2023–24 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

2023–24 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
2023–24 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Tad Boyle (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Rhon; Bill Grier; Rick Ray; Bill Cartun; Zach Ruebesam;
Home arena	CU Events Center

The 2023–24 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team will represent the University of Colorado Boulder in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by head coach Tad Boyle in his fourteenth season at Colorado. The Buffaloes will play their home games at CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado in their last season as members of the Pac-12 Conference before they will rejoin the Big 12 Conference in the 2024–25 season.[1]

2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCLA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 21 USC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2024 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of October 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Buffaloes finished the season 18–17, 8–12 in Pac-12 Play. They defeated Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to UCLA.[2] They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Seton Hall in the First Round before losing to Utah Valley in the Second Round.[3]

Off-season

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Lawson Lovering	C	7'1"	225	Sophomore	Cheyenne, WY	Elected to transfer to Utah.[4]
Nique Clifford	G	6'6"	191	Junior	Colorado Springs, CO	transferred to Colorado State.[5]
Quincy Allen	G/F	6'8"	190	Sophomore	Silver Spring, MD	transferred to James Madison.[6]

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Eddie Lampkin Jr.	4	C	6'11"	268	Sophomore	Houston, TX	TCU

2023 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cody Williams F	Gilbert, AZ	Perry High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 9, 2022
Cody Williams F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Assane Diop F	Westminster, CO	Accelerated Schools	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 15, 2022
Assane Diop F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Courtney Anderson Jr. G	Richmond, CA	Perry High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 23, 2022
Courtney Anderson Jr. G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Bangot Dak F	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southeast	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 7, 2023
Bangot Dak F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2023 Colorado Commits". Rivals.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 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)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Columbine HS	Littleton, CO
G	1	J'Vonne Hadley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Cretin-Derham Hall HS Indian Hills CC	St. Paul, MN
G	2	KJ Simpson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Chaminade College Prep	West Hills, CA
G	3	Julian Hammond III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Cherry Creek HS	Denver, CO
G	5	RJ Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Damien HS	Chino, CA
F	10	Cody Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Perry HS	Gilbert, AZ
G	11	Javon Ruffin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	PHH Prep	New Orleans, LA
F	12	Bangot Dak	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Lincoln Southeast HS	Lincoln, NE
G	13	Courtney Anderson Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Dublin HS	Vallejo, CA
G	15	Tristan Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Salida HS	Salida, CO
F	23	Tristan da Silva	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Ludwigsgymnasium Munich	Munich, Germany
F	24	Joe Hurlburt	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	RS Fr	Enderlin HS	Enderlin, ND
F/C	30	Greg Gerhardt	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	RS Fr	Monarch HS Sunrise Christian	Superior, CO
G/F	31	Harrison Carrington	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Northfield Mount Hermon	Menlo Park, CA
G	34	Jack Pease (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Highland Park HS	Dallas, TX
F	35	Assane Diop	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Accelerated Schools of Denver	Dakar, Senegal
G	40	Grady Whitt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Fr	Leesville Road HS	Raleigh, NC
C	44	Eddie Lampkin Jr.	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	263 lb (119 kg)	Sr	Morton Ranch HS TCU	Houston, TX

Head coach

Tad Boyle (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Rohn (McPherson)
Bill Grier (Oregon)
Rick Ray (Grand View College)
Bill Cartun (Bates College)
Zach Ruebesam (Colorado)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBD	MSU Denver	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., P12N	Towson	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
November 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N	Grambling State Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N	Milwaukee Sunshine Slam campus site game	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
November 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Richmond Sunshine Slam Beach semifinals	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2023* TBD, TBD	vs. Florida State/UNLV Sunshine Slam	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2023* 12:00 p.m., P12N	Iona	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Colorado State	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
December 3, 2023* 3:00 p.m., P12N	Pepperdine	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
December 10, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Miami (FL) NABC Brooklyn Showcase	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
December 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N	Northern Colorado	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
December 21, 2023* 5:00 p.m., P12N	Utah Tech	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
Pac-12 regular season
December 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	Washington	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
December 31, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N	Washington State	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 4, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN	at Arizona	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 6, 2024 TBD, TBD	at Arizona State	Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 11, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	at California	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
January 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	USC	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 18, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	Oregon	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 20, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N	Oregon State	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 24, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Washington	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., P12N	at Washington State	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., P12N	at Utah Rivalry	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1	Arizona State	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 10, 2024 5:00 p.m./7:00 p.m., TBD	Arizona	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at UCLA	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	at USC	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N	Utah Rivalry	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 28, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N	California	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
March 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1	Stanford	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
March 7, 2024 TBD, TBD	at Oregon	Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
March 9, 2024 3:00 p.m., P12N	at Oregon State	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Pac–12 Tournament
TBD TBD, TBD	vs. TBD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV																			Not released
Coaches	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

"Arizona, Arizona State, Utah join Big 12: Programs follow Colorado departing Pac-12 before 2024 season". CBSSports.com. August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
Woelk, Neill (March 9, 2023). "Buffs Fall To UCLA In Pac-12 Quarterfinal". University of Colorado Athletics.
Woelk, Neill (March 19, 2023). "Buffs Fall To Utah Valley In Second Round Of NIT". University of Colorado Athletics.
"Colorado men's basketball transfer Lawson Lovering lands at Utah".
Lytle, Kevin (April 23, 2023). "Colorado basketball transfer Nique Clifford to transfer to Colorado State". Coloradoan.
Conlin, Bennett. "JMU Basketball 2023 Transfer Portal Tracker". JMU Sports News. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

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[1] "Arizona, Arizona State, Utah join Big 12: Programs follow Colorado departing Pac-12 before 2024 season". CBSSports.com. August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[2] Woelk, Neill (March 9, 2023). "Buffs Fall To UCLA In Pac-12 Quarterfinal". University of Colorado Athletics.

[3] Woelk, Neill (March 19, 2023). "Buffs Fall To Utah Valley In Second Round Of NIT". University of Colorado Athletics.

[4] "Colorado men's basketball transfer Lawson Lovering lands at Utah".

[5] Lytle, Kevin (April 23, 2023). "Colorado basketball transfer Nique Clifford to transfer to Colorado State". Coloradoan.

[6] Conlin, Bennett. "JMU Basketball 2023 Transfer Portal Tracker". JMU Sports News. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

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 Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics