2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball

Conference	Big Sky Conference
2015–16 record	5–25 (3–15 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jack Murphy (4th year)
Assistant coach	Matt Dunn
Assistant coach	Wes Pifer
Assistant coach	Kevin Kruger
Home arena	Walkup Skydome Rolle Activity Center

2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State †	15	–	3	.833	26	–	9	.743
Montana	14	–	4	.778	21	–	12	.636
Idaho	12	–	6	.667	21	–	13	.618
Idaho State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
Eastern Washington	10	–	8	.556	18	–	16	.529
North Dakota	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
Montana State	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Portland State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Northern Colorado	7	–	11	.389	10	–	21	.323
Sacramento State	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Southern Utah	3	–	15	.167	5	–	24	.172
Northern Arizona	3	–	15	.167	5	–	25	.167


† 2016 Big Sky Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by fourth year head coach Jack Murphy and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome, with one home game at the Rolle Activity Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the 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.

Previous season

They finished the season 23–15, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Grand Canyon, Sacramento State, Kent State, and NJIT to advance to the CIT championship game where they lost to Evansville.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Geoffrey Frid	0	C	7'1"	233	Sophomore	Carlsbad, CA	Transferred to Cal State Los Angeles
Aaseem Dixon	1	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Las Vegas, NV	Graduated
Quinton Upshur	2	G	6'5"	207	Senior	Norfolk, VA	Graduated
Tate de Laveaga	3	G	6'3"	192	Freshman	Scottsdale, AZ	Transferred to Eastern Oregon
Zach Reynolds	14	F	6'9"	240	Senior	Tampa, FL	Graduated
Len Springs	15	F/C	6'10"	220	RS Senior	Compton, CA	Graduated
Jaran Hoover	21	G	6'3"	175	RS Freshman	Prescott, AZ	Walk-on; didn't return
Chris Miller	22	G	6'3"	175	RS Sophomore	Peoria, AZ	Transferred
Gaellan Bewernick	32	F	6'6"	215	Senor	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated

2015 incoming recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Michael Green #62 PG	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Dillard High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)
Michael Green #62 PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Brady Twombly #83 SF	Carlsbad, CA	La Costa Canyon High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 2, 2014
Brady Twombly #83 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67
Majestic Tejada PG	Hollywood, FL	McArthur High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Apr 12, 2014
Majestic Tejada PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Corey Brown PF	Lauderhill, FL	McArthur High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Aug 29, 2014
Corey Brown PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Bryant Searcy SG	Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Christian Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Bryant Searcy SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Isaiah Thomas C	Oakland, CA	Bishop O'Dowd High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Feb 17, 2015
Isaiah Thomas C	Scout: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-09-12.

2016 incoming recruits

2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ray Robinson C	Coconut Creek, FL	Deerfield Beach High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 28, 2015
Ray Robinson C	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-09-12.

Roster

2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Johnson, TorryTorry Johnson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Morgan Park HS	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	1	Tejada, MajesticMajestic Tejada	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	McArthur HS	Hollywood, FL
3.5 !F	2	Brown, CoreyCorey Brown	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	McArthur HS	Hollywood, FL
1.5 !G	4	Yanku, KrisKris Yanku	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	3.0 !Jr	WH Taft HS	Woodland Hills, CA
1.5 !G	5	Green, MikeMike Green	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dillard HS	Fort Lauderdale, FL
1.5 !G	10	Neely, JaleniJaleni Neely	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Simeon Academy/Eastern Utah	Chicago, IL
4.5 !F/C	11	Kaluna, AkoAko Kaluna	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	276 lb (125 kg)	3.0 !Jr	West Ranch HS	Valencia, CA
1.5 !G	12	de Laveaga, KyeKye de Laveaga (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2.0 !So	Westwind Prep	Scottsdale, AZ
3.5 !F	13	Rivera-Vega, FelixFelix Rivera-Vega	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	McArthur HS	Hollywood, FL
3.5 !F	14	Twombly, BradyBrady Twombly	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	La Costa Canyon HS	Carlsbad, CA
1.5 !G	15	Searcy, Jr., BryantBryant Searcy, Jr.	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brooks De Bartolo Collegiate HS	Tampa, FL
3.5 !F	20	Stanley, StevenSteven Stanley (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	XXXX	Phoenix, AZ
1.5 !G	23	Lee, AustinAustin Lee (W)	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Brentwood School	Los Angeles, CA
3.5 !F	24	Stecca, AlessandroAlessandro Stecca	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Mater Dei HS	Corona del Mar, CA
3.5 !F	33	Thomas, IsaiahIsaiah Thomas	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bishop O'Dowd HS	Oakland, CA
3.5 !F	34	Martin, JordynJordyn Martin	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Palo Verde HS	Las Vegas, NV
1.5 !G	41	DeBerry, MarcusMarcus DeBerry	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Union City HS	Union City, TN

Head coach

Jack Murphy (Arizona)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Dunn (Fort Hays State)
Wes Pifer (Penn State Altoona)
Kevin Kruger (Arizona State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2015* 6:30 PM	California Baptist	L 70–89		Rolle Activity Center (658) Flagstaff, AZ
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 6:30 PM, P12N	at Washington State	L 70–82	0–1	Beasley Coliseum (3,011) Pullman, WA
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM, RTRM	at Boise State	L 81–101	0–2	Taco Bell Arena (4,489) Boise, ID
11/18/2015* 7:00 PM, RTRM	at No. 10 Gonzaga	L 52–91	0–3	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/20/2015* 7:00 PM	Embry–Riddle	W 90–57	1–3	Bee Holdzil Fighting Scouts Events Center (2,369) Fort Defiance, AZ
11/23/2015* 6:30 PM, FSAZ+	San Diego Christian	W 81–65	2–3	Rolle Activity Center (602) Flagstaff, AZ
11/30/2015* 6:30 PM	Norfolk State	L 66–70	2–4	Walkup Skydome (967) Flagstaff, AZ
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM, FSAZ+/FCSP	Hampton	L 94–98 ^2OT	2–5	Walkup Skydome (986) Flagstaff, AZ
12/05/2015* 8:00 PM	at Cal State Bakersfield	L 55–72	2–6	Icardo Center (1,001) Bakersfield, CA
12/16/2015* 8:00 PM, P12N	at No. 13 Arizona	L 37–92	2–7	McKale Center (13,566) Tucson, AZ
12/20/2015* 12:00 PM	at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 57–84	2–8	Jack Stephens Center (3,130) Little Rock, AR
12/22/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Tulsa	L 55–90	2–9	Reynolds Center (4,752) Tulsa, OK
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2015 12:00 PM, FSAZ+	Montana	L 84–90 ^2OT	2–10 (0–1)	Walkup Skydome (907) Flagstaff, AZ
01/02/2016 12:00 PM	Montana State	L 72–74 ^OT	2–11 (0–2)	Walkup Skydome (1,007) Flagstaff, AZ
01/09/2016 7:00 PM	at Southern Utah	W 73–63	3–11 (1–2)	Centrum Arena (3,011) Cedar City, UT
01/14/2016 8:00 PM	at Idaho	L 76–83	3–12 (1–3)	Cowan Spectrum (1,318) Moscow, ID
01/16/2016 1:05 PM	at Eastern Washington	L 73–96	3–13 (1–4)	Reese Court (1,455) Cheney, WA
01/21/2016 6:30 PM, FSAZ+	North Dakota	L 59–101	3–14 (1–5)	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
01/23/2016 2:00 PM, FSAZ+	Northern Colorado	L 79–84	3–15 (1–6)	Walkup Skydome (1,529) Flagstaff, AZ
01/28/2016 7:00 PM	at Weber State	L 66–76	3–16 (1–7)	Dee Events Center (6,381) Ogden, UT
01/30/2016 7:00 PM	at Idaho State	L 66–88	3–17 (1–8)	Holt Arena (1,813) Pocatello, ID
02/04/2016 6:35 PM, FSAZ+	Eastern Washington	L 73–84	3–18 (1–9)	Walkup Skydome (1,168) Flagstaff, AZ
02/06/2016 2:00 PM, FSAZ+	Idaho	W 72–70	4–18 (2–9)	Walkup Skydome (1,623) Flagstaff, AZ
02/11/2016 7:00 PM	at Montana State	L 58–101	4–19 (2–10)	Worthington Arena (2,275) Bozeman, MT
02/13/2016 7:00 PM	at Montana	L 67–85	4–20 (2–11)	Dahlberg Arena (4,339) Missoula, MT
02/18/2016 6:30 PM, FSAZ+	Idaho State	W 81–68	5–20 (3–11)	Walkup Skydome (1,011) Flagstaff, AZ
02/20/2016 4:00 PM, FSAZ+	Weber State	L 74–77	5–21 (3–12)	Walkup Skydome (1,343) Flagstaff, AZ
02/27/2016 2:00 PM, FSAZ+	Southern Utah	L 59–69	5–22 (3–13)	Walkup Skydome (1,365) Flagstaff, AZ
03/03/2016 8:00 PM	at Portland State	L 81–89	5–23 (3–14)	Peter Stott Center (705) Portland, OR
03/05/2016 8:05 PM	at Sacramento State	L 51–64	5–24 (3–15)	Colberg Court (793) Sacramento, CA
Big Sky Tournament
03/08/2016 9:00 PM	vs. Eastern Washington First round	L 52–74	5–25	Reno Events Center (1,723) Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

↑ http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/schedule

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball

Venues	Walkup Skydome (1977–present)

People	Head coaches

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