http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/11684
Northern Arizona looked like they might be in some trouble last season after a transfer and a mid-season eligibility issue left the team depleted. That was not the way Coach Jack Murphy wanted to head into Big Sky. Suddenly the team many expected to compete for a title looked like they may fall back to the middle of the pack. But the Lumberjacks were ready to move on and did so amazingly well. After falling at Sacramento State in their Big Sky opener, NAU won 12 of their next 16 games. They ended up 13-5 in conference play, just one game behind the leaders. Kris Yanku emerged as a star during that stretch. On the year he averaged 13.8 points, 5.1 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals. Now a junior, the versatile 6-4 guard is expected to do even more. And with a little more consistency on his outside shot, Yanku could easily average 20 or more points per game.
2014-15 Record: 23-15, 13-5
2014-15 Postseason: CIT
Coach: Jack Murphy
Coach Record: 49-53 at Northern Arizona, 49-53 overall
Northern Arizona looked like they might be in some trouble last season after a transfer and a mid-season eligibility issue left the team depleted. That was not the way Coach Jack Murphy wanted to head into Big Sky. Suddenly the team many expected to compete for a title looked like they may fall back to the middle of the pack. But the Lumberjacks were ready to move on and did so amazingly well. After falling at Sacramento State in their Big Sky opener, NAU won 12 of their next 16 games. They ended up 13-5 in conference play, just one game behind the leaders. Kris Yanku emerged as a star during that stretch. On the year he averaged 13.8 points, 5.1 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals. Now a junior, the versatile 6-4 guard is expected to do even more. And with a little more consistency on his outside shot, Yanku could easily average 20 or more points per game.
2014-15 Record: 23-15, 13-5
2014-15 Postseason: CIT
Coach: Jack Murphy
Coach Record: 49-53 at Northern Arizona, 49-53 overall
