2022–23 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 12–20 (6–12 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Cory Fehringer |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Bank of Colorado Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 23 | .343 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
The 2022–23 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third-year head coach Steve Smiley, played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Bears finished the 2021–22 season 22–16, 13–7 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for third place. In the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Eastern Washington[1] and Portland State,[2] before falling to Montana State in the championship game.[3] They received an invite to the CBI, where they defeated Florida Atlantic[4] and UNC Asheville,[5] before falling to UNC Wilmington in the semifinals.[6]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 3 Houston | L 36–83 | 0–1 |
Fertitta Center (7,042) Houston, TX | |||||||
November 11, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Commerce | W 80–77 | 1–1 |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,319) Greeley, CO | |||||||
November 14, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 5 Baylor | L 62–95 | 1–2 |
Ferrell Center (8,548) Waco, TX | |||||||
November 19, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
San Jose State | L 69–80 | 1–3 |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,065) Greeley, CO | |||||||
November 22, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Colorado Christian | L 69–70 | 1–4 |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,057) Greeley, CO | |||||||
November 25, 2022* 7:30 pm |
vs. North Dakota State Lobo Classic |
W 80–70 | 2–4 |
The Pit (9,033) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
November 26, 2022* 7:30 pm |
vs. Jacksonville State Lobo Classic |
W 86–82 OT | 3–4 |
The Pit (8,715) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
November 27, 2022* 5:30 pm, MN Network |
at New Mexico Lobo Classic |
L 74–98 | 3–5 |
The Pit (8,434) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
December 3, 2022* 2:30 pm, MW Network |
at Colorado State | W 88–83 | 4–5 |
Moby Arena (5,439) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
December 10, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cal State Northridge | W 70–63 | 5–5 |
Premier America Credit Union Arena (453) Northridge, CA | |||||||
December 18, 2022* 3:00 pm, P12N |
at Colorado | L 77–88 | 5–6 |
CU Events Center (6,015) Boulder, CO | |||||||
December 20, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Air Force | L 65–67 | 5–7 |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,601) Greeley, CO | |||||||
Big Sky regular season | |||||||||||
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Weber State | L 72–81 | 5–8 (0–1) |
Dee Events Center (4,861) Ogden, UT | |||||||
December 31, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Idaho State | L 83–90 OT | 5–9 (0–2) |
Reed Gym (933) Pocatello, ID | |||||||
January 5, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Montana State | L 56–77 | 5–10 (0–3) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,121) Greeley, CO | |||||||
January 7, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Montana | L 74–79 | 5–11 (0–4) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,221) Greeley, CO | |||||||
January 12, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Sacramento State | L 64–72 | 5–12 (0–5) |
Hornets Nest (613) Sacramento, CA | |||||||
January 14, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Portland State | W 69–67 | 6–12 (1–5) |
Viking Pavilion (1,129) Portland, OR | |||||||
January 19, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Washington | L 75–83 | 6–13 (1–6) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,295) Greeley, CO | |||||||
January 21, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Idaho | W 73–67 | 7–13 (2–6) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,214) Greeley, CO | |||||||
January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Arizona | L 73–83 | 7–14 (2–7) |
Findlay Toyota Court (1,617) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Montana | L 67–69 | 7–15 (2–8) |
Dahlberg Arena (2,990) Missoula, MT | |||||||
February 4, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Montana State | L 62–75 | 7–16 (2–9) |
Worthington Arena (3,863) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
February 6, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Weber State | W 88–54 | 8–16 (3–9) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,503) Greeley, CO | |||||||
February 9, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Portland State | W 88–79 | 9–16 (4–9) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,542) Greeley, CO | |||||||
February 11, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Sacramento State | W 70–54 | 10–16 (5–9) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,265) Greeley, CO | |||||||
February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Idaho | L 82–84 | 10–17 (5–10) |
ICCU Arena Moscow, ID | |||||||
February 18, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Washington | L 77–89 | 10–18 (5–11) |
Reese Court (2,754) Cheney, WA | |||||||
February 25, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Arizona | L 82–85 | 10–19 (5–12) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,734) Greeley, CO | |||||||
February 27, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Idaho State | W 87–72 | 11–19 (6–12) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,436) Greeley, CO | |||||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
March 4, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(8) | vs. (7) Portland State First round |
W 84–80 | 12–19 |
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
March 5, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(8) | vs. (2) Montana State Quarterfinals |
L 73–84 | 12–20 |
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Pfeifer, Ryan (March 10, 2022). "Bears Survive and Advance to Big Sky Semifinals". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ Pfeifer, Ryan (March 11, 2022). "Kountz Career Night leads Bears to Title Game". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ Birnbrauer, Kyle (March 12, 2022). "Bobcats Win 2022 Big Sky Men's Basketball Tournament Championship For First Time Since 1996". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ Watson-Fisher, Jadyn (March 20, 2022). "No. 12 Northern Colorado upsets No. 5 Florida Atlantic, 74-71, to advance in CBI". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "UNC Asheville Edged by Northern Colorado in CBI Quarterfinals, 87-84". Big South Conference. March 21, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "UNC Wilmington beats Northern Colorado in CBI semifinals". AP News. March 23, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "2022-23 Northern Colorado Bears Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2022.