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
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record15–17 (12–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Dunn
  • Vic Sfera
  • Wes Pifer
Home arenaWalkup Skydome
Seasons
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

edit
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
Assistant coach(es)
  • Matt Dunn
  • Vic Sfera
  • Wes Pifer

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

Roster
Last update: 01/16/14

Schedule

edit
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.

[1]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Lumberjack Men's Hoops releases 2013-14 Schedule". NAU Athletics. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.