2017 – 18 Northern Colorado Bears men 's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Bears were led by second-year head coach Jeff Linder and played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley , Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference . They finished the season 26 – 12 , 11 – 7 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place . They defeated Northern Arizona and Weber State to advance to the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament to Montana . They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Drake , San Diego , Sam Houston State and UIC to become CIT champions
Big Sky Tournament
2018 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team