The Lumberjacks, led by head coach Mike Adras, played their home games at Rolle Activity Center[1] in Flagstaff, Arizona, as members of the Big Sky Conference.

The team was displaced from the Walkup Skydome, their usual home court, because of major renovations that began in December 2010, after the conclusion of football season.

[2] The Lumberjacks finished 4th in the Big Sky Conference during the regular season, and were eliminated in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament by tournament host and eventual conference champion Northern Colorado.

The Lumberjacks lost in the first round of the CIT, where they were eliminated by the eventual champions Santa Clara, 68–63.

On December 6, 2011, Adras resigned following an internal investigation showed that he was responsible for multiple NCAA violations in the Northern Arizona program.