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The 2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tad Boyle in his eighth season at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Arizona State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Arizona.

2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
Paradise Jam champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record17–15 (8–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCoors Events Center
Seasons
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Arizona † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
USC 12 – 6   .667 24 – 12   .667
UCLA 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Utah 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
Stanford 11 – 7   .611 19 – 16   .543
Oregon 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639
Washington 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
Colorado 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Arizona State 8 – 10   .444 20 – 12   .625
Oregon State 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Washington State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387
California 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Buffaloes finished the 2016–17 season 19–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Arizona. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to UCF.

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Josh Fortune G 6'5" 200 RS Senior Hampton, VA Graduated
Wesley Gordon F 6'9" 220 RS Senior Colorado Springs, CO Graduated
Xavier Johnson F 6'7" 225 RS Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Derrick White G 6'5" 193 RS Senior Parker, CO Graduated/2017 NBA draft
Thomas Akyazili G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Antwerp, BE Elected to transfer.[1]
Bryce Peters G 6'4" 190 Freshman La Puente, CA Elected to transfer.[1]

2017 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D'Shawn Schwartz
SF 		Colorado Springs, CO Sand Creek HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sep 10, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Tyler Bey
SF 		Las Vegas, NV Middlebrooks Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 10, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Evan Battey
PF 		Los Angeles, CA Villa Park HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Sep 27, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Lazar Nikolic
PG 		Belgrade, Serbia Stella Azzurra Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 19, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
McKinley Wright IV
PG 		Champlin, MN Champlin Park HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Apr 28, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

2018 Recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2018)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Daylen Kountz
SG 		Denver, CO East High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 8, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Elijah Parquet
SG 		Beaumont, TX West Brook High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 9, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 D'Shawn Schwartz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Sand Creek HS Colorado Springs, CO
G/F 1 Tyler Bey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Middlebrooks Academy Las Vegas, NV
G 5 Deleon Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Brewster Academy Grand Rapids, MI
F 10 Alexander Strating (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr American School of The Hague Wassenaars, Netherlands
G 11 Lazar Nikolic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr A.S. Stella Azzurra Belgrade, Serbia
G 12 AJ Martinka (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Stanwood HS Stanwood, WA
G 13 Namon Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Missouri Los Angeles, CA
F 14 Tory Miller-Stewart 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Sr New Hampton School Lee's Summit, MO
G 15 Dominique Collier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr East HS Denver, CO
F 21 Evan Battey   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 283 lb (128 kg) Fr Villa Park HS Los Angeles, CA
F 23 Lucas Siewert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS So Brennan HS Joinville, Brazil
G 24 George King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Cathedral HS Fayetteville, NC
G 25 McKinley Wright IV 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Champlin Park HS North Robbinsdale, MN
G 33 Josh Repine (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr New Hampton School Englewood, CO
F/C 35 Dallas Walton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Arvada West Arvada, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Colorado Mines W 78–52  –
 Coors Events Center (1,112)
Boulder, CO
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
6:00 pm, P12N 		Northern Colorado W 66–51  1–0
 Coors Events Center (7,740)
Boulder, CO
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N 		Denver W 89–62  2–0
 Coors Events Center (6,451)
Boulder, CO
Nov 17, 2017*
3:30 pm 		vs. Quinnipiac
Paradise Jam quarterfinals 		W 70–69  3–0
 Vines Center (659)
Lynchburg, VA
Nov 18, 2017*
6:30 pm 		vs. Drake
Paradise Jam semifinals 		W 86–81  4–0
 Vines Center (568)
Lynchburg, VA
Nov 19, 2017*
6:30 pm 		vs. Mercer
Paradise Jam championship 		W 79–70  5–0
 Vines Center (568)
Lynchburg, VA
Nov 26, 2017*
12:00 pm, P12N 		Air Force W 81–69  6–0
 Coors Events Center (7,427)
Boulder, CO
Dec 2, 2017*
11:00 AM, ATTSNRM 		at Colorado State L 63–72  6–1
 Moby Arena (5,217)
Fort Collins, CO
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N 		New Mexico W 75–57  7–1
 Coors Events Center (6,610)
Boulder, CO
Dec 9, 2017*
3:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 13 Xavier L 69–96  7–2
 Cintas Center (10,228)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 12, 2017*
6:00 pm, P12N 		San Diego L 59–69  7–3
 Coors Events Center (6,512)
Boulder, CO
Dec 15, 2017*
6:00 pm, P12N 		South Dakota State W 112–103 2OT 8–3
 Coors Events Center (6,933)
Boulder, CO
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN 		vs. Iowa
Sanford Pentagon Showcase 		L 73–80  8–4
 Sanford Pentagon (3,250)
Sioux Falls, SD
Pac-12 regular season
Dec 29, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Oregon State L 57–76  8–5
(0–1) 		Gill Coliseum (4,481)
Corvallis, OR
Dec 31, 2017
8:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon L 62–77  8–6
(0–2) 		Matthew Knight Arena (7,458)
Eugene, OR
Jan 4, 2018
6:30 pm, P12N 		No. 4 Arizona State W 90–81 OT 9–6
(1–2) 		Coors Events Center (7,740)
Boulder, CO
Jan 6, 2018
12:00 pm, P12N 		No. 14 Arizona W 80–77  10–6
(2–2) 		Coors Events Center (8,519)
Boulder, CO
Jan 10, 2018
8:00 pm, FS1 		at USC L 58–70  10–7
(2–3) 		Galen Center (3,669)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 13, 2018
8:30 pm, P12N 		at UCLA W 68–59  11–7
(3–3) 		Pauley Pavilion (10,164)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 18, 2018
6:00 pm, P12N 		Washington State W 82–73  12–7
(4–3) 		Coors Events Center (7,477)
Boulder, CO
Jan 20, 2018
4:00 pm, P12N 		Washington L 62–72  12–8
(4–4) 		Coors Events Center (8,787)
Boulder, CO
Jan 25, 2018
6:30 pm, FS1 		at No. 11 Arizona L 71–80  12–9
(4–5) 		McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Jan 27, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 21 Arizona State L 66–80  12–10
(4–6) 		Wells Fargo Arena (13,943)
Tempe, AZ
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm, FS1 		at Utah W 67–55  13–10
(5–6) 		Coors Events Center (7,645)
Boulder, CO
Feb 7, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		California W 68–64  14–10
(6–6) 		Coors Events Center (6,385)
Boulder, CO
Feb 11, 2018
2:00 pm, P12N 		Stanford W 64–56  15–10
(7–6) 		Coors Events Center (8,323)
Boulder, CO
Feb 15, 2018
9:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State L 69–73  15–11
(7–7) 		Beasley Coliseum (2,249)
Pullman, WA
Feb 17, 2018
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington L 59–82  15–12
(7–8) 		Alaska Airlines Arena (9,258)
Seattle, WA
Feb 21, 2018
8:30 pm, FS1 		USC L 64–75  15–13
(7–9) 		Coors Events Center (7,008)
Boulder, CO
Feb 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		UCLA W 80–76  16–13
(8–9) 		Coors Events Center (8,176)
Boulder, CO
Mar 3, 2018
5:00 pm, P12N 		at Utah L 54–64  16–14
(8–10) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 tournament
Mar 7, 2018
1:00 pm, P12N 		(8) vs. (9) Arizona State
First Round 		W 97–85  17–14
 T-Mobile Arena (8,619)
Paradise, NV
Mar 8, 2018
1:00 pm, P12N 		(8) vs. (1) No. 15 Arizona
Quarterfinals 		L 67–83  17–15
 T-Mobile Arena (15,182)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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  1. ^ a b Rooney, Pat. "Thomas Akyazili, Bryce Peters transferring out of Colorado Buffaloes' basketball program". DenverPost.com. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
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