# 2016–17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by fifth-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 9–23, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. As the no. 9 seed in the Big Sky tournament, the lost in the first round to Portland State.

## Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2015–16 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Kris Yanku | 4 | G | 6'4" | 183 | Junior | Woodland Hills, CA | Playing professionally overseas |
| Brady Twombly | 14 | F | 6'5" | 225 | Freshman | Carlsbad, CA | Transferred to MiraCosta College |
| Bryant Searcy Jr. | 15 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Tampa, FL | Transferred to Saint Leo |
| Austin Lee | 23 | G | 5'10" | 180 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Alessandro Stecca | 24 | F | 6'6" | 195 | RS Junior | Corona del Mar, CA | Left the team for personal reasons |

## 2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ray Robinson #51 C | Coconut Creek, FL | Deerfield Beach High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 28, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Aziz Seck #92 PF | San Diego, CA | Army & Navy Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 14, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64 ||||||
| JoJo Anderson PG | Houston, TX | 22 Feet Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 30, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Travis Rice SG | Las Vegas, NV | Bishop Gorman High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 18, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic | L 64–67 | 0–1 | Leavey Center (1,821) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/12/2016* 9:30 pm | | vs. Tennessee State Cable Car Classic | L 65–69 | 0–2 | Leavey Center (1,734) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/13/2016* 1:00 pm | | vs. UC Davis Cable Car Classic | L 76–89 | 0–3 | Leavey Center (1,102) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/17/2016* 6:30 pm | | vs. Benedictine Mesa | W 91–63 | 1–3 | Warrior Pavilion (782) Tuba City, AZ |
| 11/20/2016* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington Global Sports Classic | L 58–92 | 1–4 | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,804) Seattle, WA |
| 11/22/2016* 8:00 pm | | at UNLV Global Sports Classic | L 71–110 | 1–5 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,822) Paradise, NV |
| 11/25/2016* 2:30 pm | | vs. Alabama State Global Sports Classic | W 71–57 | 2–5 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| 11/26/2016* 2:30 pm | | vs. Jacksonville State Global Sports Classic | L 63–76 | 2–6 | Thomas & Mack Center (244) Paradise, NV |
| 12/03/2016* 3:00 pm, FSAZ/FCSP | | San Diego | L 65–80 | 2–7 | Walkup Skydome (767) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 12/05/2016* 6:30 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 47–81 | 2–8 | Walkup Skydome (678) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 12/14/2016* 6:30 pm | | Little Rock | L 67–72 | 2–9 | Walkup Skydome (584) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 12/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | at UTEP | W 76–74 | 3–9 | Don Haskins Center (5,667) El Paso, TX |
| 12/20/2016* 6:00 pm | | at UIC | L 65–75 | 3–10 | UIC Pavilion (2,810) Chicago, IL |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 12:00 pm | | Southern Utah | L 80–93 | 3–11 (0–1) | Walkup Skydome (581) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/05/2017 6:00 pm | | at North Dakota | L 63–68 | 3–12 (0–2) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,518) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 79–83 | 3–13 (0–3) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,018) Greeley, CO |
| 01/12/2017 6:30 pm | | Portland State Postponed (snow), rescheduled for 01/16/2017 | | | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/14/2017 12:30 pm | | Sacramento State | L 62–74 | 3–14 (0–4) | Walkup Skydome (659) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/16/2017 3:30 pm | | Portland State | W 83–76 | 4–14 (1–4) | Walkup Skydome (711) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/19/2017 7:05 pm | | at Eastern Washington | L 62–84 | 4–15 (1–5) | Reese Court (1,519) Cheney, WA |
| 01/21/2017 8:00 pm | | at Idaho | L 49–65 | 4–16 (1–6) | Cowan Spectrum (1,323) Moscow, ID |
| 01/26/2017 6:30 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 63–50 | 5–16 (2–6) | Walkup Skydome (1,713) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | | North Dakota | W 68–67 | 6–16 (3–6) | Walkup Skydome (1,658) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 90–91 $^{OT}$ | 6–17 (3–7) | Holt Arena (1,819) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm | | at Weber State | L 80–86 | 6–18 (3–8) | Dee Events Center (1,819) Ogden, UT |
| 02/09/2017 6:30 pm | | Montana State | W 69–63 | 7–18 (4–8) | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| 02/11/2017 7:30 pm | | Montana | L 59–76 | 7–19 (4–9) | Walkup Skydome (1,453) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | L 68–84 | 7–20 (4–10) | Centrum Arena (1,738) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/23/2017 8:05 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 73–69 | 8–20 (5–10) | Hornets Nest (849) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/25/2017 8:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 72–84 | 8–21 (5–11) | Peter Stott Center (891) Greeley, CO |
| 03/02/2017 6:30 pm | | Idaho | L 75–77 | 8–22 (5–12) | Walkup Skydome (1,426) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 03/04/2017 4:30 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 76–61 | 9–22 (6–12) | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2017 2:35 pm | (9) | vs. (8) Portland State First Round | L 67–80 | 9–23 | Reno Events Center (1,507) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time Source. ||||||