2018–19 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by seventh-year head coach Jack Murphy and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Arizona as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 8–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Sacramento State.

2018–19 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record10–21 (8–12 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Wes Pifer
  • Shane Burcar
  • Jason Sanchez
Home arenaWalkup Skydome
Seasons
2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 16 4   .800 26 9   .743
Northern Colorado 15 5   .750 21 11   .656
Eastern Washington 12 8   .600 16 18   .471
Weber State 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
Portland State 11 9   .550 16 16   .500
Montana State 11 9   .550 15 17   .469
Southern Utah 9 11   .450 17 17   .500
Northern Arizona 8 12   .400 10 21   .323
Sacramento State 8 12   .400 15 16   .484
Idaho State 7 13   .350 11 19   .367
Idaho 2 18   .100 5 27   .156
Conference tournament winner

On June 2, 2019, head coach Jack Murphy resigned to become the associate head coach at Arizona.[1] He finished at Northern Arizona with a seven-year record of 78–149.

Previous season

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The Lumberjacks finished the 2017–18 season 5–27, 2–16 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Northern Colorado.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Torry Johnson 0 G 6'3" 165 RS Junior Chicago, IL Graduate transferred to Wake Forest
Gino Littles 3 G 6'1" 165 RS Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
JoJo Anderson 4 G 6'3" 170 Sophomore Houston, TX Transferred to Nevada
Malcolm Allen 10 G 6'3" 185 RS Senior Las Vegas, NV Graduated
Kye de Laveaga 12 G 6'1" 190 Senior Scottsdale, AZ Walk-on; graduated
Lenell Henry 23 F 6'8" 205 Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to Panola College
Ruben Fuamba 55 F 6'9" 230 Senior Congo Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Cameron Satterwhite 0 G 6'4" 175 Junior Gilbert, AZ Transferred from Loyola–Chicago. Under NCAA transfer rules, Satterwhite will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Davon Bolton 1 G 6'1" 175 Junior Seattle, WA Junior college transferred from Eastern Arizona College
Jonathan Andre 10 G/F 6'6" 210 RS Sophomore North Miami Beach, FL Junior college transferred from Wallace State CC

2018 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cameron Shelton
PG
La Verne, CA Damien High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jul 24, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Keith Haymon
SG
Cypress, TX Cypress Ranch High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 25, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.

Roster

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2018–19 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Cameron Satterwhite   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Loyola–Chicago Gilbert, AZ
G 1 Davon Bolton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Eastern Arizona College Seattle, WA
F 2 Corey Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr McArthur HS Hollywood, FL
G 4 Carlos Hines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So North Lawndale Prep HS Chicago, IL
G 5 Omar Ndiaye (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Monte de Sol HS Santa Fe, NM
F 10 Jonathan Andre 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Wallace State CC North Miami Beach, FL
F 13 Keith Haymon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Cypress Ranch HS Cypress, TX
G 14 Karl Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Indian Hills CC Chicago, IL
F 15 Nik Mains 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Pinnacle HS Phoenix, AZ
G 20 Cameron Shelton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Damien HS La Verne, CA
G 21 Luke Avdalovic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Vista del Lago HS Folsom, CA
F 25 Brooks DeBisschop 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr West Linn HS West Linn, OR
G/F 32 Chris Bowling 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Gilbert HS Gilbert, AZ
F 33 Isaiah Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
G/F 35 Aziz Seck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Army & Navy Academy Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2018*
12:00 pm, Pluto TV
Jacksonville W 97–82  1–0
Walkup Skydome (630)
Flagstaff, AZ
Nov 12, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Dakota L 74–90  1–1
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,692)
Vermillion, SD
Nov 14, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Omaha W 76–66  2–1
Baxter Arena (1,468)
Omaha, NE
Nov 18, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Hawaii L 68–85[2]  2–2
Stan Sheriff Center (5,553)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 29, 2018*
8:00 pm
at UC Davis L 57–73  2–3
The Pavilion (785)
Davis, CA
Dec 1, 2018*
5:00 pm
at Santa Clara L 74–81  2–4
Leavey Center (1,817)
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 8, 2018*
6:00 pm
Utah Valley L 78–98  2–5
Walkup Skydome (1,532)
Flagstaff, AZ
Dec 15, 2018*
8:00 pm
at San Jose State L 74–79  2–6
Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
Dec 19, 2018*
8:00 pm
at San Francisco L 60–76  2–7
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,297)
San Francisco, CA
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 62–76  2–8
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,239)
Salt Lake City, UT
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2018
2:00 pm
Montana L 73–86  2–9
(0–1)
Walkup Skydome (856)
Flagstaff, AZ
Dec 31, 2018
12:00 pm
Montana State W 74–68  3–9
(1–1)
Walkup Skydome (472)
Flagstaff, AZ
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm
at Weber State L 52–77  3–10
(1–2)
Dee Events Center (5,822)
Ogden, UT
Jan 5, 2019
7:00 pm
at Idaho State W 81–69  4–10
(2–2)
Holt Arena 
Pocatello, ID
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm
at Southern Utah L 82–84  4–11
(2–3)
America First Events Center (1,856)
Cedar City, UT
Jan 17, 2019
6:30 pm
Sacramento State L 64–66  4–12
(2–4)
Walkup Skydome (1,706)
Flagstaff, AZ
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm
Portland State W 82–75  5–12
(3–4)
Walkup Skydome (1,183)
Flagstaff, AZ
Jan 26, 2019
6:00 pm
Northern Colorado L 48–63  5–13
(3–5)
Walkup Skydome (1,089)
Flagstaff, AZ
Jan 28, 2019
12:00 pm
Southern Utah W 80–77 OT 6–13
(4–5)
Walkup Skydome (705)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 2, 2019
7:00 pm
at Idaho W 86–73  7–13
(5–5)
Cowan Spectrum (1,089)
Moscow, ID
Feb 4, 2019
6:00 pm
at Eastern Washington L 64–82  7–14
(5–6)
Reese Court (1,148)
Cheney, WA
Feb 7, 2019
6:30 pm
Idaho State L 79–81  7–15
(5–7)
Walkup Skydome (734)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm
Weber State L 71–86  7–16
(5–8)
Walkup Skydome (1,464)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 14, 2019
8:00 pm
at Portland State L 94–103  7–17
(5–9)
Viking Pavilion (925)
Portland, OR
Feb 16, 2019
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State W 78–66  8–17
(6–9)
Hornets Nest (706)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 21, 2019
6:30 pm
Idaho W 75–54  9–17
(7–9)
Walkup Skydome (614)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 23, 2019
1:00 pm
Eastern Washington L 73–86  9–18
(7–10)
Walkup Skydome (1,923)
Flagstaff, AZ
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at Montana State L 73–84  9–19
(7–11)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,022)
Bozeman, MT
Mar 4, 2019
7:00 pm
at Montana L 64–66  9–20
(7–12)
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
Mar 9, 2019
7:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 89–78 OT 10–20
(8–12)
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
Big Sky tournament
Mar 13, 2019
9:30 am, Pluto TV
(8) vs. (9) Sacramento State
First round
L 60–72  10–21
CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time
Source[3].

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