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FortColorado Hays STate, Saturday, Dec. Basketball 17, 2016 Coors Events Center, Boulder, Colo. Contact: Troy Andre -- Phone: 303-492-4672 -- Email: [email protected] Colorado Sports Information -- 357 UCB -- Boulder, CO 80309 -- Fax: 303-492-3811 THE GAME: The University of Colorado hosts Fort Hays State Uni- 2016-17 SCHEDULE versity on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 12 p.m. at the Coors Events Center. DATE CUR OPPONENT (AP/USAT) W/L TIME/RES TV N 11 RV/RV SACRAMENTO STATE W 90-53 PAC12 WATCH/LISTEN: N 14 RV/RV &-SEATTLE U. W 67-55 PAC12 TV: Pac-12 Network (Chris Fisher, Dan Belloumini) N 17 RV/RV &-ULM W 89-70 PAC12 Radio: Newsradio 850 AM & 94.1 FM (Mark Johnson, Scott Wilke) N 21 RV/RV &-vs. Notre Dame (RV/RV) L 83-89 ESPN2 Watch Online: Pac-12.com/now N 22 RV/RV &-vs. Texas (22/21) W 68-54 ESPNU Listen Online: CUBuffs.com, CU Gameday App N 27 RV/RV WOFFORD W 75-60 PAC12 Live Statistics: CUBuffs.com N 30 RV/RV COLORADO STATE L 58-72 PAC12 D 3 RV/RV at Portland W 76-63 CI OPENING TIP: The Pac-12 Conference has four wins over ranked D 7 --/RV XAVIER (13/14) W 68-66 PAC12 opponents during the nonconference schedule. Two of those have D 10 --/RV at BYU L 71-79 ESPN2 been by Colorado, vs. then No. 22/21 Texas and No. 13/14 Xavier. D 17 --/RV FORT HAYS STATE 12 p.m. PAC12 UCLA, over No. 1/1 Kentucky, and Arizona, over No. 12/9 Michigan D 19 at Air Force 7 p.m CBSSN State, are the others. D 22 EASTERN WASHINGTON 6:30 p.m. PAC12 J 1 *at Utah 4:30 p.m. ESPNU ABOUT THE BUFFALOES: Colorado is 7-3 overall, returning to J 5 *at Arizona State 7 p.m. PAC12 the court after a week-long break for fi nals at the university. The J 7 *at Arizona 7:30 p.m. PAC12 Buffaloes will be looking to bounce back from a 79-71 loss at BYU J 12 *UCLA 9 p.m. FS1 in their last outing. Despite the loss, Colorado has won four of its J 15 *USC 6:30 p.m. ESPNU last six including victories over ranked Xavier and Texas squads. J 18 *at Washington 9 p.m. ESPNU J 21 *at Washington State 2 p.m. PAC12 Colorado is averaging 74.5 points per game while shooting 43 per- J 26 *OREGON STATE 6:30 p.m. FS1 cent from the fi eld. The Buffaloes are outrebounding their opponents J 28 *OREGON 7:30 p.m. PAC12 F 2 *at Stanford 9 p.m. PAC12 F 5 *at California 2:30 p.m. ESPNU Colorado FOrt Hays State F 9 *WASHINGTON 8 p.m. FS1 F 12 *WASHINGTON STATE 6:30 p.m. ESPNU Buffaloes Tigers F 16 *at Oregon State 7 p.m. PAC12 (7-3) (7-4) F 18 *at Oregon 1 p.m. FOX F 23 *UTAH 9 p.m. ESPNU Team Comparison Averages - Overall Team Comparison Averages - Overall M 2 *STANFORD 7 p.m. ESPN/2 CU FHSU CU FHSU Points 74.5 79.5 Offensive Rebounds 12.9 11.5 M 4 *CALIFORNIA 12 p.m. PAC12 Points Allowed 66.1 71.7 Defensive Rebounds 28.4 25.4 M 8-11 Pac-12 Tournament TBA Scoring Margin +8.4 +7.8 Total Rebounds 41.3 36.9 M 14-15 NCAA First Four TBA Field Goals 25.5 28.8 Rebounding Margin +5.1 +5.9 M 16-19 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds TBA Field Goal Att. 59.5 58.7 Fouls 18.6 19.1 M 23-26 NCAA Regionals Field Goal Pct. .429 .491 Assists 12.8 13.0 3-pt Field Goals 6.6 7.6 Turnovers 12.7 12.9 3-pt Field Goal Att. 19.5 17.6 Assist/TO Ratio 1.0 1.0 Home Games In BOLD CAPS 3-pt Field Goal Pct. .338 .433 Turnover Margin -0.3 -0.5 *-Pac-12 Conference Game, Free Throws 16.9 14.3 Blocks 4.5 4.5 &-Legends Classic (Neutral Site Games: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.); Free Throw Att. 24.0 19.8 PAC12 - Pac-12 Networks, FS1-FOX Sports 1; CBSSN-CBS Sports Network. Free Throw Pct. .704 .720 Steals 4.7 6.2 CI - Campus Insiders Probable Starters Colorado P No Name Ht Wt Yr Hometown PPG RPG MISC G 21 Derrick White 6-5 200 Sr. Parker, Colo. 15.6 4.0 3.3 apg G 44 Josh Fortune 6-5 212 Sr. Hampton, Va. 8.5 3.8 1.5 apg G 24 George King 6-6 225 Jr. Fayetteville, N.C. 11.5 7.6 .478 fg% F 11 Xavier Johnson 6-7 225 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. 15.0 6.2 0.8 apg Follow us on social media F 1 Wesley Gordon 6-9 245 Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. 6.5 8.5 1.5 bpg Fort Hays State P No Name Ht Wt Yr Hometown PPG RPG MISC G 5 Kyler Kinnamon 5-10 175 So. McPherson, Kan. 5.6 1.9 3.2 apg G 11 Rob Davis 5-11 198 Jr. Detroit, Mich. 24.0 3.7 .580 fg% G 12 Trey O’Neil 6-2 175 So. Scott City, Kan. 6.8 3.0 1.7 apg F 4 Hadley Gillum 6-5 225 Jr. Plainville, Kan. 14.0 6.3 .500 fg% /CUBuffsMBB @CUBuffsMBB F 13 JaQuan Smith 6-9 250 Sr. Baltimore, Md. 6.6 7.2 1.4 bpg 2016-17 COLORADO MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School) Game Highs 0 Thomas Akyazili G 6-2 191 So. 1L Antwerp, Belgium (Koninklijk Atheneum Deurne) Season - Pts: 8 Reb: 3 Ast: 6 Career high 6 assists vs. Sacramento State; 53 assists as a freshman tied for 13th most in team history Career - Pts: 10 Reb: 4 Ast: 6 1 Wesley Gordon F 6-9 245 Sr. 3L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sierra) Season - Pts: 11 Reb: 14 Ast: 5 Dished out season-high 5 assists vs. Xavier; 7th in career rebounds (764) Career - Pts: 17 Reb: 17 Ast: 6 5 Deleon Brown G 6-4 170 Fr. HS Grand Rapids, Mich. (Christian/Brewster Academy ([N.H.]) Career - Pts: 9 Reb: 1 Ast: 3 Personal best 3 assists vs. Colorado State; 3 rebounds at Portland 10 Alexander Strating F 6-7 212 Fr. HS Wassenaar, Netherlands (American School of The Hague) Career - Pts: - Reb: - Ast: - MVP, team champion, 2015 International Schools Sports Tournament in England 11 Xavier Johnson G/F 6-7 225 Sr. 3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Mater Dei) Season - Pts: 27 Reb: 12 Ast: 2 Averaging 17.4 points the last fi ve games. Career - Pts: 27 Reb: 15 Ast: 3 12 Mitch Lombard G 6-0 195 So. 1L Castle Pines, Colo. (Rock Canyon) Season - Pts: - Reb: - Ast: 1 Dished out an assist vs. Sacramento State in his fi rst action of the season. Career - Pts: - Reb: - Ast: 1 13 Namon Wright G 6-5 195 Jr. TR Los Angeles, Calif. (Pacifi c Hills/Missouri) Career - Pts: 28 Reb: 12 Ast: 4 Will sit out the 2016-17 season as a redshirt after transferring from Missouri 14 Tory Miller F 6-9 242 Jr. 2L Kansas City, Kan. (New Hampton Prep [N.H.]) Season - Pts: 10 Reb: 8 Blk: 2 10 points, 8 rebounds against ULM, his 9th career double-fi gure scoring game Career - Pts: 19 Reb: 13 Blk: 3 15 Dominique Collier G 6-2 190 Jr. 2L Denver, Colo. (Denver East) Season - Pts: 12 Reb: - Ast: 1 Missed last 8 games (inj); Game-high 12 points, 4-of-6 from 3-point range, vs. Sacramento State Career - Pts: 21 Reb: 7 Ast: 8 21 Derrick White G 6-5 200 Sr. RS Parker, Colo. (Legend/UCCS) Season - Pts: 23 Reb: 6 Ast: 9 Pac-12 Player of the Week (Dec. 12), Avg 22 pts, 55% FG vs. Xavier, BYU 23 Bryce Peters G 6-4 195 Fr. HS La Puente, Calif. (Damien) Season - Pts: 9 Reb: 3 Ast: 1 Personal-best 21 minutes played at BYU 24 George King G 6-6 225 Jr. 2L Fayetteville, N.C. (Brennan {San Antonio, Texas}) Season - Pts: 17 Reb: 13 Ast: 1 4 double-doubles in last 7 games including 14 pts, 12 reb at BYU Career - Pts: 27 Reb: 13 Ast: 3 25 Lucas Siewert F 6-10 221 Fr. HS Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil (Cathedral [L.A. Calif.]) Career - Pts: 9 Reb: 6 Ast: 1 9 points, 3-of-3 3-pointers, in his collegiate debut vs. Sacramento State 33 Josh Repine G 6-3 195 Jr. 2L Englewood, Colo. (Kent Denver/New Hampton Prep [N.H]) Season - Pts: - Reb: - Ast: - Saw action in six games in 2015-16 Career - Pts: 3 Reb: 1 Ast: 1 35 Dallas Walton F/C 7-0 222 Fr. HS Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) Career - Pts: - Reb: - Ast: - All-Jefferson County Conference First Team. Averaged 16.1 pts, 10.2 reb & 2.8 blks as a senior 44 Josh Fortune G 6-5 212 Sr. 1L Hampton, Va. (Kecoughtan/Providence) Season - Pts: 14 Reb: 7 Ast: 3 Second in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage (.886), string of 19 straight makes ended at Portland Career - Pts: 21 Reb: 14 Ast: 6 Head Coach: Tad Boyle (7th Year at CU, 137-83/10th Year Overall, 193-149) Pronunciation Guide: Associate Head Coach: Jean Prioleau (7th Year) Thomas Akyazili Ah-key-ah-zih-lee Assistant Coach/Head Recruiting Coord.: Mike Rohn (7th Year) Deleon Brown Deh-Lee-On Assistant Coach: Bill Grier (1st Year) Bill Cartun Car-ton Director of Operations: Bill Cartun (7th Year) Dominique Collier Call-yuhr Director of Player Development: Sean Kearney (4th Year) Xavier Johnson ZAY-vee-ER Assistant to the Head Coach: Marge Marcy Jean Prioleau Zhahn PRE-low Assistant Athletic Trainer: Rawley Klingsmith (4th Year) Josh Repine REE-pine Director of Basketball Strength & Conditioning: Stephen Englehart (1st Year) Lucas Siewert SEE-wert Associate Director of Academics: Mindy Sclaro (12th Year) Alexander Strating STRAW-ting Namon Wright NAY-muhn by just under fi ve boards per game.