Northern Arizona Lumberjacks basketball history
Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ)
J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome
Big Sky Conference
Current head coach: Shane Burcar (2019-)
- Assoc. HC: Gary Bell Jr. (2022-)
- Asst: Tim Russo (2023-)
- Asst: Jack Mitchell (2024-)
- Chief of Staff/DBO: Alexandra Fowler (2021-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1998, 2000)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-2
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 3 (1986, 1997, 2006)
- NIT Overall Record: 0-3
- CIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 2015)
- CIT Appearances: 2 (2011, 2015)
- CIT Overall Record: 4-2
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1946, 1947, 1954, 1962)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 7-4
Conference Titles (BIAA, Frontier, Big Sky):
- Big Sky Regular Season Championships: 5 (1986, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007)
- Border Regular Season Championships: 1 (1944)
- Big Sky Tournament Championships: 2 (1998, 2000)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Big Sky Player of the Year: 2 (last = Andrew Mavis, 1998)
Northern Arizona head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Shane Burcar | 2019-Pres | 57-95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Murphy | 2012-19 | 78-149 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Brown (int.) | 2011-12 | 3-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Adras | 1999-2011 | 193-170 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Ben Howland | 1994-99 | 79-59 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Harold Merritt | 1990-94 | 34-72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Rafferty | 1988-90 | 10-45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jay Arnote | 1983-88 | 70-72 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gene Visscher | 1981-83 | 16-36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joedy Gardner | 1978-81 | 35-43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Birkett | 1974-78 | 47-57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Herb Gregg | 1950-74 | 290-288 | 0 | 2^ | 0 |
Ben J. Reiges | 1949-50 | 3-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Ragus | 1947-49 | 24-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Brickey | 1940-47 | 63-48 | 1 | 2^ | 0 |
A.E McCreary | 1931-40 | 92-95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rudy H. Lavik | 1927-31 | 44-21 | – | – | – |
E.H. Lynch | 1926-27 | 17-3 | – | – | – |
Talbert Jessuppe | 1925-26 | 5-8 | – | – | – |
W.E. Rogers | 1924-25 | 7-6 | – | – | – |
R.H. Drake | 1921-24 | 18-18 | – | – | – |
Lacey Eastburn | 1920-21 | 9-7 | – | – | – |
Gus O’Connor | 1919-20 | 2-0 | – | – | – |
R.A. Fuller | 1918-19 | 4-2 | – | – | – |
Earl Rosenberry | 1913-15 | 3-1 | – | – | – |
John N. Adams | 1909-13 | 12-6 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances) came when the Northern Arizona program was at the NAIA level; NAU moved up to Division I prior to the 1970-71 season, though their years in the BIAA were at the highest level at that time
OTHER NAMES: Arizona State Teachers College (1929-45), Arizona State College at Flagstaff (1945-58), Arizona State College (1958-66)
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.