The University of Northern Colorado men’s and women’s basketball teams open their seasons in Greeley this week.

The men, the co-defending Big Sky Conference regular-season champions, tip off Monday evening against Colorado College. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at Bank of Colorado Arena.

The UNC women’s first game is Tuesday against Northern New Mexico College. The game begins at 6 p.m. at Bank of Colorado Arena. Both teams start their Big Sky Conference seasons on New Year’s Day.

UNC head coach Kristen Mattio and sophomore guard Neenah George answered a few questions about the season. George is from Dallas, Texas, and Mattio said George has made a lot of strides since her freshman season. George played in all 31 games last year, averaging 16.5 minutes a game with 5.5 points and 1.5 rebounds.

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