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 defeated Sacramento State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Southern Utah.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all postseason tournaments were canceled including the Big Sky tournament.

[2] A few days later, the school promoted assistant coach Steve Smiley as the school's new head coach.