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
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky tournament
References