2013–14 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by second year head coach Jack Murphy and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 12–8 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament to Northern Colorado.

2013–14 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	15–17 (12–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jack Murphy (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Dunn Vic Sfera Wes Pifer
Home arena	Walkup Skydome

2013–14 Big Sky men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Weber State †	14	–	6		.700			19	–	12		.613
Montana	12	–	8		.600			17	–	13		.567
North Dakota	12	–	8		.600			17	–	17		.500
Northern Arizona	12	–	8		.600			15	–	17		.469
Northern Colorado	11	–	9		.550			18	–	14		.563
Portland State	11	–	9		.550			17	–	15		.531
Eastern Washington	10	–	10		.500			15	–	16		.484
Sacramento State	10	–	10		.500			14	–	16		.467
Montana State	9	–	11		.450			14	–	17		.452
Idaho State	8	–	12		.400			11	–	18		.379
Southern Utah	1	–	19		.050			2	–	27		.069
† Conference tournament winner

Roster

2013–14 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Aaseem Dixon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Centennial HS/Arizona Western College Las Vegas, Nevada G 2 Quinton Upshur 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Booker T. Washington HS/Kilgore College Norfolk, Virginia G 3 Christopher Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Greenway HS Peoria, Arizona G 4 Kris Yanku 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr WH Taft HS Woodland Hils, California G 5 Travis Meeker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Red Mountain HS Mesa, Arizona G 10 Chris Heine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Horizon HS Phoenix, Arizona F/C 11 Ako Kaluna 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 276 lb (125 kg) Fr West Ranch HS Valencia, California F 14 Zach Reynolds 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Mt. Zion Academy/Gulf Coast State College Tampa, Florida F/C 15 Len Springs 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Dorsey HS/El Camino College Compton, California G 21 Jaran Hoover 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Prescott HS Prescott, Arizona G 23 Jordan Banks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Kansas City CC Lenexa, Kansas F 24 Alex Stecca 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Mater Dei HS Corona del Mar, California F 32 Gaellan Bewernick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Manual Arts HS Los Angeles, California F 33 Max Jacobsen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Lake Oswego HS Lake Oswego, Oregon F 34 Jordyn Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Palo Verde HS Las Vegas, Nevada	Head coach Jack Murphy Assistant coach(es) Matt Dunn Vic Sfera Wes Pifer Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 01/16/14

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2013* 6:30 pm	Arizona Christian	L 85–92		Rolle Activity Center (N/A) Flagstaff, AZ
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2013* 6:00 pm	at UTSA	W 74–63	1–0	Convocation Center (1,044) San Antonio, TX
11/11/2013* 6:00 pm	at Texas Tech	L 68–88	1–1	United Spirit Arena (6,002) Lubbock, TX
11/15/2013* 9:00 pm, P12N	at USC	L 63–67	1–2	Galen Center (3,821) Los Angeles, CA
11/17/2013* 5:00 pm	at Loyola Marymount	L 78–90	1–3	Gersten Pavilion (2,119) Los Angeles, CA
11/23/2013* 3:00 pm, FSAZ	San Diego Christian	W 83–59	2–3	Walkup Skydome (1,048) Flagstaff, AZ
11/29/2013* 5:30 pm	vs. Cal State Bakersfield Fresno State Tournament	L 50–61	2–4	Save Mart Center (6,170) Fresno, CA
11/30/2013* 5:30 pm	vs. Drake Fresno State Tournament	L 56–76	2–5	Save Mart Center (6,022) Fresno, CA
12/01/2013* 3:00 pm	at Fresno State Fresno State Tournament	L 67–71 OT	2–6	Save Mart Center (5,807) Fresno, CA
12/07/2013* 5:00 pm, FSAZ	Hawaiʻi	L 66–76	2–7	Walkup Skydome (1,629) Flagstaff, AZ
12/14/2013* 3:00 pm, FSAZ	Grand Canyon	W 63–61	3–7	Walkup Skydome (2,434) Flagstaff, AZ
12/23/2013* 8:00 pm, P12N	at No. 1 Arizona	L 44–77	3–8	McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ
Big Sky regular season
01/02/2014 7:00 pm	at Montana	W 73–65	4–8 (1–0)	Dahlberg Arena (3,883) Missoula, MT
01/04/2014 7:05 pm	at Montana State	L 66–68	4–9 (1–1)	Worthington Arena (2,476) Bozeman, MT
01/09/2014 6:30 pm	Sacramento State	W 75–65	5–9 (2–1)	Walkup Skydome (905) Flagstaff, AZ
01/13/2014 7:00 pm	at Southern Utah	W 70–36	6–9 (3–1)	Centrum Arena (1,609) Cedar City, UT
01/16/2014 6:30 pm, FSAZ+	Eastern Washington	W 84–65	7–9 (4–1)	Walkup Skydome (1,026) Flagstaff, AZ
01/18/2014 3:00 pm, FSAZ	Portland State	W 77–56	8–9 (5–1)	Walkup Skydome (1,203) Flagstaff, AZ
01/23/2014 7:05 pm	at Northern Colorado	L 72–87	8–10 (5–2)	Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,601) Greeley, CO
01/25/2014 1:00 pm	at North Dakota	L 68–84	8–11 (5–3)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,840) Grand Forks, ND
01/30/2014 6:30 pm	Weber State	L 67–76	8–12 (5–4)	Walkup Skydome (927) Flagstaff, AZ
02/01/2014 3:00 pm, FSAZ	Idaho State	W 67–65	9–12 (6–4)	Walkup Skydome (994) Flagstaff, AZ
02/06/2013 8:05 pm	at Sacramento State	L 70–87	9–13 (6–5)	Colberg Court (590) Sacramento, CA
02/08/2014 6:30 pm	Southern Utah	W 64–57	10–13 (7–5)	Walkup Skydome (N/A) Flagstaff, AZ
02/13/2014 8:05 pm	at Portland State	W 65–63	11–13 (8–5)	Stott Center (615) Portland, OR
02/15/2014 3:05 pm	at Eastern Washington	L 65–84	11–14 (8–6)	Reese Court (1,028) Cheney, WA
02/20/2014 6:30 pm, FSAZ	Northern Colorado	L 59–74	11–15 (8–7)	Walkup Skydome (1,164) Flagstaff, AZ
02/22/2014 6:30 pm, FSAZ	North Dakota	L 63–75	11–16 (8–8)	Walkup Skydome (1,404) Flagstaff, AZ
02/27/2014 7:05 pm	at Idaho State	W 66–65	12–16 (9–8)	Reed Gym (1,585) Pocatello, ID
03/01/2014 7:00 pm	at Weber State	W 73–71 OT	13–16 (10–8)	Dee Events Center (8,463) Ogden, UT
03/06/2014 6:30 pm	Montana State	W 61–48	14–16 (11–8)	Walkup Skydome (1,441) Flagstaff, AZ
03/08/2014 3:00 pm, FSAZ+	Montana	W 67–47	15–16 (12–8)	Walkup Skydome (1,801) Flagstaff, AZ
Big Sky tournament
03/13/2014 2:30 pm	Northern Colorado Quarterfinals	L 60–62	15–17	Dee Events Center (N/A) Ogden, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.