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Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball

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Northern Colorado Bears
2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Northern Colorado
Head coachSteve Smiley (5th season)
ConferenceBig Sky
LocationGreeley, Colorado
ArenaBank of Colorado Arena
(capacity: 2,992)
NicknameBears
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
Division II - 1989
NCAA tournament round of 32
Division II - 1964, 1965, 1966, 1989
NCAA tournament appearances
Division II - 1964, 1965, 1966, 1989
2011*
Conference tournament champions
2011*
Conference regular season champions
2011*
* - vacated by NCAA

The Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of Northern Colorado (UNC) in Greeley, Colorado, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big Sky Conference. Northern Colorado made its first and to date only NCAA tournament appearance in 2011.

Postseason history

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NCAA Division I tournament results

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The Bears have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament once, where they lost to San Diego State in 2011 (led by coach B. J. Hill).[2]

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2011 15 Round of 64 (2) San Diego State L 50–68

NCAA Division II tournament results

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The Bears have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–6.

Year Round Opponent Result
1964 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game
Southeast Missouri State
Lamar
L 79–83
L 85–116
1965 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game
Minnesota State–Moorhead
Minnesota–Duluth
L 73–74
L 58–86
1966 Regional semifinals North Dakota L 71–84
1989 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Alaska–Fairbanks
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
W 92–70
L 88–89 OT

CBI results

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The Bears have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their combined record is 2–1.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2022 No. 12 First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
No. 5 Florida Atlantic
No. 13 UNC Asheville
No. 9 UNC Wilmington
W 74–71
W 87–84
L 64–80

CIT results

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The Bears have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) three times under three different head coaches (Tad Boyle, B. J. Hill, Jeff Linder). Their combined record is 5–2. They were CIT champions in 2018.

Year Round Opponent Result
2010 First round
Quarterfinals
Loyola Marymount
Pacific
W 86–76
L 59–63
2014 First round Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 71–82
2018 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game
Drake
San Diego
Sam Houston State
UIC
W 81–72
W 86–75
W 99–80
W 76–71

Bears in the NBA

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NBA appearances

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Only one former Bear has appeared in an NBA game:

NBA draft selections

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Only one former Bear has been drafted into the NBA:

References

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  1. ^ UNC Style Guide (PDF). March 1, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "NCAA basketball tournament History: Northern Colorado Bears - ESPN". Archived from the original on January 24, 2013.
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