Colorado Basketball – 2014-15

Buffs go out like a lamb in March, only qualifying for the CBI … and then falling to Seattle University in the second round of that consolation tournament to finish the 2014-15 season with an overall record of 16-18

Buffs ready for Oregon State – Scott: “Win or go home. That’s how it is for us now” … Askia Booker 2nd-team All-Pac-12

Buffs make it through the first half of the Pac-12 campaign with a 4-5 conference record. With star center Josh Scott out for all but two games, and Xavier Johnson out for four, the Buffs struggled on both offense and defense, with Askia Booker called upon to take on an even greater burden. The highlight for Booker, a 43-point performance in CU’s triple-overtime win over USC …

Colorado stumbles to the end of the 2014 calendar with a 7-5 non-conference record, including a fourth place finish in the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu

Colorado opens the season with great hope and promise. A dominating late-night win over Auburn in the ESPN Tip-Off Marathon gets the Buffs off to a good start, but an embarrassing loss to Wyoming (with the Buffs scoring only 33 points in the game; nine points in the second half) has Buff fans wondering if the preseason hype the Buffs received was deserved …

CU ranked in the top 20 in preseason magazines. The question for the Buffs at the opening of the 2014-15 season: Can CU live up to its No. 2 billing in the Pac-12? …