2021–22 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
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2021–22 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball | |
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Rainbow Classic champions | |
CBI, Semifinals | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 22–16 (13–7 Big Sky) |
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Home arena | Bank of Colorado Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 22 | – | 16 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
The 2021–22 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by second-year head coach Steve Smiley, played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Bears finished the 2020–21 season 11–11, 6–8 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the #8 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated #9 seed Sacramento State in the first round,[1] before falling to top seeded Southern Utah in the quarterfinals.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 10, 2021* 7:30 pm |
vs. Pacific Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic |
W 67–65 | 1–0 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
November 11, 2021* 10:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Hawaii Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic |
W 81–78 | 2–0 |
Stan Sheriff Center (2,110) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
November 13, 2021* 7:30 pm |
vs. Hawaii–Hilo Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic |
L 79–87 OT | 2–1 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
November 15, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Colorado College | W 93–53 | 3–1 |
Bank of Colorado Arena (890) Greeley, CO | |||||||
November 17, 2021* 6:30 pm, LHN |
at No. 8 Texas Abe Lemons Classic |
L 49–62 | 3–2 |
Frank Erwin Center (11,083) Austin, TX | |||||||
November 21, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at California Baptist Abe Lemons Classic |
L 70–74 | 3–3 |
CBU Events Center (2,229) Riverside, CA | |||||||
November 23, 2021* 8:00 pm |
at San Jose State Abe Lemons Classic |
L 74–75 | 3–4 |
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,257) San Jose, CA | |||||||
November 27, 2021* 12:00 pm, KCDO |
at Colorado State | L 79–88 | 3–5 |
Moby Arena (4,328) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
December 2, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Montana State | W 77–75 | 4–5 (1–0) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,191) Greeley, CO | |||||||
December 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Montana | W 78–75 | 5–5 (2–0) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,178) Greeley, CO | |||||||
December 7, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Dakota | W 74–69 | 6–5 |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,115) Greeley, CO | |||||||
December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, P12N |
at No. 8 Arizona | L 76–101 | 6–6 |
McKale Center (11,943) Tucson, AZ | |||||||
December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington State | L 56–82 | 6–7 |
Beasley Coliseum (2,438) Pullman, WA | |||||||
December 21, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern New Mexico | W 90–54 | 7–7 |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,293) Greeley, CO | |||||||
January 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | W 91–81 | 8–7 (3–0) |
America First Event Center (865) Cedar City, UT | |||||||
January 8, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Sacramento State | L 71–85 | 8–8 (3–1) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,204) Greeley, CO | |||||||
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Idaho | W 87–70 | 9–8 (4–1) |
Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (1,069) Moscow, ID | |||||||
January 22, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Washington | W 87–83 | 10–8 (5–1) |
Reese Court (1,102) Cheney, WA | |||||||
January 27, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Weber State | L 76–85 | 10–9 (5–2) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,629) Greeley, CO | |||||||
January 31, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Portland State Rescheduled from January 10 |
L 76–79 | 10–10 (5–3) |
Viking Pavilion (989) Portland, OR | |||||||
February 3, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Portland State | L 99–106 | 10–11 (5–4) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (888) Greeley, CO | |||||||
February 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Arizona | W 74–71 | 11–11 (6–4) |
Walkup Skydome (1,239) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
February 7, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Arizona Rescheduled from January 15 |
W 82–60 | 12–11 (7–4) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (802) Greeley, CO | |||||||
February 10, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Sacramento State | W 79–61 | 13–11 (8–4) |
Hornets Nest (916) Sacramento, CA | |||||||
February 14, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | W 100–95 | 14–11 (9–4) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,024) Greeley, CO | |||||||
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Idaho State | L 58–61 | 14–12 (9–5) |
Reed Gym (1,088) Pocatello, ID | |||||||
February 19, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Weber State | W 83–79 OT | 15–12 (10–5) |
Dee Events Center (5,543) Ogden, UT | |||||||
February 21, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Idaho State Rescheduled from January 29 |
W 77–70 | 16–12 (11–5) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,136) Greeley, CO | |||||||
February 24, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Washington | L 76–85 | 16–13 (11–6) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,004) Greeley, CO | |||||||
February 26, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Idaho | W 98–94 | 17–13 (12–6) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,421) Greeley, CO | |||||||
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Montana | W 75–66 | 18–13 (13–6) |
Dahlberg Arena (3,278) Missoula, MT | |||||||
March 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Montana State | L 85–87 | 18–14 (13–7) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (4,217) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (6) Eastern Washington Quarterfinals |
W 68–67 | 19–14 |
Idaho Central Arena (2,022) Boise, ID | ||||||
March 11, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (7) Portland State Semifinals |
W 86–79 | 20–14 |
Idaho Central Arena (3,037) Boise, ID | ||||||
March 12, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
(3) | vs. (1) Montana State Championship |
L 66–87 | 20–15 |
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
College Basketball Invitational | |||||||||||
March 20, 2022 12:30 pm, FloHoops |
(12) | vs. (5) Florida Atlantic First Round |
W 74–71 | 21–15 |
Ocean Center (762) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||||
March 21, 2022 3:30 pm, FloHoops |
(12) | vs. (13) UNC Asheville Quarterfinals |
W 87–84 | 22–15 |
Ocean Center (706) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||||
March 22, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(12) | vs. (9) UNC Wilmington Semifinals |
L 64–80 | 22–16 |
Ocean Center (633) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||||
Source[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Northern Colorado Wins Tight Contest Over Sacramento State, Advance to Play Southern Utah". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "Comeback effort falls just short for men's basketball". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2021.