2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
Appearance
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 6–3 (0–0 Big Sky) |
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Home arena | Bank of Colorado Arena |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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 | 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 | Junior | Boulder, Colorado | Transferred to Regis |
Theo Hughes | 32 | C | 7'0" | 260 | Senior | Brentwood, England | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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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
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Hunter Caldwell C |
Parker, Colorado | Lutheran High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Mar 29, 2024 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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 | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "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 Roster". uncbears.com. Retrieved November 20, 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.