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Steve Smiley
Stephen Christopher Smiley (born April 1, 1981) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team. Playing career Smiley was a two-time all-state selection from Pomona High School in Arvada, Colorado. Smiley played collegiately under Don Meyer at Northern State. He completed his career with the Wolves as the school's record holder in assists with 537, while also ranking third all-time in single-season field goal percentage, along with being named a NSIC all-conference performer his senior year. Coaching career Smiley's coaching career began in 2005 as an assistant at then- NAIA institution Black Hills State under Paul Sather for one season before returning to his alma mater as an assistant coach from 2006 to 2008. Smiley was then named the head coach at Sheridan College in Wyoming, a NJCAA school. From 2008 to 2014 he led the Generals to a 153-43 overall record with four North Sub-Region 9 titles and two runner- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Colorado Bears Men's Basketball
The Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of Northern Colorado (UNC) in Greeley, Colorado, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big Sky Conference. Postseason history NCAA Division I tournament results The Bears have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament once, where they lost to San Diego State in 2011 (led by coach B. J. Hill). NCAA Division II tournament results The Bears have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–6. CBI results The Bears have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their combined record is 2–1. CIT results The Bears have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) three times under three different head coaches (Tad Boyle, B. J. Hill, Jeff Linder). Their combined record is 5–2. They were CIT champions in 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2016 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–12 at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada. This was the first Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament, Big Sky tournament at a neutral site and the first to include all twelve conference members. The top two seeds met in the final; regular season champion 2015–16 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team, Weber State defeated 2015–16 Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team, Montana and advanced to the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament. Seeds All 12 Big Sky schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference season record, with the top four teams receiving a first round bye. A tiebreaker system was used to seed teams with identical conference records. Schedule Bracket * – denotes overtime period NCAA tournament The Wildcats received the automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament; no othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1981 Births
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán Department, Morazán and Chalatenango Department, Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity (Polish trade union), Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican City, Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is First inauguration of Ronald Reagan, sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DMC DeLorean, DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An 1981 Dawu ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Northern Colorado Bears Men's Basketball Team
The 2022–23 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third-year head coach Steve Smiley, played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference. Previous season The Bears finished the 2021–22 season 22–16, 13–7 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for third place. In the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Eastern Washington and Portland State, before falling to Montana State in the championship game. They received an invite to the CBI, where they defeated Florida Atlantic and UNC Asheville, before falling to UNC Wilmington in the semifinals. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style="", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=12 style="", Big Sky regular season , - !colspan=12 style=, Sources References {{DEFAULTSO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
The 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season will end on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning on March 14 and ending with the championship game at NRG Stadium in Houston on April 3. Rule changes The following rule changes were recommended by the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee to the Playing Rules Oversight Panel for the 2022−23 season: * Flopping will now result in a Class B technical foul. Previously players called for flopping received a warning before a technical foul was assessed. * Conferences (and the NIT) will continue to allow (on an experimental basis) use of live and prerecorded video streams at the team bench. * Conferences (and the NIT) who choose to use five electronic-media timeouts in the second half of their games will be able to experiment with a new format for granting those timeouts. Currently, for a game using five electronic-media timeouts in the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 College Basketball Invitational
The 2022 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination, fully-bracketed men’s college basketball postseason tournament featuring 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams not selected to participate in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament or the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The tournament began on March 19 and concluded on March 23. Semifinal and championship games aired on ESPN2. The tournament was won by UNC Wilmington. In 2021, CBI was held for the first time in Daytona Beach, Florida, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, the tournament had been held on campus sites. In response to feedback received for the 2021 playing, CBI returned to the Ocean Center in 2022, which was the 14th edition of the tournament. Participating teams The following teams accepted invitations to compete in the 2022 College Basketball Invitational: Declined invitations There has been speculation that the following programs might ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 Northern Colorado Bears Men's Basketball Team
The 2021–22 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by second-year head coach Steve Smiley, played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference. Previous season The Bears finished the 2020–21 season 11–11, 6–8 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the #8 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated #9 seed Sacramento State in the first round, before falling to top seeded Southern Utah in the quarterfinals. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, Source References {{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball seasons Northern Colorado Bears The Northern Color ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
The 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2021 and concluded on March 13, 2022. The 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 15 and concluded on April 4 with the championship game at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Rule changes The following rule changes have been recommended by the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee to the Playing Rules Oversight Panel for the 2021–22 season: *Flopping can result in a technical foul. *Increase to six personal fouls before disqualification, with a maximum of four fouls allowed per half (experimental in NIT for 2022). If a player commits four personal fouls in a single half they will be disqualified for the remainder of the game. *Allowance at the league level for coaches to use technology, live statistics and video on the bench. *Team timeouts can serve as/replace media timeouts (e.g., team calls timeout at the 18-minute mark in a half, that would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 Northern Colorado Bears Men's Basketball Team
The 2020–21 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by first-year head coach Steve Smiley, played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 11-11, 6-8 in Big Sky Play to finish a tie for 7th place. They defeated Sacramento State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Southern Utah. Previous season The Bears finished the 2019–20 season 22–9, 15–5 Big Sky play to finish in second place. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all postseason tournaments were canceled including the Big Sky tournament. On March 17, 2020, head coach Jeff Linder was named the head coach at Wyoming. A few days later, the school promoted assistant coach Steve Smiley as the school's new head coach. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
The 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 25, 2020 and concluded on March 14, 2021. The 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 18 and concluded on April 5. Season headlines * November 11 – The Associated Press preseason All-American team was released. Iowa center Luka Garza was the lone unanimous selection (64 votes). Joining him on the team were Baylor guard Jared Butler, Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu, Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham, Gonzaga guard Corey Kispert (26), and Arizona State guard Remy Martin (26). * November 15 – The UT Martin Skyhawks announced that head coach Anthony Stewart, who had been set to start his fifth season with the Skyhawks, had died earlier that day. No cause of death was given at the time. * January 18 – When the AP Poll's Week 9 top 25 rankings were released, it was the first time since December 18, 1961 that neither Duke, Kentucky, nor North Carolina were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyoming Cowboys Basketball
The University of Wyoming men's basketball program, which competes in the Mountain West Conference, has a lengthy tradition dating back to 1905. Wyoming won the 1943 NCAA championship under Hall of Fame coach Everett Shelton and behind star guard Ken Sailors, who pioneered the jump shot that is now the standard in basketball. Wyoming has made a total of 16 appearances in the NCAA tournament. Since the Mountain West was formed in 1999, Wyoming has won two conference titles, including an outright championship in 2002. Prior to that, Wyoming won five championships in the Western Athletic Conference, eight championships in the Skyline Conference, and one championship in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. History The Wyoming basketball program began in 1904 when a group known as the "Laramie Town Team" challenged a team from the university to a basketball game; Wyoming won that game by a score of 17–5. The team became a powerhouse in the 1930s under coach Willard "Dutc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
