School Name: | University of Colorado Boulder (1876) |
Location: | Boulder, CO |
Arena: | CU Events Center (1979) |
Capacity: | 11,064 |
Conference: | Pac-12 (Big 12 in 2024) |
Head coach: | Ricardo Patton |
The Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represents the University of Colorado Boulder in the Pacific-12 Conference through the 2023โ24 season, after which it will return to the Big 12 Conference after a 13-year absence.
The Buffaloes have competed in ten NCAA Tournaments,[1] making it to the Final Four twice (1942), and (1955). Colorado has played in nine National Invitation Tournaments, winning the tournament in 1940 and making the semi-finals in 1991 and 2011.
Coaching staff[]
Position | Name |
---|---|
Head Coach: | Tad Boyle |
Assistant Coach: | Tom Abatemarco |
Assistant Coach: | Jean Prioleau |
Assistant Coach: | Mike Rohn |
Director of Basketball Operations: | Rodney Billups |
Record by coach[]
Coach | Years | Seasons | Won | Lost | Pct. | Conference Titles | NCAAยน | NITยน |
No coach | 1902-06 | 5 | 18 | 15 | .545 | |||
Frank Castleman | 1907-12 | 6 | 32 | 22 | .592 | |||
John McFadden | 1913-14 | 2 | 12 | 7 | .583 | |||
James N. Ashmore | 1915-17 | 3 | 16 | 10 | .615 | |||
Melbourne C. Evans | 1918 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |||
Joe Mills | 1919-24 | 6 | 30 | 24 | .556 | |||
Howard Beresford | 1925-33 | 9 | 76 | 51 | .598 | |||
Henry Iba | 1934 | 1 | 9 | 8 | .529 | |||
Earl Clark | 1935 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .250 | |||
Forrest B. Cox | 1936-50 | 13 | 147 | 89 | .623 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
H.B. Lee | 1951-56 | 6 | 63 | 74 | .459 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Russell "Sox" Walseth | 1957-76 | 20 | 261 | 245 | .516 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Bill Blair | 1977-81 | 5 | 67 | 69 | .493 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Apke | 1982-86 | 5 | 59 | 81 | .421 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Miller | 1986-90 | 4 | 35 | 79 | .307 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Harrington | 1990-96 | 6 | 67 | 76 | .469 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Ricardo Patton | 1996-2006 | 11 | 184 | 160 | .535 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Jeff Bzdelik | 2007-2010 | 3 | 36 | 58 | .382 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tad Boyle | 2010-pres | 0 | 24 | 13 | .649 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 107 | 1136 | 1095 | .509 |
ยน Invitations
Retired jerseys[]
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1000 point scorers[]
Name | Points | Seasons |
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Richard Roby | 2001 | 2004-2008 |
Cory Higgins | 1998 | 2007-2011 |
Donnie Boyce | 1995 | 1992-95 |
Cliff Meely | 1940 | 1969-71 |
Shaun Vandiver | 1876 | 1989-91 |
Stevie Wise | 1717 | 1988-91 |
Emmett Lewis | 1680 | 1976-79 |
Randy Downs | 1566 | 1983-86 |
Michel Morandais | 1428 | 2000-04 |
Stephane Pelle | 1367 | 1999-2003 |
Scott Wilke | 1366 | 1985-88 |
John Lewis | 2120 | 1973-76 |
Ken Charlton | 1352 | 1961-63 |
David Harrison | 1317 | 2001-04 |
Jay Humphries | 1306 | 1981-84 |
Pat Frink | 1288 | 1965-68 |
Alec Burks | 1271 | 2009-2011 |
Blair Wilson | 1253 | 2000-04 |
Scott Wedman | 1251 | 1972-74 |
Vince Kelley | 1180 | 1981-84 |
Marcus Hall | 1178 | 2003-2008 |
Jamahl Mosley | 1171 | 1997-2000 |
Burdette Haldorson | 1125 | 1952-55 |
Jim Davis | 1110 | 1962-64 |
Larry Vaculik | 1084 | 1975-78 |
Jim Creighton | 1032 | 1970-72 |
Wilky Gilmore | 1026 | 1960-62 |
Chauncey Billups | 1020 | 1996-97 |
Notable alumni[]
- Chauncey Billups - 5x NBA All-Star, 1x NBA Champion, 1x NBA Finals MVP
- Jack Harvey - 2x All-American
- David Harrison
- Donnie Boyce
- Michael Pierce
- Matt Bullard
- Jim Creighton
- Jim Davis
- Bob Doll
- Pat Frink
- Chuck Gardner
- Jay Humphries
- Cliff Meely
- Alex Stivrins
- Scott Wedman - 2x NBA Champion, 1x All-Star
- Chuck Williams
- Michel Morandais
- Burdette Haldorson - 2x Gold Medal Olympian
Coors Events Center[]
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Coors Events Center is an 11,064-seat multi-purpose arena on the Boulder main campus of the University of Colorado. The arena opened in 1979, and is home to the Colorado Buffaloes men's and women's basketball teams and the CU volleyball team.
Conference membership history[]
- Rocky Mountain Conference (1909-37)
- Mountain States Conference (1937-47)
- Big Seven Conference (1947-58)
- Big Eight Conference (1958-96)
- Big Twelve Conference (1996-2011)
- Pacific-12 Conference (2011-Present)
All-time records[]
Men[]
- All-time overall record: 1065-1024 (0.510)
- RMC record: 159-103 (0.607)
- MSC record: 63-21 (0.750)
- Big 7 record: 59-73 (0.447)
- Big 8 record: 204-330 (0.382)
- Big 12 record: 65-79 (0.451)
Women[]
External links[]
References[]
- โ "2006 Colorado men's Basketball media guide". University of Colorado at Boulder. Fall 2006. http://www.cubuffs.com/pdf3/48517.pdf?SPSID=3883&SPID=257&DB_OEM_ID=600. Retrieved 2007-06-20.