FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The Northern Arizona men's basketball team had several highlights from the 2008-09 season.

o NAU ranked 13th in the NCAA in field goal percentage with a Big Sky best 48.1 percent. NAU has ranked among the Top 15 teams in the nation in each of the last three seasons, one of four schools in the country to accomplish the feat (Florida, Kansas, North Carolina) and joins Florida as the only two schools in the nation to rank among the Top 15 in each of the last four seasons.

o NAU faced three teams that advanced to the 2009 NCAA Tournament field. NAU lost to Midwest No. 12 seed Arizona in December in Tucson. Midwest No. 14 seed North Dakota State won the Summit League championship, while Portland State won the Big Sky Tournament and earned a No. 13 seed in the East Region.

o NAU and Portland State played an epic four overtime game regionally televised game on Altitude. It was the longest game in NAU school history, equaling the only other 4OT game way back in 1966, and tied for the longest in Big Sky history. It was the seventh time a league team had played a four-overtime game, and the first since 1999.

o NAU's strength of schedule ranked 21st in the country at the conclusion of the non-conference schedule. NAU played at 2008 NCAA Tournament participants Arizona, Stanford and UNLV, as well as at Wichita State and North Dakota State.

o All four players/student coaches finishing their careers are on schedule to graduate with Zarko Comagic, student assistant Will Hensley and Josh Wilson finishing their degrees in May and Jermaine Bishop completing his course work in December. Head Coach Mike Adras will have graduated 34 of the 39 players who have finished their careers during his tenure when they complete their coursework.

o Sophomore Shane Johannsen led all Division I players in field goal percentage at 72.7 percent (cbssports.com), the top figure in the Big Sky Conference. He reset the individual school record set by Dan McClintock in 1998-99. He connected on 67-of-82 attempts from the field in league play for a conference-best 81.7 percent. He did not qualify for the NCAA statistics based on the 5 made field goals per game minimum (4.2 per game).

o Sophomore Cameron Jones capped off his second season with selection to the All-Big Sky second team as picked by the league coaches. Senior guard Josh Wilson was chosen to the All-Big Sky team for the second consecutive season, earning honorable mention accolades.

o Wilson achieved several milestones during his senior season. Wilson became one of three players in Big Sky Conference history to record 600 assists and score 1,000 points, the 24th member of the 1,000-point club at NAU. He finished first in school history and third in the Big Sky Conference annals with 636 career assists. Wilson is one of four players in school history to record 3,500 or more career minutes, ranking first with 3,602 minutes. Wilson also played in 117 career games, tied for the second-best total in school history.

o Senior Jermaine Bishop was a finalist for the The V Foundation Comeback of the Year Award. The award is given to the student-athlete or team that embodies the spirit and courage represented by Coach Jim Valvano and the memorable and motivating challenge delivered in his acceptance speech at the 1993 ESPY Awards - "Don't' Give Up…Don't Ever Give Up!".

o NAU had 11 of its games on national and regional television, including nine on FSN Arizona and eight on Fox College Sports. NAU also participated in the Big Sky Conference Game of the Week on Altitude, while the Stanford game was featured Comcast Bay Area.

2008-09 Honors

Jermaine Bishop
Jimmy V Foundation Comeback Award Finalist
Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award

Luis Flores
Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award

Will Hensley
Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award

Eric House
Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award

Shane Johannsen
Big Sky All-Academic Team
Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award

Cameron Jones
All-Big Sky Second Team
Big Sky Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 23)
Big Sky All-Academic Team
Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award

Eric Platt
Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award

Gabe Rogers
Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award

Josh Wilson
All-Big Sky Honorable Mention Team
Big Sky All-Academic Team
Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award