# 2014–15 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

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. They finished the 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. 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

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2014* 7:00 pm | Chadron State | W 95–56 | | Bank of Colorado Arena (938) Greeley, CO |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | Black Hills State | W 83–62 | 1–0 | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,429) Greeley, CO |
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 pm | at Wyoming Wyoming Tournament | L 70–78 | 1–1 | Arena-Auditorium (5,876) Laramie, WY |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm, CET | at New Mexico State Wyoming Tournament | L 65–86 | 1–2 | Pan American Center (5,690) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/24/2014* 7:30 pm | Colorado Christian | W 93–58 | 2–2 | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,320) Greeley, CO |
| 11/28/2014* 7:00 pm | Stetson Wyoming Tournament | W 82–62 | 3–2 | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,032) Greeley, CO |
| 11/30/2014* 2:00 pm | Florida A&M Wyoming Tournament | W 95–56 | 4–2 | Bank of Colorado Arena (N/A) Greeley, CO |
| 12/07/2014* 2:00 pm | at Colorado State | L 58–66 | 4–3 | Moby Arena (3,043) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/13/2014* 2:00 pm | at Colorado | L 68–93 | 4–4 | Coors Events Center (9,173) Boulder, CO |
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 pm | at Omaha | L 82–92 | 4–5 | Ralston Arena (1,287) Ralston, NE |
| 12/20/2014* 7:00 pm | Jacksonville State | W 69–60 | 5–5 | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,206) Greeley, CO |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | UC Davis | L 63–73 | 5–6 | Bank of Colorado Arena (710) Greeley, CO |
| 01/01/2015 7:00 pm | at Montana | L 48–66 | 5–7 (0–1) | Dahlberg Arena (2,950) Missoula, MT |
| 01/03/2015 2:30 pm | at Montana State | W 62–54 | 6–7 (1–1) | Worthington Arena (1,347) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm | Portland State | W 90–85 | 7–7 (2–1) | Bank of Colorado Arena (630) Greeley, CO |
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm | Sacramento State | W 84–73 | 8–7 (3–1) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,275) Greeley, CO |
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm | at North Dakota | W 88–78 $^{OT}$ | 9–7 (4–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,321) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/22/2015 6:00 pm | at Eastern Washington | L 85–95 | 9–8 (4–2) | Reese Court (1,267) Cheney, WA |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm | at Idaho | L 79–83 | 9–9 (4–3) | Cowan Spectrum (N/A) Moscow, ID |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm | Idaho State | W 79–76 | 10–9 (5–3) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,617) Greeley, CO |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm | Weber State | W 71–57 | 11–9 (6–3) | Bank of Colorado Arena (2,178) Greeley, CO |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm | at Northern Arizona | L 60–65 | 11–10 (6–4) | Walkup Skydome (1,032) Fkagstaff |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm | at Southern Utah | W 84–80 | 12–10 (7–4) | Centrum Arena (1,629) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | Montana State | L 87–90 | 12–11 (7–5) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,785) Greeley, CO |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm | Montana | L 81–83 $^{3OT}$ | 12–12 (7–6) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,121) Greeley, CO |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm | at Sacramento State | L 59–66 | 12–13 (7–7) | Colberg Court (1,332) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm | at Portland State | L 75–91 | 12–14 (7–8) | Stott Center (853) Portland, OR |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | Southern Utah | W 77–67 | 13–14 (8–8) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,338) Greeley, CO |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm | Northern Arizona | W 76–74 | 14–14 (9–8) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,776) Greeley, CO |
| 03/07/2015 7:00 pm | North Dakota | W 72–71 | 15–14 (10–8) | Bank of Colorado Arena (2,019) Greeley, CO |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 5:30 pm | vs. Northern Arizona Quarterfinals | L 57–63 | 15–15 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||