2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	† 2018 Big Sky Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
CIT Champions
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2017–18 record	26–12 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jeff Linder (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Steve Smiley
Assistant coach	Ken DeWeese
Assistant coach	Vinnie McGhee
Home stadium	Bank of Colorado Arena
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The 2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by second-year head coach Jeff Linder and played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 26–12, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Northern Arizona and Weber State to advance to the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament to Montana. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Drake, San Diego, Sam Houston State and UIC to become CIT champions.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2016–17 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]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Gerad Davis	1	G	6'3"	195	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to pursue football^[2]
Kyle Carey	2	G	6'6"	190	Freshman	London, England	Transferred to Barry
D. J. Miles	3	G	6'6"	195	Junior	Lakewood, CO	Graduate transferred to Fort Lewis
Mike Ranson	5	G	6'2"	185	Freshman	Pueblo, CO	Transferred to Fort Lewis
Jon'te Dotson	30	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Denver, CO	Walk-on; graduated
Jeremy Verhagen	33	F	6'10"	220	RS Junior	Florence, AZ	Graduate transferred to Nicholls State

2017 incoming recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight
Matej Drgon PF	Slovakia	Get Better Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A
Matej Drgon PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Johnatan Reyes PG	San Antonio, TX	Clark High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Johnatan Reyes PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jalen Sanders SF	Highlands Ranch, CO	Valor Christian High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Jalen Sanders SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
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Roster

2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
G	0	Jordan Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Canyon Springs	Las Vegas, NV
G	2	Matt Johnson (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	Rangeview	Aurora, CO
G	4	Tyler Loose (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Laramie Casper College	Laramie, WY
F	10	Ibrahim Sylla	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	South	Denver, CO
G	11	Andre Spight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Sr	Burbank Arizona State	Burbank, CA
G	12	Jonah Radebaugh	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS So	Northglenn	Thornton, CO
G	13	Chaz Glotta	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Fort Zumwalt North Southern Illinois	O'Fallon, MO
F	20	Tanner Morgan	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Sprague Casper College	Salem, OR
F	21	Roberto Vercellino	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Liceo Scientifco A.B. Sabin	Turin, Italy
F	22	Jalen Sanders	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Valor Christian	Denver, CO
F	23	Matej Drgon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	GBA Academy	Hamuliakovo, Slovak Republic
G	24	Anthony Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Decatur Central	Indianapolis, IN
F	25	Kai Edwards	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Canarias Basketball Academy	Amsterdam, Netherlands
G	33	Johnatan Reyes	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Tom C. Clark	San Antonio, TX

Head coach

Jeff Linder (Western Colorado)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Smiley (Northern State)
Ken DeWeese (Mary Hardin–Baylor)
Vinnie McGhee (Cal State Northridge)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2017* 7:00 pm		Johnson & Wales	106–51		Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
Nov 5, 2017* 5:00 pm		at Colorado State Puerto Rico relief fund exhibition game	79–83		Moby Arena (1,079) Fort Collins, CO
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado	51–66	0–1	Coors Events Center (7,740) Boulder, CO
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm		UC Davis	59–74	0–2	Bank of Colorado Arena (895) Greeley, CO
Nov 17, 2017* 8:00 pm		at Pepperdine	84–82	1–2	Firestone Fieldhouse (805) Malibu, CA
Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm		Northern New Mexico Sanford Pentagon Showcase	99–60	2–2	Bank of Colorado Arena (857) Greeley, CO
Nov 24, 2017* 7:00 pm		vs. Youngstown State Sanford Pentagon Showcase	80–67	3–2	Sanford Pentagon (1,105) Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 25, 2017* 5:30 pm		vs. South Dakota Sanford Pentagon Showcase	63–62	4–2	Sanford Pentagon (1,248) Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 26, 2017* 10:30 am		vs. Southern Miss Sanford Pentagon Showcase	77–63	5–2	Sanford Pentagon (101) Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 29, 2017* 8:00 pm		at UC Davis	51–56	5–3	The Pavilion (1,779) Davis, CA
Dec 3, 2017* 5:00 pm		Western State	87–75	6–3	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,069) Greeley, CO
Dec 10, 2017* 5:00 pm		Oklahoma Panhandle State	104–53	7–3	Bank of Colorado Arena (797) Greeley, CO
Dec 13, 2017* 5:00 pm, CET		Denver	83–63	8–3	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,153) Greeley, CO
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Wyoming	91–84	9–3	Arena-Auditorium (4,289) Laramie, WY
Dec 22, 2017* 8:00 pm		at UNLV	91–94	9–4	Thomas & Mack Center (9,192) Paradise, NV
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm		Eastern Washington	88–75	10–4 (1–0)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,047) Greeley, CO
Dec 31, 2017 2:00 pm		Idaho	81–77	11–4 (2–0)	Bank of Colorado Arena (960) Greeley, CO
Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm		at Montana State	64–76	11–5 (2–1)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,542) Bozeman, MT
Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm		at Montana	80–89	11–6 (2–2)	Dahlberg Arena (4,119) Missoula, MT
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm, CET		Weber State	74–78	11–7 (2–3)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,792) Greeley, CO
Jan 13, 2018 2:00 pm		Idaho State	94–80	12–7 (3–3)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,165) Greeley, CO
Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ELVN		North Dakota	94–91 ^OT	13–7 (4–3)	Bank of Colorado Arena (2,059) Greeley, CO
Jan 25, 2018 8:00 pm		at Idaho	80–63	14–7 (5–3)	Cowan Spectrum (1,122) Moscow, ID
Jan 27, 2018 3:00 pm		at Eastern Washington	65–67	14–8 (5–4)	Reese Court (1,674) Cheney, WA
Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm		Montana	79–88	14–9 (5–5)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,413) Greeley, CO
Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm, CET		Montana State	86–63	15–9 (6–5)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,617) Greeley, CO
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm		at Idaho State	85–82	16–9 (7–5)	Holt Arena (1,336) Pocatello, ID
Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm		at Weber State	66–71 ^OT	16–10 (7–6)	Dee Events Center (6,909) Ogden, UT
Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, CET		Northern Arizona	95–60	17–10 (8–6)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,524) Greeley, CO
Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, CET		Southern Utah	97–80	18–10 (9–6)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,683) Greeley, CO
Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm		at North Dakota	79–66	19–10 (10–6)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,895) Grand Forks, ND
Mar 1, 2018 9:00 pm		at Portland State	85–78	20–10 (11–6)	Pamplin Sports Center (644) Portland, OR
Mar 3, 2018 8:05 pm		at Sacramento State	77–88	20–11 (11–7)	Hornets Nest (686) Sacramento, CA
Big Sky tournament
Mar 6, 2018 2:30 pm, Pluto TV	(5)	vs. (12) Northern Arizona First round	82–59	21–11	Reno Events Center (986) Reno, NV
Mar 8, 2018 2:30 pm, ELVN	(5)	vs. (4) Weber State Quarterfinals	80–55	22–11	Reno Events Center (1,110) Reno, NV
Mar 9, 2018 5:30 pm, ELVN	(5)	vs. (1) Montana Semifinals	89–91	22–12	Reno Events Center (1,236) Reno, NV
CIT
Mar 18, 2018* 3:00 pm		Drake Second round	81–72	23–12	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,074) Greeley, CO
Mar 21, 2018* 8:00 pm		at San Diego Quarterfinals	86–75	24–12	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,053) San Diego, CA
Mar 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Sam Houston State Semifinals	99–80	25–12	Bank of Colorado Arena (2,019) Greeley, CO
Mar 30, 2018* 5:00 pm, CBSSN		UIC Championship	76–71	26–12	Bank of Colorado Arena (3,198) Greeley, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

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2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Weber State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2018 Big Sky Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll