# 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.

## Previous season

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
### Departures

| 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

| 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Carlos Hines SG | Chicago, IL | North Lawndale College Prep High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 25, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| 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. ||||||