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
Record22–9 (15–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Smiley
  • Dorian Green
  • Ken DeWeese
Home arenaBank of Colorado Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 16 4   .800 23 8   .742
Northern Colorado 15 5   .750 22 9   .710
Montana 14 6   .700 18 13   .581
Portland State 12 8   .600 18 14   .563
Northern Arizona 10 10   .500 16 14   .533
Montana State 10 10   .500 16 15   .516
Southern Utah 9 11   .450 17 15   .531
Sacramento State 8 12   .400 16 14   .533
Weber State 8 12   .400 12 20   .375
Idaho State 4 16   .200 8 22   .267
Idaho 4 16   .200 8 24   .250
Note: The conference 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

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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

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2019–20 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Greg Bowwie III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Athlos Leadership Academy
UT Rio Grande Valley
San Antonio, TX
G 1 Trent Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Scottsbluff HS
Western Nebraska CC
Scottsbluff, NE
G 2 Matt Johnson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Rangeview HS Aurora, CO
G 3 Tre'Shon Smoots 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Grant Union HS Sacramento, CA
G 5 Sam Masten 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Rock Canyon HS Littleton, CO
G 11 Rodrick McCobb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Colony HS
Fullerton CC
Ontario, CA
G 12 Jonah Radebaugh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Northglen HS Thornton, CO
G 13 Bodie Hume 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Sterling HS Sterling, CO
F 15 Kur Jockuch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So London Basketball Academy London, Ontario, Canada
F 20 Malcolm Little 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Balboa School San Diego, CA
F 23 Cole Nicholson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Chaska HS Chaska, MN
G 24 David Jabedo (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Sand Creek HS Colorado Springs, CO
F 25 Kai Edwards 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Canarias Basketball Academy Amsterdam, Netherlands
F 43 Roy Grigsby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Monarch 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

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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

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