Will UA ‘keep it in the family’ when replacing Sean Miller?
It’s pretty common for major college programs that have just fired a head coach to talk about “keeping it in the family” when they begin looking for the next hire. … Read More
It’s pretty common for major college programs that have just fired a head coach to talk about “keeping it in the family” when they begin looking for the next hire. … Read More
This is the year Shane Burcar had hoped to be turning the corner with the Northern Arizona University men’s basketball program. However, it looks like that corner has moved a … Read More
As the midway point of the college basketball season approaches, an all-too-familiar scenario is playing out in Flagstaff, where the Northern Arizona University basketball programs are well into their … Read More
What could Jack Murphy have said to Shane Burcar to get the Mesa High School basketball coach to give up a 12-year career directing a highly-successful prep program to … Read More
Numbers matter in sports competition. Won-loss records. Shooting percentages. Defensive statistics. Those are all important. But in college athletics, there is another number that is perhaps even more important, … Read More
Mike Marlow hasn’t even had time to settle into his new office yet at Northern Arizona University and already the new athletic director has to be thinking about whether … Read More
The dust has finally settled in the athletic department at Northern Arizona University and out of it has come a new era for Lumberjack sports. In a nutshell: Lisa is … Read More
I think it’s fair to say the strong suit for this year’s Northern Arizona University men’s basketball team is not its defense. The Lumberjacks have allowed 80 or more … Read More
Jack Murphy knew this wasn’t going to be an easy journey through the 2015-16 basketball season. The men’s head coach at Northern Arizona University was facing a tough non-conference … Read More
A new in-state rivalry in Arizona may be hatching in men’s college basketball. It has been percolating since last season and may have come to the surface last night … Read More
Jack Murphy‘s first 20-win season as the head basketball coach at Northern Arizona University will have to wait for at least another year. Even if the Lumberjacks win out the … Read More
So far, Jack Murphy has been doing a pretty good job of heeding that old positive-thinking mantra that recommends turning lemons into lemonade. Since losing his starting point guard … Read More
Jack Murphy has yet to post a winning season as head coach of the Northern Arizona University men’s basketball program, but school administrators have evidently decided he’s got things … Read More
On the surface, things look pretty good for the Northern Arizona University men’s basketball team. The Lumberjacks look to be over-achieving in just the second year under their new … Read More
The Northern Arizona University men’s basketball team is about to get run over by Santa’s reindeer on the way to Christmas. Just two days before the jolly old-timer makes … Read More
Rome, as the saying goes, wasn’t built in a day. And college sports programs aren’t rebuilt in a season. The new head basketball coaches at Northern Arizona University know this. … Read More
Jack Murphy appears to be putting the right pieces together to re-shape the men’s basketball program at Northern Arizona University after a train wreck of a season that saw just … Read More
Northern Arizona University has put its men’s basketball program in the hands of an energetic young coach who brings some good things to the program. However, experience as a head … Read More
Men’s basketball at NAU is alive and well…or, perhaps more accurately, on the way to recovery. The new head coach at Northern Arizona University has wasted no time in giving … Read More
The ink on Lisa Campos‘ contract has hardly had time to dry and she’s made one of the biggest decisions an athletic director faces. Campos, who was hired away from … Read More