Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
Northern Colorado Bears | |||
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University | University of Northern Colorado | ||
Head coach | Steve Smiley (5th season) | ||
Conference | Big Sky | ||
Location | Greeley, Colorado | ||
Arena | Bank of Colorado Arena (capacity: 2,992) | ||
Nickname | Bears | ||
Colors | Blue and gold[1] | ||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
Division II - 1989 | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
Division II - 1964, 1965, 1966, 1989 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
Division II - 1964, 1965, 1966, 1989 2011* | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2011* | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2011* | |||
* - vacated by NCAA |
The Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of Northern Colorado (UNC) in Greeley, Colorado, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big Sky Conference. Northern Colorado made its first and to date only NCAA tournament appearance in 2011.
Postseason history
[edit]NCAA Division I tournament results
[edit]The Bears have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament once, where they lost to San Diego State in 2011 (led by coach B. J. Hill).[2]
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2011 | 15 | Round of 64 | (2) San Diego State | L 50–68 |
NCAA Division II tournament results
[edit]The Bears have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–6.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1964 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game |
Southeast Missouri State Lamar |
L 79–83 L 85–116 |
1965 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game |
Minnesota State–Moorhead Minnesota–Duluth |
L 73–74 L 58–86 |
1966 | Regional semifinals | North Dakota | L 71–84 |
1989 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals |
Alaska–Fairbanks Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
W 92–70 L 88–89 OT |
CBI results
[edit]The Bears have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their combined record is 2–1.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2022 | No. 12 | First round Quarterfinals Semifinals |
No. 5 Florida Atlantic No. 13 UNC Asheville No. 9 UNC Wilmington |
W 74–71 W 87–84 L 64–80 |
CIT results
[edit]The Bears have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) three times under three different head coaches (Tad Boyle, B. J. Hill, Jeff Linder). Their combined record is 5–2. They were CIT champions in 2018.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2010 | First round Quarterfinals |
Loyola Marymount Pacific |
W 86–76 L 59–63 |
2014 | First round | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 71–82 |
2018 | Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game |
Drake San Diego Sam Houston State UIC |
W 81–72 W 86–75 W 99–80 W 76–71 |
Bears in the NBA
[edit]NBA appearances
[edit]Only one former Bear has appeared in an NBA game:
NBA draft selections
[edit]Only one former Bear has been drafted into the NBA:
References
[edit]- ^ UNC Style Guide (PDF). March 1, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "NCAA basketball tournament History: Northern Colorado Bears - ESPN". Archived from the original on January 24, 2013.
External links
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