2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Dakota †	14	–	4	.778	22	–	10	.688
Eastern Washington	13	–	5	.722	22	–	12	.647
Idaho	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Weber State	12	–	6	.667	20	–	14	.588
Montana	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Montana State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Sacramento State	9	–	9	.500	13	–	18	.419
Portland State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Northern Colorado*	7	–	11	.389	11	–	18	.379
Northern Arizona	6	–	12	.333	9	–	23	.281
Southern Utah	3	–	15	.167	6	–	27	.182
Idaho State	3	–	15	.167	5	–	26	.161

† Conference tournament winner

The 2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears are led by first year head coach Jeff Linder and played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Bears finished the season with an overall record of 10–21, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Portland State in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cameron Michael	2	G	6'5"	185	Junior	Loveland, CO	Retired from basketball due to a concussion injury^[1]
Jamal Evans	5	F	6'7"	205	Junior	St. Petersburg, FL	Transferred
Miles Seward	15	G	6'3"	175	Freshman	Toronto, ON	Transferred to Harcum College
Kenny Lesley	40	F	6'8"	215	Freshman	Elsberry, MO	Transferred to Moberly Area CC
Dallas Anglin	55	G	6'1"	185	RS Junior	Montclair, NJ	Left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Gerad Davis	1	G	6'3"	175	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Junior college transferred from Casper College
D. J. Davis	3	G	6'6"	195	Junior	Lakewood, CO	Junior college transferred from Otero JC
Andre Spight	11	G	6'3"	175	Senior	Pasadena, CA	Transferred from Arizona State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Spight will not play for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Michael Ranson SG	Pueblo, CO	Central High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 18, 2015
Michael Ranson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kyle Carey SG	London, England	Myerscough College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 23, 2016
Kyle Carey SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Roberto Vercellino SF	Torino, Italy	Liceo Scientifico Statale A.B. Sabin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 26, 2016
Roberto Vercellino SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kai Edwards PF	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Canarias Basketball Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 14, 2016
Kai Edwards PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-09-24.

Roster

2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jordan Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Canyon Springs	Las Vegas, NV
G	1	Gerad Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Canyon Springs Casper College	Las Vegas, NV
G	2	Kyle Carey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Myserscough	London, England
G	3	D. J. Miles	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Bear Creek Otero JC	Lakewood, CO
G	4	Tyler Loose (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Laramie Casper College	Laramie, WY
G	5	Mike Ranson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Central	Pueblo, CO
F	10	Ibrahim Sylla	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	South	Denver, CO
G	11	Andre Spight (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Burbank Arizona State	Burbank, CA
G	12	Jonah Radebaugh (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Fr	Northglen	Thornton, CO
G	13	Chaz Glotta	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Fort Zumwalt North Southern Illinois	O'Fallon, MO
F	20	Tanner Morgan	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Sprague Casper College	Salem, OR
G	24	Anthony Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Decatur Central	Indianapolis, IN
F	25	Kai Edwards	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Canarias Basketball Academy	Asterdam, Netherlands
G	30	Jon'te Dotson (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Lincoln	Denver, CO
F	33	Roberto Vercellino	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Liceo Scientifco A.B. Sabin	Turin, Italy
F	33	Jeremy Verhagen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Florence	Florence, AZ

Head coach

Jeff Linder (Western State)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Smiley (Northern State)
Ken DeWeese (Mary Hardin–Baylor)
Vinnie McGhee (Cal State Northridge)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016* 7:00 pm	Johnson & Wales	W 91–67		Bank of Colorado Arena (563) Greeley, CO
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 5:30 pm, FS2	at Butler	L 52–89	0–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,836) Indianapolis, IN
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm	Colorado Christian	W 94–73	1–1	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
11/19/2016* 8:00 pm	at Santa Clara Las Vegas Invitational	L 72–88	1–2	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
11/21/2016* 7:00 pm, P12N	at No. 8 Arizona Las Vegas Invitational	L 55–71	1–3	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
11/24/2016* 3:00 pm	vs. Sacred Heart Las Vegas Invitational semifinals			Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
11/25/2016* 12:30 pm or 3:00 pm	vs. Bucknell or Norfolk State Las Vegas Invitational			Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
11/29/2016* 6:00 pm	at Oklahoma			Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm	Northern New Mexico College			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm	at Colorado State			Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
12/17/2016* 1:00 pm	at Denver			Magness Arena Denver, CO
12/20/2016* 6:00 pm	UC Riverside			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016 8:00 pm	at Sacramento State			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
12/31/2016 3:00 pm	at Portland State			Peter Stott Center Portland, OR
01/05/2017 7:00 pm	Southern Utah			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
01/07/2017 7:00 pm	Northern Arizona			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
01/12/2017 7:00 pm	at Montana			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
01/14/2017 2:00 pm	at Montana State			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
01/19/2017 7:00 pm	Idaho State			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
01/21/2017 7:00 pm	Weber State			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
01/26/2017 7:00 pm	at Northern Arizona			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
01/28/2017 2:00 pm	at Southern Utah			Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT
02/04/2017 6:00 pm	at North Dakota			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
02/09/2017 7:00 pm	Idaho			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
02/11/2017 2:00 pm	Eastern Washington			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
02/16/2017 7:00 pm	at Weber State			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
02/18/2017 7:00 pm	at Idaho State			Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
02/25/2017 7:00 pm	North Dakota			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
03/02/2017 7:00 pm	Portland State			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
03/04/2017 2:00 pm	Sacramento State			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
Big Sky Tournament
03/07–11/2017	vs.			Reno Events Center Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

^ "Concussion concern: UNC men's hoops player recovering from latest head injury". Greeley Tribune. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
^ http://uncbears.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

[1] "Concussion concern: UNC men's hoops player recovering from latest head injury". Greeley Tribune. Retrieved 2016-08-26.

[2] ttp://uncbears.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

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