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2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

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2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–3 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dorian Green
  • Houston Reed
  • Brett Cloepfil
  • Colin Gause
  • Dondrale Campbell
Home arenaBank of Colorado Arena
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 0 0   6 3   .667
Northern Arizona 0 0   6 3   .667
Northern Colorado 0 0   6 4   .600
Portland State 0 0   4 4   .500
Idaho 0 0   4 5   .444
Montana State 0 0   4 5   .444
Weber State 0 0   4 5   .444
Idaho State 0 0   3 5   .375
Sacramento State 0 0   2 6   .250
Eastern Washington 0 0   2 7   .222
2025 Big Sky tournament winner
As of December 4, 2024

The 2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

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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]

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Saint Thomas 0 F 6'7" 200 Junior Omaha, Nebraska Transferred to USC
Mekhi Cameron 1 G 6'4" 195 Junior Atlanta, Georgia Transferred to Tennessee Tech
Dejour Reaves 2 G 6'0" 170 Freshman Syracuse, New York Transferred to Iona
Connor Creech 12 G 6'6" 200 Redshirt Junior Hastings, Nebraska Graduated
Juju Ramirez 15 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Lawrence, Kansas Transferred to Saint Anselm
Riley Abercrombie 22 F 6'9" 220 Graduate Student Wollongong, Australia Graduated
Jalen Page 25 G 6'5" 215 Redshirt Junior Boulder, Colorado Transferred to Regis
Theo Hughes 32 C 7'0" 260 Senior Brentwood, England Graduated

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Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Taeshaud Jackson 2 G 6'6" 215 Junior Denver, Colorado Virginia Military
Quinn Denker 5 G 6'3" 190 Senior San Jose, California Idaho
William Humer 21 F 6'10" 235 Junior Sollentuna, Sweden San Jose State
Isaiah Hawthorne 23 F 6'8" --- Graduate Student Tracy, California San Francisco
Luca Colceag 32 F 6'9" 200 Junior Bucharest, Romania Eastern Florida State College

Recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Hunter Caldwell
C
Parker, Colorado Lutheran High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Mar 29, 2024 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Viktor Lukic-Gavric
G
Stockholm, Sweden Get Better Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Apr 18, 2024 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Walker Asp
F
Colorado Springs, Colorado Palmer High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 5, 2024 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ariik Mawien
G
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Link Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 17, 2024 
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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 15, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Colorado College W 75–55  1–0
 21  Reynolds   10  Rillie   5  Rillie  Bank of Colorado Arena (1,120)
Greeley, CO
November 8, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Colorado L 88–90 2OT 1–1
 19  Hawthorne   8  Rillie   7  Rillie  CU Events Center (6,152)
Boulder, CO
November 12, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Colorado Christian W 113–56  2–1
 24  Hawthorne   7  McCreary   6  Reynolds  Bank of Colorado Arena (995)
Greeley, CO
November 14, 2024*
8:00 pm, SLN
vs. South Dakota State W 78–69  3–1
 21  Hawthorne   8  Rillie   5  Rillie  Summit Arena (4,887)
Rapid City, SD
November 18, 2024*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Washington State L 69–83  3–2
 16  Reynolds   10  Hawthorne   4  Rillie  Beasley Coliseum (3,066)
Pullman, WA
November 20, 2024*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at California Baptist W 79–68  4–2
 18  Reynolds   12  Hawthorne   8  Rillie  Fowler Events Center (2,737)
Riverside, CA
November 23, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Prairie View A&M W 114–98  5–2
 31  Reynolds   7  Rillie   7  Tied  Bank of Colorado Arena (1,102)
Greeley, CO
November 26, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern New Mexico W 92–50  6–2
 27  Hawthorne   5  Wisne   5  Reynolds  Bank of Colorado Arena (901)
Greeley, CO
November 29, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas Tech L 64–89  6–3
 16  Denker   4  Tied   4  Reynolds  United Supermarkets Arena (13,274)
Lubbock, TX
December 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Thomas
Big Sky-Summit Challenge
L 75-87  6-4
                  Bank of Colorado Arena (1,020)
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.

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References

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