Northern Colorado

Official Name:

University of Northern Colorado

Nickname:

Bears

Mailing Address:

251 Butler-Hancock Hall
Box 117
Greeley, CO 80639

Website:

Telephone:

(970) 351-2522

Fax:

(970) 351-1995

Enrollment:

11,855

Arena:

Butler-Hancock Hall
Capacity: 4,500
Year Opened: 1975

School Colors:

Blue and Gold

Conference:

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances:

None

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:

(4) 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1989
1-6 record (.143)

NIT Appearances:

None

All-Time Winningest Coach:

Thurm Wright (14 years from 1970-83, 156-216 record, .419)

All-Time Scoring Leader:

Mike Higgins (2,112 points from 1986-89 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader:

Mike Higgins (959 from 1986-89 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record:

Mike Higgins (46 points vs. Southern Colorado on 12/3/88)

Coach	Seasons	Years	Record	W-L %	Best Season(s)	Record
Royce Long	2	1915-16	3-5	.375	1915	2-1
Paul Abbott	1	1917	5-7	.417	1917	5-7
Ralph Glaze	2	1918-19	8-13	.381	1918	3-4
William E. Search	3	1920-22	11-13	.458	1921	6-3
George E. Cooper	9	1923-31	87-47	.649	1925	12-4
John S. Davis	6	1932-37	71-53	.573	1932	10-4
Jules Doubenmier	3	1938-40	33-24	.579	1939	11-6
Louis C. "Pete" Butler	14	1941-43, 1946-56	147-133	.525	1949	13-4
John Bunn	7	1957-63	73-94	.437	1959	14-10
George Sage	6	1964-69	106-49	.684	1966	21-6
Thurm Wright	14	1970-83	145-203	.417	1974	15-9
Craig Rasmuson	7	2000-06	63-129	.328	2002	14-13
Tad Boyle	4	2007-10	56-66	.459	2010	25-8
B.J. Hill	1	2011	21-11	.656	2011	21-11

All-Time W-L Record: 1,044-1,130 (.480) from 1902 through 2011.
NOTES: Northern Colorado de-emphasized its major-college program after the 1977-78 season before returning to the NCAA Division I level in 2004-05
Coaches are unknown from 1901-02 through 1913-14.

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