2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
Conference Big Sky Conference
2015–16 record 10–21 (7–11 Big Sky)
Head coach B. J. Hill (6th year)
Assistant coach Joel Davidson
Assistant coach Will Hensley
Assistant coach Eric Murphy
Home arena Bank of Colorado Arena
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
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
Southern Utah 3 15   .167     5 24   .172
Northern Arizona 3 15   .167     5 25   .167
2016 Big Sky 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 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.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 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. The Bears weren't invited to a postseason tournament.

Departures

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

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Chaz Glotta 13 G 6'2" 172 Sophomore St. Louis, MO 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, OR Junior college transferred from Casper College
Dallas Anglin 55 G 6'2" 180 RS Junior Montclair, NJ 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

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Miles Seward
SG
Toronto, ON Athlete Institute Basketball Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Nov 5, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Jordan Davis
#78 PG
Las Vegas, NV Canyon Springs High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg)  
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:

2016 incoming recruits

Roster

2015–16 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) Fr Canyon Springs Las Vegas, NV
G 2 Michael, CameronCameron Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Air Force Loveland, CO
G 4 Loose, TylerTyler Loose (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Casper College Laramie, WY
F 5 Evans, JamalJamal Evans 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Midland College St. Petersburg, FL
F 10 Sylla, IbrahimIbrahim Sylla 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr South Denver, CO
F 11 Mathis, SpencerSpencer Mathis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Valley Las Vegas, NV
G 12 Radebaugh, JonahJonah Radebaugh (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Northglen Thornton, CO
G 13 Glotta, ChazChaz Glotta (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Southern Illinois O'Fallon, MO
G 15 Seward, MilesMiles Seward 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Athlete Institute Basketball Academy Toronto, ON
F 20 Morgan, TannerTanner Morgan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Casper College Salem, OR
G 24 Johnson, AnthonyAnthony Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Decatur Central Indianapolis, IN
G 25 Wilson, JordanJordan Wilson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Windward Los Angeles, CA
G 30 Dotson, Jon'teJon'te Dotson (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lincoln Denver, CO
F 33 Verhagen, JeremyJeremy Verhagen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Florence Florence, AZ
F 40 Lesley, KennyKenny Lesley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Christian Brothers College Elsberry, MO
G 55 Anglin, DallasDallas Anglin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Southern Miss Montclair, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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, KS

11/17/2015*
7:00 PM
Colorado Christian W 85–70  1–1
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,150)
Greeley, CO

11/21/2015*
5:00 PM
UMBC
Maui on the Mainland
L 72–81  1–2
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,121)
Greeley, CO

11/22/2015*
2:30 PM
Austin Peay
Maui on the Mainland
L 76–91  1–3
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,038)
Greeley, CO

11/25/2015*
7:00 PM
Nebraska–Omaha L 85–105  1–4
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,106)
Greeley, CO

11/29/2015*
1:00 PM, P12N
at Colorado L 52–82  1–5
Coors Events Center (7,424)
Boulder, CO

12/03/2015*
7:00 PM
at UC Riverside L 66–77  1–6
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (603)
Riverside, CA

12/09/2015*
7:00 PM
York (NE) W 91–58  2–6
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,052)
Greeley, CO

12/13/2015*
5:00 PM, CET
Colorado State W 73–64  3–6
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,576)
Greeley, CO

12/16/2015*
7:00 PM, CET
Denver L 77–81  3–7
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,245)
Greeley, CO

12/21/2015*
5:00 PM
at Jacksonville State L 76–79  3–8
Pete Mathews Coliseum (821)
Jacksonville, AL

12/23/2015*
6:00 PM, SECN
vs. Mississippi State L 69–93  3–9
Mississippi Coliseum (4,512)
Jackson, MS
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, CO

01/02/2016
2:00 PM
Idaho L 70–75  4–10
(1–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,145)
Greeley, CO

01/07/2016
7:00 PM
at Idaho State L 78–83  4–10
(1–2)
Holt Arena (1,462)
Pocatello, ID

01/09/2016
7:00 PM
at Weber State L 68–85  4–11
(1–3)
Dee Events Center (6,518)
Ogden, UT

01/14/2016
7:00 PM, CET
Montana L 66–73  4–12
(1–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,302)
Greeley, CO

01/16/2016
5:00 PM
Montana State W 78–76  5–12
(2–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,120)
Greeley, CO

01/21/2016
7:00 PM
at Southern Utah W 90–80  6–13
(3–4)
Centrum Arena (1,356)
Cedar City, UT

01/23/2016
2:00 PM
at Northern Arizona W 84–79  7–13
(4–4)
Walkup Skydome (1,526)
Flagstaff, AZ

01/30/2016
7:00 PM, CET
North Dakota W 71–70  8–13
(5–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,016)
Greeley, CO

02/04/2016
7:00 PM, CET
Weber State L 54–64  8–14
(5–5)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,110)
Greeley, CO

02/06/2016
7:00 PM
Idaho State L 57–90  8–15
(5–6)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,268)
Greeley, CO

02/11/2016
7:00 PM
at Idaho L 67–73  8–16
(5–7)
Cowan Spectrum (1,012)
Moscow, ID

02/13/2016
3:00 PM
at Eastern Washington L 80–97  8–17
(5–8)
Reese Court (1,689)
Cheney, WA

02/20/2016
1:00 PM
at North Dakota L 73–74  8–18
(5–9)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,424)
Grand Forks, ND

02/25/2016
7:00 PM, CET
Sacramento State W 72–67  9–18
(6–9)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,295)
Greeley, CO

02/27/2016
7:00 PM, CET
Portland State L 86–89  9–19
(6–10)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,290)
Greeley, CO

03/03/2016
7:05 PM
at Montana State L 63–81  9–20
(6–11)
Worthington Arena (2,227)
Bozeman, MT

03/05/2016
7:00 PM
at Montana W 78–72  10–20
(7–11)
Dahlberg Arena (4,224)
Missoula, MT
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, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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