2021-2022 Northern Colorado Bears

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2021-2022 Northern Colorado Bears Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
22 Bailon Black Fr F 6-4 175 - Phoenix (AZ) United States Ironwood Ridge High School
11 Zach Bloch Fr G 6-2 180 - Lawrence (KS) United States Colorado Academy
12 Connor Creech So G 6-6 200 - Hastings (NE) United States Hastings High School
24 Trent Hudgens, Jr. So G 6-1 165 - Phoenix (AZ) United States Ironwood Ridge High School
32 Theo Hughes So C 7-0 260 Jul 9, 2001 Brentwood England Barking Abbey
13 Bodie Hume Sr PF 6-6 190 Sep 21, 1999 Sterling (CO) United States Sterling High School
2 Matt Johnson II Sr G 6-2 190 Apr 6, 1999 Aurora (CO) United States Rangeview High School
15 Kur Jongkuch Sr PF 6-9 220 May 18, 1999 Juba South Sudan / Canada London Basketball Academy
21 Bryce Kennedy So FC 6-7 200 - Allen (TX) United States Allen High School
5 Dalton Knecht Jr F 6-6 204 Apr 19, 2001 Thornton (CO) United States Prairie View High School
1 Daylen Kountz Sr PG 6-4 190 Feb 26, 2000 Denver (CO) United States East High School
0 Dru Kuxhausen Sr G 6-0 180 Dec 29, 1998 Scottsbluff (NE) United States Scottsbluff High School
10 Jamel Melvin So SF 6-11 210 - McLean (VA) United States The Potomac School
4 Dawson Mohr RS-Fr G 6-3 185 - Scottsbluff (NE) United States IMG Academy
25 Jalen Page So G 6-5 215 - Boulder (CO) United States Fairview High School
3 Tre'Shon Smoots Jr G 6-1 190 - Sacramento (CA) United States Grant Union High School

Recent Northern Colorado Bears History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 19-14 (12-6) 2nd (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2022-2023 12-20 (6-12) 8th (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 22-16 (13-7) 3rd (Big Sky) Runner Up CBI 3rd Rnd
2020-2021 11-11 (6-8) 7th (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 22-9 (15-5) 2nd (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 21-11 (15-5) 2nd (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 26-12 (11-7) 5th (Big Sky) 3rd Rnd CIT Champion
2016-2017 11-18 (7-11) 8th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2015-2016 10-21 (7-11) 9th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 15-15 (10-8) 5th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 18-14 (11-9) 5th (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 13-18 (10-10) 4th (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 9-19 (5-11) 7th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2010-2011 21-11 (13-3) 1st (Big Sky) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 25-8 (12-4) 2nd (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd CIT 2nd Rnd
2008-2009 14-18 (8-8) 5th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 13-16 (6-10) 7th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2006-2007 4-24 (2-14) 9th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2005-2006 2-22 N/A (MWC) N/A N/A
2004-2005 4-19 12th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2003-2004 0-7 12th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2002-2003 N/A N/A (Big Sky) N/A N/A

2021-2022 Northern Colorado Bears Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Daylen Kountz USBWA All-District Team (VIII)
Daylen Kountz NABC All-District (6) First Team
Daylen Kountz All-Big Sky First Team
Matt Johnson II All-Big Sky Third Team
Daylen Kountz Big Sky All-Tournament Team
Daylen Kountz Big Sky Player of the Week (Nov 15, 2021)
Daylen Kountz Big Sky Player of the Week (Feb 14, 2022)

2021-2022 Northern Colorado Bears Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Kuxhausen M. Johnson II D. Kountz B. Hume K. Jongkuch
Rotation     D. Knecht    
Lim PT T. Smoots Z. Bloch J. Melvin B. Kennedy T. Hughes
Lim PT   T. Hudgens, Jr.      
Lim PT   C. Creech      
Lim PT   J. Page      

2021-2022 Northern Colorado Bears Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Daylen Kountz 37 34.3 21.2 4.1 2.6 0.8 0.4 2.4
Matt Johnson II 38 33.7 13.4 3.2 3.7 0.6 0.0 2.2
Bodie Hume 38 29.6 11.0 6.2 1.3 0.8 1.0 2.0
Dru Kuxhausen 38 27.9 11.0 2.3 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.9
Dalton Knecht 35 24.1 8.9 3.6 0.9 0.5 0.5 1.5
Kur Jongkuch 38 26.9 8.9 8.6 1.3 0.3 0.7 2.1
Trent Hudgens, Jr. 3 12.3 4.0 3.0 2.0 0.3 0.0 1.0
Tre'Shon Smoots 10 9.1 2.2 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.6
Bryce Kennedy 35 8.8 1.5 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3
Zach Bloch 33 9.2 1.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.5
Theo Hughes 16 6.6 1.1 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3
Jamel Melvin 28 7.9 1.0 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4

2021-2022 Northern Colorado Bears Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Steve Smiley Head Coach 2020-2021 Associate Head Coach (Northern Colorado, 2016 to 2020)
Dorian Green Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Graduate Manager (Nebraska, 2017 to 2019)
Cory Fehringer Assistant Coach 2020-2021 Head Coach (Western Nebraska CC, 2019 to 2020)
Houston Reed Assistant Coach 2020-2021 Head Coach (Chadron State, 2016 to 2020)
Darren Dunn Athletic Director 2013-2014 N/A
Tyler Hill Director of Sports Performance 2021-2022 N/A
Brad Klump Director of Basketball Operations 2020-2021 Assistant Director of Basketball Operations (Northern Colorado, 2019 to 2020)
Brett Cloepfil Director of Player Development 2020-2021 N/A
Maddie Biehl Athletic Trainer 2018-2019 N/A
Ryan Pfeifer Director of Communications 2018-2019 Assistant Director of Communications (Northern Colorado, 2015 to 2018)