Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
This photo provided by Northern Arizona Athletics shows Shane Burcar, left, who has taken over as Northern Arizona’s head basketball coach after Jack Murphy, right, left to become the associate head coach at Arizona. Burcar was a career high school coach before joining Murphy’s staff in 2018 and was named interim coach after Murphy left in June. (Northern Arizona Athletics via AP)
Shane Burcar primed to lead Northern Arizona

By John Marshall Aug. 02, 2019 04:24 PM EDT

NAU coach Murphy couldn't pass chance for return to Arizona

By John Marshall Jun. 07, 2019 01:53 AM EDT
Jack Murphy fulfilled a dream when he was named Northern Arizona's coach in 2012. He led the Lumberjacks through some ups and downs, was excited about the upcoming...

Northern Arizona's Murphy leaving for Arizona

By John Marshall Jun. 02, 2019 10:14 PM EDT
Northern Arizona basketball coach Jack Murphy is leaving the Lumberjacks to become the associate head coach at Arizona, his alma mater. "It's very...

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2018, file photo, Northern Arizona coach Jack Murphy calls to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Weber State, in Ogden, Utah. Northern Arizona won 10 games last season, yet made enough progress for coach Jack Murphy to keep his job for the final year of his contract. He knows the upward trend will have to continue for there to be another contract. (Matt Herp/Standard-Examiner via AP, File)
Weber State Wildcats at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 1/4/2018

May. 21, 2019 02:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2018, file photo, Northern Arizona coach Jack Murphy calls to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Weber State, in Ogden, Utah. Northern Arizona won 10 games last season, yet made enough progress for coach Jack Murphy to keep his job for the final year of his contract. He knows the upward trend will have to continue for there to be another contract. (Matt Herp/Standard-Examiner via AP, File)
Northern Arizona primed to keep making progress

By John Marshall May. 21, 2019 02:44 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 25, 2018, file photo, Stanford head coach David Shaw speaks at the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college football Media Day in Los Angeles. The NCAA’s Division I Council meets this week in Indianapolis, and it is expected to vote by Friday, April 19, 2019, on an amendment to the rules regarding graduate transfers and financial aid. If passed the proposal would require a grad transfer to count against a team’s scholarship total for two years no matter how much eligibility the player has remaining. Shaw, whose program routinely operates below the major-college maximum of 85 scholarship players, said he would not hesitate to bring in a star-level player as a grad transfer even if it meant having an vacant scholarship the next season. But teams could be less inclined to take that hit with a lesser player. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
To slow flow of grad transfers, NCAA could constrain schools

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 16, 2019 02:37 PM EDT

Graves, Sacramento St. beat NAU 72-60 in Big Sky tourney

Mar. 13, 2019 03:48 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Marcus Graves hit a career-high six 3-pointers and finished with 27 points and four steals to help Sacramento State beat Northern Arizona 72-60...

Andre leads N. Arizona past N. Colorado 89-78 in OT

Mar. 09, 2019 11:08 PM EST
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Bernie Andre had a season-high 26 points as Northern Arizona defeated Northern Colorado 89-78 in overtime on Saturday. Andre hit...

Oguine scores 22 to lift Montana over N. Arizona 66-64

Mar. 05, 2019 12:23 AM EST
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Michael Oguine had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Montana edged past Northern Arizona 66-64 on Monday night. Sayeed Pridgett had...

Frey scores 30 to lift Montana St. over N. Arizona 84-73

Mar. 02, 2019 06:30 PM EST
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Harald Frey had 30 points as Montana State beat Northern Arizona 84-73 on Saturday. Tyler Hall had 18 points and eight rebounds...

Kidd leads E. Washington past N. Arizona 86-73

Feb. 23, 2019 06:49 PM EST
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Tyler Kidd scored 19 points as Eastern Washington got past Northern Arizona 86-73 on Saturday. Jesse Hunt and Ty Gibson added 16 points each...

Andre scores 22 to lead N. Arizona over Idaho 75-54

Feb. 21, 2019 10:51 PM EST
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Bernie Andre had a season-high 22 points plus 13 rebounds as Northern Arizona rolled past Idaho 75-54 on Thursday night. Carlos...

Hines leads N. Arizona over Sacramento St. 78-66

Feb. 17, 2019 12:34 AM EST
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Hines had 17 points and 10 assists to carry Northern Arizona to a 78-66 win over Sacramento State on Saturday night. ...

Woods, Nuga lead Portland St. over N. Arizona 103-94

Feb. 15, 2019 12:50 AM EST
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Holland Woods had 27 points and 10 assists as Portland State got past Northern Arizona 103-94 on Thursday night. Michael Nuga added 22 points...

Harding carries Weber St. past N. Arizona 86-71

Feb. 09, 2019 06:34 PM EST
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Jerrick Harding scored 29 points as Weber State defeated Northern Arizona 86-71 on Saturday. Cody John added 25 points for the Wildcats. John...

Maker's tap-in lifts Idaho State past N. Arizona 81-79

Feb. 07, 2019 11:21 PM EST
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Chier Maker crashed the boards for a two-handed tap-in with .9 seconds left and lifted Idaho State to an 81-79 win over Northern Arizona on...

Davison erupts for 41, Eastern Washington dumps NAU 82-64

Feb. 04, 2019 11:22 PM EST
CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Jacob Davison scored a career-high 41 points with seven 3-pointers and Eastern Washington beat Northern Arizona 82-64 on Monday night for its...

McCree hits 8 3s, scores 24 as NAU beats Idaho 86-73

Feb. 03, 2019 12:18 AM EST
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Ted McCree hit eight 3-pointers and scored with 24 points — both career highs — and Bernie Andre had a double-double to help Northern Arizona...

Northern Arizona holds off Southern Utah 80-77 in overtime

Jan. 28, 2019 06:17 PM EST
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Bernie Andre had 19 points and eight rebounds, Carlos Hines added 17 points and Northern Arizona beat Southern Utah 80-77 in overtime on...

Davis scores 14, Northern Colorado moves into Big Sky lead

Jan. 26, 2019 11:05 PM EST
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Big Sky scoring leader Jordan Davis had 14 points with nine assists and Northern Colorado defeated Northern Arizona 63-48 on Saturday night...