2024–25 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 3–0 (0–0 Big 12) |
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Home arena | CU Events Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of November 12, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2024–25 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represents the University of Colorado Boulder in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by Tad Boyle in his 15th season as head coach. The Buffaloes play their home games at CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Buffaloes finished the 2023–24 season 26–11, 13–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place. They defeated Utah and Washington State to advance to the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament. There they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 10 seed in the South region. They defeated Boise State in the First Four and Florida in the First Round to advance to the round of 32. There they lost to Marquette.
In July of 2023, the school announced it would leave the Pac-12 Conference to rejoin the Big 12 in August of 2024.[1] The Buffaloes had previously been members of the Big 12 through 2011.[2]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
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Luke O'Brien | 0 | G | 6'8" | 222 | Senior | Littleton, CO | Graduate transferred to Georgia Tech[3][4] |
Tristan da Silva | 23 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | Munich, Germany | Graduated; declared for the 2024 NBA draft; selected 18th overall by the Orlando Magic[5] |
J'Vonne Hadley | 1 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Saint Paul, MN | Graduate transferred to Louisville[6][7] |
Eddie Lampkin Jr. | 44 | F | 6'11" | 265 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduate transferred to Syracuse[6][8] |
K. J. Simpson | 2 | G | 6'9" | 189 | Junior | West Hills, CA | Declared for the 2024 NBA draft; selected 42nd overall by the Charlotte Hornets[9][5] |
Cody Williams | 10 | F | 6'8" | 190 | Freshman | Gilbert, AZ | Declared for the 2024 NBA draft; selected 10th overall by the Utah Jazz[4][5] |
Joe Hurlburt | 24 | F | 6'11" | 235 | Freshman | Enderlin, ND | Transferred to Davidson[10] |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Trevor Baskin | 6 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Jr | Arvada, CO | Colorado Mesa |
Andrej Jakimovski | 23 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Sr | Skopje, North Macedonia | Washington State |
Elijah Malone | 50 | C | 6'10" | 265 | Sr | Lagrange, IN | Grace College |
2024 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Andrew Crawford G |
Highlands Ranch, CO | ThunderRidge High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 14, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Sebastian Rancik F |
San Juan Capistrano, CA | JSerra Catholic High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 21, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Felix Kossaras SG |
Fort Erie, ON | Fort Erie International Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 31, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Preseason
[edit]Big 12 Preseason Poll
Big 12 Coaches | Points | ||
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1. | Kansas | 215 (9) | |
2. | Houston | 211 (5) | |
3. | Iowa State | 194 (1) | |
4. | Baylor | 185 | |
5. | Arizona | 179 (1) | |
6. | Cincinnati | 140 | |
7. | Texas Tech | 135 | |
8. | Kansas State | 133 | |
9. | BYU | 116 | |
10. | TCU | 90 | |
11. | UCF | 83 | |
12. | Arizona State | 64 | |
13. | West Virginia | 62 | |
14. | Oklahoma State | 46 | |
15. | Colorado | 37 | |
16. | Utah | 30 | |
Reference:[11] (#) first-place votes |
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team
- First Team
Player | School | ||
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Caleb Love | Arizona | ||
LJ Cryer | Houston | ||
J’Wan Roberts | |||
Tamin Lipsey | Iowa State | ||
Hunter Dickinson† | Kansas | ||
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:[11] |
- Second Team
Player | School | ||
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Norchad Omier | Baylor | ||
Jeremy Roach | |||
Keshon Gilbert | Iowa State | ||
Dajuan Harris Jr | Kansas | ||
Coleman Hawkins | Kansas State | ||
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:[11] |
- Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
- Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
- Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 19, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Pomona–Pitzer | W 95–62 | 0–0 |
16 – Dak | 6 – Baskin | 5 – Hammond III | CU Events Center (950) Boulder, CO | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Eastern Washington | W 76–56 | 1–0 |
13 – Rancik | 7 – Tied | 4 – Hammond III | CU Events Center (5,679) Boulder, CO | ||||
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northern Colorado | W 90–88 2OT | 2–0 |
27 – Malone | 10 – Diop | 2 – Tied | CU Events Center (6,152) Boulder, CO | ||||
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal State Fullerton | W 83–53 | 3–0 |
17 – Jakimovski | 8 – Diop | 5 – Ruffin | CU Events Center (5,358) Boulder, CO | ||||
November 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Harvard | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
November 25, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Michigan State Maui Invitational quarterfinals |
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI | |||||||||
November 26, 2024* TBA, ESPN/ESPN2 |
vs. UConn/Memphis Maui Invitational |
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI | |||||||||
November 27, 2024* TBA, TBA |
vs. TBD Maui Invitational |
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI | |||||||||
December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Pacific | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
December 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Colorado State Rocky Mountain Showdown |
CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
December 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Dakota State | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bellarmine | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Iowa State | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
January 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., TBA |
at UCF | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
January 12, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
West Virginia | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cincinnati | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Oklahoma State | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | |||||||||
January 21, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU |
BYU | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arizona | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||||
January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arizona State | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at TCU | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Utah Rumble in the Rockies |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Houston | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UCF | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
February 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Iowa State | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Baylor | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
February 24, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN |
Kansas | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Kansas State | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
March 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX | |||||||||
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
TCU | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
Big 12 tournament | |||||||||||
March 11–15, 2025 TBA |
vs. | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. |
Game summaries
[edit]Pomona–Pitzer (exhibition)
[edit]October 19, 2024
3:00 p.m. MDT |
Pomona–Pitzer Sagehens 62, Colorado Buffaloes 95 | ||
Scoring by half: 36–49, 26–46 | ||
Pts: Pete Boyle, 16 Rebs: Ty Bergman, 4 Asts: Owen Avdalovic, 2 |
Pts: Bangot Dak, 16 Rebs: Trevor Baskin, 6 Asts: Julian Hammond III, 5 |
November 4, 2024
7:00 p.m. MST |
Eastern Washington Eagles vs. Colorado Buffaloes suss | ||
Scoring by half: 31–25, 0–0 | ||
Pts: Nic McClain, 16 Rebs: Nic McClain, 5 Asts: Tyler Powell, 4 |
Pts: Sebastian Rancik, 13 Rebs: Tied, 7 Asts: Julian Hammond III, 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "CU later: Board approves Buffs' return to Big 12". ESPN.com. 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ Athletic, The (2023-07-29). "Colorado rejoining Big 12 in 2024, leaving Pac-12: Live updates, news, reaction and analysis". The Athletic. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ Carlough, Jack (March 27, 2024). "Luke O'Brien becomes third CU Buff to enter transfer portal on Wednesday". Colorado Buffaloes Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ a b Rooney, Pat (April 22, 2024). "Men's basketball: Cody Williams makes it official with NBA draft; Luke O'Brien to Georgia Tech". BuffZone. MediaNews Group.
- ^ a b c Richardson, Kasey (June 27, 2024). "Guard KJ Simpson from Colorado Buffaloes selected in second round of 2024 NBA Draft". CBS News.
- ^ a b Rooney, Pat (March 27, 2024). "Men's basketball: CU Buffs Eddie Lampkin, J'Vonne Hadley hitting transfer portal". BuffZone. MediaNews Group. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Crawford, Eric (April 16, 2024). "'Do-everything' Colorado wing J'Vonne Hadley picks Louisville". WDRB Media.
- ^ Waters, Mike (April 2, 2024). "Syracuse basketball gets commitment from Colorado transfer Eddie Lampkin Jr". Syracuse.com. The Post-Standard. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Pat, Rooney (April 12, 2024). "KJ Simpson ready to leave CU Buffs, enter NBA draft". BuffZone. MediaNews Group.
- ^ Metivier, Sam (April 4, 2024). "Colorado Buffaloes forward Joe Hurlburt enters transfer portal". The Ralphie Report. SB Nation.
- ^ a b c "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.