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Steve Smiley coaching the Northern Colorado Bears against San Jose State
Steve Smiley, the current head coach of the Northern Colorado Bears.

The following is a list of Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Bears in their 119-season history.[1]

Northern Colorado's current head coach is Steve Smiley. He was hired as the Bears' head coach in March 2020,[2] replacing Jeff Linder, who left to become the head coach at Wyoming.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1901–1914[a] Unknown 11 11–15 .423
1 1914–1916 Royce Long 2 3–5 .375
2 1916–1917 Paul Abbott 1 5–7 .417
3 1917–1919 Ralph Glaze 2 8–13 .381
4 1919–1922 William E. Search 3 11–13 .458
5 1922–1931 George E. Cooper 9 88–48 .647
6 1931–1937 John S. Davis 6 71–53 .573
7 1937–1940 Jules Doubenmier 3 33–24 .579
8 1940–1943
1945–1956
Pete Butler 14 151–133 .532
9 1943–1945 John W. Hancock 2 1–25 .038
10 1956–1963 John Bunn 7 73–94 .437
11 1963–1968 George Sage 5 95–36 .725
12 1968–1983 Thurm Wright 15 156–216 .419
13 1983–1992 Ron Brillhart 9 121–132 .478
14 1992–1999 Ken Smith 7 78–111 .413
15 1999–2006 Craig Rasmuson 7 63–129 .328
16 2006–2010 Tad Boyle 4 56–66 .459
17 2010–2016[b] B. J. Hill 6 10–21 .323
18 2016–2020 Jeff Linder 4 80–50 .615
19 2020–present Steve Smiley 3 45–47 .489
Totals 19 coaches 119 seasons 1,198–1,285 .482
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ Northern Colorado did not field a team for the 1903–04, 1907–08, or 1909–10 seasons.
  2. ^ Northern Colorado vacated all results between 2010 and 2015. Hill's on-court record is 86–98 (.467).

References

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  1. ^ a b "Northern Colorado Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northern Colorado Athletics. pp. 7–8. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Watson-Fisher, Jadyn (March 20, 2020). "University of Northern Colorado introduces Steve Smiley as head men's basketball coach". Greeley Tribune. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 17, 2020). "Sources: Wyoming to hire Northern Colorado's Jeff Linder". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

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