The 2022–23 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented

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in the

2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season ended on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 14 and ending with th ...

. The Lumberjacks were led by fourth-year head coach

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, and played their home games at the Rolle Activity Center and Findlay Toyota Court in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 9–22, 5–13 in Big Sky play, to finish in ninth place. They defeated

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and

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to advance to the championship game of the Big Sky tournament, their first appearance in the conference finals since

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. There they lost to

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, closing their season with a 12–23 record.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2021–22 season 9–23, 5–15 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost to

in the first round.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks The NAU Lumberjacks are the varsity athletic teams representing Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona in intercollegiate athletics. The school's mascot was adopted in 1946. The Lumberjacks compete in NCAA Division I and are full membe ...

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketballNorthern Arizona uses "Lumberjacks" as its athletic nickname for both sexes. This contrasts with the other NCAA Division I school with that nickname, Stephen F. Austin State University—the latter ...