2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Colorado 15 3   .833 23 8   .742
Montana 15 3   .833 22 9   .710
Portland State 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Idaho State 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Montana State 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Idaho 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Northern Arizona 8 10   .444 18 14   .563
Eastern Washington 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
Weber State 5 13   .278 12 21   .364
Sacramento State 3 15   .167 7 25   .219
2025 Big Sky tournament winner
As of March 8, 2025

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

[3]

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: 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:


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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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
      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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