| 2010–11 Northern Colorado men's basketball | |||
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| Big Sky Regular Season and Tournament Champions | |||
| NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |||
| Conference | Big Sky Conference | ||
| 2010–11 record | 21–11 (13–3 Big Sky) | ||
| Head coach | B.J. Hill | ||
| Assistant coach | Shawn Ellis | ||
| Assistant coach | Chris Craig | ||
| Assistant coach | Ryan Martin | ||
| Home arena | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion | ||
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| † Northern Colorado | 13 | 3 | .813 | 21 | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 12 | 4 | .750 | 21 | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 11 | 5 | .688 | 18 | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 9 | 7 | .563 | 19 | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 7 | 9 | .438 | 13 | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 7 | 9 | .438 | 10 | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 5 | 11 | .313 | 14 | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 4 | 12 | .250 | 9 | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 4 | 12 | .250 | 7 | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2011 Big Sky Tournament winner As of March 19, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll |
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The 2010–11 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented Northern Colorado University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by first year head coach B. J. Hill, played their home games at the Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion and are members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 13–3 in Big Sky play to capture the Big Sky regular season championship. They also won the 2011 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to receive an automatic bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, their first tournament bid in school history. In the tournament, they lost in the second round to San Diego State.
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| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Emmanuel Addo | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 220 | Freshman | Northfield, Minnesota |
| 1 | Xzaivier James | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Freshman | Greeley, Colorado |
| 2 | Lee Hall | Guard | 5–9 | 155 | Junior | Denver, Colorado |
| 3 | Paul Garnica | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | Freshman | San Antonio, Texas |
| 4 | Kevin Hanes | Center | 6–10 | 220 | Sophomore | Monument, Colorado |
| 5 | Tevin Svihovec | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Freshman | Kingwood, Texas |
| 10 | Chris Kaba | Forward | 6–8 | 190 | Senior | Gary, Indiana |
| 11 | Elliott Lloyd | Guard | 6–4 | 165 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas |
| 15 | Tat Unruh | Guard | 6–4 | 170 | Freshman | Branson, Missouri |
| 23 | Mike Bedford | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore | Plano, Texas |
| 31 | Dave Arnold | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Sophomore | Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
| 32 | Devon Beitzel | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Senior | Lafayette, Colorado |
| 33 | Neal Kingman | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Senior | Greeley, Colorado |
| 34 | Connor Osborne | Center | 6–9 | 250 | Sophomore | Littleton, Colorado |
| 41 | Mike Proctor | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 44 | Taylor Montgomery | Forward/Center | 6–7 | 245 | Senior | Aurora, Colorado |
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/01/2010* | 7:05 PM | Western State | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion • Greeley, CO | W 93–61 | 1,276 | – | |||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/12/2010* | 7:05 PM | Tabor College | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion • Greeley, CO | W 93–52 | 2,063 | 1–0 | |||||
| 11/16/2010* | 7:05 PM | Wyoming | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion • Greeley, CO | W 67–53 | 2,051 | 2–0 | |||||
| 11/16/2010* | 3:00 PM | at Arizona | McKale Center • Tucson, AZ (IBN Las Vegas Invitational) |
FSAZ | L 70–93 | 12,057 | 2–1 | ||||
| 11/23/2010* | 7:00 PM | at Santa Clara | Leavey Center • Santa Clara, CA (IBN Las Vegas Invitational) |
L 84–87 | 1,249 | 2–2 | |||||
| 11/26/2010* | 7:00 PM | vs. Valparaiso | Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV (IBN Las Vegas Invitational) |
L 61–76 | 4,010 | 2–3 | |||||
| 11/27/2010* | 7:00 PM | vs. Bethune–Cookman | Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV (IBN Las Vegas Invitational) |
W 69–45 | 5,120 | 3–3 | |||||
| 12/04/2010* | 7:35 PM | Black Hills State | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion • Greeley, CO | W 84–52 | 2,056 | 4–3 | |||||
| 12/12/2010* | 4:00 PM | at #16 Illinois | Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL | BTN | L 76–86 | 14,814 | 4–4 | ||||
| 12/18/2010* | 5:30 PM | at Denver | Magness Arena • Denver, CO | FSNRM | L 68–71 | 3,460 | 4–5 | ||||
| 12/20/2010* | 7:00 PM | at Colorado State | Moby Arena • Fort Collins, CO | L 61–75 | 4,680 | 4–6 | |||||
| 12/22/2010* | 7:00 PM | at ULM | Fant–Ewing Coliseum • Monroe, LA | L 75–78 | 775 | 4–7 | |||||
| 12/29/2010 | 7:05 PM | at Portland State | Peter Stott Center • Portland, OR | W 79–66 | 823 | 5–7 (1–0) | |||||
| 12/31/2010 | 3:05 PM | at Eastern Washington | Reese Court • Cheney, WA | W 75–73 | 1,001 | 6–7 (2–0) | |||||
| 01/06/2011 | 7:05 PM | Montana | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion • Greeley, CO | W 63–45 | 1,115 | 7–7 (3–0) | |||||
| 01/08/2011 | 7:05 PM | Montana State | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion • Greeley, CO | Altitude | W 72–58 | 1,897 | 8–7 (4–0) | ||||
| 01/13/2011 | 7:25 PM | Idaho State | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion • Greeley, CO | W 57–37 | 2,513 | 9–7 (5–0) | |||||
| 01/20/2011 | 7:05 PM | at Sacramento State | Colberg Court • Sacramento, CA | W 77–72 | 429 | 10–7 (6–0) | |||||
| 01/22/2011 | 7:05 PM | Weber State | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion • Greeley, CO | W 65–46 | 2,299 | 11–7 (7–0) | |||||
| 01/29/2011 | 7:00 PM | at Weber State | Dee Events Center • Ogden, UT | Altitude | L 71–72 | 7,505 | 11–8 (7–1) | ||||
| 01/31/2011 | 6:37 PM | at Northern Arizona | Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ | L 54–65 | 722 | 11–9 (7–2) | |||||
| 02/03/2011 | 7:05 PM | Eastern Washington | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion • Greeley, CO | W 63–53 | 1,556 | 12–9 (8–2) | |||||
| 02/05/2011 | 7:05 PM | Portland State | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion • Greeley, CO | W 85–72 | 2,222 | 13–9 (9–2) | |||||
| 02/10/2011 | 7:05 PM | at Montana State | Worthington Arena • Bozeman, MT | W 85–72 | 3,157 | 14–9 (10–2) | |||||
| 02/12/2011 | 7:05 PM | at Montana | Dahlberg Arena • Missoula, MT | L 42–55 | 6,542 | 14–10 (10–3) | |||||
| 02/19/2011* | 6:30 PM | at New Mexico State | Pan American Center • Las Cruces, NM (ESPN BracketBusters) |
Altitude2 | W 82–80 | 5,244 | 15–10 | ||||
| 02/21/2011* | 7:05 PM | North Dakota | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion • Greeley, CO | W 87–69 | 1,931 | 16–10 | |||||
| 02/26/2011 | 7:05 PM | Northern Arizona | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion • Greeley, CO | W 72–71 | 2,755 | 17–10 (11–3) | |||||
| 02/28/2011 | 7:05 PM | at Idaho State | Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID | W 77–74 | 1,983 | 18–10 (12–3) | |||||
| 03/02/2011 | 7:10 PM | Sacramento State | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion • Greeley, CO | W 84–54 | 3,012 | 19–10 (13–3) | |||||
| Big Sky Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/8/11 | 8:00 PM | Northern Arizona | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion • Greeley, CO (Semifinals) |
Altitude | W 73–70 | 3,003 | 20–10 | ||||
| 3/9/11 | 7:00 PM | Montana | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion • Greeley, CO (Championship Game) |
ESPN2 | W 65–60 | 3,182 | 21–10 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/17/2011* | 2:40 PM | vs. #6 San Diego State | McKale Center • Tucson, AZ (Second Round) |
TNT | L 50–68 | 10,101 | 21–11 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time. | |||||||||||