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Tad Boyle adds Danny Manning to coaching staff … CU men finish the season ranked 28th; women finish the season ranked 15th … Both CU men’s and women’s teams win two games in March Madness, with the women earning a berth in the Sweet Sixteen for the second consecutive season …
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The CU men’s team got off to a slow start in February, going 1-3, including a 20-point home loss to No. 8 Arizona … The Buffs then righted the ship with three wins to close out the month, including a double-overtime road win over USC … For his 28 point effort in an 89-65 home rout of Utah, KJ Simpson was named the Pac-12 Player-of-the-Week … On the women’s side, the month of February went in the opposite direction … The Buffs won the first three games in February, climbing to a 20-3 record and a No. 1 projected seeding in the NCAA tournament in the first Top 16 early reveal by the NCAA selection committee … The remainder of the month, however, was a disappointment, as the Buffs lost four straight – all to ranked teams – to fall out of the Top Ten in the national rankings …
READ MORE >>Tags: Aaronette Vonleh, Cody Williams, Eddie Lampkin, Frida Formann, J'Vonne Hadley, Jaylyn Sherrod, JR Payne, Julian Hammond, Julian Hammond III, Kindyll Wetta, KJ Simpson, Luke O'Brien, Quay Miller, Tad Boyle, Tristan da Silva
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The CU men entered 2024 with an 11-2 (2-0) record, then promptly lost 97-50 to No. 10 Arizona to kick off a three-game road losing streak … The Buffs rebounded to win four straight before finishing the month with a split road trip to the state of Washington … The CU women, meanwhile, entered January with an 11-1 record and a No. 5 national ranking … A big win over No. 8 Stanford pushed the Buffs to No. 3 in the rankings before CU fell to No. 5 UCLA, 76-68, before the largest crowd (11,338) to ever watch a women’s game at the CU Events Center … A home win over No. 12 Utah kept the Buffs in the Top Ten nationally throughout the month …
READ MORE >>Tags: Aaronette Vonleh, Charlotte Whittaker, Cody Williams, Eddie Lampkin, Frida Formann, J'Vonne Hadley, Jaylyn Sherrod, JR Payne, Julian Hammond, Julian Hammond III, Kindyll Wetta, KJ Simpson, Luke O'Brien, Maddie Nolan, Sara-Rose Smith, Tad Boyle, Tameiya Sadler, Tristan da Silva
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December, 2023, was a perfect month for the both the CU men’s and CU women’s basketball teams … Tad Boyle’s Buffs went 6-0, including a 90-63 rout of No. 15 Miami, and a Pac-12 opening home sweep of the Washington schools. With the wins, the Buffs edged close to the Top 25, finishing the month at No. 28 … JR Payne’s Buffs, meanwhile, went 4-0 in December, finishing off the month with a convincing 76-65 home win over No. 12 Utah … The Buffs stayed in the Top Ten nationally throughout the month, heading into the New Year with a No. 5 ranking …
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The Buffs opened the new year with a pair of dominating wins over the Oregon schools, but that proved to be the highlight, as the men would only win one more game the rest of the month, including road sweeps by the Los Angeles and Oregon schools … The best news of the month? The signing of prep All-American, one of the highest-rated recruits in CU history … The CU women, meanwhile, had a strong month, re-entering the national polls on a 6-2 month, a January which included a buzzer-beating three-pointer to defeat No. 8 UCLA, 73-70 …
READ MORE >>Tags: Cody Williams, Dominique Clifford, J'Vonne Hadley, Julian Hammond, Julian Hammond III, K.J. Simpson, KJ Simpson, Luke O'Brien, Tad Boyle, Tristan da Silva
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CU enjoys a six-game winning streak during the month, including a rout of Colorado State and a win over Southern Utah which gives Tad Boyle win No. 262, passing Sox Walseth for the most wins in CU history … But December is marred by bookend embarrassing Pac-12 road losses to Washington and Cal …
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Buffs picked to finish 6th in the Pac-12 in media poll … CU opens the season with a 4-3 record, including road wins over No. 11 Tennessee and No. 24 Texas A&M, to go with losses to Grambling State and UMass … Tad Boyle on 4-3 start: “I may have overscheduled for this team” …
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Buffs open February with a loss at home against Oregon, giving CU a three-game losing streak … But then the Buffs reel off five straight wins, including three road wins in six days … Buffs then close out February with an epic 79-63 win over No. 2 Arizona on Evan Battey’s Senior Night … Video: “The Mayor” addresses the Buff Nation after Arizona win …
READ MORE >>Tags: Dominique Clifford, Elijah Parquet, Evan Battey, Jabari Walker, K.J. Simpson, Keeshawn Barthelemy, KJ Simpson, Lawson Lovering, Luke O'Brien, Nique Clifford, Tad Boyle, Tristan da Silva
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After opening Pac-12 play with a 1-2 record, the Buffs use a 79-72 win over No. 17 Oregon to launch a four-game winning streak … Then, just when it looked as if the Buffs were on their way to a Top 25 ranking, CU lost to winless Washington (going 1-18 from three-point range), then topped that frustration with by blowing a 19-point lead (with 8:45 to play), before falling at home to Utah …Tad Boyle on the Utah loss: “I’m not sure I’ve ever been more disappointed in a loss in my career” …
READ MORE >>Tags: D'Shawn Schwartz, Dallas Walton, Eli Parquet, Evan Battey, Jabari Walker, Javon Ruffin, Jeriah Horne, Julian Hammond, Keeshawn Barthelemy, Lawson Lovering, Luke O'Brien, Maddox Daniels, Quincy Allen, Rick Ray, Tad Boyle, Tristan da Silva
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Buffs just miss being ranked in the preseason national polls for the first time in 50 years, coming in at No. 27 … In running the preseason record to 6-0 in November, though, the Buffs ride a tournament win in Las Vegas into a three-week run to end the month, entering December as the No. 21 team in the nation …
READ MORE >>Tags: D'Shawn Schwartz, Dallas Walton, Dominique Clifford, Eli Parquet, Evan Battey, Lawson Lovering, Lucas Siewert, Luke O'Brien, Maddox Daniels, McKinley Wright, McKinley Wright IV, Shane Gatling, Tyler Bey
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