2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Steve Smiley (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Dorian Green; Houston Reed; Brett Cloepfil; Colin Gause; Dondrale Campbell;
Home arena	Bank of Colorado Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Weber State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team will represent the University of Northern Colorado during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fifth-year head coach Steve Smiley, will play their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2023–24 season 19–14, 12–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for second place.^[1] They were upset by #8 seed Idaho State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.^[2] They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #8 seed,^[3] where they would be defeated by Cleveland State in the first round.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Walker Asp	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Palmer High School	Colorado Springs, Colorado
G	2	Taeshaud Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	VMI	Denver, Colorado
G	3	Ariik Mawien	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Link Year Prep	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
C	4	Hunter Caldwell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Lutheran High School	Parker, Colorado
G	5	Quinn Denker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Idaho	San Jose, California
G	6	Langston Reynolds	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Colorado Prep	Denver, Colorado
G	8	Viktor Lukic-Gavric	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Get Better Academy	Stockholm, Sweden
G	9	Jaron Rillie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Samford	Sydney, Australia
G	10	Radek Homer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Mountain Vista High School	Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G	11	Zach Bloch	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Colorado Prep	Lawrence, Kansas
F	14	Brock Wisne	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Colorado Prep	Thornton, Colorado
F	21	William Humer	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	San Jose State	Sollentuna, Sweden
F	23	Isaiah Hawthorne	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	San Francisco	Tracy, California
F	32	Luca Colceag	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Eastern Florida State College	Bucharest, Romania
C	33	Egan Shields	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Colorado Prep	Ashland, Oregon
G	42	Marcell McCreary	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Jr	Air Force	Fort Worth, Texas

Head coach

Steve Smiley (Northern State)

Assistant coach(es)

Dorian Green (Colorado State)
Houston Reed (Northern State)
Brett Cloepfil (CSU Pueblo)
Colin Gause (Northern Colorado)
Dondrale Campbell (Greenville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 15, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Colorado College	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm	at Colorado	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
November 12, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Colorado Christian	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
November 14, 2024* 8:00 pm	vs. South Dakota State	Summit Arena Rapid City, SD
November 18, 2024* 7:30 pm	at Washington State	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
November 20, 2024* 7:30 pm	at California Baptist	Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA
November 23, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Prairie View A&M	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
November 26, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern New Mexico	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
November 29, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas Tech	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	St. Thomas Big Sky-Summit Challenge	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
December 7, 2024* 6:00 pm	at North Dakota State Big Sky-Summit Challenge	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
December 16, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Air Force	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
December 21, 2024* 1:00 pm	at Denver	Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Weber State	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho State	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana State	Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Portland State	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
January 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacramento State	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho	ICCU Arena Moscow, ID
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Washington	Reese Court Cheney, WA
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Arizona	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
February 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho State	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
February 8, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana State	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sacramento State	Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Portland State	Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Washington	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
February 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
March 1, 2025 ESPN+	at Northern Arizona	Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
March 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Weber State	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
March 8–12, 2025 ESPN+	vs.	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
^ "Idaho State still dancing after upsetting No. 2 Northern Colorado at Big Sky Tournament". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
^ "Enaruna hits jumper at the buzzer to lead Cleveland State over Northern Colorado, 51-49, in CBI". The News-Herald. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
^ "Northern Colorado Bears 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[2] "Idaho State still dancing after upsetting No. 2 Northern Colorado at Big Sky Tournament". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[3] "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[4] "Enaruna hits jumper at the buzzer to lead Cleveland State over Northern Colorado, 51-49, in CBI". The News-Herald. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[6] "Northern Colorado Bears 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

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