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2020–21 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

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2020–21 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record11–11 (6–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cory Fehringer
  • Dorian Green
  • Houston Reed
Home arenaBank of Colorado Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Utah 12 2   .857 20 4   .833
Weber State 12 3   .800 17 6   .739
Eastern Washington 12 3   .800 16 8   .667
Montana State 8 6   .571 13 10   .565
Idaho State 8 6   .571 13 11   .542
Montana 7 9   .438 15 13   .536
Northern Colorado 6 8   .429 11 11   .500
Portland State 6 8   .429 9 13   .409
Sacramento State 5 9   .357 8 12   .400
Northern Arizona 4 10   .286 6 16   .273
Idaho 1 17   .056 1 21   .045
Conference tournament winner

The 2020–21 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by first-year head coach Steve Smiley, played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 11-11, 6-8 in Big Sky Play to finish a tie for 7th place. They defeated Sacramento State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Southern Utah.

Previous season

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The Bears finished the 2019–20 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]

On March 17, 2020, head coach Jeff Linder 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]

Roster

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2020–21 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Greg Bowie II 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr UT Rio Grande Valley San Antonio, Texas
G 1 Daylen Kountz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Colorado Denver, Colorado
G 2 Matt Johnson II 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Rangeview High School Aurora, Colorado
G 3 Tre'Shon Smoots 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Grant High School Sacramento, California
G 4 Sam Masten 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Rock Canyon High School Highlands Ranch, Colorado
F 10 Jamel Melvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr The Potomac School McLean, Virginia
G 11 Rodrick McCobb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Fullerton College Ontario, California
G 12 Connor Creech 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Hastings High School Hastings, Nebraska
G 13 Bodie Hume 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Sterling High School (CO) Sterling, Colorado
F 15 Kur Jockuch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr London Basketball Academy Ontario, Canada
G 20 Malcolm Little 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Balboa School San Diego, California
F 21 Bryce Kennedy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Allen High School Allen, Texas
G/F 24 Marque English II 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Butler Community College Pittsburg, Kansas
G 25 Jalen Page 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fairview High School Boulder, Colorado
C 32 Theo Hughes 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Barking Abbey School Brentwood, England
F 43 Roy Grigsby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Monarch High School Superior, Colorado
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 27, 2020*
vs. Southeast Missouri State
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Tipoff Classic
Canceled Mabee Fieldhouse 
Kansas City, MO
November 28, 2020*
vs. Kansas City/Greenville
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Tipoff Classic
Canceled Mabee Fieldhouse 
Kansas City, MO
December 5, 2020*
at Arizona Canceled McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 9, 2020*
6:30 pm, Pluto TV
Colorado Christian W 87–62  1–0
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
December 11, 2020*
6:30 pm, Pluto TV
Regis W 83–58  2–0
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
December 14, 2020*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 45–81  2–1
CU Events Center (26)
Boulder, CO
December 16, 2020*
6:00 pm
at Denver W 83–75  3–1
Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
December 18, 2020*
7:00 pm
at Utah State L 50–63  3–2
Smith Spectrum (1,376)
Logan, UT
December 22, 2020
2:00 pm, Pluto TV
Idaho State W 69–64  4–2
(1–0)
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
December 23, 2020
2:00 pm, Pluto TV
Idaho State L 56–71  4–3
(1–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
January 2, 2021
5:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Montana W 64–62  5–3
(2–1)
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
January 4, 2021
9:00 am, Pluto TV
at Montana L 54–56  5–4
(2–2)
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
January 7, 2021
6:30 pm, Pluto TV
Montana State L 67–79  5–5
(2–3)
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
January 9, 2021
12:00 pm, Pluto TV
Montana State L 74–76  5–6
(2–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
January 14, 2021
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Idaho W 74–54  6–6
(3–4)
Cowan Spectrum 
Moscow, ID
January 16, 2021
1:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Idaho W 75–61  7–6
(4–4)
Cowan Spectrum 
Moscow, ID
January 21, 2021
6:30 pm, Pluto TV
Eastern Washington W 78–76  8–6
(5–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
January 23, 2021
12:00 pm, Pluto TV
Eastern Washington L 76–82  8–7
(5–5)
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
January 29, 2021
6:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Northern Arizona L 64–68  8–8
(5–6)
Rolle Activity Center 
Flagstaff, AZ
February 4, 2021
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Southern Utah Canceled America First Event Center 
Cedar City, UT
February 6, 2021
12:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Southern Utah Canceled America First Event Center 
Cedar City, UT
February 11, 2021
6:30 pm, Pluto TV
Sacramento State Canceled Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
February 13, 2021
12:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Sacramento State Canceled Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
February 16, 2021*
at Colorado State Canceled Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
February 22, 2021*
6:30 pm, Pluto TV
Warner Pacific W 89–60  9–8
Bank of Colorado Arena (100)
Greeley, CO
February 25, 2021
6:30 pm, Pluto TV
Portland State W 66–64  10–8
(6–6)
Bank of Colorado Arena (100)
Greeley, CO
February 27, 2021
12:00 pm, Pluto TV
Portland State L 65–73  10–9
(6–7)
Bank of Colorado Arena (125)
Greeley, CO
March 4, 2021
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Weber State L 59–60  10–10
(6–8)
Dee Events Center (1,093)
Ogden, UT
March 6, 2021
12:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Weber State Canceled Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2021
9:00 am, Pluto TV
(8) vs. (9) Sacramento State
First Round
W 90–83  11–10
Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 11, 2021
12:00 pm, Pluto TV
(8) vs. (1) Southern Utah
Quarterfinals
L 83–91  11–11
Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Big Sky Conference cancels remainder of 2020 championships". MTSPX. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Northern Colorado's Jeff Linder named Wyoming men's basketball coach". Casper Star-Tribune Online. March 17, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Steve Smiley named new Northern Colorado men's basketball coach". The Denver Post. March 20, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved January 25, 2021.