2021–22 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

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2021–22 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–12 (12–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCU Events Center
Seasons
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
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 represented the University of Colorado Boulder in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tad Boyle in his twelfth season at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–8 in Pac-12 Play to finish in 4th place. They defeated Oregon in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to St. Bonaventure.

Previous season[edit]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Buffaloes finished the 2019–20 season 23–9, 14–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in third 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 the No. 5 seed in the East Region where defeated Georgetown in the first round before losing to Florida State in the second round.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

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[edit]

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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Quincy Allen
#16 SF
Washington, DC Maret School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 17, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
KJ Simpson
#17 PG
West Hills, CA Chaminade College Prep 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 28, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Javon Ruffin
#56 SG
New Orleans, LA PHH Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 19, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   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:

  • "2021 Colorado Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 Recruiting class[edit]

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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 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:

Roster[edit]

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 Wichita, KS
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Costa Rican exhibition trip
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  Tied  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  Tied  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  Tied   7  Hammond  BN Arena (10)
San José, Costa Rica
Exhibition
October 27, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Colorado Mines W 78–48  0–0
 12  Simpson   9  Lovering   3  Barthelemy  CU Events Center (2,406)
Boulder, CO
October 31, 2021*
10:00 a.m., BTN+
at Nebraska
Charity exhibition
L 67–82  0–0
 12  Tied   8  Tied   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  Tied  CU Events Center (7,115)
Boulder, CO
November 15, 2021*
6:00 p.m., P12N
Maine W 90–46  3–0
 22  Barthelemy   7  Tied   3  Simpson  CU Events Center (5,633)
Boulder, CO
November 19, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
vs. Southern Illinois
Paradise Jam quarterfinals
L 63–67  3–1
 16  Walker   7  da Silva   4  Parquet  UVI Sports & Fitness Center (842)
St. Thomas, USVI
November 20, 2021*
3:45 p.m., ESPN3
vs. Duquesne
Paradise Jam consolation 2nd round
W 84–76 OT 4–1
 18  Battey   13  Walker   4  Simpson  UVI Sports & Fitness Center (723)
St. Thomas, USVI
November 22, 2021*
1:15 p.m., ESPN3
vs. Brown
Paradise Jam 5th place game
W 54–52  5–1
 16  Battey   11  Walker   4  Simpson  UVI Sports & Fitness Center (655)
St. Thomas, USVI
November 28, 2021
5:00 p.m., P12N
Stanford W 80–76  6–1
(1–0)
 22  Battey   12  Walker   4  da Silva  CU Events Center (6,221)
Boulder, CO
December 1, 2021
7:30 p.m., P12N
at No. 5 UCLA L 61–73  6–2
(1–1)
 22  Walker   11  Walker   4  Barthelemy  Pauley Pavilion (7,941)
Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 2021*
12:00 p.m., FS1
No. 13 Tennessee L 54–69  6–3
 12  Battey   9  Barthelemy   4  Barthelemy  CU Events Center (8,688)
Boulder, CO
December 8, 2021*
6:00 p.m., P12N
Eastern Washington W 60–57  7–3
 17  Walker   10  Walker   3  Tied  CU Events Center (5,782)
Boulder, CO
December 10, 2021*
7:30 p.m., P12N
Milwaukee W 65–54  8–3
 15  Battey   5  Tied   4  Simpson  CU Events Center (6,388)
Boulder, CO
December 18, 2021*
12:00 p.m., P12N
Cal State Bakersfield W 60–46  9–3
 12  Barthelemy   7  Clifford   4  Simpson  CU Events Center (5,888)
Boulder, CO
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 7 Kansas Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Colorado program[2] CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Washington State W 83–78  10–3
(2–1)
 20  Battey   8  Walker   4  Walker  CU Events Center (5,543)
Boulder, CO
January 9, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
Washington W 78–64  11–3
(3–1)
 22  da Silva   13  Walker   4  O’Brien  CU Events Center (6,145)
Boulder, CO
January 13, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 6 Arizona L 55–76  11–4
(3–2)
 17  Simpson   7  Battey   4  Simpson  McKale Center (13,515)
Tucson, AZ
January 15, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Arizona State W 75–57  12–4
(4–2)
 18  Walker   13  Walker   4  Barthelemy  Desert Financial Arena (7,548)
Tempe, AZ
January 20, 2022
5:30 p.m., P12N
No. 16 USC L 58–61  12–5
(4–3)
 13  Walker   8  Walker   3  Battey  CU Events Center (7,475)
Boulder, CO
January 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 9 UCLA L 65–71  12–6
(4–4)
 19  Walker   7  Tied   5  Tied  CU Events Center (8,774)
Boulder, CO
January 25, 2022
8:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon
Rescheduled from Dec. 30
W 82–78  13–6
(5–4)
 24  Walker   11  Walker   6  Simpson  Matthew Knight Arena (6,176)
Eugene, OR
January 27, 2022
9:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington L 58–60  13–7
(5–5)
 14  Walker   9  Walker   4  Barthelemy  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,593)
Seattle, WA
January 30, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1
at Washington State L 43–70  13–8
(5–6)
 11  Walker   8  Walker   5  Simpson  Beasley Coliseum (2,647)
Pullman, WA
February 3, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1
Oregon L 51–66  13–9
(5–7)
 16  Barthelemy   12  Walker   3  Simpson  CU Events Center (7,611)
Boulder, CO
February 5, 2022
4:00 p.m., FS1
Oregon State W 86–63  14–9
(6–7)
 16  Barthelemy   11  Walker   5  da Silva  CU Events Center (6,918)
Boulder, CO
February 12, 2022
6:00 p.m., P12N
Utah W 81–76  15–9
(7–7)
 22  Walker   13  Walker   4  Simpson  CU Events Center (7,988)
Boulder, CO
February 15, 2022
7:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon State
Rescheduled from Jan. 1
W 90–64  16–9
(8–7)
 24  Walker   15  Walker   4  Barthelemy  Gill Coliseum (3,060)
Corvallis, OR
February 17, 2022
7:30 p.m., P12N
at California W 70–62  17–9
(9–7)
 19  Simpson   15  Walker   3  Barthelemy  Haas Pavilion (4,396)
Berkeley, CA
February 19, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Stanford W 70–53  18–9
(10–7)
 15  Battey   7  Clifford   4  O'Brien  Maples Pavilion (3,263)
Stanford, CA
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., P12N
Arizona State L 65–82  18–10
(10–8)
 13  Battey   7  Walker   3  Barthelemy  CU Events Center (7,211)
Boulder, CO
February 26, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 2 Arizona W 79–63  19–10
(11–8)
 19  Da Silva   14  Walker   2  Simpson  CU Events Center (11,079)
Boulder, CO
March 5, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPNU
at Utah W 84–71  20–10
(12–8)
 27  Battey   12  Walker   5  Walker  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,724)
Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 tournament
March 10, 2022
3:30 p.m., P12N
(4) vs. (5) Oregon
Quarterfinals
W 80–69  21–10
 19  Battey   16  Walker   6  Simpson  T-Mobile Arena (11,081)
Paradise, NV
March 11, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
(4) vs. (1) No. 2 Arizona
Semifinals
L 72–82  21–11
 19  Walker   5  Walker   5  Hammond III  T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
NIT tournament
March 15, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
(4) St. Bonaventure
First Round – Oklahoma Bracket
L 68–76  21–12
 15  Barthelemy   8  Walker   4  da Silva  CU Events Center (3,791)
Boulder, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Ranking movement[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVNot released
CoachesRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2021–2022 Schedule". cubuffs.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kansas at Colorado Game Canceled". KUAthletics.com.