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2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

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2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
CBI, Second round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record16–18 (7–11 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCoors Events Center
Seasons
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arizona 16 2   .889 34 4   .895
No. 25 Oregon 13 5   .722 26 10   .722
No. 19 Utah 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
UCLA 11 7   .611 22 14   .611
Stanford 9 9   .500 24 13   .649
Arizona State 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Oregon State 8 10   .444 17 14   .548
California 7 11   .389 18 15   .545
Colorado 7 11   .389 16 18   .471
Washington State 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Washington 5 13   .278 16 15   .516
USC 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Tad Boyle's fifth year as head coach at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to Oregon. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Gardner–Webb in the first round before losing in the second round to Seattle.

Previous season

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The 2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes finished the season with an overall record of 23–12, and 10–8 in the Pac-12 to finish in a five-way tie for third place. In the 2014 Pac-12 tournament, the team defeated USC in the first round and California in the quarterfinals before losing to Arizona, 43–63 in the semifinals. The Buffaloes received an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament as an #8 seed in the South Region, where they lost to Pittsburgh, 48–77 in the Round of 64.

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ben Mills 32 C 7’0” 230 Senior Hartford, Wisconsin Graduated.
Spencer Dinwiddie 25 PG 6'6" 200 Junior Woodland Hills, California Declared for 2014 NBA draft.

2014 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date


Dominique Collier
PG
Denver, CO East High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 166 lb (75 kg) May 7, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tory Miler
PF
Lee’s Summit, MO New Hampton School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Oct 19, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

Roster

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2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Askia Booker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Price HS Los Angeles, CA
F 1 Wesley Gordon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Sierra HS Colorado Springs, CO
G/F 2 Xavier Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Mater Dei HS Los Angeles, CA
G 3 Xavier Talton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Sterling HS Sterling, CO
G 5 Eli Stalzer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mater Dei HS Brea, CA
G/F 10 Tre'Shaun Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lincoln HS Tacoma, WA
G 12 Kevin Nelson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Albuquerque Academy Albuquerque, NM
G/F 13 Dustin Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Pleasant Grove HS Texarkana, TX
F 14 Tory Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr New Hampton School Lee's Summit, MO
G 15 Brett Brady (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Highlands Ranch HS Highlands Ranch, CO
G 15 Dominique Collier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr East HS Denver, CO
G 23 Jaron Hopkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Dobson HS Mesa, AZ
G 24 George King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Brennan HS San Antonio, TX
G 33 Josh Repine (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr New Hampton School Englewood, CO
G 35 Geoffrey Bates (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Plano West HS Plano, TX
F 40 Josh Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Lewis-Palmer HS Monument, CO
G 44 Josh Fortune Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Kecoughtan HS/Providence Hampton, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 07/08/14

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
6:00 pm, P12N
Drexel W 68–45  1–0
Coors Events Center (10,058)
Boulder, CO
11/17/2014*
11:00 pm, ESPN2
Auburn
ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
W 90–59  2–0
Coors Events Center (9,834)
Boulder, CO
11/22/2014*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wyoming L 33–56  2–1
Arena-Auditorium (9,066)
Laramie, WY
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N
Air Force W 68–53  3–1
Coors Events Center (9,009)
Boulder, CO
11/30/2014*
12:00 pm, P12N
Lipscomb W 84–75  4–1
Coors Events Center (8,403)
Boulder, CO
12/03/2014*
8:00 pm, P12N
San Francisco W 72–55  5–1
Coors Events Center (9,025)
Boulder, CO
12/07/2014*
10:00 am, SECN
at Georgia L 57–64  5–2
Stegeman Coliseum (5,687)
Athens, GA
12/10/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N
Colorado State L 60–62  5–3
Coors Events Center (10,966)
Boulder, CO
12/13/2014*
4:00 pm, P12N
Northern Colorado W 93–68  6–3
Coors Events Center (9,173)
Boulder, CO
12/22/2014*
2:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. DePaul
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals
W 82–68  7–3
Stan Sheriff Center (8,297)
Honolulu, HI
12/23/2014*
2:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. George Washington
Diamond Head Classic Semifinals
L 50–53  7–4
Stan Sheriff Center (7,875)
Honolulu, HI
12/25/2014*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Hawaii
Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game
L 66–69  7–5
Stan Sheriff Center (5,125)
Honolulu, HI
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2015
8:00 pm, FS1
UCLA W 62–56  8–5
(1–0)
Coors Events Center (10,191)
Boulder, CO
01/04/2015
12:00 pm, P12N
USC W 86–65  9–5
(2–0)
Coors Events Center (9,866)
Boulder, CO
01/07/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 9 Utah L 49–74  9–6
(2–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,876)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/15/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 10 Arizona L 54–68  9–7
(2–2)
McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
01/17/2015
2:30 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 72–78  9–8
(2–3)
Wells Fargo Arena (7,651)
Tempe, AZ
01/22/2015
7:30 pm, FS1
Washington L 50–52  9–9
(2–4)
Coors Events Center (9,653)
Boulder, CO
01/24/2015
6:00 pm, P12N
Washington State W 90–58  10–9
(3–4)
Coors Events Center (9,571)
Boulder, CO
01/29/2015
7:30 pm, FS1
at USC W 98–94 3OT 11–9
(4–4)
Galen Center (3,588)
Los Angeles, CA
01/31/2015
8:30 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 59–72  11–10
(4–5)
Pauley Pavilion (9,057)
Los Angeles, CA
02/07/2015
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 Utah L 51–79  11–11
(4–6)
Coors Events Center (9,907)
Boulder, CO
02/12/2015
7:00 pm, FS1
California L 61–68  11–12
(4–7)
Coors Events Center (9,017)
Boulder, CO
02/15/2015
2:00 pm, FS1
Stanford W 64–58  12–12
(5–7)
Coors Events Center (9,138)
Boulder, CO
02/18/2015
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oregon L 60–73  12–13
(5–8)
Matthew Knight Arena (5,734)
Eugene, OR
02/21/2015
9:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State L 58–72  12–14
(5–9)
Gill Coliseum (7,117)
Corvallis, OR
02/26/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 Arizona L 54–82  12–15
(5–10)
Coors Events Center (11,120)
Boulder, CO
03/01/2015
6:30 pm, ESPNU
Arizona State W 87–81  13–15
(6–10)
Coors Events Center (9,087)
Boulder, CO
03/05/2015
7:00 pm, FS1
at Washington W 64–47  14–15
(7–10)
Alaska Airlines Arena (5,848)
Seattle, WA
03/07/2015
4:30 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 91–96 OT 14–16
(7–11)
Beasley Coliseum (3,434)
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 tournament
03/11/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
vs. Oregon State
First round
W 78–71  15–16
MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,875)
Paradise, NV
03/12/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
vs. Oregon
Quarterfinals
L 85–93  15–17
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Gardner–Webb
First round
W 87–78  16–17
Coors Events Center (1,280)
Boulder, CO
03/23/2015*
8:00 pm
at Seattle
Second round
L 65–72  16–18
Connolly Center (999)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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