October 16, 2009
Boyle, White get winter camps underway
Northern Colorado men's and women's basketball programs raise curtains on 2009-10 seasons with first official full-team workouts. All sessions are open to the public.

July 20, 2009
Former Bear Don Meyer honored with prestigious 2009 ESPY Award
Don Meyer, Northern State University's men's basketball coach and a former baseball and basketball player at Northern Colorado, was awarded the prestigious Jimmy V Perseverance Award last week during ESPN's annual ESPY Awards. The award was presented to Meyer on Wednesday, July 15, at the Nokia Theatre, and the taped show aired on ESPN on Sunday, July 19. Actor Samuel L. Jackson served as the show host.

April 17, 2009
Bears Have 29 Named To Winter Big Sky All-Academic Teams
The Big Sky Conference announced the members of the winter All-Academic team on Friday and Northern Colorado had 29 student-athletes honored.

April 16, 2009
Boyle adds guards Arnold, Unruh to the fold
David Arnold (Highlands Ranch) and Tate Unruh (Branson, Mo.) officially signed National Letters of Intent to play for Northern Colorado on Tuesday, April 15. They will join Emmanuel Addo and Connor Osborne as part of what head coach Tad Boyle thinks could be his best-ever recruiting class with the Bears.

April 15, 2009
Meyer featured on ESPN's E:60
Former Northern Colorado baseball and basketball player passed Bobby Knight this season as NCAA's winningest men's basketball coach. That's not all the year held for him, though.

April 5, 2009
Banks tabbed MVP at men's basketball end-of-season banquet
Senior, who will go down as one of the best to ever play for the Bears and this season became the program's first player to earn All-Big Sky Conference distinction, was honored Sunday at Northern Colorado's second-annual end-of-season banquet as the team's Top Rebounder this season and as this year's recipient of the Mike Higgins Team MVP award.

April 4, 2009
Robert Palacios featured in 2009 Final Four program
Northern Colorado senior arrived in America four years ago with little to no knowledge of the English language. He's remarkably on pace, though, to graduate this May with a degree in criminal justice. Now, the nation knows what Northern Colorado fans have known for some time -- Palacios is a truly special student-athlete.

March 8, 2009
Men's basketball run ends in Big Sky quarters
Northern Colorado doesn't allow field goal in nearly final seven minutes of loss to Idaho State on Saturday night in Pocatello. The Bengals finished the game hitting 16 free throws to put the game away and end the Bears' season.

March 5, 2009
Banks earns Bears' first Big Sky First-Team honor
Senior from Denver was only player during the regular season to rank in the top 10 in conference games in scoring, rebounding and shooting percentage.

March 5, 2009
Ready for the Madness: Men's basketball begins first Big Sky postseason in Pocatello
#5 Northern Colorado (14-17, 8-8) will face off against #4 Idaho State (12-18, 9-7) at 7:05 p.m. Saturday night at Holt Arena. It will be the Bears' first postseason game since 1994.

March 1, 2009
Men's basketball sends seniors out with a bang
Northern Colorado gets contributions from all three of its seniors -- including Matt Dunsmoor! -- in its 77-50 victory against Montana State. The win is the biggest of the Bears season and their biggest conference win since joining the Big Sky. It also earned them the fifth seed in next week's tournament, where they will face off at Idaho State on Saturday night.

February 27, 2009
Men's basketball playing for seed Sunday on Altitude
Northern Colorado (13-17, 7-8) will get third Big Sky 'Game of the Week' exposure Sunday, March 1, when Montana State (12-14, 6-8) comes to Butler-Hancock. A win by the Bears clinches Northern Colorado the fifth seed in next week's Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Championship.

February 26, 2009
Men's basketball finally gets past Montana, qualfies for first Big Sky tournament
Northern Colorado gets team-high 17 points from sophomore Devon Beitzel in first win against Grizzlies since joining Big Sky. The victory, paired with Northern Arizona's loss to Weber State on Thursday, clinches the Bears' spot in this year's Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Championship.

February 25, 2009
Win (with some help) and they're in!
Northern Colorado (12-17, 6-8 Big Sky) ready to host Montana at 7:05 p.m. Thursday in Butler. A win by the Bears, and a loss by Northern Arizona at Weber State, puts Northern Colorado in its first Big Sky Men's Basketball Championship.

February 21, 2009
Men's basketball finishes Northwest trip with another heartbreaker
Northern Colorado’s men’s basketball team entered this two-game road trip in complete control of its destiny, needing two victories in four games to seal a first Big Sky Conference Tournament berth. The Bears are still looking for those two wins, following their 60-59 loss to Eastern Washington on Saturday night in Cheney.

February 20, 2009
Men's basketball looks to bury the Eagles on Saturday night
Northern Colorado (12-16, 6-7) can move one step closer to first Big Sky Tournament berth with victory against Eastern Washington (11-15, 5-9). Tip is set for 8:05 (MT) at Reese Court.

February 20, 2009
Men's basketball buried by buzzer-beater
Portland State's Jeremiah Dominguez hits three as time expires to ruin Will Figures' career night and slip Northern Colorado into tie for fifth in the Big Sky with three regular-season games remaining.

February 18, 2009
Boyle, Bears zero in on first Big Sky Conference tournament berth
Northern Colorado (12-15, 6-6) is looking for its first victory against the Vikings (17-9, 8-5) since joining the league. Thursday's game is schedule to tip at 8:05 (MT) at PSU's Stott Center.

February 11, 2009
Men's basketball takes care of business vs. Johnson & Wales
Every Northern Colorado player scores in easy victory against NAIA's Wildcats.

February 11, 2009
Men's hoops will close nonconference schedule against Fighting Sioux
Northern Colorado (11-15, 6-6) will tip against North Dakota (11-10) at 7:05 p.m. Thursday in a reunion game from when both teams played in North Central Conference.

February 7, 2009
Men's basketball keeps Bengals at bay, moves into fourth in the Sky
Northern Colorado gets 19 points from sophomore Devon Beitzel in key conference victory Saturday night at Butler-Hancock

February 6, 2009
Bears looking for men's basketball revenge against Bengals
Northern Colorado (9-15, 5-6 Big Sky) set to host Idaho State (7-16, 4-5) in Saturday night game at Butler-Hancock. The game went to overtime the last time these two teams met.

February 6, 2009
Men's basketball falls short in upset bid against Weber State
Northern Colorado shoots season-high 89 percent from the free-throw line Thursday night, but can't hold off surging Wildcats at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

February 5, 2009
Beitzel earns academic all-district notice
Northern Colorado sophomore Devon Beitzel has been named to the District 7 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team. He's now eligible for academic all-American honors.

February 4, 2009
Men's basketball welcomes first-place Wildcats to Butler-Hancock
Northern Colorado (9-14, 5-5) will play six of its final eight games this year at home. First up, though, is Big Sky-leading Weber State (14-8, 8-1) at 7:05 p.m. Thursday.

January 31, 2009
Men's basketball falls short in another road heartbreaker
Northern Colorado's men's basketball team fought back from two 13-point deficits Saturday night against Northern Arizona. The Lumberjacks answered the call each time, though, and performed some heroics of their own to hand the Bears a 67-64 heartbreaking road loss inside J.L. Walkup Skydome.

January 30, 2009
Men's hoops will finish season-long roadie at Northern Arizona
Northern Colorado (9-13, 5-4 Big Sky) to face Lumberjacks (5-14, 2-6) in Saturday night contest on Fox College Sports.

January 29, 2009
Men's basketball gets sweet Sacramento sweep
SACRAMENTO -- Northern Colorado coach Tad Boyle has big plans for his Bears, and Thursday night's 66-59 win at Sacramento State has him and Northern Colorado one step closer toward them.

January 28, 2009
Men's basketball continues road swing in Sacramento
Northern Colorado (8-13, 4-4) looks to get back above .500 in the Big Sky with a win against Hornets (2-19, 1-7).

January 25, 2009
Paltry first half dooms men's basketball in Montana
MISSOULA, Mont. -- Senior Jabril Banks scored a team-high 17 points for the Bears, and sophomore Chris Kaba surprised with 14 points in seven minutes off the bench, but the 21 points scored by the Northern Colorado in the first 20 minutes had it in a hole -- down 37-21 -- it would not be able to climb out of.

January 23, 2009
Men's basketball gets defensive against Montana State
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Northern Colorado gets 65-55 victory and improves to 4-3 in Big Sky Conference play. The Bears have now limited two straight opponents to fewer than 60 points.

January 23, 2009
Bears, Grizzlies to meet on Altitude

January 23, 2009
Men's basketball will get second straight 'Game of the Week' exposure
Northern Colorado (8-12, 4-3) will finish two-game Montana swing with Sunday afternoon game against Montana (10-9, 4-3). The contest is the Big Sky Conference's "Game of the Week."

January 22, 2009
Bears' four-game road swing starts against Bobcats in Bozeman
Northern Colorado (7-12, 3-3) begins crucial Big Sky stretch tonight at 7:05 against Montana State (9-7, 3-3). The Bears won at Worthington Arena 91-79 to close out last season.

January 18, 2009
Big Sky's Game of the Week comes to Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado (7-11, 3-2 Big Sky) ready to host defending-champs Portland State (13-5, 4-1) at 2:05 p.m. Sunday.

January 18, 2009
Bears shoot historical low in loss to Vikings
Northern Colorado scores just 43 points in a conference game for the first time in exactly 51 years in Big Sky 'Game of the Week' showdown with Portland State.

January 16, 2009
Bears, Vikings to meet on Altitude
Road wins are rare in the Big Sky Conference, but that hasn’t been the case so far on the Altitude Sports & Entertainment Game of the Week.

January 15, 2009
Banks, Bears slam home second straight home win
GREELEY, Colo. -- Senior Jabril Banks scores 23 points off the bench, including four dunks, in Northern Colorado's 73-68 Big Sky Conference victory against Eastern Washington.

January 14, 2009
Bears Prepare For Busy Week
As Northern Colorado athletics gets ready for a busy weekend of sports, both at home and on the road, the department would like to make sure with some of the changes that have happened that all Bears fans are in the know in regards to the events.

January 14, 2009
Bears even conference mark against struggling Hornets
GREELEY, Colo. -- Record performances from Bonner, Figures, Montgomery and Pena propel Northern Colorado past Sacramento State.

January 14, 2009
Men's basketball looks to continue home success
Northern Colorado will look to get above .500 after five games for first time since joining Big Sky Conference.

January 12, 2009
Crucial conference home stretch starts with Sacramento State
Northern Colorado (5-11, 1-2 Big Sky) will welcome Hornets (1-16, 0-4) for 7:05 p.m. tip Tuesday night, Jan. 13, at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

January 6, 2009
Bears Ready To Run -- Again -- With The Bobcats
Northern Colorado (5-10, 1-2) steps out of Big Sky Conference play Tuesday night for in-season rematch with Texas State, out of the Southland Conference. The Bears defeated the Bobcats 105-93 earlier this season at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

January 6, 2009
Coach Boyle fields questions in Big Sky midseason coaches call
SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Tad Boyle, Northern Colorado’s head men’s basketball coach, took part Tuesday afternoon in a midseason conference call with media from around the Big Sky Conference.

January 6, 2009
Bears take step back with lopsided defeat to Texas State
Bobcats win 82-59 -- a little more than a month after Northern Colorado defeated them 105-93 in Greeley. But that doesn’t tell just how quick Texas State jumped on the Bears in this one, or just how quickly Northern Colorado (5-11, 1-2 Big Sky Conference) let this in-season rematch get away from them.

January 4, 2009
Bears Men Suffer Second Straight OT Defeat
OGDEN, Utah -- Nothern Colorado's men's basketball team couldn't make a 16-point second-half lead stand up Saturday night in an 88-84 overtime loss to Weber State inside the Dee Events Center.

January 2, 2009
Bears Look For Road Split At Weber State
Northern Colorado (5-9, 1-1) will look for first 2-1 conference start since 1995-96 season Saturday at Weber State's Dee Events Center.

January 1, 2009
Bengals' OT Buzzer Tip-In Ruins Bears' New Year's
Will Figures scored season-high 21 points in the loss that drops Northern Colorado to 5-9 on the season and 1-1 in the Big Sky Conference.

December 31, 2008
Bears Will Ring In New Year In Pocatello
Northern Colorado (5-8, 1-0) looks to continue winning ways against Idaho State (3-10, 0-0) on Thursday, Jan. 1.

December 29, 2008
Beitzel Does It Again As Bears Start Big Sky Play With a Splash
Sophomore from Lafayette ties NCAA Division I program mark with 32 points in Northern Colorado's 81-79 victory against Northern Arizona.

December 23, 2008
Bears Smother Southern, Get Win No. 4
Beitzel sets single-game free-throw record in the victory and earns spot on Las Vegas Classic All-Tournament team.

December 22, 2008
Beitzel Stays Hot; Bears Lose Another Heartbreaker
Northern Colorado can't maintain 12-point first half lead in loss to Liberty in third game of 2008 Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic.

December 21, 2008
Vegas, Baby! Bears Hope to Put Out Flames in Sin City
Northern Colorado's longest road trip of the season winds down against Liberty and South Carolina-Upstate or Southern.

December 20, 2008
Beitzel's Career Day Not Enough Against San Jose State
Sophomore scores 27 points for Northern Colorado men's basketball team, but Bears allow Spartans to score their most points this season.

December 19, 2008
Bears' WAC Swing Continues Against San Jose State
Northern Colorado (3-6) will tip against the Spartans (3-3) at 4 p.m. (MT) Saturday afternoon.

December 18, 2008
Dog Gone It!
Northern Colorado lets another game get away, falls to Fresno State in second game of 2008 Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic.

December 17, 2008
Intense Road Trip Begins Against Fresno State
Northern Colorado's men's basketball team will play four road games in the next six days -- starting with a 2008 Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic tilt against the Bulldogs on Thursday night.

December 16, 2008
Kingman Smokes The Nets in Bears' Nonconference Victory
Northern Colorado's men's basketball team is about to embark on a six-day trip to California and Nevada -- much warmer locales than northern Colorado these days. But on Tuesday night inside cozy Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion, sophomore Neal Kingman provided all the heat the Bears would need to get a 76-73 victory against Portland.

December 15, 2008
Bears Return Home to Take on Pilots of Portland
Northern Colorado looks to get back on winning track against West Coast Conference team -- as part of women's and men's basketball doubleheader.

December 15, 2008
Bears' Vegas Games Will Be Available for Viewing Online
Every tournament game scheduled for live broadband broadcast via B2 Networks.

December 13, 2008
Bears Can't Cool Jays In First Game of Las Vegas Classic
Northern Colorado men's basketball struggles late in front of sixth-largest crowd to ever watch a Bears men's basketball game.

December 12, 2008
Bears' Journey Continues at Qwest
Northern Colorado's men's basketball team (2-4) will tip against the Creighton Bluejays (6-2) at 6:05 p.m. Saturday night in Omaha.

December 11, 2008
Former Bear and Legendary Coach Don Meyer Featured in Sports Illustrated
Meyer, who played baseball and basketball at Northern Colorado, is recovering from a near-fatal car wreck but still coaching at Northern State (Aberdeen, S.D.). He's just four wins shy of Bobby Knight's all-time NCAA wins mark.

December 6, 2008
Second-Half Again Proves Unkind in Loss to Air Force
Northern Colorado gives up 46 points in the second half to the Falcons on Saturday night to fall to 2-4 on the season.

December 5, 2008
Bears Hope 'White Out' Helps Against Falcons
Northern Colorado will look to even its record Saturday night against Air Force. Advantage Bank will give away "White Out" T-shirts to the first 1,000 fans.

December 4, 2008
Missed Chances Add Up to Frustrating Night
Northern Colorado hangs with one of Mountain West's bests before falling 73-62 Wednesday night in Greeley.

December 2, 2008
Banks Was Sky's Best Last Week
Northern Colorado's men's basketball team got its first win at Denver since 1989 last Wednesday and then knocked off Texas State at home in a run-and-gun shootout Saturday night. Once the dust settled on the Bears' 2-0 run, senior Jabril Banks emerged as the Big Sky Conference's third player of the week for the 2008-09 season.

December 2, 2008
Bears Look For A Streak Against the Aztecs
Northern Colorado can make it three-in-a-row with a win Wednesday night against San Diego State.

November 30, 2008
Bears Run With Bobcats in Home-Opening Win
Northern Colorado breaks century mark for second time in Tad Boyle era in victory against Texas State

November 28, 2008
Bears Ready for Home Court Advantage
Northern Colorado Will Open Home Slate Saturday Night Against Texas State

November 27, 2008
Bears Go Into Overtime To Get First Win of the Season
Northern Colorado hits eight of eight free free throws in the extra period to get first win against Denver in Denver since 1989.

November 25, 2008
Bears Continue Opening Road Show At Denver
Northern Colorado's men's basketball squad looks to get its first win in The Mile High City since 1989.

November 20, 2008
Boyle Announces 'Big' Signings
Emmanuel Addo and Connor Osborne join Northern Colorado's men's basketball program in early signing period.

November 18, 2008
Bears Ready To Tangle With the Rams
Tad Boyle's squad will tip off at 7 tonight in Fort Collins.

November 15, 2008
Men's Basketball Comes Up Short in Oregon Heartbreaker
Northern Colorado's men's basketball team played to the brink of an at storied McArthur Court on Friday night. The Bears showed little intimidation in one of the nation's most hectic gyms before falling 66-64 to Oregon in Northern Colorado's third season-opener under head coach Tad Boyle.

November 13, 2008
Men's Basketball Starts Regular Season In Land of the Ducks
Bears will start much-anticipated 2008-09 campaign at Oregon's storied McArthur Court.

November 2, 2008
Pena, Mason Sparkle in Men's Basketball Exhibition Win
Junior-transfer John Pena scored 16 points off the bench in his Northern Colorado debut, and junior forward Jefferson Mason did the same Saturday night inside Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion, and the Bears rolled past Black Hills State for a 91-62 exhibition game victory. Northern Colorado got double-digit scoring from three starters (Devon Beitzel, Neal Kingman and true freshman Mike Proctor) and held the Yellow Jackets to 35 percent shooting to get the convincing victory.

November 1, 2008
Northern Colorado men's basketball postgame quotes: BHSU

October 22, 2008
Bears The Six Pick In Preseason Polls
Conference media, coaches see an improved bunch brewing in Greeley.

October 17, 2008
Bears Hoops Teams Ready To Hit The Court
Head coaches Jaime White and Tad Boyle open up 2008-09 preseason schedules.

September 3, 2008
Altitude, Big Sky Conference Announce 'Games of the Week' Schedule
Altitude will televise nine regular-season games in all, with the first coming Sunday, Jan. 4. All nine Big Sky teams will appear at least once and games will originate from seven conference sites.

August 5, 2008
University Feature: Jabril Banks
My experience here has been so terrific. The coaches are incredibly supportive, they help you out so much. They’re always here for me.

August 3, 2008
Power Conference Games, Sin City Trip Highlight Bears' Hoops Slate
Tad Boyle's and his assistants think this year's schedule will prepare the Bears as they continue their trek to the top of the conference and into the NCAA Tournament.