2023–24 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

2023–24 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
2023–24 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	9–7 (2–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Steve Smiley (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Dorian Green; Houston Reed; Brett Cloepfil;
Home arena	Bank of Colorado Arena

2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	3	–	0	1.000	9	–	7	.563
Montana State	3	–	1	.750	8	–	9	.471
Northern Colorado	2	–	1	.667	9	–	7	.563
Montana	2	–	2	.500	11	–	6	.647
Portland State	2	–	2	.500	11	–	6	.647
Weber State	2	–	2	.500	11	–	6	.647
Sacramento State	2	–	2	.500	6	–	11	.353
Idaho	1	–	2	.333	7	–	9	.438
Idaho State	1	–	3	.250	6	–	11	.353
Northern Arizona	0	–	3	.000	7	–	10	.412

† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner As of January 14, 2024

The 2023–24 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represents University of Northern Colorado in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fourth-year head coach Steve Smiley and play their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Bears finished the season 12–20, 6–12 in conference play to finish in eighth place. In the Big Sky tournament, the Bears defeated the Portland State in their first-round game, before losing against Montana State in the quarterfinals to end their season.^[1]^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Saint Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Omaha, Nebraska
G	1	Mekhi Cameron	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	2	Dejour Reaves	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Syracuse, New York
G	3	Langston Reynolds	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Denver, Colorado
G	9	Jaron Rillie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Sydney, Australia
G	10	Radek Homer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G	11	Zach Bloch	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Lawrence, Kansas
G	12	Connor Creech	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Hastings, Nebraska
F	14	Brock Wisne	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Thornton, Colorado
F	15	Juju Ramirez	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Lawrence, Kansas
F	20	Marcell McCreary	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	So	Fort Worth, Texas
F	22	Riley Abercrombie	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Wollongong, Australia
F	25	Jalen Page	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Boulder, Colorado
F	32	Theo Hughes	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Brentwood, England
F	33	Egan Shields	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Ashland, Oregon

Head coach

Steve Smiley (Northern State)

Assistant coach(es)

Dorian Green (Colorado State)
Houston Reed (Northern State)
Brett Cloepfil (CSU Pueblo)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 8, 2023

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Midland	W 99–65		18 – Reaves	10 – Thomas	6 – Thomas	Bank of Colorado Arena (–) Greeley, CO
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Colorado College	W 87–58	1–0	13 – Wisne	8 – Abercrombie	2 – Tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (986) Greeley, CO
November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern New Mexico	W 81–60	2–0	20 – Thomas	12 – Thomas	6 – Thomas	Bank of Colorado Arena (917) Greeley, CO
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Colorado State	L 64–83	2–1	20 – Reaves	15 – Thomas	3 – Thomas	Bank of Colorado Arena (2,181) Greeley, CO
November 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Mexico State Cancún Challenge campus game	L 71–76	2–2	16 – Reaves	13 – Thomas	3 – Thomas	Pan American Center (5,656) Las Cruces, NM
November 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloSports	vs. Chicago State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinal	W 78–77 ^OT	3–2	24 – Reaves	10 – Thomas	4 – Reaves	Hard Rock Hotel (200) Riviera Maya, Mexico
November 22, 2023* 1:15 p.m., FloSports	vs. Radford Cancún Challenge Mayan Division championship	L 68–79	3–3	19 – Thomas	7 – Wisne	5 – Rillie	Hard Rock Hotel (-) Riviera Maya, Mexico
November 29, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Diego	L 72–74	3–4	17 – Abercrombie	8 – Tied	6 – Thomas	Jenny Craig Pavilion (603) San Diego, CA
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal State Northridge	W 75–71	4–4	31 – Thomas	9 – Wisne	4 – Thomas	Bank of Colorado Arena (899) Greeley, CO
December 11, 2023* 10:00 a.m., ESPN+	at Texas A&M-Commerce	L 99–101 ^2OT	4–5	30 – Reaves	17 – Thomas	8 – Rillie	The Field House (1,873) Commerce, TX
December 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N	at Colorado	L 68–90	4–6	27 – Thomas	9 – Thomas	6 – Rillie	CU Events Center (7,177) Boulder, CO
December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., Mountain West Network	at Air Force	W 83–79	5–6	24 – Thomas	10 – Thomas	6 – Rillie	Clune Arena (1,827) Colorado Springs, CO
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Arizona	W 92–77	6–6 (1–0)	18 – Rillie	5 – Tied	5 – Reynolds	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,090) Greeley, CO
January 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Dakota Big Sky-Summit League Challenge	W 97–87	7–6	30 – Rillie	12 – Thomas	4 – Rillie	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,365) Grand Forks, ND
January 6, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Denver Big Sky-Summit League Challenge	W 86–82	8–6	23 – Thomas	8 – Rillie	10 – Rillie	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,403) Greeley, CO
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Montana	W 98-92 ^OT	9-6 (2–0)	37 – Thomas	14 – Thomas	5 – Rillie	Dahlberg Arena (2,362) Missoula, MT
January 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Montana State	L 81-90	9-7 (2-1)	27 – Thomas	8 – Thomas	8 – Rillie	Worthington Arena (2,093) Bozeman, MT
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Sacramento State						Bank of Colorado Arena (-) Greeley, CO
January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Portland State						Bank of Colorado Arena (-) Greeley, CO
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Washington						Reese Court (-) Cheney, WA
January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Idaho						ICCU Arena (-) Moscow, ID
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Idaho State						Bank of Colorado Arena (-) Greeley, CO
February 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Weber State						Bank of Colorado Arena (-) Greeley, CO
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Montana State						Bank of Colorado Arena (-) Greeley, CO
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Montana						Bank of Colorado Arena (-) Greeley, CO
February 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Portland State						Viking Pavilion (-) Portland, OR
February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Sacramento State						Hornets Nest (-) Sacramento, CA
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Idaho						Bank of Colorado Arena (-) Greeley, CO
February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Washington						Bank of Colorado Arena (-) Greeley, CO
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Weber State						Dee Events Center (-) Ogden, UT
March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Idaho State						Reed Gym (-) Pocatello, ID
March 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Arizona						Findlay Toyota Court (-) Flagstaff, AZ
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2024 TBD	vs. TBD Quarterfinals						Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source^[3]

References

↑ "Northern Colorado 73-84 Montana State (Mar 5, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
↑ "Northern Colorado 84-80 Portland State (Mar 4, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". uncbears.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

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[1] "Northern Colorado 73-84 Montana State (Mar 5, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2023.

[2] "Northern Colorado 84-80 Portland State (Mar 4, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2023.

[3] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". uncbears.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

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