2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	8–4 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Shane Burcar (6th season);
Associate head coach	Gary Bell Jr.
Assistant coaches	Tim Russo; Jack Mitchell;
Home arena	Rolle Activity Center; Findlay Toyota Court
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Portland State	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Montana	0	–	0	–	7	–	6	.538
Weber State	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Montana State	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
Idaho	0	–	0	–	5	–	8	.385
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	3	–	9	.250
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	2	–	9	.182

† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner As of December 21, 2024

The 2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represents Northern Arizona University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by sixth-year head coach Shane Burcar, play their home games at the Rolle Activity Center and Findlay Toyota Court, both located in Flagstaff, Arizona as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2023–24 season 14–19, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place.^[1] They were defeated by Idaho State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tichyque Musaka	6	F	6'11"	200	Freshman	Durham, North Carolina	Transferred to Gulf Coast State College
Carson Basham	7	F	6'10"	240	Junior	Phoenix, Arizona	Ruled Academically Ineligible; Not on Roster
Rockwell Reynolds	13	F	6'9"	---	Freshman	Dana Point, California
Liam Lloyd	21	G	6'5"	190	Junior	Spokane, Washington	Transferred to Arizona
Isaiah Kai	23	G	6'2"	---	Freshman	Gilbert, Arizona

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Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Monty Bowser	2	G/F	6'7"	205	Senior	Oakland, California	California
Dillan Baker	21	G	6'6"	215	Junior	Tucson, Arizona	Pima CC
Ali Ragab	22	C	7'0"	275	Senior	Cairo, Egypt	West Virginia
Leigh Rickwood-Pitt	34	F	6'10"	200	Junior	Busselton, Australia	Eastern Arizona College

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyler Hutton G	Santa Cruz, California	Cactus High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 13, 2024
Tyler Hutton G	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	C.J. Ford	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Duncanville High School	Crowley, Texas
F	1	Arman Madi	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Brophy College Prep	Paradise Valley, Arizona
G/F	2	Monty Bowser	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	California	Oakland, California
G	3	Jayden Jackson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Whitefish Bay High School	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	4	Oakland Fort	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Sunnyslope High School	Phoenix, Arizona
G	6	Tyler Hutton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Cactus High School	Santa Cruz, California
F	10	Jack Wistrcill	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Olympus High School	Salt Lake City, Utah
G	11	Ryan Abelman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Bishop Gorman High School	Las Vegas, Nevada
F	12	Diego Campisano	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Torrey Pines High School	San Diego, California
G	21	Dillan Baker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Pima Community College	Tucson, Arizona
C	22	Ali Ragab	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Sr	West Virginia	Cairo, Egypt
G	24	Trent McLaughlin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Central Connecticut	Chandler, Arizona
F	33	Carson Towt	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Gilbert High School	Gilbert, Arizona
F	34	Leigh Rickwood-Pitt	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Eastern Arizona College	Busselton, Australia

Head coach

Shane Burcar (Ottawa)

Assistant coach(es)

Gary Bell Jr. (Gonzaga)
Tim Russo (Tampa)
Jack Mitchell (UCLA)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Park–Gilbert	W 100–49	1–0	27 – McLaughlin	11 – Towt	6 – Fort	Rolle Activity Center (770) Flagstaff, AZ
November 8, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Nelson	W 115–67	2–0	30 – McLaughlin	14 – Towt	7 – Towt	Rolle Activity Center (504) Flagstaff, AZ
November 12, 2024* 8:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+	at Stanford	L 64–90	2–1	20 – McLaughlin	3 – Tied	5 – Towt	Maples Pavilion (2,055) Stanford, CA
November 14, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Pacific	W 60–57	3–1	22 – McLaughlin	10 – Towt	4 – McLaughlin	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,045) Stockton, CA
November 19, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Embry–Riddle (AZ)	W 82–47	4–1	21 – McLaughlin	9 – Towt	5 – McLaughlin	Rolle Activity Center (798) Flagstaff, AZ
November 22, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Incarnate Word	W 75–74	5–1	23 – Jackson	11 – Towt	6 – McLaughlin	Rolle Activity Center (583) Flagstaff, AZ
November 26, 2024* 2:30 pm	vs. Eastern Michigan Houston Christian MTE	L 68–72	5–2	25 – McLaughlin	13 – Towt	3 – Tied	Sharp Gymnasium (344) Houston, TX
November 27, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Houston Christian Houston Christian MTE	W 74–71	6–2	20 – McLaughlin	8 – Towt	4 – Jackson	Sharp Gymnasium (498) Houston, TX
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm	at Oral Roberts Big Sky-Summit Challenge	L 76–83	6–3	24 – McLaughlin	16 – Towt	4 – Towt	Mabee Center (2,934) Tulsa, OK
December 7, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	South Dakota Big Sky-Summit Challenge	W 95–82	7–3	23 – McLaughlin	18 – Towt	7 – Jackson	Rolle Activity Center (444) Flagstaff, AZ
December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Pepperdine	L 76–86	7–4	26 – McLaughlin	16 – Towt	7 – Jackson	Firestone Fieldhouse (575) Malibu, CA
December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Utah	W 83–75	8–4	26 – McLaughlin	17 – Towt	7 – McLaughlin	America First Event Center (741) Cedar City, UT
December 30, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Benedictine Mesa						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho State						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Weber State						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana						Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
January 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana State						Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacramento State						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
January 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Portland State						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Washington						Reese Court Cheney, WA
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho						ICCU Arena Moscow, ID
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Colorado						Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
February 3, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Weber State						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana State						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
February 8, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
February 13, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Portland State						Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sacramento State						Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Washington						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Colorado						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
March 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho State						Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 8–12, 2025	vs.						Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
^ "Idaho State ousts Northern Arizona 68-60 in 1st round of Big Sky tourney". USA Today. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". nauathletics.com. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
^ "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 26, 2024.

[2] "Idaho State ousts Northern Arizona 68-60 in 1st round of Big Sky tourney". USA Today. Retrieved October 13, 2024.

[roster-3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". nauathletics.com. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2024.

[5] "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

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