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2021–22 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
2021–22 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	1–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Tad Boyle (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Rhon; Bill Grier; Rick Ray;
Home arena	CU Events Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

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2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Arizona †	18	–	2	.900	33	–	4	.892
No. 11 UCLA	15	–	5	.750	27	–	8	.771
No. 22 USC	14	–	6	.700	26	–	8	.765
Colorado	12	–	8	.600	21	–	12	.636
Oregon	11	–	9	.550	20	–	15	.571
Washington	11	–	9	.550	17	–	15	.531
Washington State	11	–	9	.550	22	–	15	.595
Arizona State	10	–	10	.500	14	–	17	.452
Stanford	8	–	12	.400	16	–	16	.500
California	5	–	15	.250	12	–	20	.375
Utah	4	–	16	.200	11	–	20	.355
Oregon State	1	–	19	.050	3	–	28	.097

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represents the University of Colorado in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by head coach Tad Boyle in his twelfth season at Colorado. The Buffaloes play their home games at CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The Buffaloes finished the 2019–20 season 23–9, 14–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 Tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Basketball Tournament as a 5th seed in the East Region where defeated Georgetown in the first round before losing to Florida State in the second round.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Maddox Daniels	3	G/F	6'6"	211	Senior	Suwanee, GA	Graduated
D'Shawn Schwartz	5	G/F	6'7"	232	Senior	Colorado Springs, CO	Graduate transferred to George Mason
Alexander Strating	10	F	6'7"	228	RS Senior	Wassenaar, Netherlands	Graduate transferred to Missouri S&T
Dallas Walton	13	F/C	7'0"	235	RS Senior	Arvada, CO	Graduate transferred to Wake Forest
Owen Koonce	15	G	6'5"	180	Freshman	Lafayette, CO	Walk-on; transferred to Colorado Mesa
McKinley Wright IV	25	G	6'0"	196	Senior	North Robbinsdale, MN	Graduated; undrafted in 2021 NBA draft
Aidan McQuade	33	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Loveland, CO	Walk-on; graduated
Isaac Jessup	40	G	6'2"	175	Freshman	Loveland, CO	Walk-on; transferred to Colorado Mesa
Jeriah Horne	41	F	6'7"	220	RS Senior	Overland Park, KS	Graduate transferred to Tulsa

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Lawson Lovering #11 C	Laramie, WY	Central High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 28, 2019
Lawson Lovering #11 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Quincy Allen #16 SF	Washington, DC	Maret School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 17, 2020
Quincy Allen #16 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
KJ Simpson #17 PG	West Hills, CA	Chaminade College Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 28, 2021
KJ Simpson #17 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Julian Hammond III #43 PG	Denver, CO	Cherry Creek High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 13, 2020
Julian Hammond III #43 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Javon Ruffin #56 SG	New Orleans, LA	PHH Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 19, 2020
Javon Ruffin #56 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2021 Colorado Commits". Rivals.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Joe Hurlburt #19 C	Enderlin, ND	Enderlin High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Mar 29, 2021
Joe Hurlburt #19 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2022 Colorado Commits". Rivals.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2021–22 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Luke O'Brien	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	So	Columbine HS	Littleton, CO
G	1	Julian Hammond III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Cherry Creek HS	Denver, CO
G	2	KJ Simpson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Chaminade College Prep	West Hills, CA
G	3	Keeshawn Barthelemy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	RS So	Thornlea Secondary School	Montreal, QC
G/F	5	Quincy Allen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Maret School	Silver Spring, MD
G	11	Javon Ruffin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Fr	PHH Prep	New Orleans, LA
F	12	Jabari Walker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	AZ Compass Prep	Inglewood, CA
F	21	Evan Battey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	259 lb (117 kg)	RS Sr	Villa Park HS	Los Angeles, CA
F	23	Tristan da Silva	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	So	Ludwigsgymnasium Munich	Munich, Germany
G	24	Elijah Parquet	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	West Brook HS	Beaumont, TX
F	30	Will Loughlin (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Seattle Prep	Seattle, WA
G	32	Nique Clifford	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	So	The Vanguard School	Colorado Springs, CO
C	34	Lawson Lovering	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Central HS	Cheyenne, WY
G	40	Benan Ersek (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Kent Denver School	Vienna, Austria
F	41	Cody Mains (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	W.T. Woodson HS	Fairfax, VA
G/F	42	Amondo Miller Jr. (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Valor Christian HS	Littleton, CO
G	44	Jack Pease (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Highland Park HS	Dallas, TX

Head coach

Tad Boyle (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

^[1]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
August 13, 2021* 8:00 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Escazu	W 79–32	0–0	13 – Simpson	10 – Clifford	4 – Parquet	BN Arena [es] (10) San José, Costa Rica
August 14, 2021* 8:00 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Colegio de Abogados	W 104–46	0–0	19 – Hammond	8 – Clifford	5 – Da Silva/O'Brien	BN Arena San José, Costa Rica
August 15, 2021* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Costa Rica national team	W 68–54	0–0	12 – Da Silva	5 – Parquet	2 – Hammond/Lovering	BN Arena (10) San José, Costa Rica
August 16, 2021* 8:00 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Grecia	W 141–31	0–0	23 – Barthelemy	7 – Loughlin/Lovering	7 – Hammond	BN Arena (10) San José, Costa Rica
October 27, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	Colorado School of Mines	W 78–48	0–0	12 – Simpson	9 – Lovering	3 – Barthelemy	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
October 31, 2021* 10:00 a.m., BTN+	at Nebraska Charity Exhibition	L 67–82	0–0	12 – Barthelemy/Clifford	8 – Battey/Clifford	3 – Simpson	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,345) Lincoln, NE
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., P12N	Montana State	W 94–90 ^OT	1–0	19 – Barthelemy	9 – Clifford	5 – Barthelemy	CU Events Center (6,931) Boulder, CO
November 13, 2021* 4:30 p.m., P12N	New Mexico	W 87-76	2-0	20 – Barthelemy	10 – Walker	3 – Barthelemy/Parquet/Simpson	CU Events Center (7,115) Boulder, CO
November 15, 2021* 6:00 p.m., P12N	Maine	W 90-46	3-0	22 – Barthelemy	7 – Battey/Lovering	3 – Simpson	CU Events Center (5,633) Boulder, CO
November 19, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3	vs. Southern Illinois Paradise Jam Tournament Quarterfinals	L 63-67	3-1	16 – Walker	7 – da Silva	4 – Parquet	Sports and Fitness Center (842) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 20, 2021* 3:45 p.m., ESPN3	vs. Duquesne Paradise Jam Tournament	W 84-76 ^OT	4-1	18 – Battey	13 – Walker	4 – Simpson	Sports and Fitness Center (723) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 22, 2021* 1:15 p.m., ESPN3	vs. Brown Paradise Jam Tournament	W 54-52	5-1	16 – Battey	11 – Walker	4 – Simpson	Sports and Fitness Center (655) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 28, 2021 5:00 p.m., P12N	Stanford						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
December 1, 2021 7:30 p.m., P12N	at UCLA						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FS1	Tennessee						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
December 8, 2021* 6:00 p.m., P12N	Eastern Washington						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
December 10, 2021* 7:30 p.m., P12N	Milwaukee						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
December 18, 2021* 12:00 p.m., P12N	Cal State Bakersfield						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	Kansas						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
December 30, 2022 9:00 p.m., P12N	at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
January 1, 2022 6:30 p.m., P12N	at Oregon State						Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Washington State						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 9, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Washington						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 13, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1	at Arizona						McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 15, 2022 ESPN2/ESPNU	at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 20, 2022 5:30 p.m., P12N	USC						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., P12N	UCLA						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 27, 2022 9:00 p.m., P12N	at Washington						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
January 30, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1	at Washington State						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
February 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1	Oregon						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 5, 2022 FS1	Oregon State						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 12, 2022 6:00 p.m., P12N	Utah						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 17, 2022 7:30 p.m., P12N	at California						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
February 19, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Stanford						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., P12N	Arizona State						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 26, 2022 ESPN2/ESPNU	Arizona						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
March 5, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPNU	at Utah						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 Tournament (0-0)
March 9–12, 2022 TBA, P12N/FS1	vs.						T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Ranking movement

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	—																			Not released
Coaches	RV	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

^ "2021–2022 Schedule". cubuffs.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

[1] "2021–2022 Schedule". cubuffs.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

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v t e Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
Venues	Carlson Gymnasium (1924–1937) Balch Fieldhouse (1937–1979) CU Events Center (1979–present)
Culture & lore	"CU Fight Song" Ralphie the Buffalo CU Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics