2019–20 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Northern Colorado Bears
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:22–9
Conf Record:15–5
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Steve Smiley
Asst Coach2:Dorian Green
Asst Coach3:Ken DeWeese

The 2019–20 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by fourth-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 22–9, 15–5 Big Sky play to finish in second place. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all postseason tournaments were canceled including the Big Sky tournament.[1]

On March 17, 2020, head coach Jeff Lindor was named the head coach at Wyoming.[2] A few days later, the school promoted assistant coach Steve Smiley as the school's new head coach.[3]

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2018–19 season 21–11, 15–5 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Southern Utah.

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Sky Conference cancels remainder of 2020 championships. 2020-03-12. MTSPX. en. 2020-03-25.
  2. Web site: Northern Colorado's Jeff Linder named Wyoming men's basketball coach. staff. Star-Tribune. Casper Star-Tribune Online. en. 2020-03-25.
  3. Web site: Steve Smiley named new Northern Colorado men's basketball coach. 2020-03-20. The Denver Post. en-US. 2020-03-25.
  4. Web site: 2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule . University of Northern Colorado.