2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

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

2024–25 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
CBI, First Round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	18–16 (8–10 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 Colorado	15	–	3		.833			25	–	10		.714
Montana †	15	–	3		.833			25	–	10		.714
Portland State	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
Idaho State	10	–	8		.556			15	–	15		.500
Montana State	9	–	9		.500			15	–	18		.455
Idaho	8	–	10		.444			14	–	19		.424
Northern Arizona	8	–	10		.444			18	–	16		.529
Eastern Washington	6	–	12		.333			10	–	22		.313
Weber State	5	–	13		.278			12	–	22		.353
Sacramento State	3	–	15		.167			7	–	25		.219
† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner

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
	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	Rank#	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	W 110–74	9–4	22 – Tied	12 – Towt	6 – Fort	Findlay Toyota Court (867) Flagstaff, AZ
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho State	L 67–72	9–5 (0–1)	16 – Towt	12 – Towt	5 – McLaughlin	Findlay Toyota Court (685) Flagstaff, AZ
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Weber State	W 80–77	10–5 (1–1)	30 – McLaughlin	7 – McLaughlin	4 – Fort	Findlay Toyota Court (561) Flagstaff, AZ
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana	L 76–81	10–6 (1–2)	22 – Jackson	10 – Towt	7 – Jackson	Dahlberg Arena (2,572) Missoula, MT
January 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana State	L 53–58	10–7 (1–3)	24 – McLaughlin	17 – Towt	3 – Towt	Worthington Arena (2,772) Bozeman, MT
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacramento State	W 77–53	11–7 (2–3)	21 – McLaughlin	14 – Towt	6 – Towt	Findlay Toyota Court (889) Flagstaff, AZ
January 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland State	L 69–80	11–8 (2–4)	18 – Campisano	19 – Towt	5 – Towt	Findlay Toyota Court (1,172) Flagstaff, AZ
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	W 70–61	12–8 (3–4)	20 – McLaughlin	10 – Towt	7 – Jackson	Reese Court (1,249) Cheney, WA
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho	W 80–72	13–8 (4–4)	19 – Campisano	18 – Towt	7 – Jackson	ICCU Arena (1,979) Moscow, ID
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	L 69–87	13–9 (4–5)	16 – Tied	19 – Towt	2 – Towt	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,653) Greeley, CO
February 3, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State	L 73–77	13–10 (4–6)	35 – McLaughlin	16 – Towt	5 – Jackson	Dee Events Center (2,537) Ogden, UT
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana State	W 69–64	14–10 (5–6)	20 – McLaughlin	17 – Towt	6 – McLaughlin	Findlay Toyota Court (789) Flagstaff, AZ
February 8, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana	L 80–83	14–11 (5–7)	19 – McLaughlin	13 – Towt	8 – Towt	Findlay Toyota Court (1,212) Flagstaff, AZ
February 13, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State	L 46–58	14–12 (5–8)	14 – Campisano	10 – Towt	3 – Jackson	Viking Pavilion (200) Portland, OR
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State	W 65–61	15–12 (6–8)	20 – McLaughlin	10 – Towt	6 – Towt	Hornets Nest (810) Sacramento, CA
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho	L 78–83	15–13 (6–9)	35 – McLaughlin	8 – Towt	3 – Tied	Findlay Toyota Court (702) Flagstaff, AZ
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Washington	W 87–67	16–13 (7–9)	23 – McLaughlin	7 – Towt	6 – Tied	Findlay Toyota Court (804) Flagstaff, AZ
March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Colorado	L 73–83	16–14 (7–10)	35 – McLaughlin	14 – Towt	3 – Tied	Findlay Toyota Court (1,389) Flagstaff, AZ
March 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho State	W 82–79	17–14 (8–10)	24 – Towt	12 – Towt	5 – McLaughlin	Reed Gym (1,836) Pocatello, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 8, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (8) Eastern Washington First round	W 66–53	18–14	17 – McLaughlin	12 – Towt	3 – Tied	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
March 9, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Montana Quarterfinals	L 65–74	18–15	34 – McLaughlin	13 – Towt	3 – Jackson	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
CBI
March 23, 2025 4:30 pm, FloSports		vs. Queens (NC) First round	L 78–85	18–16	23 – Jackson	13 – Towt	4 – Tied	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[4][5]