2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by second-year head coach Jeff Linder and played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 26–12, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Northern Arizona and Weber State to advance to the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament to Montana. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Drake, San Diego, Sam Houston State and UIC to become CIT champions.

2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
CIT Champions
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2017–18 record26–12 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Smiley
  • Ken DeWeese
  • Vinnie McGhee
Home arenaBank of Colorado Arena
2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana162 .889  268  .765
Idaho144 .778  229  .710
Weber State135 .722  2011  .645
Eastern Washington135 .722  2015  .571
Northern Colorado117 .611  2612  .684
Idaho State99 .500  1416  .467
Portland State99 .500  2014  .588
Montana State612 .333  1319  .406
North Dakota612 .333  1220  .375
Southern Utah513 .278  1319  .406
Sacramento State414 .222  725  .219
Northern Arizona216 .111  527  .156
Big Sky Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2016–17 season 11–18, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. On October 8, 2016, the school self-imposed a postseason ban amid an ongoing NCAA investigation.[1]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Gerad Davis1G6'3"195JuniorLas Vegas, NVTransferred to pursue football[2]
Kyle Carey2G6'6"190FreshmanLondon, EnglandTransferred to Barry
D. J. Miles3G6'6"195JuniorLakewood, COGraduate transferred to Fort Lewis
Mike Ranson5G6'2"185FreshmanPueblo, COTransferred to Fort Lewis
Jon'te Dotson30G6'3"185SeniorDenver, COWalk-on; graduated
Jeremy Verhagen33F6'10"220RS JuniorFlorence, AZGraduate transferred to Nicholls State

2017 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Matej Drgon
PF
Slovakia Get Better Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Johnatan Reyes
PG
San Antonio, TX Clark High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jalen Sanders
SF
Highlands Ranch, CO Valor Christian High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-11-18.

    Roster

    2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Jordan Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrCanyon Springs Las Vegas, NV
    G 2 Matt Johnson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)150 lb (68 kg) FrRangeview Aurora, CO
    G 4 Tyler Loose (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrLaramie
    Casper College
    Laramie, WY
    F 10 Ibrahim Sylla 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrSouth Denver, CO
    G 11 Andre Spight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SrBurbank
    Arizona State
    Burbank, CA
    G 12 Jonah Radebaugh 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) RS SoNorthglenn Thornton, CO
    G 13 Chaz Glotta 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS JrFort Zumwalt North
    Southern Illinois
    O'Fallon, MO
    F 20 Tanner Morgan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrSprague
    Casper College
    Salem, OR
    F 21 Roberto Vercellino 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoLiceo Scientifco A.B. Sabin Turin, Italy
    F 22 Jalen Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrValor Christian Denver, CO
    F 23 Matej Drgon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrGBA Academy Hamuliakovo, Slovak Republic
    G 24 Anthony Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrDecatur Central Indianapolis, IN
    F 25 Kai Edwards 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoCanarias Basketball Academy Amsterdam, Netherlands
    G 33 Johnatan Reyes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrTom C. Clark San Antonio, TX
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 2, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Johnson & Wales W 106–51 
    Bank of Colorado Arena 
    Greeley, CO
    Nov 5, 2017*
    5:00 pm
    at Colorado State
    Puerto Rico relief fund exhibition game
    L 79–83 
    Moby Arena (1,079)
    Fort Collins, CO
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    at Colorado L 51–66  0–1
    Coors Events Center (7,740)
    Boulder, CO
    Nov 13, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    UC Davis L 59–74  0–2
    Bank of Colorado Arena (895)
    Greeley, CO
    Nov 17, 2017*
    8:00 pm
    at Pepperdine W 84–82  1–2
    Firestone Fieldhouse (805)
    Malibu, CA
    Nov 21, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    Northern New Mexico
    Sanford Pentagon Showcase
    W 99–60  2–2
    Bank of Colorado Arena (857)
    Greeley, CO
    Nov 24, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    vs. Youngstown State
    Sanford Pentagon Showcase
    W 80–67  3–2
    Sanford Pentagon (1,105)
    Sioux Falls, SD
    Nov 25, 2017*
    5:30 pm
    vs. South Dakota
    Sanford Pentagon Showcase
    W 63–62  4–2
    Sanford Pentagon (1,248)
    Sioux Falls, SD
    Nov 26, 2017*
    10:30 am
    vs. Southern Miss
    Sanford Pentagon Showcase
    W 77–63  5–2
    Sanford Pentagon (101)
    Sioux Falls, SD
    Nov 29, 2017*
    8:00 pm
    at UC Davis L 51–56  5–3
    The Pavilion (1,779)
    Davis, CA
    Dec 3, 2017*
    5:00 pm
    Western State W 87–75  6–3
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,069)
    Greeley, CO
    Dec 10, 2017*
    5:00 pm
    Oklahoma Panhandle State W 104–53  7–3
    Bank of Colorado Arena (797)
    Greeley, CO
    Dec 13, 2017*
    5:00 pm, CET
    Denver W 83–63  8–3
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,153)
    Greeley, CO
    Dec 19, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    at Wyoming W 91–84  9–3
    Arena-Auditorium (4,289)
    Laramie, WY
    Dec 22, 2017*
    8:00 pm
    at UNLV L 91–94  9–4
    Thomas & Mack Center (9,192)
    Paradie, NV
    Big Sky regular season
    Dec 29, 2017
    7:00 pm
    Eastern Washington W 88–75  10–4
    (1–0)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,047)
    Greeley, CO
    Dec 31, 2017
    2:00 pm
    Idaho W 81–77  11–4
    (2–0)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (960)
    Greeley, CO
    Jan 4, 2018
    7:00 pm
    at Montana State L 64–76  11–5
    (2–1)
    Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,542)
    Bozeman, MT
    Jan 6, 2018
    7:00 pm
    at Montana L 80–89  11–6
    (2–2)
    Dahlberg Arena (4,119)
    Missoula, MT
    Jan 11, 2018
    7:00 pm, CET
    Weber State L 74–78  11–7
    (2–3)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,792)
    Greeley, CO
    Jan 13, 2018
    2:00 pm
    Idaho State W 94–80  12–7
    (3–3)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,165)
    Greeley, CO
    Jan 20, 2018
    7:00 pm, ELVN
    North Dakota W 94–91 OT 13–7
    (4–3)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (2,059)
    Greeley, CO
    Jan 25, 2018
    8:00 pm
    at Idaho W 80–63  14–7
    (5–3)
    Cowan Spectrum (1,122)
    Moscow, ID
    Jan 27, 2018
    3:00 pm
    at Eastern Washington L 65–67  14–8
    (5–4)
    Reese Court (1,674)
    Cheney, WA
    Feb 1, 2018
    7:00 pm
    Montana L 79–88  14–9
    (5–5)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,413)
    Greeley, CO
    Feb 3, 2018
    2:00 pm, CET
    Montana State W 86–63  15–9
    (6–5)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,617)
    Greeley, CO
    Feb 8, 2018
    7:00 pm
    at Idaho State W 85–82  16–9
    (7–5)
    Holt Arena (1,336)
    Pocatello, ID
    Feb 10, 2018
    7:00 pm
    at Weber State L 66–71 OT 16–10
    (7–6)
    Dee Events Center (6,909)
    Ogden, UT
    Feb 15, 2018
    7:00 pm, CET
    Northern Arizona W 95–60  17–10
    (8–6)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,524)
    Greeley, CO
    Feb 17, 2018
    7:00 pm, CET
    Southern Utah W 97–80  18–10
    (9–6)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,683)
    Greeley, CO
    Feb 24, 2018
    2:00 pm
    at North Dakota W 79–66  19–10
    (10–6)
    Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,895)
    Grand Forks, ND
    Mar 1, 2018
    9:00 pm
    at Portland State W 85–78  20–10
    (11–6)
    Pamplin Sports Center (644)
    Portland, OR
    Mar 3, 2018
    8:05 pm
    at Sacramento State L 77–88  20–11
    (11–7)
    Hornets Nest (686)
    Sacramento, CA
    Big Sky Tournament
    Mar 6, 2018
    2:30 pm, Pluto TV
    (5) vs. (12) Northern Arizona
    First round
    W 82–59  21–11
    Reno Events Center (986)
    Reno, NV
    Mar 8, 2018
    2:30 pm, ELVN
    (5) vs. (4) Weber State
    Quarterfinals
    W 80–55  22–11
    Reno Events Center (1,110)
    Reno, NV
    Mar 9, 2018
    5:30 pm, ELVN
    (5) vs. (1) Montana
    Semifinals
    L 89–91  22–12
    Reno Events Center (1,236)
    Reno, NV
    CIT
    Mar 18, 2018*
    3:00 pm
    Drake
    Second round
    W 81–72  23–12
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,074)
    Greeley, CO
    Mar 21, 2018*
    8:00 pm
    at San Diego
    Quarterfinals
    W 86–75  24–12
    Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,053)
    San Diego, CA
    Mar 28, 2018*
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    Sam Houston State
    Semifinals
    W 99–80  25–12
    Bank of Colorado Arena (2,019)
    Greeley, CO
    Mar 30, 2018*
    5:00 pm, CBSSN
    UIC
    Championship game
    W 76–71  26–12
    Bank of Colorado Arena (3,198)
    Greeley, CO
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    References

    1. "University of Northern Colorado imposed penalties on itself over NCAA violations". Associated Press. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
    2. "Gerad Davis leaves UNC hoops for football". Greeley Tribune. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
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