Northern Colorado students and fans alike were excited this year to witness the coaching debut of William Hoese, who has promised to "bring the program to relavance and more."
NO. | PLAYER | POS | HT | CLASS |
10 | Elliah Toole | G | 5’11” | SR |
3 | Curry Zahn | G | 6’3” | JR |
21 | Deng Jackette | F | 6’5” | SR |
4 | Angel Timba | F | 6’9” | SR |
41 | Alex Dearman | C | 6’9” | JR |
Game 1: 11/11 at Ball St.
![]() | N. Colorado (1-0) | 65 |
![]() | Ball St. | 60 |
The Bears jumped out to a 43-24 lead at halftime, but almost lost it before holding on to win 65-60 in Hoese's coaching debut. 1-0
Game 2: 11/13 at Purdue
![]() | N. Colorado (2-0) | 71 |
![]() | Purdue | 60 |
Hoese and the Bears shock Purdue at home 71-60. Zahn leads with 16 points. Deerman has 12 points and 12 rebounds. 2-0
Game 3: 11/19 at Denver
![]() | N. Colorado (3-0) | 76 |
![]() | Denver | 62 |
The Bears start of the year with three straight, beating Denver comfortably 76-62. Toole has 23 points. Deerman has a second consecutive double double with 12 points and 11 assists.
Game 4: 11/24 vs Oregon St.
Code:
OREGON ST. | 54 |
N. COLORADO (4-0) | 64 |
The Bears get off to a 4-0 start with a 64-54 win over Oregon St.
Game 5: 11/28 vs Arizona St.
Code:
ARIZONA ST. | 63 |
N. COLORADO (4-1) | 55 |
63-55 loss for the first of the season. 4-1
Game 6: 12/2 at Colorado
Code:
N. COLORADO (4-2) | 55 |
COLORADO | 76 |
Loss 76-55. 4-2
Game 7: 12/6 at Colorado St.
Code:
N. COLORADO (5-2) | 78 |
COLORADO ST. | 76 |
Win 78-76 in overtime. 5-2
Game 8: 12/10 vs. Denver
Code:
DENVER | 63 |
N. COLORADO (5-3) | 57 |
Loss 57-63. Bears drop three of four to erase some of the early season glee. 5-3.
This Coming Week
at Bowling Green (2-5)
at E. Michigan (5-3)
vs. #15 Air Force (9-2)
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