Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball

Northern Colorado Bears
Northern Colorado Bears
	2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
University	University of Northern Colorado
Conference	Big Sky
Location	Greeley, CO
Head coach	Jeff Linder (1st year)
Arena	Bank of Colorado Arena; (Capacity: 2,992)
Nickname	Bears
Colors	Blue and Gold; <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css"></templatestyles>
NCAA Tournament appearances
	2011

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.

Postseason history

The Bears have appeared in one NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their record is 0–1.^[2]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result	UNC Head Coach
2011	Second Round	San Diego State	L 50–68	B. J. Hill

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 Milwaukee	W 92–70 L 88–89 ^OT

The Bears have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) twice. Their record is 2-2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result	UNC Head Coach
2014	First Round	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 71–82	B. J. Hill

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Venues	Bank of Colorado Arena (1975–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e University of Northern Colorado
Academics	Monfort College of Business Summer Enrichment Program Colorado School of Public Health (joint program with UC & CSU)
Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Bank of Colorado Arena Football Nottingham Field Rugby Football Club Fighting Whites (former intramural team)
Student life	The Crucible The Mirror

v t e Big Sky Conference men's basketball
Teams	Eastern Washington Eagles Idaho Vandals Idaho State Bengals Montana Grizzlies Montana State Bobcats North Dakota Fighting Hawks Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Colorado Bears Portland State Vikings Sacramento State Hornets Southern Utah Thunderbirds Weber State Wildcats
Championships & awards	Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16