2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
Conference Big Sky Conference
2014–15 record 15–15 (10–8 Big Sky)
Head coach B. J. Hill (5th year)
Assistant coach Will Hensley
Assistant coach Joel Davidson
Assistant coach Eric Murphy
Home arena Bank of Colorado Arena
2014–15 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Montana 14 4   .778     20 13   .606
Eastern Washington 14 4   .778     26 9   .743
Sacramento State 13 5   .722     21 12   .636
Northern Arizona 13 5   .722     23 15   .605
Northern Colorado 10 8   .556     15 15   .500
Portland State 9 9   .500     15 14   .517
Idaho 8 10   .444     13 17   .433
Weber State 8 10   .444     13 17   .433
Southern Utah 7 11   .389     10 19   .345
North Dakota 4 14   .222     8 22   .267
Idaho State 4 14   .222     7 23   .233
Montana State 4 14   .222     7 23   .233
2015 Big Sky Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by fifth year head coach B. J. Hill and played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Bears weren't invited to a postseason tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Corey Spence Guard 5–9 175 Senior Baltimore, Maryland
1 Cody McDavis Forward 6–8 230 Junior Phoenix, Arizona
2 Cameron Michael Guard 6–5 185 Sophomore Loveland, Colorado
3 Jordan Wilson Guard 5–7 155 Sophomore Los Angeles, California
5 Tevin Svihovec Guard 6–2 190 Senior Kingwood, Texas
11 Spencer Mathis Forward 6–7 185 Freshman Las Vegas, Nevada
13 Dominique Lee Forward 6–5 215 Senior Oakland, California
22 Tim Huskisson Forward 6–5 210 Senior Willard, Missouri
23 Collin Sanger Forward 6–5 200 Freshman Sterling, Colorado
24 Anthony Johnson Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana
30 Jon'te Dotson Guard 6–3 185 Sophomore Denver, Colorado
33 Jeremy Verhagen Forward 6–10 195 Freshman Florence, Arizona
42 Drew Bender Guard 6–5 195 Sophomore Phoenix, Arizona
44 Dwight Smith Guard 6–4 190 Senior Omaha, Nebraska

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/07/2014* Chadron State W 95–56  Bank of Colorado Arena (938)
Regular season
11/14/2014* Black Hills State W 83–62  1–0 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,429)
11/16/2014* at Wyoming
(Wyoming Tournament)
L 70–78  1–1 Arena-Auditorium (5,876)
11/19/2014* at New Mexico State
(Wyoming Tournament)
L 65–86  1–2 Pan American Center (5,690)
11/24/2014* Colorado Christian W 93–58  2–2 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,320)
11/28/2014* Stetson
(Wyoming Tourament)
W 82–62  3–2 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,032)
11/30/2014* Florida A&M
(Wyoming Tournament)
W 95–56  4–2 Bank of Colorado Arena (N/A)
12/07/2014* at Colorado State L 58–66  4–3 Moby Arena (3,043)
12/13/2014* at Colorado L 68–93  4–4 Coors Events Center (9,173)
12/17/2014* at Omaha L 82–92  4–5 Ralston Arena (1,287)
12/20/2014* Jacksonville State W 69–60  5–5 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,206)
12/22/2014* UC Davis L 63–73  5–6 Bank of Colorado Arena (710)
01/01/2015 at Montana L 48–66  5–7 (0–1) Dahlberg Arena (2,950)
01/03/2015 at Montana State W 62–54  6–7 (1–1) Worthington Arena (1,347)
01/08/2015 Portland State W 90–85  7–7 (2–1) Bank of Colorado Arena (630)
01/10/2015 Sacramento State W 84–73  8–7 (3–1) Bank of Colorado Arena (1,275)
01/17/2015 at North Dakota W 88–78 OT 9–7 (4–1) Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,321)
01/22/2015 at Eastern Washington L 85–95  9–8 (4–2) Reese Court (1,267)
01/24/2015 at Idaho L 79–83  9–9 (4–3) Cowan Spectrum (N/A)
01/29/2015 Idaho State W 79–76  10–9 (5–3) Bank of Colorado Arena (1,617)
01/31/2015 Weber State W 71–57  11–9 (6–3) Bank of Colorado Arena (2,178)
02/05/2015 at Northern Arizona L 60–65  11–10 (6–4) Walkup Skydome (1,032)
02/07/2015 at Southern Utah W 84–80  12–10 (7–4) Centrum Arena (1,629)
02/12/2015 Montana State L 87–90  12–11 (7–5) Bank of Colorado Arena (1,785)
02/14/2015 Montana L 81–83 3OT 12–12 (7–6) Bank of Colorado Arena (1,121)
02/19/2015 at Sacramento State L 59–66  12–13 (7–7) Colberg Court (1,332)
02/21/2015 at Portland State L 75–91  12–14 (7–8) Stott Center (853)
02/26/2015 Southern Utah W 77–67  13–14 (8–8) Bank of Colorado Arena (1,338)
02/28/2015 Northern Arizona W 76–74  14–14 (9–8) Bank of Colorado Arena (1,776)
03/07/2015 North Dakota W 72–71  15–14 (10–8) Bank of Colorado Arena (2,019)
Big Sky Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. Northern Arizona
(Quarterfinals)
L 57–63  15–15 Dahlberg Arena
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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