5 – Jackson | Dee Events Center (2,537) Ogden, UT |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana State | W 69–64 | 14–10 (5–6) | 20 – McLaughlin | 17 – Towt | 6 – McLaughlin | Findlay Toyota Court (789) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 8, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana | L 80–83 | 14–11 (5–7) | 19 – McLaughlin | 13 – Towt | 8 – Towt | Findlay Toyota Court (1,212) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 13, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Portland State | L 46–58 | 14–12 (5–8) | 14 – Campisano | 10 – Towt | 3 – Jackson | Viking Pavilion (200) Portland, OR |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | W 65–61 | 15–12 (6–8) | 20 – McLaughlin | 10 – Towt | 6 – Towt | Hornets Nest (810) Sacramento, CA |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho | L 78–83 | 15–13 (6–9) | 35 – McLaughlin | 8 – Towt | 3 – Tied | Findlay Toyota Court (702) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | W 87–67 | 16–13 (7–9) | 23 – McLaughlin | 7 – Towt | 6 – Tied | Findlay Toyota Court (804) Flagstaff, AZ |
| March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | L 73–83 | 16–14 (7–10) | 35 – McLaughlin | 14 – Towt | 3 – Tied | Findlay Toyota Court (1,389) Flagstaff, AZ |
| March 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho State | W 82–79 | 17–14 (8–10) | 24 – Towt | 12 – Towt | 5 – McLaughlin | Reed Gym (1,836) Pocatello, ID |
| Big Sky tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (8) Eastern Washington First round | W 66–53 | 18–14 | 17 – McLaughlin | 12 – Towt | 3 – Tied | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| March 9, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Montana Quarterfinals | L 65–74 | 18–15 | 34 – McLaughlin | 13 – Towt | 3 – Jackson | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| CBI |||||||||
| March 23, 2025 2:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Queens (NC) First round | | | | | | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |||||||||
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