2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bears were led by second-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 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.
Previous season
The Bears finished the 2016–17 season 11–18, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. On October 8, 2016, the school self-imposed a postseason ban amid an ongoing NCAA investigation.[ 1]
Departures
2017 incoming recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Matej Drgon PF
Slovakia
Get Better Academy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
N/A
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Johnatan Reyes PG
San Antonio, TX
Clark High School
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
N/A
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jalen Sanders SF
Highlands Ranch, CO
Valor Christian High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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
2017–18 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)
Jr
Canyon Springs
Las Vegas, NV
G
2
Matt Johnson (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Fr
Rangeview
Aurora, CO
G
4
Tyler Loose (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Sr
Laramie Casper College
Laramie, WY
F
10
Ibrahim Sylla
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS Jr
South
Denver, CO
G
11
Andre Spight
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS Sr
Burbank Arizona State
Burbank, CA
G
12
Jonah Radebaugh
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
RS So
Northglenn
Thornton, CO
G
13
Chaz Glotta
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS Jr
Fort Zumwalt North Southern Illinois
O'Fallon, MO
F
20
Tanner Morgan
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS Sr
Sprague Casper College
Salem, OR
F
21
Roberto Vercellino
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Liceo Scientifco A.B. Sabin
Turin, Italy
F
22
Jalen Sanders
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Valor Christian
Denver, CO
F
23
Matej Drgon
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
GBA Academy
Hamuliakovo, Slovak Republic
G
24
Anthony Johnson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Sr
Decatur Central
Indianapolis, IN
F
25
Kai Edwards
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Canarias Basketball Academy
Amsterdam, Netherlands
G
33
Johnatan Reyes
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Tom C. Clark
San Antonio, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2017 *7:00 pm
Johnson & Wales
W 106–51
Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
Nov 5, 2017 *5:00 pm
at Colorado State Puerto Rico relief fund exhibition game
L 79–83
Moby Arena (1,079)Fort Collins, CO
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017 *7:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado
L 51–66
0–1
Coors Events Center (7,740)Boulder, CO
Nov 13, 2017 *7:00 pm
UC Davis
L 59–74
0–2
Bank of Colorado Arena (895)Greeley, CO
Nov 17, 2017 *8:00 pm
at Pepperdine
W 84–82
1–2
Firestone Fieldhouse (805)Malibu, CA
Nov 21, 2017 *7:00 pm
Northern New Mexico Sanford Pentagon Showcase
W 99–60
2–2
Bank of Colorado Arena (857)Greeley, CO
Nov 24, 2017 *7:00 pm
vs. Youngstown State Sanford Pentagon Showcase
W 80–67
3–2
Sanford Pentagon (1,105)Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 25, 2017 *5:30 pm
vs. South Dakota Sanford Pentagon Showcase
W 63–62
4–2
Sanford Pentagon (1,248)Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 26, 2017 *10:30 am
vs. Southern Miss Sanford Pentagon Showcase
W 77–63
5–2
Sanford Pentagon (101)Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 29, 2017 *8:00 pm
at UC Davis
L 51–56
5–3
The Pavilion (1,779)Davis, CA
Dec 3, 2017 *5:00 pm
Western State
W 87–75
6–3
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,069)Greeley, CO
Dec 10, 2017 *5:00 pm
Oklahoma Panhandle State
W 104–53
7–3
Bank of Colorado Arena (797)Greeley, CO
Dec 13, 2017 *5:00 pm, CET
Denver
W 83–63
8–3
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,153)Greeley, CO
Dec 19, 2017 *7:00 pm
at Wyoming
W 91–84
9–3
Arena-Auditorium (4,289)Laramie, WY
Dec 22, 2017 *8:00 pm
at UNLV
L 91–94
9–4
Thomas & Mack Center (9,192)Paradise, NV
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm
Eastern Washington
W 88–75
10–4 (1–0)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,047)Greeley, CO
Dec 31, 2017 2:00 pm
Idaho
W 81–77
11–4 (2–0)
Bank of Colorado Arena (960)Greeley, CO
Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm
at Montana State
L 64–76
11–5 (2–1)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,542)Bozeman, MT
Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm
at Montana
L 80–89
11–6 (2–2)
Dahlberg Arena (4,119)Missoula, MT
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm, CET
Weber State
L 74–78
11–7 (2–3)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,792)Greeley, CO
Jan 13, 2018 2:00 pm
Idaho State
W 94–80
12–7 (3–3)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,165)Greeley, CO
Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ELVN
North Dakota
W 94–91 OT
13–7 (4–3)
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,059)Greeley, CO
Jan 25, 2018 8:00 pm
at Idaho
W 80–63
14–7 (5–3)
Cowan Spectrum (1,122)Moscow, ID
Jan 27, 2018 3:00 pm
at Eastern Washington
L 65–67
14–8 (5–4)
Reese Court (1,674)Cheney, WA
Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm
Montana
L 79–88
14–9 (5–5)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,413)Greeley, CO
Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm, CET
Montana State
W 86–63
15–9 (6–5)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,617)Greeley, CO
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm
at Idaho State
W 85–82
16–9 (7–5)
Holt Arena (1,336)Pocatello, ID
Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm
at Weber State
L 66–71 OT
16–10 (7–6)
Dee Events Center (6,909)Ogden, UT
Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, CET
Northern Arizona
W 95–60
17–10 (8–6)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,524)Greeley, CO
Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, CET
Southern Utah
W 97–80
18–10 (9–6)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,683)Greeley, CO
Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm
at North Dakota
W 79–66
19–10 (10–6)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,895)Grand Forks, ND
Mar 1, 2018 9:00 pm
at Portland State
W 85–78
20–10 (11–6)
Pamplin Sports Center (644)Portland, OR
Mar 3, 2018 8:05 pm
at Sacramento State
L 77–88
20–11 (11–7)
Hornets Nest (686)Sacramento, CA
Big Sky tournament
Mar 6, 2018 2:30 pm, Pluto TV
(5)
vs. (12) Northern Arizona First round
W 82–59
21–11
Reno Events Center (986)Reno, NV
Mar 8, 2018 2:30 pm, ELVN
(5)
vs. (4) Weber State Quarterfinals
W 80–55
22–11
Reno Events Center (1,110)Reno, NV
Mar 9, 2018 5:30 pm, ELVN
(5)
vs. (1) Montana Semifinals
L 89–91
22–12
Reno Events Center (1,236)Reno, NV
CIT
Mar 18, 2018 *3:00 pm
Drake Second round
W 81–72
23–12
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,074)Greeley, CO
Mar 21, 2018 *8:00 pm
at San Diego Quarterfinals
W 86–75
24–12
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,053)San Diego, CA
Mar 28, 2018 *7:00 pm, CBSSN
Sam Houston State Semifinals
W 99–80
25–12
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,019)Greeley, CO
Mar 30, 2018 *5:00 pm, CBSSN
UIC Championship
W 76–71
26–12
Bank of Colorado Arena (3,198)Greeley, CO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain Time .
References