2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2015–16 record5–25 (3–15 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Dunn
  • Wes Pifer
  • Kevin Kruger
Home arenaWalkup Skydome
Rolle Activity Center
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Weber State153 .833  269  .743
Montana144 .778  2112  .636
Idaho126 .667  2113  .618
Idaho State117 .611  1615  .516
Eastern Washington108 .556  1816  .529
North Dakota108 .556  1716  .515
Montana State99 .500  1417  .452
Portland State810 .444  1318  .419
Northern Colorado711 .389  1021  .323
Sacramento State612 .333  1417  .452
Northern Arizona315 .167  525  .167
Southern Utah315 .167  524  .172
Conference tournament winner

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Geoffrey Frid0C7'1"233SophomoreCarlsbad, CaliforniaTransferred to Cal State Los Angeles
Aaseem Dixon1G6'0"185SeniorLas Vegas, NevadaGraduated
Quinton Upshur2G6'5"207SeniorNorfolk, VirginiaGraduated
Tate de Laveaga3G6'3"192FreshmanScottsdale, ArizonaTransferred to Eastern Oregon
Zach Reynolds14F6'9"240SeniorTampa, FloridaGraduated
Len Springs15F/C6'10"220RS SeniorCompton, CaliforniaGraduated
Jaran Hoover21G6'3"175RS FreshmanPrescott, ArizonaWalk-on; didn't return
Chris Miller22G6'3"175RS SophomorePeoria, ArizonaTransferred
Gaellan Bewernick32F6'6"215SenorLos Angeles, CaliforniaGraduated

2015 incoming recruits

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

    Roster

    2015–16 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Torry Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) RS FrMorgan Park HS Chicago, Illinois
    G 1 Majestic Tejada 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrMcArthur HS Hollywood, Florida
    F 2 Corey Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrMcArthur HS Hollywood, Florida
    G 4 Kris Yanku 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)183 lb (83 kg) JrWH Taft HS Woodland Hills, California
    G 5 Mike Green 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) FrDillard HS Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    G 10 Jaleni Neely 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrSimeon Academy/Eastern Utah Chicago, Illinois
    F/C 11 Ako Kaluna 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)276 lb (125 kg) JrWest Ranch HS Valencia, California
    G 12 Kye de Laveaga (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)178 lb (81 kg) SoWestwind Prep Scottsdale, Arizona
    F 13 Felix Rivera-Vega 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrMcArthur HS Hollywood, Florida
    F 14 Brady Twombly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrLa Costa Canyon HS Carlsbad, California
    G 15 Bryant Searcy, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBrooks De Bartolo Collegiate HS Tampa, Florida
    F 20 Steven Stanley (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrXXXX Phoenix, Arizona
    G 23 Austin Lee (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoBrentwood School Los Angeles, California
    F 24 Alessandro Stecca 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrMater Dei HS Corona del Mar, California
    F 33 Isaiah Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrBishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, California
    F 34 Jordyn Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrPalo Verde HS Las Vegas, Nevada
    G 41 Marcus DeBerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)150 lb (68 kg) FrUnion City HS Union City, Tennessee
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    [1]

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

    References

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