The following is a list of Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Bears in their 119-season history.[1]
Northern Colorado's current head coach is Steve Smiley. He was hired as the Bears' head coach in March 2020,[2] replacing Jeff Linder, who left to become the head coach at Wyoming.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | 1901–1914[lower-alpha 1] | Unknown | 11 | 11–15 | .423 |
1 | 1914–1916 | Royce Long | 2 | 3–5 | .375 |
2 | 1916–1917 | Paul Abbott | 1 | 5–7 | .417 |
3 | 1917–1919 | Ralph Glaze | 2 | 8–13 | .381 |
4 | 1919–1922 | William E. Search | 3 | 11–13 | .458 |
5 | 1922–1931 | George E. Cooper | 9 | 88–48 | .647 |
6 | 1931–1937 | John S. Davis | 6 | 71–53 | .573 |
7 | 1937–1940 | Jules Doubenmier | 3 | 33–24 | .579 |
8 | 1940–1943 1945–1956 |
Pete Butler | 14 | 151–133 | .532 |
9 | 1943–1945 | John W. Hancock | 2 | 1–25 | .038 |
10 | 1956–1963 | John Bunn | 7 | 73–94 | .437 |
11 | 1963–1968 | George Sage | 5 | 95–36 | .725 |
12 | 1968–1983 | Thurm Wright | 15 | 156–216 | .419 |
13 | 1983–1992 | Ron Brillhart | 9 | 121–132 | .478 |
14 | 1992–1999 | Ken Smith | 7 | 78–111 | .413 |
15 | 1999–2006 | Craig Rasmuson | 7 | 63–129 | .328 |
16 | 2006–2010 | Tad Boyle | 4 | 56–66 | .459 |
17 | 2010–2016[lower-alpha 2] | B. J. Hill | 6 | 10–21 | .323 |
18 | 2016–2020 | Jeff Linder | 4 | 80–50 | .615 |
19 | 2020–present | Steve Smiley | 3 | 45–47 | .489 |
Totals | 19 coaches | 119 seasons | 1,198–1,285 | .482 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source[1] |
References
- 1 2 "Northern Colorado Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northern Colorado Athletics. p. 7-8. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ↑ Watson-Fisher, Jadyn (March 20, 2020). "University of Northern Colorado introduces Steve Smiley as head men's basketball coach". Greeley Tribune. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ↑ Borzello, Jeff (March 17, 2020). "Sources: Wyoming to hire Northern Colorado's Jeff Linder". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
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