2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	10–21 (7–11 Big Sky)
Head coach	B. J. Hill (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Joel Davidson Will Hensley Eric Murphy
Home arena	Bank of Colorado Arena

2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Weber State †	15	–	3		.833			26	–	9		.743
Montana	14	–	4		.778			21	–	12		.636
Idaho	12	–	6		.667			21	–	13		.618
Idaho State	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
Eastern Washington	10	–	8		.556			18	–	16		.529
North Dakota	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Montana State	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Portland State	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Northern Colorado	7	–	11		.389			10	–	21		.323
Sacramento State	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Northern Arizona	3	–	15		.167			5	–	25		.167
Southern Utah	3	–	15		.167			5	–	24		.172
† Conference tournament winner

The 2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by sixth-year head coach B. J. Hill and played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Bears finished the season 10–21, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Portland State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.

On April 21, 2016, the school fired head coach B. J. Hill amid an NCAA investigation into "serious and concerning" allegations of violations within the program.[1] On May 1, the school hired Jeff Linder as head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2014–15 season 15–15, 10–8 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Northern Arizona.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Corey Spence	0	G	5'9"	175	Senior	Baltimore, Maryland	Graduated
Cody McDavis	1	F	6'8"	230	Junior	Phoenix, Arizona	Left the team for personal reasons
Tevin Svihovec	5	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Kingwood, Texas	Graduated
Dominique Lee	13	F	6'5"	215	Senior	Oakland, California	Graduated
Tim Huskisson	22	F	6'5"	210	Senior	Willard, Missouri	Graduated
Collin Sanger	23	F	6'5"	200	Freshman	Sterling, Colorado	Left the team for personal reasons
Drew Bender	42	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Phoenix, Arizona	Transferred to Cal State East Bay
Dwight Smith	44	G	6'4"	190	RS Senior	Omaha, Nebraska	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Chaz Glotta	13	G	6'2"	172	Sophomore	St. Louis, Missouri	Transferred from Southern Illinois. Under NCAA transfer rules, Glotta will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Tanner Morgan	20	F	6'9"	234	Junior	Salem, Oregon	Junior college transferred from Casper College
Dallas Anglin	55	G	6'2"	180	RS Junior	Montclair, New Jersey	Transferred from Southern Miss. Under NCAA transfer rules, Anglin has to sit out until January and will be eligible to start in January during the 2015–16 season. Anglin will have one and a half years of remaining eligibility.

2015 incoming recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Miles Seward SG	Toronto, Ontario	Athlete Institute Basketball Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Nov 5, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Jordan Davis #78 PG	Las Vegas, Nevada	Canyon Springs High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 68
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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2015.

2016 incoming recruits

College recruiting information (2015)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Michael Ranson SG	Pueblo, Colorado	Central High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 18, 2015
	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 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) Fr Canyon Springs Las Vegas, Nevada G 2 Cameron Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Air Force Loveland, Colorado G 4 Tyler Loose (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Casper College Laramie, Wyoming F 5 Jamal Evans 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Midland College St. Petersburg, Florida F 10 Ibrahim Sylla 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr South Denver, Colorado F 11 Spencer Mathis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Valley Las Vegas, Nevada G 12 Jonah Radebaugh (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Northglen Thornton, Colorado G 13 Chaz Glotta (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Southern Illinois O'Fallon, Missouri G 15 Miles Seward 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Athlete Institute Basketball Academy Toronto F 20 Tanner Morgan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Casper College Salem, Oregon G 24 Anthony Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Decatur Central Indianapolis, Indiana G 25 Jordan Wilson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Windward Los Angeles, California G 30 Jon'te Dotson (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lincoln Denver, Colorado F 33 Jeremy Verhagen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Florence Florence, Arizona F 40 Kenny Lesley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Christian Brothers College Elsberry, Missouri G 55 Dallas Anglin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Southern Miss Montclair, New Jersey	Head coach B. J. Hill (Grand View) Assistant coach(es) Joel Davidson (Wyoming) Will Hensley (Northern Arizona) Eric Murphy (Penn State Beaver) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at No. 4 Kansas Maui Invitational tournament Opening Round	L 72–109	0–1	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm	Colorado Christian	W 85–70	1–1	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,150) Greeley, Colorado
11/21/2015* 5:00 pm	UMBC Maui on the Mainland	L 72–81	1–2	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,121) Greeley, Colorado
11/22/2015* 2:30 pm	Austin Peay Maui on the Mainland	L 76–91	1–3	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,038) Greeley, Colorado
11/25/2015* 7:00 pm	Nebraska–Omaha	L 85–105	1–4	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,106) Greeley, Colorado
11/29/2015* 1:00 pm, P12N	at Colorado	L 52–82	1–5	Coors Events Center (7,424) Boulder, Colorado
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm	at UC Riverside	L 66–77	1–6	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (603) Riverside, California
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm	York (NE)	W 91–58	2–6	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,052) Greeley, Colorado
12/13/2015* 5:00 pm, CET	Colorado State	W 73–64	3–6	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,576) Greeley, Colorado
12/16/2015* 7:00 pm, CET	Denver	L 77–81	3–7	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,245) Greeley, Colorado
12/21/2015* 5:00 pm	at Jacksonville State	L 76–79	3–8	Pete Mathews Coliseum (821) Jacksonville, Alabama
12/23/2015* 6:00 pm, SECN	vs. Mississippi State	L 69–93	3–9	Mississippi Coliseum (4,512) Jackson, Mississippi
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2015 5:00 pm, CET	Eastern Washington	W 96–90	4–9 (1–0)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,125) Greeley, Colorado
01/02/2016 2:00 pm	Idaho	L 70–75	4–10 (1–1)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,145) Greeley, Colorado
01/07/2016 7:00 pm	at Idaho State	L 78–83	4–10 (1–2)	Holt Arena (1,462) Pocatello, Idaho
01/09/2016 7:00 pm	at Weber State	L 68–85	4–11 (1–3)	Dee Events Center (6,518) Ogden, Utah
01/14/2016 7:00 pm, CET	Montana	L 66–73	4–12 (1–4)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,302) Greeley, Colorado
01/16/2016 5:00 pm	Montana State	W 78–76	5–12 (2–4)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,120) Greeley, Colorado
01/21/2016 7:00 pm	at Southern Utah	W 90–80	6–13 (3–4)	Centrum Arena (1,356) Cedar City, Utah
01/23/2016 2:00 pm	at Northern Arizona	W 84–79	7–13 (4–4)	Walkup Skydome (1,526) Flagstaff, Arizona
01/30/2016 7:00 pm, CET	North Dakota	W 71–70	8–13 (5–4)	Bank of Colorado Arena (2,016) Greeley, Colorado
02/04/2016 7:00 pm, CET	Weber State	L 54–64	8–14 (5–5)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,110) Greeley, Colorado
02/06/2016 7:00 pm	Idaho State	L 57–90	8–15 (5–6)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,268) Greeley, Colorado
02/11/2016 7:00 pm	at Idaho	L 67–73	8–16 (5–7)	Cowan Spectrum (1,012) Moscow, Idaho
02/13/2016 3:00 pm	at Eastern Washington	L 80–97	8–17 (5–8)	Reese Court (1,689) Cheney, Washington
02/20/2016 1:00 pm	at North Dakota	L 73–74	8–18 (5–9)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,424) Grand Forks, North Dakota
02/25/2016 7:00 pm, CET	Sacramento State	W 72–67	9–18 (6–9)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,295) Greeley, Colorado
02/27/2016 7:00 pm, CET	Portland State	L 86–89	9–19 (6–10)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,290) Greeley, Colorado
03/03/2016 7:05 pm	at Montana State	L 63–81	9–20 (6–11)	Worthington Arena (2,227) Bozeman, Montana
03/05/2016 7:00 pm	at Montana	W 78–72	10–20 (7–11)	Dahlberg Arena (4,224) Missoula, Montana
Big Sky tournament
03/08/2016 12:05 pm	vs. Portland State First round	L 67–74	10–21	Reno Events Center (1,311) Reno, Nevada
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

1. "Northern Colorado fires men's basketball coach B.J. Hill – The Denver Post". April 21, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
2. "Jeff Linder Named New @unco_mbb Head Coach". University of Northern Colorado. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
3. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".