2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bears were led by first-year head coach Jeff Linder and played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado . They were members of the Big Sky Conference . They finished the season 11–18, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. On October 8, 2016, the school self-imposed a postseason ban amid an ongoing NCAA investigation.[ 1]
Previous season
The Bears finished the 2015–16 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.[ 2] On May 1, the school hired Jeff Linder as head coach.[ 3]
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Gerad Davis
1
G
6'3"
175
Junior
Las Vegas, NV
Junior college transferred from Casper College
D. J. Davis
3
G
6'6"
195
Junior
Lakewood, CO
Junior college transferred from Otero JC
Andre Spight
11
G
6'3"
175
Senior
Pasadena, CA
Transferred from Arizona State . Under NCAA transfer rules, Spight will not play for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
2016 incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Michael Ranson SG
Pueblo, CO
Central High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jun 18, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kyle Carey SG
London, England
Myerscough College
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
May 23, 2016
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Roberto Vercellino SF
Torino, Italy
Liceo Scientifico Statale A.B. Sabin
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
May 26, 2016
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kai Edwards PF
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Canarias Basketball Academy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Apr 14, 2016
Recruiting 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:
Roster
2016–17 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)
So
Canyon Springs
Las Vegas, NV
G
1
Gerad Davis
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Canyon Springs Casper College
Las Vegas, NV
G
2
Kyle Carey
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Myserscough
London, England
G
3
D. J. Miles
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Bear Creek Otero JC
Lakewood, CO
G
4
Tyler Loose (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Jr
Laramie Casper College
Laramie, WY
G
5
Mike Ranson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Central
Pueblo, CO
F
10
Ibrahim Sylla
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS So
South
Denver, CO
G
11
Andre Spight (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Burbank Arizona State
Burbank, CA
G
12
Jonah Radebaugh (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
RS Fr
Northglen
Thornton, CO
G
13
Chaz Glotta
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS So
Fort Zumwalt North Southern Illinois
O'Fallon, MO
F
20
Tanner Morgan
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Sprague Casper College
Salem, OR
F
21
Roberto Vercellino
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Liceo Scientifco A.B. Sabin
Turin, Italy
G
24
Anthony Johnson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Decatur Central
Indianapolis, IN
F
25
Kai Edwards
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Canarias Basketball Academy
Amsterdam, Netherlands
G
30
Jon'te Dotson (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Lincoln
Denver, CO
F
33
Jeremy Verhagen
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS Jr
Florence
Florence, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016 *7:00 pm
Johnson & Wales
W 91–67
Bank of Colorado Arena (563)Greeley, CO
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016 *5:30 pm, FS2
at Butler
L 52–89
0–1
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,836)Indianapolis, IN
11/16/2016 *7:00 pm
Colorado Christian
W 94–73
1–1
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,008)Greeley, CO
11/19/2016 *8:00 pm
at Santa Clara Las Vegas Invitational
L 72–88
1–2
Leavey Center (1,331)Santa Clara, CA
11/21/2016 *7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 8 Arizona Las Vegas Invitational
L 55–71
1–3
McKale Center (14,397)Tucson, AZ
11/24/2016 *3:00 pm
vs. Sacred Heart Las Vegas Invitational visitors' semifinal
W 81–59
2–3
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
11/25/2016 *3:00 pm
vs. Bucknell Las Vegas Invitational visitors' championship
L 63–75
2–4
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
11/29/2016 *6:00 pm
at Oklahoma
L 66–87
2–5
Lloyd Noble Center (7,579)Norman, OK
12/03/2016 *2:00 pm
Northern New Mexico
W 97–73
3–5
Bank of Colorado Arena (989)Greeley, CO
12/10/2016 *2:00 pm
at Colorado State
L 64–81
3–6
Moby Arena (3,114)Fort Collins, CO
12/17/2016 *1:00 pm
at Denver
L 70–73
3–7
Magness Arena (3,421)Denver, CO
12/20/2016 *6:00 pm
UC Riverside
W 77–61
4–7
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,232)Greeley, CO
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016 8:00 pm
at Sacramento State
W 69–53
5–7 (1–0)
Hornets Nest (593)Sacramento, CA
12/31/2016 3:00 pm
at Portland State
W 73–59
6–7 (2–0)
Peter Stott Center (506)Portland, OR
01/05/2017 7:00 pm
Southern Utah
L 76–78
6–8 (2–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena (833)Greeley, CO
01/07/2017 7:00 pm
Northern Arizona
W 83–79
7–8 (3–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,018)Greeley, CO
01/12/2017 7:00 pm
at Montana
L 68–89
7–9 (3–2)
Dahlberg Arena (3,438)Missoula, MT
01/14/2017 2:00 pm
at Montana State
L 53–68
7–10 (3–3)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,313)Bozeman, MT
01/19/2017 7:00 pm
Idaho State
L 69–73
7–11 (3–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,865)Greeley, CO
01/21/2017 7:00 pm
Weber State
L 69–74
7–12 (3–5)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,915)Greeley, CO
01/26/2017 7:00 pm
at Northern Arizona
L 50–63
7–13 (3–6)
Dee Events Center (1,713)Ogden, UT
01/28/2017 2:00 pm
at Southern Utah
W 89–71
8–13 (4–6)
Centrum Arena (1,802)Cedar City, UT
02/04/2017 6:00 pm
at North Dakota
W 87–77 OT
8–14 (4–7)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,352)Grand Forks, ND
02/09/2017 7:00 pm
Idaho
L 76–88
8–15 (4–8)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,059)Greeley, CO
02/11/2017 2:00 pm
Eastern Washington
L 44–70
8–16 (4–9)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,057)Greeley, CO
02/16/2017 7:00 pm
at Weber State
L 63–69
8–17 (4–10)
Dee Events Center (6,641)Ogden, UT
02/18/2017 7:00 pm
at Idaho State
W 87–81
9–17 (5–10)
Holt Arena (1,436)Pocatello, ID
02/25/2017 7:00 pm
North Dakota
L 81–84 OT
9–18 (5–11)
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,132)Greeley, CO
03/02/2017 7:00 pm
Portland State
L 84–87
10–18 (6–11)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,282)Greeley, CO
03/04/2017 2:00 pm
Sacramento State
W 70–67
11–18 (7–11)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,305)Greeley, CO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain Time .
References