2020–21 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2020-21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by second year head coach Shane Burcar, and played their home games at the Rolle Activity Center as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–16, 4–10 in Big Sky Play to finish in 10th place. They defeated Portland State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.

2020–21 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–16 (4–10 Big Sky)
Head coach	Shane Burcar (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Gaellan Bewernick (2nd season) Tyler Ojanen (2nd season) Chris Fowler (1st season)
Captains	Brooks DeBisschop Luke Avdalovic Cameron Shelton
Home arena	Rolle Activity Center

2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern Utah	12	–	2		.857			20	–	4		.833
Weber State	12	–	3		.800			17	–	6		.739
Eastern Washington†	12	–	3		.800			16	–	8		.667
Montana State	8	–	6		.571			13	–	10		.565
Idaho State	8	–	6		.571			13	–	11		.542
Montana	7	–	9		.438			15	–	13		.536
Northern Colorado	6	–	8		.429			11	–	11		.500
Portland State	6	–	8		.429			9	–	13		.409
Sacramento State	5	–	9		.357			8	–	12		.400
Northern Arizona	4	–	10		.286			6	–	16		.273
Idaho	1	–	17		.056			1	–	21		.045
† Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2019-20 season 16–14 overall, 10–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 5th place - both improvements from the previous season. In the Big Sky Conference tournament, they lost to Idaho State in the first round.

Roster

2020–21 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, Arizona G 3 Davy Cummard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Mesa Mesa, Arizona G 4 Carter Mahaney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Campolindo Lafayette, California G 5 Charles Burns 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Loyola Sacred Heart Lolo, Montana F 10 Olgierd Dmochewicz 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr SMS Pzkosz Wladyslawowo Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland F 11 Jackson Larsen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Christian El Cajon, California F 13 Keith Haymon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Cypress Ranch Cypress, Texas G 14 Isaiah Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Lone Star Little Elm, Texas F 15 Nik Mains 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Pinnacle Scottsdale, Arizona G 20 Cameron Shelton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Damien Chino, California G 21 Luke Avdalovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Vista del Lago Folsom, California F 22 Wynton Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr St. John Bosco Bellflower, California F 33 Carson Towt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Gilbert Cal Baptist Gilbert, Arizona	Head coach Shane Burcar Assistant coach(es) Gaellan Bewernick (Northern Arizona) 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: December 5, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 7, 2020* 7:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona	L 53–96	0–1	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
December 10, 2020* 6:00 pm, Pluto TV		UC Riverside	L 50–74	0–2	Rolle Activity Center  Flagstaff, AZ
December 14, 2020* 6:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 52–91	0–3	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
December 18, 2020 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		Eastern Washington	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests		Rolle Activity Center  Flagstaff, AZ
December 19, 2020 4:00 pm, Pluto TV		Eastern Washington	L 64–80	0–4 (0–1)	Rolle Activity Center  Flagstaff, AZ
December 21, 2020* 1:00 pm		vs. Texas State	L 65–70	0–5	Hamilton Gymnasium  Denver, CO
December 22, 2020* 1:00 pm		at Denver	W 68–65	1–5	Hamilton Gymnasium  Denver, CO
December 28, 2020* 7:00 pm, RTNW		at No. 1 Gonzaga	L 58–88	1–6	McCarthey Athletic Center  Spokane, WA
December 31, 2020 6:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Idaho	W 78–65	2–6 (1–1)	Cowan Spectrum  Moscow, ID
January 2, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Idaho	W 83–78 OT	3–6 (2–1)	Cowan Spectrum  Moscow, ID
January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV		Idaho State	L 69–73	3–7 (2–2)	Rolle Activity Center  Flagstaff, AZ
January 9, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		Idaho State	L 70–76	3–8 (2–3)	Rolle Activity Center  Flagstaff, AZ
January 14, 2021 5:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Montana	L 56–67	3–9 (2–4)	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, MT
January 16, 2021 11:00 am, Pluto TV		at Montana	W 62–58	4–9 (3–4)	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, MT
January 21, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV		Montana State	L 51–62	4–10 (3–5)	Rolle Activity Center  Flagstaff, AZ
January 23, 2020 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		Montana State	L 53–58	4–11 (3–6)	Rolle Activity Center  Flagstaff, AZ
January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV		Northern Colorado	W 68–64	5–11 (4–6)	Rolle Activity Center  Flagstaff, AZ
February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Sacramento State	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests		Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
February 6, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Sacramento State	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests		Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV		Portland State	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests		Rolle Activity Center  Flagstaff, AZ
February 13, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		Portland State	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests		Rolle Activity Center  Flagstaff, AZ
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Weber State	L 59-92	5-12 (4-7)	Dee Events Center  Ogden, UT
February 20, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		Weber State	L 52–74	5–13 (4–8)	Dee Events Center  Ogden, UT
February 24, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Southern Utah	L 80–85	5–14 (4–9)	America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
February 26, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		Southern Utah	L 62–92	5–15 (4–10)	Rolle Activity Center  Flagstaff, AZ
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	(10)	vs. (7) Portland State First round	W 77–66	6–15	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
March 11, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV	(10)	vs. (2) Eastern Washington Second round	L 60–66	6–16	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

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