2012–13 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

2012–13 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
Conference Big Sky Conference
2012–13 record 11–21 (8–12 Big Sky)
Head coach Jack Murphy (1st year)
Assistant coach Matt Dunn
Assistant coach Vic Sfera
Assistant coach Al LaRocque
Home arena Walkup Skydome
Rolle Activity Center
2012–13 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Montana 19 1   .950     25 7   .781
Weber State 18 2   .900     30 7   .811
North Dakota 12 8   .600     16 17   .485
Montana State 10 10   .500     13 17   .433
Northern Colorado 10 10   .500     13 18   .419
Sacramento State 8 12   .400     14 15   .483
Southern Utah 8 12   .400     11 20   .355
Northern Arizona 8 12   .400     11 21   .344
Eastern Washington 7 13   .350     10 21   .323
Portland State 5 15   .250     8 20   .286
Idaho State 5 15   .250     6 24   .200
2013 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by first year head coach Jack Murphy, played their home games at the Walkup Skydome, with two home games at the Rolle Activity Center, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 8–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament to Weber State.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Blake Hamilton Guard/Forward 6–5 190 Freshman Pasadena, California
2 Michael Dunn Guard 6–0 180 Senior Chandler, Arizona
10 Chris Heine Guard 6–1 175 Junior Phoenix, Arizona
11 Gabe Rogers Guard 6–2 175 Senior Houston, Texas
12 Dewayne Russell Guard 5–11 155 Freshman Peoria, Arizona
20 Gaellan Bewernick Forward 6–6 215 Sophomore Los Angeles, California
21 Stallon Saldivar Guard 6–0 185 Senior Salt Lake City, Utah
23 Luis Flores Guard 6–3 175 Senior Scottsdale, Arizona
30 Bryce Gosar Guard 6–1 178 Freshman Phoenix, Arizona
32 Len Springs Forward/Center 6–10 220 Junior Compton, California
33 Max Jacobsen Forward 6–8 230 Junior Lake Oswego, Oregon
34 Jordyn Martin Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Las Vegas, Nevada
40 Ben Olayinka Forward 6–7 218 Senior Corvallis, Oregon
42 Ephraim Ekanem Forward 6–7 230 Senior Chino, California
50 Nick Wahl Center 6–9 230 Freshman Los Gatos, California


Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/27/2012* Haskell W 81–60  Rolle Activity Center (496)
11/03/2012* Adams State W 86–78  Rolle Activity Center (378)
Regular Season
11/10/2012* at Oregon
(Global Sports Classic)
L 73–83  0–1 Matthew Knight Arena (5,768)
11/12/2012* at #18 UNLV
(Global Sports Classic)
L 54–92  0–2 Thomas & Mack Center (18,187)
11/18/2012* at UC Davis W 85–82  1–2 The Pavilion (1,345)
11/23/2012* vs. Jacksonville State
(Global Sports Classic)
L 48–50  1–3 Thomas & Mack Center (N/A)
11/24/2012* vs. Campbell
(Global Sports Classic)
W 70–62  2–3 Thomas & Mack Center (N/A)
11/28/2012* at #9 Arizona L 50–93  2–4 McKale Center (13,003)
12/01/2012* Sam Houston State W 77–60  3–4 Walkup Skydome (1,807)
12/05/2012* Loyola Marymount L 86–92 OT 3–5 Walkup Skydome (1,245)
12/17/2012 Montana State W 87–80  4–5 (1–0) Walkup Skydome (712)
12/19/2012 Montana L 56–62  4–6 (1–1) Walkup Skydome (664)
12/21/2012* at Colorado L 51–98  4–7 Coors Events Center (10,034)
12/27/2012* at BYU L 54–84  4–8 Marriott Center (17,342)
01/03/2013 Sacramento State W 57–50  5–8 (2–1) Walkup Skydome (657)
01/05/2013 Southern Utah L 77–90  5–9 (2–2) Walkup Skydome (706)
01/10/2013 at Eastern Washington L 59–82  5–10 (2–3) Reese Court (1,010)
01/12/2013 at Portland State L 74–79  5–11 (2–4) Stott Center (844)
01/17/2013 at Weber State L 70–83  5–12 (2–5) Dee Events Center (6,077)
01/19/2013 at Idaho State W 60–55  6–12 (3–5) Reed Gym (2,186)
01/24/2013 Northern Colorado W 67–65  7–12 (4–5) Walkup Skydome (853)
01/26/2013 North Dakota L 79–81  7–13 (4–6) Walkup Skydome (1,601)
02/02/2013 at Southern Utah L 67–78  7–14 (4–7) Centrum Arena (2,301)
02/04/2013 at Sacramento State W 62–61  8–14 (5–7) Colberg Court (454)
02/07/2013 Portland State W 79–72  9–14 (6–7) Walkup Skydome (1,156)
02/09/2013 Eastern Washington L 74–77 OT 9–15 (6–8) Walkup Skydome (1,379)
02/14/2013 at Northern Colorado L 68–76  9–16 (6–9) Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,251)
02/16/2013 at North Dakota W 74–72 OT 10–16 (7–9) Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,617)
02/23/2013* at Hawaiʻi
(BracketBusters)
L 50–84  10–17 Stan Sheriff Center (6,795)
02/28/2013 Idaho State W 67–58  11–17 (8–9) Walkup Skydome (923)
03/02/2013 Weber State L 78–80 OT 11–18 (8–10) Walkup Skydome (1,186)
03/07/2013 at Montana State L 79–83 OT 11–19 (8–11) Worthington Arena (2,561)
03/09/2013 at Montana L 50–63  11–20 (8–12) Dahlberg Arena (6,056)
2013 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/14/2013 vs. Weber State
(Quarterfinals)
L 58–84  11–21 Dahlberg Arena (3,333)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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