# 2022–23 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by fourth-year head coach Shane Burcar, and played their home games at the Rolle Activity Center and Findlay Toyota Court in Flagstaff, Arizona as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 5–13 in Big Sky play, to finish in ninth place. They defeated Idaho, Eastern Washington and Montana to advance to the championship game of the Big Sky tournament, their first appearance in the conference finals since 2008. There they lost to Montana State, closing their season with a 12–23 record.

## Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2021–22 season 9–23, 5–15 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost to Eastern Washington in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | SAGU American Indian College | W 115–63 | – | Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZ |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 5:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Michigan State | L 55–73 | 0–1 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona State | L 68–84 | 0–2 | Desert Financial Arena (6,925) Tempe, AZ |
| November 12, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | L 69–73 | 0–3 | UCCU Center (2,034) Orem, UT |
| November 15, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Benedictine Mesa | W 105–49 | 1–3 | Rolle Activity Center (443) Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 18, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Santa Barbara | W 63–54 | 2–3 | Rolle Activity Center (463) Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 21, 2022* 6:30 p.m., LHN | | vs. No. 4 Texas Leon Black Classic | L 48–73 | 2–4 | Bert Ogden Arena (6,674) Edinburg, TX |
| November 22, 2022* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley Leon Black Classic | L 79–91 | 2–5 | Bert Ogden Arena (1,355) Edinburg, TX |
| November 27, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | L 82–92 | 2–6 | Rolle Activity Center (266) Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 29, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ottawa (AZ) | W 82–51 | 3–6 | Rolle Activity Center (314) Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 3, 2022* 6:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Pepperdine | L 69–88 | 3–7 | Firestone Fieldhouse (351) Malibu, CA |
| December 6, 2022* 8:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Pacific | W 73–69 | 4–7 | Alex G. Spanos Center (852) Stockton, CA |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | L 75–80 $^{OT}$ | 4–8 | Rolle Activity Center (676) Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 17, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | L 101–106 $^{OT}$ | 4–9 | America First Event Center (873) Cedar City, UT |
| Big Sky Conference season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho State | L 53–79 | 4–10 (0–1) | Reed Gym (1,007) Pocatello, ID |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Weber State | L 60–76 | 4–11 (0–2) | Dee Events Center (4,923) Ogden, UT |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana | W 75–74 $^{OT}$ | 5–11 (1–2) | Findlay Toyota Court (363) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana State | L 54–69 | 5–12 (1–3) | Findlay Toyota Court (1,062) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 12, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland State | L 74–75 | 5–13 (1–4) | Viking Pavilion (776) Portland, OR |
| January 14, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | L 56–59 | 5–14 (1–5) | Hornets Nest (475) Sacramento, CA |
| January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho | L 83–88 | 5–15 (1–6) | Findlay Toyota Court (787) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | L 76–79 | 5–16 (1–7) | Findlay Toyota Court (790) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | W 83–73 | 6–16 (2–7) | Findlay Toyota Court (1,617) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana State | L 68–69 | 6–17 (2–8) | Worthington Arena (3,005) Bozeman, MT |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana | L 66–67 | 6–18 (2–9) | Dahlberg Arena (4,527) Missoula, MT |
| February 6, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho State | L 70–75 | 6–19 (2–10) | Findlay Toyota Court (651) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sacramento State | W 77–55 | 7–19 (3–10) | Findlay Toyota Court (847) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland State | L 87–88 | 7–20 (3–11) | Findlay Toyota Court (1,211) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | L 55–72 | 7–21 (3–12) | Reese Court (2,010) Cheney, WA |
| February 18, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho | W 72–50 | 8–21 (4–12) | ICCU Arena (2,181) Moscow, ID |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | W 85–82 | 9–21 (5–12) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,734) Greeley, CO |
| February 27, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Weber State | L 89–90 $^{OT}$ | 9–22 (5–13) | Findlay Toyota Court (876) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (10) Idaho First round | W 87–76 | 10–22 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| March 5, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (1) Eastern Washington Quarterfinals | W 81–80 | 11–22 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| March 7, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPNU | (9) | vs. (4) Montana Semifinals | W 83–71 | 12–22 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| March 8, 2023 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (9) | vs. (2) Montana State Championship | L 78–85 | 12–23 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
Sources: