2010–11 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 June 2020 January 2023 2010–11 Northern Colorado Bears Basketball Northern Colorado Athletics old wordmark.png 150px Big Sky Conference Big Sky 0–11 0–3 21 13 B. J. Hill Shawn Ellis Chris Craig Ryan Martin Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Big Sky Regular Season and tournament champions NCAA Tournament Round of 64 The 2010–11 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented Northern Colorado University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by first year head coach B. J. Hill, played their home games at the Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion and are members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 13–3 in Big Sky play to capture the Big Sky regular season championship. They also won the 2011 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, their first tournament bid in school history. In the tournament, they lost in the second round to San Diego State. However, they were forced to vacate their season and tournament results due to academic fraud and recruiting violations.https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ncaa-forces-northern-colorado-to-vacate-2011-big-sky-title-hits-ex-coach-hard/ NCAA forces Northern Colorado to vacate 2011 Big Sky title, hits ex-coach hard CBSSports.com en 2020-01-30 Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 0 Emmanuel Addo Forward/Center 6–8 220 Freshman Northfield, Minnesota 1 Xzaivier James Guard 5–9 160 Freshman Greeley, Colorado 2 Lee Hall Guard 5–9 155 Junior Denver, Colorado 3 Paul Garnica Guard 6–0 160 Freshman San Antonio, Texas 4 Kevin Hanes Center 6–10 220 Sophomore Monument, Colorado 5 Tevin Svihovec Guard 6–2 200 Freshman Kingwood, Texas 10 Chris Kaba Forward 6–8 190 Senior Gary, Indiana 11 Elliott Lloyd Guard 6–4 165 Sophomore Houston, Texas 15 Tat Unruh Guard 6–4 170 Freshman Branson, Missouri 23 Mike Bedford Guard/Forward 6–4 185 Sophomore Plano, Texas 31 Dave Arnold Guard 6–3 200 Sophomore Highlands Ranch, Colorado 32 Devon Beitzel Guard 6–1 180 Senior Lafayette, Colorado 33 Neal Kingman Forward 6–7 220 Senior Greeley, Colorado 34 Connor Osborne Center 6–9 250 Sophomore Littleton, Colorado 41 Mike Proctor Forward/Center 6–8 225 Junior Phoenix, Arizona 44 Taylor Montgomery Forward/Center 6–7 245 Senior Aurora, Colorado Schedule 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2010 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Northern Colorado Bears| Exhibition 11/01/2010 7:05 pm yes 2010 Western State Colorado Mountaineers Western State Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO 93–61 1,276 – |- !colspan=9 style=Northern Colorado Bears| Regular season 11/12/2010 7:05 pm yes 2010 Tabor Bluejays Tabor Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO 93–52 2,063 1–0 11/16/2010 7:05 pm yes Wyoming Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO 67–53 2,051 2–0 11/16/2010 3:00 pm yes yes Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ Las Vegas Invitational FSAZ 70–93 12,057 2–1 11/23/2010 7:00 pm yes yes Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA Las Vegas Invitational 84–87 1,249 2–2 11/26/2010 7:00 pm yes yes Valparaiso Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Invitational 61–76 4,010 2–3 11/27/2010 7:00 pm yes yes Bethune–Cookman Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Invitational 69–45 5,120 3–3 12/04/2010 7:35 pm yes 2010 Black Hills State Yellow Jackets Black Hills State Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO 84–52 2,056 4–3 12/12/2010 4:00 pm yes yes Illinois 16 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL BTN 76–86 14,814 4–4 12/18/2010 5:30 pm yes yes 2010 Denver Pioneers Denver Magness Arena Denver, CO FSNRM 68–71 3,460 4–5 12/20/2010 7:00 pm yes yes Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO 61–75 4,680 4–6 12/22/2010 7:00 pm yes yes 2010 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA 75–78 775 4–7 12/29/2010 7:05 pm yes 2010 Portland State Vikings Portland State Peter Stott Center Portland, OR 79–66 823 5–7 (1–0) 12/31/2010 3:05 pm yes 2010 Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington Reese Court Cheney, WA 75–73 1,001 6–7 (2–0) 01/06/2011 7:05 pm Montana Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO 63–45 1,115 7–7 (3–0) 01/08/2011 7:05 pm 2010 Montana State Bobcats Montana State Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO Altitude 72–58 1,897 8–7 (4–0) 01/13/2011 7:25 pm 2010 Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO 57–37 2,513 9–7 (5–0) 01/20/2011 7:05 pm yes 2010 Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State Colberg Court Sacramento, CA 77–72 429 10–7 (6–0) 01/22/2011 7:05 pm Weber State Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO 65–46 2,299 11–7 (7–0) 01/29/2011 7:00 pm yes Weber State Dee Events Center Ogden, UT Altitude 71–72 7,505 11–8 (7–1) 01/31/2011 6:37 pm yes Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ 54–65 722 11–9 (7–2) 02/03/2011 7:05 pm Eastern Washington Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO 63–53 1,556 12–9 (8–2) 02/05/2011 7:05 pm Portland State Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO 85–72 2,222 13–9 (9–2) 02/10/2011 7:05 pm yes Montana State Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT 85–72 3,157 14–9 (10–2) 02/12/2011 7:05 pm yes Montana Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT 42–55 6,542 14–10 (10–3) 02/19/2011 6:30 pm yes yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM ESPN BracketBusters Altitude2 82–80 5,244 15–10 02/21/2011 7:05 pm yes North Dakota Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO 87–69 1,931 16–10 02/26/2011 7:05 pm Northern Arizona Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO 72–71 2,755 17–10 (11–3) 02/28/2011 7:05 pm yes Idaho State Holt Arena Pocatello, ID 77–74 1,983 18–10 (12–3) 03/02/2011 7:10 pm Sacramento State Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO 84–54 3,012 19–10 (13–3) |- !colspan=9 style=Northern Colorado Bears| Big Sky tournament 3/8/11 8:00 pm Northern Arizona Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO Semifinals 3,003 Altitude 73–70 20–10 3/9/11 7:00 pm Montana Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO Championship Game 3,182 ESPN2 65–60 21–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Northern Colorado Bears| NCAA tournament 3/17/2011 2:40 pm yes yes 15 W San Diego State 2 W 6 McKale Center Tucson, AZ Second Round 10,101 TNT 50–68 21–11 AP Poll Mountain Time W NCAA West Regional References Northern Colorado Northern Colorado Category:Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball seasons Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball