Northern Colorado

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Team: Northern Colorado Bears [ID #154]

Location: Greeley, CO (Mountain)

Conference: VI.15 [Division 3]

President: None

Coach: Jeffery Cobb

Arena: Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion

Rating: 19.88 - Overall Position: #977

Fan Mood: 64.80

Alumni Mood: -50.85

Prestige: 78

Team Notes:

• Feb 01 2042: 2-star prospect Joe Keefer committed.
• Jan 23 2042: 2-star prospect Geoffrey Curran committed.
• Aug 29 2041: Stan Johnston was hired as the new assistant coach.
• Aug 29 2041: Aaron Saunders was hired as the new assistant coach.
• Aug 29 2041: Linsey Pease was hired as the new assistant coach.
• Aug 29 2041: Assistant coach Eugene Nicholson was let go.
• Aug 29 2041: Assistant coach Tony Ervin was let go.
• Aug 29 2041: Assistant coach Sam Ferri was let go.
• Aug 29 2041: Jeffery Cobb was appointed as the new head coach.
• Aug 29 2041: Rob Padgett was fired as head coach.

Record:

Wins: 3 Losses: 0 Pct: 1.000 Conf Wins: 0 Conf Losses: 0 Conf Pct: .000 Conf Rank: 2 Last10: 3-0 Streak: W3

Pts Ave: 74.7 - 60.3 Pts Diff: +14.3 Team Power Index: 127.3

Press Releases:

Nov 24 2022: First Conference Win Under New President - by dcon_28 on December 5th, 2021

In the first conference game of the 2022-23 season, the Northern Colorado Bears defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers 73-70. The Bears were boosted by a strong first half that got them out to a 10 point lead, as well as having 4 players scoring double digits. Rafael Rodriguez chipped in with a 12 assist performance, getting him ever closer to the elusive double-double average. However, his journey will have to wait after he suffered a wrist contusion at the end of the game against Sacred Heart. After the game, coach Joshua Schmidt only had one thing to say: "We need to get better. Yes, we won, but we're shooting free throws horribly, 6th worst in the conference if I remember right, and we're also 6th worst in field goal percent and 3-point percent. So yeah, we need to be better." We'll see how it goes with 4 difficult games coming up against SUNY Canton, Colorado, Liberty, and Saint Louis.

Oct 19 2022: First Season for New President - by dcon_28 on November 25th, 2021

In the first game under the direction of President dcon and coach Joshua Schmidt, the Bears of Northern Colorado lost 79-77 against Susquehanna on a heartbreaking buzzer-beating 3-pointer by River Hawks point guard Caleb Clayton. However, this was a very good performance by the Bears, with 4 out of 5 starters scoring double-digit points and point guard Rafael Rodriguez racking up 9 points and 10 assists. The Bears shot a meager 51% from the field, but also 52% from beyond the arc, so there's still something to be proud of for this team. Next up on the non-conference schedule is Slippery Rock, but more importantly #20 Ohio comes after them, so we'll see how the Bears can hang with the best of the best in Hardwood.

Feb 24 2018: UNCO Will Promote to Division II Next Season - by Jnkwilliam on March 27th, 2021

The Northern Colorado Bears reached their goal of promoting to Division II. The last time the Bears were in Division II was 2011. Coach Shelton stated "Our success this season can be attributed to President jnkwilliam's implementation of a winning, no excuses culture. In addition, senior leadership was outstanding. Seniors Sykes, Hale and Vern excellent work ethic set the standard for the rest of the team". The Bears conference record stands at 22-6, tied for first place. Stuart Hale from Aurora, Colorado leads the team in scoring averaging 17.4 points a game.

Feb 01 2018: Northern Colorado Crushes Earlham 76 - 55 - by Jnkwilliam on March 20th, 2021

The Bears earned an easy victory Saturday against the Earlham Quakers in front of 2,109 enthusiastic fans at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion. The star of the game was Junior PG, Colorado Springs native, Hugh Mcfarland. The 6-4 speedster led the Bears with 18 points, 12 of the 18 points were layups, 4 assists 0 turnovers. Halftime score was 37 - 27. The Division III school located in beautiful Greeley, Colorado (well known for its many craft beers) currently owns first place in the conference with nine games to go.

Nov 18 2017: Northern Colorado Tops Iowa State 86-70 - by Jnkwilliam on February 27th, 2021

The Bears completed the nonconference schedule at 8-2, best in the conference with a victory over the Cyclones. The win extends the Bears win streak to five. Northern Colorado is undefeated at home, 4-0. UNC opens conference play tomorrow.