2023-2024 Northern Colorado Bears

2023-2024 Northern Colorado Bears Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
22 Riley Abercrombie Sr F 6-9 220 - Wollongong Australia Clear Lake High School
11 Zach Bloch Jr G 6-2 180 - Lawrence (KS) United States Colorado Academy
1 Mekhi Cameron Jr GF 6-4 195 - Atlanta (GA) United States Eagles Landing Christian Academy
12 Connor Creech Sr G 6-6 200 - Hastings (NE) United States Hastings High School
10 Radek Homer Fr G 6-2 170 - Highlands Ranch (CO) United States Mountain Vista High School
32 Theo Hughes Sr C 7-0 260 Jul 9, 2001 Brentwood England Barking Abbey
20 Marcell McCreary So G 6-4 219 - Fort Worth (TX) Wyatt High School
25 Jalen Page Sr G 6-5 215 - Boulder (CO) United States Fairview High School
15 Juju Ramirez So F 6-9 220 - Lawrence (KS) United States N/A
2 Dejour Reaves Jr G 6-0 170 - Syracuse (NY) United States N/A
3 Langston Reynolds So SF 6-4 195 - Denver (CO) United States N/A
4 Jaron Rillie Sr G 6-3 195 - Sydney Australia Link Year Prep
33 Egan Shields Fr C 6-10 215 - Ashland (OR) United States Colorado Prep
0 Saint Thomas Jr F 6-7 200 - Omaha (NE) United States Millard North High School
14 Brock Wisne So F 6-9 230 - Thornton (CO) United States N/A

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

2023-2024 Northern Colorado Bears Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Saint Thomas NABC All-District (6) First Team
Saint Thomas All-Big Sky First Team
Dejour Reaves All-Big Sky Second Team
Jaron Rillie All-Big Sky Honorable Mention
Dejour Reaves Big Sky Top Reserve Award
Saint Thomas Big Sky Newcomer of the Year
Dejour Reaves Big Sky Player of the Week (Feb 13, 2024)
Saint Thomas Big Sky Player of the Week (Jan 23, 2024)
Saint Thomas Big Sky Player of the Week (Dec 5, 2023)
Saint Thomas Big Sky Player of the Week (Jan 30, 2024)
Saint Thomas Big Sky Player of the Week (Dec 26, 2023)
Saint Thomas Big Sky Player of the Week (Jan 16, 2024)
Saint Thomas Big Sky Player of the Week (Nov 28, 2023)
Dejour Reaves Cancun Challenge Mayan Division All-Tournament Team
Saint Thomas Cancun Challenge Mayan Division All-Tournament Team

2023-2024 Northern Colorado Bears Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters Z. Bloch J. Rillie S. Thomas B. Wisne R. Abercrombie
Rotation D. Reaves M. McCreary L. Reynolds   T. Hughes
Rotation   M. Cameron C. Creech    
Lim PT   J. Page     J. Ramirez

2023-2024 Northern Colorado Bears Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Saint Thomas 32 34.8 19.7 9.8 4.2 1.7 0.9 3.0
Dejour Reaves 30 29.2 14.9 3.5 1.4 1.3 0.1 1.5
Brock Wisne 33 26.8 11.7 4.3 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.5
Jaron Rillie 28 34.1 11.0 4.1 4.6 1.1 0.2 2.0
Riley Abercrombie 32 24.2 7.4 3.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.7
Langston Reynolds 33 18.5 6.2 2.0 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.2
Zach Bloch 33 22.8 5.8 1.9 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.3
Marcell McCreary 10 11.5 3.5 2.3 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.7
Theo Hughes 31 11.5 3.3 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.9
Juju Ramirez 17 5.1 1.7 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2
Mekhi Cameron 13 6.2 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2
Connor Creech 20 9.1 1.4 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3
Jalen Page 4 4.0 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2

2023-2024 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
Payne Kesler Director of Sports Performance 2023-2024 N/A
Brett Cloepfil Director of Basketball Operations 2022-2023 Director of Player Development (Northern Colorado, 2020 to 2022)
Colin Gause Director of Player Development 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Western Nebraska CC, 2021 to 2022)
Maddie Biehl Athletic Trainer 2018-2019 N/A