The 2018–19 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by seventh-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 10–21, 8–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Sacramento State.
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 10–21 (8–12 Big Sky) |
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Home arena | Walkup Skydome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
On June 2, 2019, head coach Jack Murphy resigned to become the associate head coach at Arizona.[1] He finished at Northern Arizona with a seven-year record of 78–149.
Previous season
editThe Lumberjacks finished the 2017–18 season 5–27, 2–16 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Northern Colorado.
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Torry Johnson | 0 | G | 6'3" | 165 | RS Junior | Chicago, IL | Graduate transferred to Wake Forest |
Gino Littles | 3 | G | 6'1" | 165 | RS Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
JoJo Anderson | 4 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Transferred to Nevada |
Malcolm Allen | 10 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Senior | Las Vegas, NV | Graduated |
Kye de Laveaga | 12 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Senior | Scottsdale, AZ | Walk-on; graduated |
Lenell Henry | 23 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Freshman | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Panola College |
Ruben Fuamba | 55 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Congo | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Cameron Satterwhite | 0 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Junior | Gilbert, AZ | Transferred from Loyola–Chicago. Under NCAA transfer rules, Satterwhite will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Davon Bolton | 1 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Seattle, WA | Junior college transferred from Eastern Arizona College |
Jonathan Andre | 10 | G/F | 6'6" | 210 | RS Sophomore | North Miami Beach, FL | Junior college transferred from Wallace State CC |
2018 incoming recruits
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Cameron Shelton PG |
La Verne, CA | Damien High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jul 24, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Keith Haymon SG |
Cypress, TX | Cypress Ranch High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 25, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2018* 12:00 pm, Pluto TV |
Jacksonville | W 97–82 | 1–0 |
Walkup Skydome (630) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Nov 12, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at South Dakota | L 74–90 | 1–1 |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,692) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
Nov 14, 2018* 6:00 pm |
at Omaha | W 76–66 | 2–1 |
Baxter Arena (1,468) Omaha, NE | |||||||
Nov 18, 2018* 8:00 pm |
at Hawaii | L 68–85[2] | 2–2 |
Stan Sheriff Center (5,553) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Nov 29, 2018* 8:00 pm |
at UC Davis | L 57–73 | 2–3 |
The Pavilion (785) Davis, CA | |||||||
Dec 1, 2018* 5:00 pm |
at Santa Clara | L 74–81 | 2–4 |
Leavey Center (1,817) Santa Clara, CA | |||||||
Dec 8, 2018* 6:00 pm |
Utah Valley | L 78–98 | 2–5 |
Walkup Skydome (1,532) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Dec 15, 2018* 8:00 pm |
at San Jose State | L 74–79 | 2–6 |
Event Center Arena San Jose, CA | |||||||
Dec 19, 2018* 8:00 pm |
at San Francisco | L 60–76 | 2–7 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,297) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N |
at Utah | L 62–76 | 2–8 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,239) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
Big Sky regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm |
Montana | L 73–86 | 2–9 (0–1) |
Walkup Skydome (856) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Dec 31, 2018 12:00 pm |
Montana State | W 74–68 | 3–9 (1–1) |
Walkup Skydome (472) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm |
at Weber State | L 52–77 | 3–10 (1–2) |
Dee Events Center (5,822) Ogden, UT | |||||||
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm |
at Idaho State | W 81–69 | 4–10 (2–2) |
Holt Arena Pocatello, ID | |||||||
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm |
at Southern Utah | L 82–84 | 4–11 (2–3) |
America First Events Center (1,856) Cedar City, UT | |||||||
Jan 17, 2019 6:30 pm |
Sacramento State | L 64–66 | 4–12 (2–4) |
Walkup Skydome (1,706) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm |
Portland State | W 82–75 | 5–12 (3–4) |
Walkup Skydome (1,183) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 6:00 pm |
Northern Colorado | L 48–63 | 5–13 (3–5) |
Walkup Skydome (1,089) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Jan 28, 2019 12:00 pm |
Southern Utah | W 80–77 OT | 6–13 (4–5) |
Walkup Skydome (705) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm |
at Idaho | W 86–73 | 7–13 (5–5) |
Cowan Spectrum (1,089) Moscow, ID | |||||||
Feb 4, 2019 6:00 pm |
at Eastern Washington | L 64–82 | 7–14 (5–6) |
Reese Court (1,148) Cheney, WA | |||||||
Feb 7, 2019 6:30 pm |
Idaho State | L 79–81 | 7–15 (5–7) |
Walkup Skydome (734) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm |
Weber State | L 71–86 | 7–16 (5–8) |
Walkup Skydome (1,464) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Feb 14, 2019 8:00 pm |
at Portland State | L 94–103 | 7–17 (5–9) |
Viking Pavilion (925) Portland, OR | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 8:00 pm |
at Sacramento State | W 78–66 | 8–17 (6–9) |
Hornets Nest (706) Sacramento, CA | |||||||
Feb 21, 2019 6:30 pm |
Idaho | W 75–54 | 9–17 (7–9) |
Walkup Skydome (614) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Feb 23, 2019 1:00 pm |
Eastern Washington | L 73–86 | 9–18 (7–10) |
Walkup Skydome (1,923) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm |
at Montana State | L 73–84 | 9–19 (7–11) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,022) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Mar 4, 2019 7:00 pm |
at Montana | L 64–66 | 9–20 (7–12) |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||
Mar 9, 2019 7:00 pm |
at Northern Colorado | W 89–78 OT | 10–20 (8–12) |
Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO | |||||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 2019 9:30 am, Pluto TV |
(8) | vs. (9) Sacramento State First round |
L 60–72 | 10–21 |
CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time Source[3]. |