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2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball
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CIT Champions
Conference Big Sky Conference
2017–18 record 26–12 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach Jeff Linder (2nd season)
Assistant coach Steve Smiley
Assistant coach Ken DeWeese
Assistant coach Vinnie McGhee
Home arena Bank of Colorado Arena
Seasons
← 2016–17
2018–19 →
2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Montana 16 2   .889     26 8   .765
Idaho 14 4   .778     22 9   .710
Weber State 13 5   .722     20 11   .645
Eastern Washington 13 5   .722     20 15   .571
Northern Colorado 11 7   .611     26 12   .684
Idaho State 9 9   .500     14 16   .467
Portland State 9 9   .500     20 14   .588
Montana State 6 12   .333     13 19   .406
North Dakota 6 12   .333     12 20   .375
Southern Utah 5 13   .278     13 19   .406
Sacramento State 4 14   .222     7 25   .219
Northern Arizona 2 16   .111     5 27   .156
Big Sky Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by second-year head coach Jeff Linder and played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 26–12, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Northern Arizona and Weber State to advance to the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament to Montana. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Drake, San Diego, Sam Houston State and UIC to become CIT champions.

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.


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