# 2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by sixth-year head coach B. J. Hill and played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Bears finished the season 10–21, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Portland State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.
On April 21, 2016, the school fired head coach B. J. Hill amid an NCAA investigation into "serious and concerning" allegations of violations within the program. On May 1, the school hired Jeff Linder as head coach.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the 2014–15 season 15–15, 10–8 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Northern Arizona.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Corey Spence | 0 | G | 5'9" | 175 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland | Graduated |
| Cody McDavis | 1 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Junior | Phoenix, Arizona | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Tevin Svihovec | 5 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Kingwood, Texas | Graduated |
| Dominique Lee | 13 | F | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Oakland, California | Graduated |
| Tim Huskisson | 22 | F | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Willard, Missouri | Graduated |
| Collin Sanger | 23 | F | 6'5" | 200 | Freshman | Sterling, Colorado | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Drew Bender | 42 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | Phoenix, Arizona | Transferred to Cal State East Bay |
| Dwight Smith | 44 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Senior | Omaha, Nebraska | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Chaz Glotta | 13 | G | 6'2" | 172 | Sophomore | St. Louis, Missouri | Transferred from Southern Illinois. Under NCAA transfer rules, Glotta will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Tanner Morgan | 20 | F | 6'9" | 234 | Junior | Salem, Oregon | Junior college transferred from Casper College |
| Dallas Anglin | 55 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Junior | Montclair, New Jersey | Transferred from Southern Miss. Under NCAA transfer rules, Anglin has to sit out until January and will be eligible to start in January during the 2015–16 season. Anglin will have one and a half years of remaining eligibility. |

## 2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Miles Seward SG | Toronto, Ontario | Athlete Institute Basketball Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | Nov 5, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Jordan Davis #78 PG | Las Vegas, Nevada | Canyon Springs High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2015. ||||||

### 2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Michael Ranson SG | Pueblo, Colorado | Central High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 18, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 4 Kansas Maui Invitational tournament Opening Round | L 72–109 | 0–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm | Colorado Christian | W 85–70 | 1–1 | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,150) Greeley, Colorado |
| 11/21/2015* 5:00 pm | UMBC Maui on the Mainland | L 72–81 | 1–2 | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,121) Greeley, Colorado |
| 11/22/2015* 2:30 pm | Austin Peay Maui on the Mainland | L 76–91 | 1–3 | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,038) Greeley, Colorado |
| 11/25/2015* 7:00 pm | Nebraska–Omaha | L 85–105 | 1–4 | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,106) Greeley, Colorado |
| 11/29/2015* 1:00 pm, P12N | at Colorado | L 52–82 | 1–5 | Coors Events Center (7,424) Boulder, Colorado |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm | at UC Riverside | L 66–77 | 1–6 | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (603) Riverside, California |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | York (NE) | W 91–58 | 2–6 | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,052) Greeley, Colorado |
| 12/13/2015* 5:00 pm, CET | Colorado State | W 73–64 | 3–6 | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,576) Greeley, Colorado |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm, CET | Denver | L 77–81 | 3–7 | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,245) Greeley, Colorado |
| 12/21/2015* 5:00 pm | at Jacksonville State | L 76–79 | 3–8 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (821) Jacksonville, Alabama |
| 12/23/2015* 6:00 pm, SECN | vs. Mississippi State | L 69–93 | 3–9 | Mississippi Coliseum (4,512) Jackson, Mississippi |
| Big Sky regular season |||||
| 12/31/2015 5:00 pm, CET | Eastern Washington | W 96–90 | 4–9 (1–0) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,125) Greeley, Colorado |
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm | Idaho | L 70–75 | 4–10 (1–1) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,145) Greeley, Colorado |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm | at Idaho State | L 78–83 | 4–10 (1–2) | Holt Arena (1,462) Pocatello, Idaho |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | at Weber State | L 68–85 | 4–11 (1–3) | Dee Events Center (6,518) Ogden, Utah |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm, CET | Montana | L 66–73 | 4–12 (1–4) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,302) Greeley, Colorado |
| 01/16/2016 5:00 pm | Montana State | W 78–76 | 5–12 (2–4) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,120) Greeley, Colorado |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | at Southern Utah | W 90–80 | 6–13 (3–4) | Centrum Arena (1,356) Cedar City, Utah |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm | at Northern Arizona | W 84–79 | 7–13 (4–4) | Walkup Skydome (1,526) Flagstaff, Arizona |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm, CET | North Dakota | W 71–70 | 8–13 (5–4) | Bank of Colorado Arena (2,016) Greeley, Colorado |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm, CET | Weber State | L 54–64 | 8–14 (5–5) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,110) Greeley, Colorado |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm | Idaho State | L 57–90 | 8–15 (5–6) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,268) Greeley, Colorado |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm | at Idaho | L 67–73 | 8–16 (5–7) | Cowan Spectrum (1,012) Moscow, Idaho |
| 02/13/2016 3:00 pm | at Eastern Washington | L 80–97 | 8–17 (5–8) | Reese Court (1,689) Cheney, Washington |
| 02/20/2016 1:00 pm | at North Dakota | L 73–74 | 8–18 (5–9) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,424) Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm, CET | Sacramento State | W 72–67 | 9–18 (6–9) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,295) Greeley, Colorado |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm, CET | Portland State | L 86–89 | 9–19 (6–10) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,290) Greeley, Colorado |
| 03/03/2016 7:05 pm | at Montana State | L 63–81 | 9–20 (6–11) | Worthington Arena (2,227) Bozeman, Montana |
| 03/05/2016 7:00 pm | at Montana | W 78–72 | 10–20 (7–11) | Dahlberg Arena (4,224) Missoula, Montana |
| Big Sky tournament |||||
| 03/08/2016 12:05 pm | vs. Portland State First round | L 67–74 | 10–21 | Reno Events Center (1,311) Reno, Nevada |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||