Northern Arizona

Official Name: 
Northern Arizona University
Nickname: 
Lumberjacks
Mailing Address: 

1 Skydome Drive
Post Office Box 15400
Flagstaff, AZ 86011

Website: 
www.nauathletics.com
Telephone: 
(520) 523-6792
Fax: 
(520) 523-6793
Enrollment: 
20,000
Arena: 

J.L. Walkup Skydome
Capacity: 7,000
Year Opened: 1977

School Colors: 
Blue and Gold
Conference: 

Big Sky (since 1971)
Former Member of Border (1932-53)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1998 and 2000
0-2 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

(2) 1997 and 2006
0-2 record (.000)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(4) 1946, 1947, 1954, and 1962
7-4 record (.636)
Finished 3rd in 1947

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Herb Gregg (24 years from 1951-74, 290-288 record, .502)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Andy Hurd (1,533 points from 1983-86)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Don Buttrum (1,044 from 1960-63 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Cory Schwab (43 points as senior at Cal Poly in overtime on 12/2/00)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Cory Schwab* (43 at Cal Poly in OT)
December 2, 2000 (senior/15.5 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Northern Arizona mark set by Frank Turley (46 vs. New Mexico Western College on 1-7-56).

1

2

OT

Total

Northern Arizona

37

50

10

97

Cal Poly

39

48

12

99

Northern Arizona

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Schwab

15-22

11-15

2-2

43

McDade

4-10

0-0

3-4

11

Grundman

2-7

0-0

0-0

5

Gebhardt

3-6

0-0

2-2

11

Lopez

4-15

0-0

6-6

17

Rieck

2-5

0-0

0-0

6

Hutchings

1-4

0-0

0-0

2

King

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

McHugh

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

32-71

20-40

13-14

97

Percentages

.451

.500

.929

Cal Poly

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Mayes

3-5

0-0

2-5

8

Beeson

4-9

0-0

1-2

9

Bjorkland

6-16

4-7

8-12

24

Scott

8-15

3-6

5-9

24

Favors

6-13

4-7

1-2

17

Grace

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Henry

0-0

0-0

0-2

0

Dennis

7-12

1-1

2-6

17

Totals

34-70

12-21

19-38

99

Percentages

.486

.571

.500
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

John Adams

4

1910-13

12-6

.667

1912

6-0

Earl Rosenberry

2

1914-15

3-1

.750

1915

2-0

R.A. Fuller

1

1919

4-2

.667

1919

4-2

Gus O'Conner

1

1920

2-0

1.000

1920

2-0

Lacey Eastburn

1

1921

9-7

.562

1921

9-7

R.H. Drake

3

1922-24

18-18

.500

each year

.500

W.E. Rogers

1

1925

7-6

.538

1925

7-6

Talbert D. Jessuppe

1

1926

5-8

.385

1926

5-8

E.H. Lynch

1

1927

17-3

.850

1927

17-3

Rudy Lavik

4

1928-31

44-21

.677

1929

15-3

Aaron McCreary

9

1932-40

92-95

.492

1933

9-5

Frank Brickey

7

1941-47

63-48

.568

1944

2-0

Nick Ragus

2

1948-49

24-18

.571

1948

13-8

Ben J. Reiges

1

1950

3-19

.136

1950

3-19

Herb Gregg

24

1951-74

290-288

.502

1955

19-4

John Brickett

4

1975-78

46-58

.442

1976

15-12

Joseph "Joedy" Gardner

3

1979-81

35-43

.448

1979

14-12

Gene Visscher

2

1982-83

16-36

.307

1983

10-16

Jay Arnote

5

1984-88

70-72

.493

1986

19-10

Pat Rafferty

2

1989-90

10-41

.196

Harold Merritt

5

1990-94

34-76

.309

1994

13-13

Ben Howland

5

1995-99

77-61

.558

1997

21-7

Mike Adras

12

2000-11

191-163

.540

2006, 2008

21-11
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,073-1,086 (.497) from 1910 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Northern Arizona permanently moved up to major-college status in 1971
  • Merritt succeeded Rafferty with four games remaining in 1989-90
  • Howland's record does not reflect two forfeit victories awarded from California in 1994-95 and 1995-96.