2021–22 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

2021–22 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
2021–22 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	9–23 (5–15 Big Sky)
Head coach	Shane Burcar (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Tyler Ojanen; Chris Fowler; Jake Ricciardi;
Home arena	Rolle Activity Center; Walkup Skydome
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by third-year head coach Shane Burcar, and played their home games at the Rolle Activity Center in Flagstaff, Arizona as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 5–15 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for tenth (last) place.^[1] As the No. 11 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost to Eastern Washington in the first round.^[2]

2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Montana State †	16	–	4	.800	27	–	8	.771
Southern Utah	14	–	6	.700	23	–	12	.657
Northern Colorado	13	–	7	.650	22	–	16	.579
Weber State	13	–	7	.650	21	–	12	.636
Montana	11	–	9	.550	18	–	14	.563
Eastern Washington	11	–	9	.550	18	–	16	.529
Portland State	10	–	10	.500	14	–	17	.452
Sacramento State	6	–	14	.300	11	–	18	.379
Idaho	6	–	14	.300	9	–	22	.290
Idaho State	5	–	15	.250	7	–	23	.233
Northern Arizona	5	–	15	.250	9	–	23	.281

† Conference tournament winner

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Lumberjacks finished the 2020–21 season 6–16 overall, 4–10 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for tenth place.^[3] In the Big Sky Conference tournament, they defeated Portland State in the first round^[4] before losing to Eastern Washington.^[5]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Davy Cummard	3	G	6' 0"	210	RS Junior	Mesa, AZ	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Charles Burns	5	G	6' 1"	150	Sophomore	Lolo, MT	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Olgierd Dmochewicz	10	F	6' 11"	210	Freshman	Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland	Transferred to Chadron State
Jackson Larsen	11	F	6' 7"	190	RS Freshman	El Cajon, CA	Walk-on; transferred to San Diego City College
Cameron Shelton	20	G	6' 2"	175	Junior	Chino, CA	Graduate transferred to Loyola Marymount Lions
Luke Avdalovic	21	G	6' 5"	190	RS Junior	Folsom, CA	Graduate transferred to Pacific

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Mason Stark	11	G	6' 2"	170	RS Junior	Chandler, AZ	Northern State
Jalen Cone	15	G	5' 10"	165	Sophomore	Walkertown, NC	Virginia Tech
Ezekiel Richards	23	C	6' 10"	240	RS Sophomore	Oak Park, CA	Santa Clara
Spencer Roberts	34	C	6' 9"		Junior	Alberta, Canada	College of Southern Idaho

2021 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jayden Jackson SG	Milwaukee, WI	Whitefish Bay High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 29, 2020
Jayden Jackson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Colin Carey SF	Peoria, AZ	Sunrise Mountain High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 30, 2019
Colin Carey SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Wynton Brown PF	Bellflower, CA	St. John Bosco High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 28, 2019
Wynton Brown PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

2022 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Oakland Fort PG	Phoenix, AZ	Sunnyslope High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 30, 2021
Oakland Fort PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
C.J. Ford PG	Duncanville, TX	Duncanville High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 23, 2021
C.J. Ford PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Ryan Abelman SG	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Jun 27, 2021
Ryan Abelman SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Will Coates SF	Phoenix, AZ	PHH Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Sep 27, 2021
Will Coates SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jack Wistrcill PF	Salt Lake City, UT	Olympus High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jul 14, 2021
Jack Wistrcill PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Jay Green	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Hillcrest Prep UNLV	Sydney, Australia
F	2	Ajang Aguek	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Ironwood	Glendale, AZ
G	3	Jayden Jackson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Whitefish Bay	Milwaukee, WI
G	4	Carter Mahaney	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Campolindo	Lafayette, CA
G	11	Mason Stark	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Marcos de Niza Northern State	Chandler, AZ
F	12	Diego Campisano (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Torrey Pines	San Diego, CA
F	13	Keith Haymon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Cypress Ranch	Cypress, TX
G	14	Isaiah Lewis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Lone Star	Little Elm, TX
G	15	Jalen Cone	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Walkertown Virginia Tech	Walkertown, NC
F	20	Nik Mains	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Pinnacle	Scottsdale, AZ
F	22	Wynton Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	St. John Bosco	Bellflower, CA
C	23	Ezekiel Richards	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Oak Park Santa Clara	Oak Park, CA
G	24	Colin Carey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Mountain	Peoria, AZ
F	33	Carson Towt	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Gilbert Cal Baptist	Gilbert, AZ
F	34	Spencer Roberts	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Raymond College of Southern Idaho	Alberta, Canada

Head coach

Shane Burcar

Assistant coach(es)

Jake Ricciardi (Memphis)
Tyler Ojanen (Cal Baptist)
Chris Fowler (Central Michigan)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:30 p.m., P12N		at Arizona	L 52–81	0–1	McKale Center (12,471) Tucson, AZ
November 11, 2021* 8:30 p.m., P12N		at Washington	L 62–73	0–2	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,297) Seattle, WA
November 15, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Benedictine Mesa	W 97–48	1–2	Rolle Activity Center (625) Flagstaff, AZ
November 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	W 74–64	2–2	Rolle Activity Center (567) Flagstaff, AZ
November 20, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley South Padre Island Battle on the Beach	W 89–87	3–2	South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,340) South Padre Island, TX
November 22, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 80–82	3–3	Rolle Activity Center (400) Flagstaff, AZ
November 24, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	L 56–73	3–4	Rolle Activity Center (278) Flagstaff, AZ
December 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Weber State	L 44-67	3–5 (0–1)	Dee Events Center (2,522) Ogden, UT
December 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho State	W 73–70	4–5 (1–1)	Reed Gym (1,094) Pocatello, ID
December 11, 2021* 2:30 p.m.		at South Dakota	L 71–76 ^OT	4–6	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,832) Vermillion, SD
December 18, 2021* 8:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. San Diego Jerry Colangelo Classic	L 59–69	4–7	Footprint Center (1,578) Phoenix, AZ
December 20, 2021* 7:00 p.m., RTNW		at No. 4 Gonzaga	L 49–95	4–8	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
January 1, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington	L 65–78	4–9 (1–2)	Walkup Skydome (161) Flagstaff, AZ
January 5, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Embry–Riddle	W 101–54	5–9	Walkup Skydome (205) Flagstaff, AZ
January 17, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho Rescheduled from December 30	W 74–72	6–9 (2–2)	Walkup Skydome (418) Flagstaff, AZ
January 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State	L 84–89	6–10 (2–3)	Walkup Skydome (840) Flagstaff, AZ
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana	L 48–58	6–11 (2–4)	Walkup Skydome (736) Flagstaff, AZ
January 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacramento State Rescheduled from January 10	W 70–65	7–11 (3–4)	Walkup Skydome (547) Flagstaff, AZ
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland State	L 76–97	7–12 (3–5)	Walkup Skydome (1,204) Flagstaff, AZ
January 31, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Utah Rescheduled from January 8	L 66–78	7–13 (3–6)	America First Event Center (1,239) Cedar City, UT
February 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacramento State	W 62–61	8–13 (4–6)	Hornets Nest (534) Sacramento, CA
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Colorado	L 71–74	8–14 (4–7)	Walkup Skydome (1,239) Flagstaff, AZ
February 7, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Colorado Rescheduled from January 15	L 60–82	8–15 (4–8)	Bank of Colorado Arena (802) Greeley, CO
February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana	W 72–67 ^OT	9–15 (5–8)	Dahlberg Arena (3,037) Missoula, MT
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana State	L 70–72	9–16 (5–9)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,803) Bozeman, MT
February 17, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland State	L 67–68	9–17 (5–10)	Viking Pavilion (895) Portland, OR
February 21, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Utah	L 48–79	9–18 (5–11)	Walkup Skydome (903) Flagstaff, AZ
February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho State	L 66–70	9–19 (5–12)	Walkup Skydome (577) Flagstaff, AZ
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	L 49–73	9–20 (5–13)	Walkup Skydome (1,056) Flagstaff, AZ
March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	L 62–69	9–21 (5–14)	Reese Court (1,182) Cheney, WA
March 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho	L 69–78	9–22 (5–15)	ICCU Arena (1,442) Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2022 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	(11)	vs. (6) Eastern Washington First round	L 75–78	9–23	Idaho Central Arena (1175) Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source:^[6]

References

^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ Isobe, Stayson (March 9, 2022). "Shorthanded 'Jacks Nearly Pull Off Tourney Upset, Falls 78-75 to Eastern Washington". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ Isobe, Stayson (March 10, 2021). "Avdalovic Leads Offensive Onslaught of Portland State in 77-66 Tournament-Opening Victory". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ Isobe, Stayson (March 11, 2021). "Lumberjacks Push Eastern Washington Until the End in 66-60 Big Sky Quarterfinal Defeat". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[1] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[2] Isobe, Stayson (March 9, 2022). "Shorthanded 'Jacks Nearly Pull Off Tourney Upset, Falls 78-75 to Eastern Washington". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[4] Isobe, Stayson (March 10, 2021). "Avdalovic Leads Offensive Onslaught of Portland State in 77-66 Tournament-Opening Victory". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[5] Isobe, Stayson (March 11, 2021). "Lumberjacks Push Eastern Washington Until the End in 66-60 Big Sky Quarterfinal Defeat". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

[6] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2024.

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