Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball | |||
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University | Northern Arizona University | ||
Conference | Big Sky | ||
Location | Flagstaff, AZ | ||
Head coach | Jack Murphy (5th year) | ||
Arena |
Walkup Skydome (Capacity: 16,230) |
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Nickname | Lumberjacks | ||
Colors | Blue and Gold |
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NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
1998, 2000 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1998, 2000 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1986, 1997, 1998, 2006 |
The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball 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. The Lumberjacks are currently coached by Jack Murphy, hired in April 2012 after a disastrous season in which previous head coach Mike Adras resigned in December and the team lost its final 16 games. All NAU Lumberjack basketball games are broadcast on Hits 106 in Flagstaff, Fun Oldies 1450 AM/100.9 in Prescott and Money Radio 1510AM 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 Hits106.com
The Lumberjacks have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–2.
The Lumberjacks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 0–3.
The Lumberjacks have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 4–2.
The Lumberjacks have appeared in the NAIA Tournament four times. Their combined record is 7–4.