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2018–19 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

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2018–19 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record21–11 (15–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Smiley
  • Ken DeWeese
  • Vinnie McGhee
Home arenaBank of Colorado Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 16 4   .800 26 9   .743
Northern Colorado 15 5   .750 21 11   .656
Eastern Washington 12 8   .600 16 18   .471
Weber State 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
Portland State 11 9   .550 16 16   .500
Montana State 11 9   .550 15 17   .469
Southern Utah 9 11   .450 17 17   .500
Northern Arizona 8 12   .400 10 21   .323
Sacramento State 8 12   .400 15 16   .484
Idaho State 7 13   .350 11 19   .367
Idaho 2 18   .100 5 27   .156
Conference tournament winner

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.

Previous season

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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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Tyler Loose 4 G 6'0" 180 RS Senior Laramie, WY Walk-on; graduated
Ibrahim Sylla 10 F 6'8" 220 RS Junior Denver, CO Graduate transferred to North Carolina A&T
Andre Spight 11 G 6'3" 170 RS Senior Burbank, CA Graduated
Chaz Glotta 13 G 6'2" 170 RS Junior O'Fallon, MO Graduate transferred to Maryville
Tanner Morgan 20 F 6'9" 230 RS Senior Salem, OR Graduated
Roberto Vercellino 21 F 6'7" 210 Sophomore Turin, Italy Transferred to Regis
Anthony Johnson 24 G 6'2" 190 RS Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Trent Harris 1 G 6'1" 155 Junior Scottsbulff, NE Junior college transferred from Western Nebraska CC

2018 incoming recruits

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College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 October 4, 2018.

2019 incoming recruits

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College recruiting information (2019)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cole Nicholson
SF
Chaska, MN Chaska High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Jul 28, 2018 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2018–19 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Canyon Springs Las Vegas, NV
G 1 Trent Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Scottsbluff
Western Nebraska CC
Scottsbluff, NE
G 2 Matt Johnson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Rangeview Aurora, CO
G 3 Tre'Shon Smoots 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Grant Union Sacramento, CA
F 4 Cole Bergan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Aberdeen Central Aberdeen, SD
G 5 Sam Masten 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Rock Canyon Littleton, CO
G 12 Jonah Radebaugh 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Northglenn Thornton, CO
G 13 Bodie Hume 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sterling Sterling, CO
F 15 Kur Jockuch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr London Basketball Academy Ontario
F 22 Jalen Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Valor Christian Denver, CO
F 23 Matej Drgon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So GBA Academy Hamuliakovo, Slovak Republic
G 24 David Jabedo (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sand Creek Colorado Springs, CO
F 25 Kai Edwards 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Canarias Basketball Academy Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 33 Johnatan Reyes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Tom C. Clark San Antonio, TX
F 43 Roy Grigsby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Monarch Superior, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

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