2022–23 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team explained

Mode:basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Team:Northern Colorado Bears
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:12–20
Conf Record:6–12
Head Coach:Steve Smiley
Hc Year:3rd
Assoc Coach:Cory Fehringer
Asst Coach1:Dorian Green
Asst Coach2:Houston Reed
Stadium:Bank of Colorado Arena

The 2022–23 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third-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

The Bears finished the 2021–22 season 22–16, 13–7 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for third place. In the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Eastern Washington[1] and Portland State,[2] before falling to Montana State in the championship game.[3] They received an invite to the CBI, where they defeated Florida Atlantic[4] and UNC Asheville,[5] before falling to UNC Wilmington in the semifinals.[6]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Pfeifer . Ryan . March 10, 2022 . Bears Survive and Advance to Big Sky Semifinals . December 15, 2022 . University of Northern Colorado Athletics . en.
  2. News: Pfeifer . Ryan . March 11, 2022 . Kountz Career Night leads Bears to Title Game . December 15, 2022 . University of Northern Colorado Athletics . en.
  3. News: Birnbrauer . Kyle . March 12, 2022 . Bobcats Win 2022 Big Sky Men's Basketball Tournament Championship For First Time Since 1996 . December 15, 2022 . Big Sky Conference . en.
  4. News: Watson-Fisher . Jadyn . March 20, 2022 . No. 12 Northern Colorado upsets No. 5 Florida Atlantic, 74-71, to advance in CBI . December 15, 2022 . . en.
  5. News: March 21, 2022 . UNC Asheville Edged by Northern Colorado in CBI Quarterfinals, 87-84 . December 15, 2022 . Big South Conference . en.
  6. News: March 23, 2022 . UNC Wilmington beats Northern Colorado in CBI semifinals . December 15, 2022 . AP News . en.
  7. News: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule. University of Northern Colorado Athletics. December 15, 2022. en.
  8. News: 2022-23 Northern Colorado Bears Schedule. ESPN. December 15, 2022. en.