2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Bears were led by first-year head coach Jeff Linder and played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado.On October 8, 2016, the school self-imposed a postseason ban amid an ongoing NCAA investigation.They lost to Portland State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.On April 21, 2016, the school fired head coach B. J. Hill amid an NCAA investigation into "serious and concerning" allegations of violations within the program.
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