2018–19 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by third-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 21–11, 15–5 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament to Southern Utah.

2018–19 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2018–19 record21–11 (15–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Smiley
  • Ken DeWeese
  • Vinnie McGhee
Home arenaBank of Colorado Arena
2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana164 .800  269  .743
Northern Colorado155 .750  2111  .656
Eastern Washington128 .600  1618  .471
Weber State119 .550  1815  .545
Portland State119 .550  1616  .500
Montana State119 .550  1517  .469
Southern Utah911 .450  1717  .500
Northern Arizona812 .400  1021  .323
Sacramento State812 .400  1516  .484
Idaho State713 .350  1119  .367
Idaho218 .100  527  .156
Big Sky Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2017–18 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.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Tyler Loose4G6'0"180RS SeniorLaramie, WYWalk-on; graduated
Ibrahim Sylla10F6'8"220RS JuniorDenver, COGraduate transferred to North Carolina A&T
Andre Spight11G6'3"170RS SeniorBurbank, CAGraduated
Chaz Glotta13G6'2"170RS JuniorO'Fallon, MOGraduate transferred to Maryville
Tanner Morgan20F6'9"230RS SeniorSalem, ORGraduated
Roberto Vercellino21F6'7"210SophomoreTurin, ItalyTransferred to Regis
Anthony Johnson24G6'2"190RS SeniorIndianapolis, INGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Trent Harris1G6'1"155JuniorScottsbulff, NEJunior college transferred from Western Nebraska CC

2018 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sam Masten
#59 PG
Littleton, CO Rock Canyon High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) May 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Tre'Shon Smoots-Jones
PG
Sacramento, CA Grant Union High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Bodie Hume
SF
Sterling, CO Sterling High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 17, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kur Jockuch
PF
Canada London Basketball Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 2, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cole Bergan
PF
Aberdeen, SD Central High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Roy Grigsby
PF
Louisville, CO New Hampton School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 31, 2018 
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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.

    2019 incoming recruits

    Roster

    2018–19 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) SrCanyon Springs Las Vegas, NV
    G 1 Trent Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrScottsbluff
    Western Nebraska CC
    Scottsbluff, NE
    G 2 Matt Johnson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrRangeview Aurora, CO
    G 3 Tre'Shon Smoots 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrGrant Union Sacramento, CA
    F 4 Cole Bergan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrAberdeen Central Aberdeen, SD
    G 5 Sam Masten 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrRock Canyon Littleton, CO
    G 12 Jonah Radebaugh 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrNorthglenn Thornton, CO
    G 13 Bodie Hume 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrSterling Sterling, CO
    F 15 Kur Jockuch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrLondon Basketball Academy Ontario
    F 22 Jalen Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoValor Christian Denver, CO
    F 23 Matej Drgon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoGBA Academy Hamuliakovo, Slovak Republic
    G 24 David Jabedo (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrSand Creek Colorado Springs, CO
    F 25 Kai Edwards 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrCanarias Basketball Academy Amsterdam, Netherlands
    G 33 Johnatan Reyes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoTom C. Clark San Antonio, TX
    F 43 Roy Grigsby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMonarch Superior, CO
    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
    Oct 30, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Colorado Christian W 92–59 
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,773)
    Greeley, CO
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 9, 2018*
    7:00 pm, Pluto TV
    Colorado College W 126–56  1–0
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,348)
    Greeley, CO
    Nov 13, 2018*
    7:00 pm, Pluto TV
    Pepperdine W 88–80  2–0
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,778)
    Greeley, CO
    Nov 21, 2018*
    6:00 pm
    at Incarnate Word W 90–64  3–0
    McDermott Center (705)
    San Antonio, TX
    Nov 24, 2018*
    3:30 pm
    at Texas Tech L 62–93  3–1
    United Supermarkets Arena (9,689)
    Lubbock, TX
    Nov 28, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    at Denver W 88–72  4–1
    Magness Arena 
    Denver, CO
    Dec 1, 2018*
    4:00 pm
    at Wyoming W 85–80  5–1
    Arena-Auditorium (4,046)
    Laramie, WY
    Dec 11, 2018*
    7:00 pm, Pluto TV
    Johnson & Wales (CO) W 118–52  6–1
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,255)
    Greeley, CO
    Dec 15, 2018*
    8:00 pm
    at San Diego
    Las Vegas Classic
    L 65–85  6–2
    Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,497)
    San Diego, CA
    Dec 17, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    at New Mexico State
    Las Vegas Classic
    L 62–74  6–3
    Pan American Center (4,304)
    Las Cruces, NM
    Dec 22, 2018*
    2:30 pm
    vs. Rider
    Las Vegas Classic Visitors semifinals
    L 67–74  6–4
    Orleans Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    Dec 23, 2018*
    2:00 pm
    vs. SIU Edwardsville
    Las Vegas Classic Visitors 3rd place game
    L 72–82  6–5
    Orleans Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    Big Sky regular season
    Dec 29, 2018
    8:00 pm
    at Sacramento State W 70–65  7–5
    (1–0)
    Hornets Nest (581)
    Sacramento, CA
    Dec 31, 2018
    3:00 pm
    at Portland State W 73–60  8–5
    (2–0)
    Viking Pavilion (735)
    Portland, OR
    Jan 5, 2019
    7:00 pm, Pluto TV
    Idaho W 83–79  9–5
    (3–0)
    Bank of Colorado Arena 
    Greeley, CO
    Jan 7, 2019
    7:00 pm, Pluto TV
    Eastern Washington W 75–63  10–5
    (4–0)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,389)
    Greeley, CO
    Jan 12, 2019
    2:00 pm, Pluto TV
    Montana L 64–88  10–6
    (4–1)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (2,124)
    Greeley, CO
    Jan 14, 2019
    7:00 pm, Pluto TV
    at Montana State W 73–70  11–6
    (5–1)
    Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,706)
    Bozeman, MT
    Jan 19, 2019
    7:00 pm, Pluto TV
    at Weber State L 64–78  11–7
    (5–2)
    Dee Events Center (7,891)
    Ogden, UT
    Jan 21, 2019
    7:00 pm, Pluto TV
    at Idaho State W 77–53  12–7
    (6–2)
    Reed Gym (1,705)
    Pocatello, ID
    Jan 24, 2019
    7:00 pm, Pluto TV
    Southern Utah W 79–68  13–7
    (7–2)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,368)
    Greeley, CO
    Jan 26, 2019
    6:00 pm
    at Northern Arizona W 63–48  14–7
    (8–2)
    Walkup Skydome (1,089)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    Feb 4, 2019
    7:00 pm, Pluto TV
    Montana State L 66–69  14–8
    (8–3)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,409)
    Greeley, CO
    Feb 7, 2018
    7:00 pm, Pluto TV
    Portland State W 80–62  15–8
    (9–3)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,547)
    Greeley, CO
    Feb 9, 2018
    7:00 pm, Pluto TV
    Sacramento State W 65–59  16–8
    (10–3)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,637)
    Greeley, CO
    Feb 14, 2019
    8:00 pm, Pluto TV
    at Idaho W 75–47  17–8
    (11–3)
    Cowan Spectrum (409)
    Moscow, ID
    Feb 16, 2019
    3:00 pm
    at Eastern Washington L 78–88 OT 17–9
    (11–4)
    Reese Court (1,481)
    Cheney, WA
    Feb 25, 2019
    7:00 pm
    at Montana W 74–72  18–9
    (12–4)
    Dahlberg Arena (3,773)
    Missoula, MT
    Feb 28, 2019
    7:00 pm, Pluto TV
    Weber State W 85–61  19–9
    (13–4)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (2,169)
    Greeley, CO
    Mar 2, 2019
    7:00 pm, Pluto TV
    Idaho State W 71–62  20–9
    (14–4)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (2,024)
    Greeley, CO
    Mar 7, 2019
    6:30 pm
    at Southern Utah W 70–53  21–9
    (15–4)
    America First Events Center (2,172)
    Cedar City, UT
    Mar 9, 2019
    5:00 pm, Pluto TV
    Northern Arizona L 78–89  21–10
    (15–5)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,854)
    Greeley, CO
    Big Sky Tournament
    Mar 14, 2019
    5:30 pm, Eleven
    (2) vs. (7) Southern Utah
    Quarterfinals
    L 64–83  21–11
    CenturyLink Arena 
    Boise, ID
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    Source[1]

    References

    1. "2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Colorado.
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