2019–20 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by fourth-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 22–9, 15–5 Big Sky play to finish in second place. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all postseason tournaments were canceled including the Big Sky Tournament.[1]

2019–20 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2019–20 record22–9 (15–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Smiley
  • Dorian Green
  • Ken DeWeese
Home arenaBank of Colorado Arena
2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Washington164 .800  238  .742
Northern Colorado155 .750  229  .710
Montana146 .700  1813  .581
Portland State128 .600  1814  .563
Northern Arizona1010 .500  1614  .533
Montana State1010 .500  1615  .516
Southern Utah911 .450  1715  .531
Sacramento State812 .400  1614  .533
Weber State812 .400  1220  .375
Idaho State416 .200  822  .267
Idaho416 .200  824  .250
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 Big Sky Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On March 17, 2020, head coach Jeff Lindor was named the head coach at Wyoming.[2] A few days later, the school promoted assistant coach Steve Smiley as the school's new head coach.[3]

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2018–19 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.

Roster

2019–20 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Greg Bowwie III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrAthlos Leadership Academy
UT Rio Grande Valley
San Antonio, TX
G 1 Trent Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrScottsbluff HS
Western Nebraska CC
Scottsbluff, NE
G 2 Matt Johnson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoRangeview HS Aurora, CO
G 3 Tre'Shon Smoots 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrGrant Union HS Sacramento, CA
G 5 Sam Masten 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoRock Canyon HS Littleton, CO
G 11 Rodrick McCobb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrColony HS
Fullerton CC
Ontario, CA
G 12 Jonah Radebaugh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrNorthglen HS Thornton, CO
G 13 Bodie Hume 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoSterling HS Sterling, CO
F 15 Kur Jockuch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoLondon Basketball Academy London, Ontario, Canada
F 20 Malcolm Little 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrBalboa School San Diego, CA
F 23 Cole Nicholson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrChaska HS Chaska, MN
G 24 David Jabedo (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrSand Creek HS Colorado Springs, CO
F 25 Kai Edwards 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrCanarias Basketball Academy Amsterdam, Netherlands
F 43 Roy Grigsby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrMonarch HS Superior, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 9, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
6:00 pm, LHN
at Texas L 45–69  0–1
Frank Erwin Center (8,208)
Austin, TX
Nov 8, 2019*
8:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 83–61  1–1
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,455)
Greeley, CO
Nov 12, 2019*
8:00 pm
Colorado College W 104–38  2–1
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,195)
Greeley, CO
Nov 16, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa
Cancún Challenge
L 72–77  2–2
McLeod Center (3,580)
Cedar Falls, IA
Nov 18, 2019*
5:00 pm, ATTSNPT
at West Virginia
Cancún Challenge
L 61–69  2–3
WVU Coliseum (9,740)
Morgantown, WV
Nov 26, 2019*
1:00 pm
vs. Boston University
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals
W 78–55  3–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (253)
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 27, 2019*
1:00 pm
vs. Gardner–Webb
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division finals
L 62–67  3–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (107)
Cancún, Mexico
Dec 4, 2019*
7:00 pm
Northern New Mexico W 92–47  4–4
Bank of Colorado Arena (887)
Greeley, CO
Dec 14, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Wyoming W 74–53  5–4
Arena-Auditorium (3,083)
Laramie, WY
Dec 17, 2019*
7:00 pm
Denver W 86–64  6–4
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,460)
Greeley, CO
Dec 20, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Dakota W 87–68  7–4
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,129)
Vermillion, SD
Big Sky regular season
Dec 28, 2019
3:00 pm
at Portland State L 65–69  7–5
(0–1)
Viking Pavilion (902)
Portland, OR
Jan 2, 2020
7:00 pm
Montana State W 68–59  8–5
(1–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,288)
Greeley, CO
Jan 4, 2020
7:00 pm
Montana W 74–66  9–5
(2–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,431)
Greeley, CO
Jan 9, 2020
7:00 pm
at Weber State W 65–64  10–5
(3–1)
Dee Events Center (4,022)
Ogden, UT
Jan 16, 2020
7:00 pm
Sacramento State W 71–52  11–5
(4–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,495)
Greeley, CO
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm
Northern Arizona L 58–64  11–6
(4–2)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,525)
Greeley, CO
Jan 25, 2020
3:00 pm
at Idaho W 74–53  12–6
(5–2)
Cowan Spectrum (943)
Moscow, ID
Jan 27, 2020
7:00 pm
at Eastern Washington W 89–84 OT 12–7
(5–3)
Reese Court (1,481)
Cheney, WA
Jan 30, 2020
7:00 pm
Idaho State W 83–67  13–7
(6–3)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,477)
Greeley, CO
Feb 1, 2020
7:00 pm
Weber State W 70–52  14–7
(7–3)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,776)
Greeley, CO
Feb 6, 2020
7:00 pm
at Southern Utah W 68–60  15–7
(8–3)
America First Event Center (2,196)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 10, 2020
7:00 pm
Portland State L 71–83  15–8
(8–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,158)
Greeley, CO
Feb 13, 2020
6:00 pm
at Northern Arizona W 84–54  16–8
(9–4)
Walkup Skydome (635)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 15, 2020
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State W 68–65  17–8
(10–4)
Hornets Nest (998)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 20, 2020
7:00 pm
Southern Utah W 68–66  18–8
(11–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,503)
Greeley, CO
Feb 22, 2020
7:00 pm
at Idaho State W 85–72  19–8
(12–4)
Reed Gym (1,405)
Pocatello, ID
Feb 27, 2020
7:00 pm
Idaho W 93–49  20–8
(13–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,721)
Greeley, CO
Feb 29, 2020
7:00 pm
Eastern Washington L 64–68  20–9
(13–5)
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,582)
Greeley, CO
Mar 5, 2020
7:00 pm
at Montana W 71–64  21–9
(14–5)
Dahlberg Arena (4,822)
Missoula, MT
Mar 7, 2020
4:00 pm
at Montana State W 75–61  22–9
(15–5)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, MT
Big Sky Tournament
Canceled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[4]

References

  1. "Big Sky Conference cancels remainder of 2020 championships". MTSPX. 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  2. staff, Star-Tribune. "Northern Colorado's Jeff Linder named Wyoming men's basketball coach". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. "Steve Smiley named new Northern Colorado men's basketball coach". The Denver Post. 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  4. "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Colorado.
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