The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketballNorthern Arizona uses "Lumberjacks" as its athletic nickname for both sexes. This contrasts with the other NCAA Division I school with that nickname, Stephen F. Austin State University—the latter school uses "Lumberjacks" only for men's teams and "Ladyjacks" for women's teams. team represents Northern Arizona University, located in Flagstaff, Arizona, in NCAA Division I men's competition. The school's team has competed in the Big Sky Conference since 1970. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was in 2000. Northern Arizona also appeared in the NCAA tournament in 1998.
In 2023, the Lumberjacks reached the Big Sky conference tournament title game as a Cinderella team as they were the 9th seed in the tournament. The Lumberjacks are currently led by head coach Shane Burcar who replaced Jack Murphy in June 2019. NAU Lumberjack basketball games are broadcast on KAFF Country Legends 93.5/AM 930 in Flagstaff, Fun Oldies 1450 AM/100.9 in Prescott and KDUS AM 1060 in Phoenix, with commentary provided by the "Voice of the Lumberjacks" Mitch Strohman, Coach Dave Brown with the play-by-play and Dave Zorn, host of the NAU Halftime Report. All games can be also heard online at KAFFLegends.com
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Lumberjacks have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 0–2. 1998 15 W Round of 64 (2) #9 Cincinnati L 62–65 2000 15 W Round of 64 (2) #8 St. John's L 56–61
NIT results The Lumberjacks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times, with a combined record of 0–3. 1986 First Round Louisiana Tech L 61–67 1997 First Round Arkansas L 74–101 2006 First Round Delaware State L 53–58
CBI results The Lumberjacks have participated in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI) tournament. Their record is 0–1. 2025 First Round Queens (NC) L 78–85
CIT results The Lumberjacks have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) twice, with a combined record of 4–2. 2011 First Round Santa Clara L 63–68 2015 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship Grand CanyonSacramento StateKent StateNJITEvansville W 75–70W 78–73W 74–73 OTW 68–61L 65–71
NAIA Tournament results The Lumberjacks have appeared in the NAIA Tournament four times, with a combined record of 7–4. 1946 First RoundSecond Round RockhurstLoyola (LA) W 45–37L 50–56 OT 1947 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational 3rd Place Youngstown StateHoustonNortheast Missouri StateMankato StateEmporia State W 49–45 OTW 44–42W 59–55L 46–52W 47–38 1954 First Round Rio Grande L 74–90 1962 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals Buena VistaSavannah StatePrairie View A&M W 95–73W 95–91L 48–86
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