UNC men’s basketball coach Steve Smiley ‘excited’ to continue with the Bears

Northern Colorado basketball coach Steve Smiley earns contract extension

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UNC men’s basketball coach Steve Smiley ‘excited’ to continue with the Bears

Saying he has “a lot of gas left in my tank,” Northern Colorado men’s basketball coach Steve Smiley expressed plenty of joy to continue his work with the Bears for an additional three years. Smiley, 44 and the program’s winningest head coach in the Division I era, earned a contract raise and extension Friday. The UNC Board of Trustees approved a new deal keeping Smiley in Greeley through 2030. Smiley will start his sixth season this year. His ov…

Northern Colorado extends Smiley through 2030 season

Story Courtesy: Brooke Richards, UNC Assistant Director of Strategic Communications Northern Colorado Director of Athletics Darren Dunn announced that Head Men’s Basketball Coach Stephen Smiley has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the helm of the Bears through the 2030 season. The extension reflects Northern Colorado’s continued investment in the future of its men’s basketball program and reaffirms the leadership of Smiley, who …