2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
Conference Big Sky Conference
2016–17 record 1–3 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach Jeff Linder (1st year)
Assistant coach Steve Smiley
Assistant coach Ken DeWeese
Assistant coach Vinnie McGhee
Home arena Bank of Colorado Arena
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 0 0       5 2   .714
Montana State 0 0       5 2   .714
North Dakota 0 0       4 2   .667
Idaho 0 0       3 3   .500
Portland State 0 0       2 3   .400
Southern Utah 0 0       2 4   .333
Weber State 0 0       2 4   .333
Northern Colorado 0 0       2 5   .286
Northern Arizona 0 0       2 6   .250
Sacramento State 0 0       1 5   .167
Idaho State 0 0       1 6   .143
Montana 0 0       1 6   .143
2017 Big Sky Tournament winner

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 are led by first year head coach Jeff Linder and played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Bears finished the season with an overall record of 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.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Cameron Michael 2 G 6'5" 185 Junior Loveland, CO Retired from basketball due to a concussion injury[1]
Jamal Evans 5 F 6'7" 205 Junior St. Petersburg, FL Transferred
Miles Seward 15 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Toronto, ON Transferred to Harcum College
Kenny Lesley 40 F 6'8" 215 Freshman Elsberry, MO Transferred to Moberly Area CC
Dallas Anglin 55 G 6'1" 185 RS Junior Montclair, NJ Left the team due to personal reasons

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

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 
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 
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 
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 
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 Home town
G 0 Davis, JordanJordan Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Canyon Springs Las Vegas, NV
G 1 Davis, GeradGerad Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Canyon Springs
Casper College
Las Vegas, NV
G 2 Carey, KyleKyle Carey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Myserscough London, England
G 3 Miles, D. J.D. J. Miles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Bear Creek
Otero JC
Lakewood, CO
G 4 Loose, TylerTyler Loose (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Laramie
Casper College
Laramie, WY
G 5 Ranson, MikeMike Ranson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Central Pueblo, CO
F 10 Sylla, IbrahimIbrahim Sylla 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So South Denver, CO
G 11 Spight, AndreAndre Spight (W)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Burbank
Arizona State
Burbank, CA
G 12 Radebaugh, JonahJonah Radebaugh (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Northglen Thornton, CO
G 13 Glotta, ChazChaz Glotta 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Fort Zumwalt North
Southern Illinois
O'Fallon, MO
F 20 Morgan, TannerTanner Morgan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Sprague
Casper College
Salem, OR
G 24 Johnson, AnthonyAnthony Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Decatur Central Indianapolis, IN
F 25 Edwards, KaiKai Edwards 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Asterdam, Netherlands
G 30 Dotson, Jon'teJon'te Dotson (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lincoln Denver, CO
F 33 Vercellino, RobertoRoberto Vercellino 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Liceo Scientifco A.B. Sabin Turin, Italy
F 33 Verhagen, JeremyJeremy 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

[2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# 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 
Greeley, CO

11/19/2016*
8:00 pm
at Santa Clara
Las Vegas Invitational
L 72–88  1–2
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA

11/21/2016*
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 8 Arizona
Las Vegas Invitational
L 55–71  1–3
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ

11/24/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. Sacred Heart
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals
  
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV

11/25/2016*
12:30 pm
or 3:00 pm
vs. Bucknell
or Norfolk State

Las Vegas Invitational
  
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV

11/29/2016*
6:00 pm
at Oklahoma   
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK

12/03/2016*
2:00 pm
Northern New Mexico College   
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO

12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
at Colorado State   
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO

12/17/2016*
1:00 pm
at Denver   
Magness Arena 
Denver, CO

12/20/2016*
6:00 pm
UC Riverside   
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
Big Sky regular season

12/29/2016
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State   
Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA

12/31/2016
3:00 pm
at Portland State   
Peter Stott Center 
Portland, OR

01/05/2017
7:00 pm
Southern Utah   
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO

01/07/2017
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona   
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO

01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at Montana   
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT

01/14/2017
2:00 pm
at Montana State   
Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT

01/19/2017
7:00 pm
Idaho State   
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO

01/21/2017
7:00 pm
Weber State   
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO

01/26/2017
7:00 pm
at Northern Arizona   
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT

01/28/2017
2:00 pm
at Southern Utah   
Centrum Arena 
Cedar City, UT

02/04/2017
6:00 pm
at North Dakota   
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND

02/09/2017
7:00 pm
Idaho   
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO

02/11/2017
2:00 pm
Eastern Washington   
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO

02/16/2017
7:00 pm
at Weber State   
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT

02/18/2017
7:00 pm
at Idaho State   
Holt Arena 
Pocatello, ID

02/25/2017
7:00 pm
North Dakota   
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO

03/02/2017
7:00 pm
Portland State   
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO

03/04/2017
2:00 pm
Sacramento State   
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
Big Sky Tournament

03/07–11/2017
vs.    
Reno Events Center 
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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