List of Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball head coaches

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^[a]	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^[b]	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]

^ Northern Colorado did not field a team for the 1903–04, 1907–08, or 1909–10 seasons.
^ Northern Colorado vacated all results between 2010 and 2015. Hill's on-court record is 86–98 (.467).

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Northern Colorado Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northern Colorado Athletics. pp. 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.

[NoTeam-4] Northern Colorado did not field a team for the 1903–04, 1907–08, or 1909–10 seasons.

[HillVacated-5] Northern Colorado vacated all results between 2010 and 2015. Hill's on-court record is 86–98 (.467).

[RecordBook-1] "Northern Colorado Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northern Colorado Athletics. pp. 7–8. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

[2] 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.

[3] Borzello, Jeff (March 17, 2020). "Sources: Wyoming to hire Northern Colorado's Jeff Linder". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

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