2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

The Bears finished the 2016–17 season 11–18, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. On October 8, 2016, the school self-imposed a postseason ban amid an ongoing NCAA investigation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/08/northern-colorado-basketball-penalties/|title=University of Northern Colorado imposed penalties on itself over NCAA violations|agency=Associated Press|access-date=2017-01-12}}

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| position = PG

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| highschool = Clark High School

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jalen Sanders

| position = SF

| hometown = Highlands Ranch, CO

| highschool = Valor Christian High School

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tyler|last=Loose|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=180|class=SR|rs=y|home=Laramie, WY|high_school=Laramie
Casper College|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ibrahim|last=Sylla|num=10|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=220|class=JR|rs=y|home=Denver, CO|high_school=South}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Andre|last=Spight|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=170|class=SR|rs=y|home=Burbank, CA|high_school=Burbank
Arizona State}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jonah|last=Radebaugh|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=165|class=SO|rs=y|home=Thornton, CO|high_school=Northglenn|link=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Chaz|last=Glotta|link=|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=170|class=JR|rs=y|home=O'Fallon, MO|high_school=Fort Zumwalt North
Southern Illinois}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tanner|last=Morgan|link=|num=20|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=230|class=SR|rs=y|home=Salem, OR|high_school=Sprague
Casper College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Roberto|last=Vercellino|link=|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=210|class=SO|rs=|home=Turin, Italy|high_school=Liceo Scientifco A.B. Sabin}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kai|last=Edwards|dab=basketball|link=y|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=215|class=SO|rs=|home=Amsterdam, Netherlands|high_school=Canarias Basketball Academy}}

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• Jeff Linder ({{college|Western Colorado}})

|asst_coach=

• Steve Smiley ({{college|Northern State}})
• Ken DeWeese ({{college|Mary Hardin–Baylor}})
• Vinnie McGhee ({{college|Cal State Northridge}})

|roster_url=http://uncbears.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball

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{{CBB schedule start|time=|ranklink=2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2017|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}

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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Colorado Bears}}|Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 2, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Johnson & Wales

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| score = 106–51

| attend =

| record =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 5, 2017

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Colorado State

| site_stadium = Moby Arena

| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO

| gamename = Puerto Rico relief fund exhibition game

| score = 79–83

| attend = 1,079

| record =

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Colorado Bears}}|Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 10, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Colorado

| site_stadium = Coors Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = P12N

| score = 51–66

| attend = 7,740

| record = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 13, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = UC Davis

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| score = 59–74

| attend = 895

| record = 0–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 17, 2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Pepperdine

| site_stadium = Firestone Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Malibu, CA

| score = 84–82

| attend = 805

| record = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 21, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Northern New Mexico

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| gamename = Sanford Pentagon Showcase

| score = 99–60

| attend = 857

| record = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 24, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Youngstown State

| site_stadium = Sanford Pentagon

| site_cityst = Sioux Falls, SD

| gamename = Sanford Pentagon Showcase

| score = 80–67

| attend = 1,105

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 25, 2017

| time = 5:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = South Dakota

| site_stadium = Sanford Pentagon

| site_cityst = Sioux Falls, SD

| gamename = Sanford Pentagon Showcase

| score = 63–62

| attend = 1,248

| record = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 26, 2017

| time = 10:30 am

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Southern Miss

| site_stadium = Sanford Pentagon

| site_cityst = Sioux Falls, SD

| gamename = Sanford Pentagon Showcase

| score = 77–63

| attend = 101

| record = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 29, 2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = UC Davis

| site_stadium = The Pavilion

| site_cityst = Davis, CA

| score = 51–56

| attend = 1,779

| record = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 3, 2017

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Western State

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| score = 87–75

| attend = 1,069

| record = 6–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 10, 2017

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Oklahoma Panhandle State

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| score = 104–53

| attend = 797

| record = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 13, 2017

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Denver

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| tv = CET

| score = 83–63

| attend = 1,153

| record = 8–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 19, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Wyoming

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

| score = 91–84

| attend = 4,289

| record = 9–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 22, 2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = UNLV

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

| score = 91–94

| attend = 9,192

| record = 9–4

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Colorado Bears}}| Big Sky regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 29, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Eastern Washington

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| score = 88–75

| attend = 1,047

| record = 10–4

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 31, 2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| opponent = Idaho

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| score = 81–77

| attend = 960

| record = 11–4

| conference = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 4, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Montana State

| site_stadium = Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| score = 64–76

| attend = 2,542

| record = 11–5

| conference = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 6, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Montana

| site_stadium = Dahlberg Arena

| site_cityst = Missoula, MT

| score = 80–89

| attend = 4,119

| record = 11–6

| conference = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 11, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Weber State

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| tv = CET

| score = 74–78

| attend = 1,792

| record = 11–7

| conference = 2–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 13, 2018

| time = 2:00 pm

| opponent = Idaho State

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| score = 94–80

| attend = 1,165

| record = 12–7

| conference = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 20, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = North Dakota

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| tv = ELVN

| score = 94–91

| overtime = OT

| attend = 2,059

| record = 13–7

| conference = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 25, 2018

| time = 8:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Idaho

| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum

| site_cityst = Moscow, ID

| score = 80–63

| attend = 1,122

| record = 14–7

| conference = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 27, 2018

| time = 3:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Eastern Washington

| site_stadium = Reese Court

| site_cityst = Cheney, WA

| score = 65–67

| attend = 1,674

| record = 14–8

| conference = 5–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 1, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Montana

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| score = 79–88

| attend = 1,413

| record = 14–9

| conference = 5–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 3, 2018

| time = 2:00 pm

| opponent = Montana State

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| tv = CET

| score = 86–63

| attend = 1,617

| record = 15–9

| conference = 6–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 8, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Idaho State

| site_stadium = Holt Arena

| site_cityst = Pocatello, ID

| score = 85–82

| attend = 1,336

| record = 16–9

| conference = 7–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 10, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Weber State

| site_stadium = Dee Events Center

| site_cityst = Ogden, UT

| score = 66–71

| overtime = OT

| attend = 6,909

| record = 16–10

| conference = 7–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 15, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Northern Arizona

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| tv = CET

| score = 95–60

| attend = 1,524

| record = 17–10

| conference = 8–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 17, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Southern Utah

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| tv = CET

| score = 97–80

| attend = 1,683

| record = 18–10

| conference = 9–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 24, 2018

| time = 2:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = North Dakota

| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center

| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND

| score = 79–66

| attend = 1,895

| record = 19–10

| conference = 10–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 1, 2018

| time = 9:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Portland State

| site_stadium = Pamplin Sports Center

| site_cityst = Portland, OR

| score = 85–78

| attend = 644

| record = 20–10

| conference = 11–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 3, 2018

| time = 8:05 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Sacramento State

| site_stadium = Hornets Nest

| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA

| score = 77–88

| attend = 686

| record = 20–11

| conference = 11–7

}}

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! colspan="9" style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Colorado Bears}}| 2018 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 6, 2018

| time = 2:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 5

| opponent = Northern Arizona

| oppseed = 12

| site_stadium = Reno Events Center

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| gamename = First round

| tv = Pluto TV

| score = 82–59

| attend = 986

| record = 21–11

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 8, 2018

| time = 2:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 5

| opponent = Weber State

| oppseed = 4

| site_stadium = Reno Events Center

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv = ELVN

| score = 80–55

| attend = 1,110

| record = 22–11

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 9, 2018

| time = 5:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 5

| opponent = Montana

| oppseed = 1

| site_stadium = Reno Events Center

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| gamename = Semifinals

| tv = ELVN

| score = 89–91

| attend = 1,236

| record = 22–12

}}

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! colspan="9" style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Colorado Bears}}| 2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 18, 2018

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Drake

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| gamename = Second round

| score = 81–72

| attend = 1,074

| record = 23–12

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 21, 2018

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = San Diego

| site_stadium = Jenny Craig Pavilion

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| score = 86–75

| attend = 1,053

| record = 24–12

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 28, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Sam Houston State

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| gamename = Semifinals

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 99–80

| attend = 2,019

| record = 25–12

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 30, 2018

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = UIC

| site_stadium = Bank of Colorado Arena

| site_cityst = Greeley, CO

| gamename = Championship

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 76–71

| attend = 3,198

| record = 26–12

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Mountain Time}}

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