2015-16 COLORADO PROSPECTUS SCHOOL INFORMATION BASKETBALL INFORMATION Location/Population ...... Boulder, Colo./102,500 Head Coach ...... (Kansas ‘85) Founded/Enrollment/Elevation...... 1876/30,200/5,345 Record, Years at School ...... 108-68 (.614)/Sixth Year at CU Colors ...... Silver, Black, Gold Career (Years) ...... 164-134 (entering 10th Year as a head coach) Nickname ...... Buffaloes (Buffs) Best Time to Contact ...... through SID ofice Mascot ...... Ralphie V, the Buffalo Associate Head Coach ...... (Fordham ‘92) Arena ...... Coors Events Center (11,064) Assistant Coach/Head Recruiting Coordinator ...... NCAA Afiliation/Conference ...... Division I/Pac-12 ...... Mike Rohn (McPherson College ‘90; Fort Hays State ‘93) President ...... Bruce Benson (Colorado ‘64) Assistant Coach ...... Rodney Billups (Denver 2005) Chancellor ...... Phil DiStefano (Ohio State ‘68) Director of Player Development ...... Sean Kearney (Scranton ‘81) Provost ...... Russell L. Moore (California-Davis ‘76) Director of BB/Video Operations ...... Faculty Rep ...... David Clough (Case Institute of Technology ‘68) ...... Bill Cartun (Bates College 2005; Connecticut 2007) Director of Athletics ...... Rick George (Illinois 1982) Administrative Assistant ...... Marge Marcy Colorado Website ...... www.CUBuffs.com Athletic Trainer ...... Rawley Klingsmith Conference Website ...... www.Pac-12.com ...... (Northern Colorado 2000, Oregon 2002) Athletic Department ...... 303-492-7931 Basketball E-mail ...... [email protected] Ticket Ofice ...... 303-492-8337 TEAM INFORMATION HISTORY 2014-15 Overall Record ...... 16-18 First Year of Basketball ...... 1901-02 (115 Years) ...... Home: 12-5 Away: 2-11 Neutral: 2-2 All-Time Record ...... 1,236-1,155 (.517); 2,391 games Conference Record/Finish ...... 7-11/t-7th NCAA Berths...... 13 Conference Tournament Finish ...... Pac-12 Quarterinal (10th seed) ...... (Won 10, Lost 15; two third place inishes in ‘42, ‘55) Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/1 Last NCAA Appearance ...... 2013-14 (second round) Letterwinners Returning/Lost/Newcomers ...... 11/5/5 NCAA Appearances ...... 2014, 2013, 2012, 2003, 1997, 1969, RS-Senior (1) ...... Derrick White (transfer) ...... 1963, 1962, 1955, 1954, 1946, 1942, 1940 Seniors (5) ...... Xavier Johnson, , Eli Stalzer, NIT Appearances ...... 9 ...... Xavier Talton, Brett Brady (walk-on) ...... (Won 11, Lost 8; won 1940 NIT; 1938 runner up) RS-Junior (1) ...... Josh Fortune Last NIT Appearance ...... 2010-11 (NIT Semiinal) Juniors (2) ...... Tre’Shaun Fletcher, Wesley Gordon CBI Appearances ...... 1 (2014-15) RS-Sophomores (1) ...... George King Last Conference Title ...... 2011-12 (Pac-12) Sophomores (4) ...... Dominique Collier, Kenan Guzonjic, Tory Miller, Conference Titles (Year) ...... Pac-12 (2012); Big 12 (none); ...... Josh Repine (walk-on) ...... Big 8 (1962, 1963, 1969); Big 7 (1955) Freshmen (2) ...... Thomas Akyazili, Mitch Lombard Mountain State Conference titles (1938, ‘39, ‘40, ‘42) ...... 4 Newcomers (5) ...... Thomas Akyazili, Josh Fortune, Kenan Guzonjic, League Championships Prior to 1924 ...... 13 ...... Derrick White (transfer), Mitch Lombard (walk-on) Overall Conference Titles ...... 23 Graduated (3) ...... , Kevin Nelson (walk-on), ...... Geoff Bates (walk-on) TELEPHONE NUMBERS Transferred to other schools (2) ...... Jaron Hopkins (Fresno State), Athletic Reception ...... 303-492-7931 ...... Dustin Thomas (Arkansas) Men’s Basketball ...... 303-492-6877 STARTERS RETURNING (4) CECC Press Row ...... 303-492.1552 or 4381 MP PPG RPG APG STL BLK CECC Media Work Room ...... 303-492.0713 or 0710 Dominique Collier 19.3 4.7 1.7 1.5 0.6 0.2 Athletic Ticket Ofice ...... 303-492-8337 Wesley Gordon 26.3 6.6 6.9 1.2 0.4 1.4 Xavier Johnson 24.3 10.3 5.6 0.7 0.6 0.3 Josh Scott 30.8 14.5 8.4 1.1 0.7 1.8 SPORTS INFORMATION

Sports Information Director ...... David Plati OTHER LETTERMAN RETURNING (5) E-mail ...... [email protected] MP PPG RPG APG STL BLK Assistant Director/MBB Contact ...... Troy Andre Tre’Shaun Fletcher 18.3 5.4 2.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 Ofice...... 303-492-4672 Tory Miller 8.6 3.0 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 Cell ...... 303-903-3654 Eli Stalzer 5.9 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 E-mail ...... [email protected] Xavier Talton 22.5 4.3 1.7 1.6 0.6 0.1 Fax ...... 303-492-3811 George King (‘13-14 totals) 5.5 1.5 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 SID Mailing Address ...... University of Colorado, 357 UCB ...... Sports Information (Fieldhouse Annex 50) LETTERMEN LOST (3) MP PPG RPG APG STL BLK Askia Booker 30.2 17.2 3.3 3.2 1.4 0.1 ...... Boulder, CO 80309-0357 Jaron Hopkins 20.9 5.8 3.3 1.3 1.0 0.1 Dustin Thomas 16.7 4.4 2.5 0.9 0.4 0.3 RADIO INFORMATION Radio Stations ...... KKOA-850 AM or KKZN-760 AM TRANSFER (1) MP PPG RPG APG STL BLK Phone ...... 303-359-1271 Josh Fortune (‘13-14 totals) 33.0 8.4 3.0 2.1 0.9 0.3 Announcers ...... Mark Johnson (play-by-play), Scott Wilke (analyst) 2015ǧ16 COLORADO BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Student-Athlete Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Thomas Akyazili G 6-2 180 Fr. HS Antwerp, Belgium (Koninklijk Atheneum Deurne HS) 1 Wesley Gordon F 6-9 240 Jr. 2L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sierra HS) 2 Xavier Johnson G/F 6-7 230 Sr. 3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 3 Xavier Talton G 6-2 185 Sr. 3L Sterling, Colo. (Sterling HS) 5 Eli Stalzer G 6-3 195 Sr. 3L Brea, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 10 Tre’Shaun Fletcher G/F 6-7 210 Jr. 2L Tacoma, Wash. (Lincoln HS) 12 Mitch Lombard G 6-0 180 Fr. HS Castle Pines, Colo. (Rock Canyon HS) 13 Kenan Guzonjic F 6-8 240 So. JC Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina (Midland JC/Cathedral HS (El Paso, Texas) 14 Tory Miller F 6-9 255 So. 1L Kansas City, Kan. (New Hampton Prep [N.H.]) 15 Dominique Collier G 6-2 180 So. 1L Denver, Colo. (Denver East HS) 21 Derrick White G 6-5 180 RS-Sr. TR Parker, Colo. (CU Colorado Springs/Legend HS) 22 Brett Brady G 6-1 160 Sr. 3L Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS) 24 George King G/F 6-6 220 RS-So. 1L San Antonio, Texas (Brennan HS) 33 Josh Repine G 6-3 180 So 1L Englewood, Colo. (Kent Denver HS/New Hampton Prep [N.H.]) 40 Josh Scott F 6-10 245 Sr. 3L Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer HS) 44 Josh Fortune G 6-5 205 RS-Jr. TR Hampton, Va. (Kecoughtan HS/Providence)

Head Coach: Tad Boyle (Kansas ‘85) - Sixth Year at CU Associate Head Coach: Jean Prioleau (Fordham ‘92) - Sixth Year at CU Assistant Coach/Head Recruiting Coordinator: Mike Rohn (McPherson College ‘90; Fort Hays State ‘93) - Sixth Year at CU Assistant Coach: Rodney Billups (Denver 2005) - Sixth Year at CU Director of BB/Video Operations: Bill Cartun (Bates College 2005; Connecticut 2007) - Sixth Year at CU Director of Player Development: Sean Kearney (Scranton ‘81) - Third Year at CU Athletic Trainer: Rawley Klingsmith (Northern Colorado 2000; Oregon 2002) - Third Year at CU Director of Basketball Strength & Conditioning: James Hardy (Christopher Newport 2003; Auburn 2006) - Ninth Year at CU

STATE / COUNTRY BY CLASS HEIGHT

California (2) RS-Senior (1) 6-0 Xavier Johnson Derrick White Lombard Eli Stalzer Seniors (5) 6-1 Colorado (8) Brent Brady Brady Brent Brady Xavier Johnson Dominique Collier Josh Scott 6-2 Wesley Gordon Eli Stalzer Akyazili Mitch Lombard Xavier Talton PERCENTAGE OF 2015-16 MBB RETURNERS Collier Category Total Return Loss % Returning Josh Scott Talton Xavier Talton RS-Junior (1) Points 2345 1486 859 .634 Josh Repine Josh Fortune 6-3 Rebounding 1269 980 289 .772 Derrick White Repine Assists 400 230 170 .575 Juniors (2) Stalzer Kansas (1) Tre’Shaun Fletcher Blocks 133 117 16 .880 Tory Miller Wesley Gordon 6-5 Steals 194 106 88 .546 Fortune Off. Rebounds 400 337 63 .842 Texas (1) RS-Sophomore (1) White Def. Rebounds 1269 1043 226 .822 George King George King Field Goals 812 517 295 .637 6-6 Virginia (1) Sophomores (4) King FG Attempts 1861 1151 710 .619 Josh Fortune Dominique Collier 3-pt. Made 179 105 74 .587 Kenan Guzonjic 6-7 3-pt. Attempts 535 310 225 .579 Washington (1) Tory Miller Fletcher FT Made 542 347 195 .640 Tre’Shaun Fletcher Josh Repine Johnson FT Attempts 760 466 294 .613 Belgium (1) Freshmen (2) 6-8 Thomas Akyazili Thomas Akyazili Guzonjic Mitch Lombard Herzegovina (1) 6-9 Kenan Guzonjic Gordon Miller

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2015-16 COLORADO MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (MST) TV Friday, Nov. 13 ^vs. Iowa State Sioux Falls, S.D. 3 p.m. ESPN2 Tuesday, Nov. 17 #at Auburn Auburn, Ala. 1 p.m. ESPN Friday, Nov. 20 PORTLAND BOULDER 7 p.m. PAC12 Sunday, Nov. 22 NEBRASKA OMAHA BOULDER 12 p.m. PAC12 Wednesday, Nov. 25 AIR FORCE BOULDER 7 p.m. PAC12 Sunday, Nov. 29 NORTHERN COLORADO BOULDER 1 p.m. PAC12 Wednesday, Dec. 2 FORT LEWIS BOULDER 6 p.m. PAC12 Sunday, Dec. 6 at Colorado State Fort Collins, Colo. 12 p.m. ROOT Saturday, Dec. 12 BYU BOULDER 6 p.m. PAC12 Friday, Dec. 18 &-NICHOLLS STATE BOULDER 7 p.m. PAC12 Saturday, Dec. 19 &-HAMPTON BOULDER 7 p.m. PAC12 Tuesday, Dec. 22 &-vs. Penn State Las Vegas, Nev. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23 &-vs. Kent State/SMU Las Vegas, Nev. TBA FS1

Friday, Jan. 1 *at California Berkeley, Calif. 9 p.m. PAC12 Sunday, Jan. 3 *at Stanford Stanford, Calif. 8 p.m. ESPNU Friday, Jan. 8 *UTAH BOULDER 7 p.m. FS1 Wednesday, Jan. 13 *OREGON STATE BOULDER 9 p.m. ESPNU Sunday, Jan. 17 *OREGON BOULDER 5 p.m. PAC12 Wednesday, Jan. 20 *at Washington Seattle, Wash. 8 p.m. PAC12 Saturday, Jan. 23 *at Washington State Pullman, Wash. 7 p.m. PAC12 Wednesday, Jan. 27 *STANFORD BOULDER 7 p.m. PAC12 Sunday, Jan. 31 *CALIFORNIA BOULDER 3 p.m. FS1 Thursday, Feb. 4 *at Oregon Eugene, Ore. 7 p.m. FS1 Saturday, Feb. 6 *at Oregon State Corvallis, Ore. 6:30 p.m. PAC12 Thursday, Feb. 11 *WASHINGTON STATE BOULDER 8 p.m. PAC12 Saturday, Feb. 13 *WASHINGTON BOULDER 12 p.m. PAC12 Wednesday, Feb. 17 *at USC Los Angeles, Calif. 9 p.m. ESPNU Saturday, Feb. 20 *at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. 9 p.m. FS1 Wednesday, Feb. 24 *ARIZONA BOULDER 7 p.m. ESPN2 Sunday, Feb. 28 *ARIZONA STATE BOULDER 2:30 p.m. PAC12 Saturday, Mar. 5 *at Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 7:30 p.m. ESPNU March 9-12 Pac-12 Tournament Las Vegas, Nev. TBA PAC12 & FS1 March 15-16 NCAA First Four Dayton, Ohio TBA March 17-20 NCAA 2nd & 3rd Rounds TBA TBA March 24-27 NCAA Regional TBA TBA April 2 & 4 NCAA Final Four Houston, Texas TBA

All Home Games In BOLD CAPS *Pac-12 Conference Game ^-at Sanford Pentagon; #-ESPN Tip-Off Marathon; &-Las Vegas Classic (Orleans Arena) PAC12-Pac-12 Network; FS1-FOX Sports 1

Dates are subject to change, times announced at a later date. 9/10/15

2015-16 COLORADO OPPONENTS vs. SMU • 2014-15 Record: 27-7 (15-3/1st) Fri., Nov. 13 vs. Iowa State (Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, S.D.)) • American Athletic Conference Champions; NCAA Second Round • 2014-15 Record: 25-9 (12-6/2nd) • Series: CU leads 4-2. • Big 12 Champions/NCAA 2nd Round • Last Meeting: SMU 70-67 in Dallas (Jan. 5, 2009) • Series: ISU leads 77-70 • Streak: SMU won last meeting. • Last Meeting: CU 77-75 in Kansas City (Mar. 9, 2011) Pac-12 Conference Play Tue., Nov. 17 at Auburn • 2014-15 Record: 15-20 (4-14/13th) • 2014-15 Record (Conf. Record/Place): 34-4 (16-2/1st) • Postseason: SEC Semiinals • Pac-12 Champion/NCAA Elite Eight • Series: CU leads 2-0 • Series: Arizona leads 13-11. Pac-12: UA leads 8-3 • Last Meeting: CU 90-59 in Boulder (Nov. 17, 2014) • Last Meeting: UA 82-54 at Boulder (Feb. 26, 2015) • Streak: UA won six straight. Fri., Nov. 20 PORTLAND • 2014-15 Record: 17-16 (7-11/6th) • West Coast Semiinals/CIT First Round • 2014-15 Record (Conf. Record/Place): 18-16 (9-9/t-6th) • Series: First Meeting • Postseason: Pac-12 Tournament 1st Round/NIT 2nd Round • Series: Tied 6-6. Pac-12: Tied 4-4. Sun., Nov. 22 NEBRASKA OMAHA • Last Meeting: CU 87-81 at Boulder (Mar. 1, 2015). • 2014-15 Record: 12-17 (5-11/8th) • Streak: CU one game. • Summit League; Postseason: n/a • Series: First Meeting • 2014-15 Record (Conf. Record/Place): 18-15 (7-11/t-8th) Wed., Nov. 25 AIR FORCE • Postseason: Pac-12 Tournament Quarters • 2014-15 Record: 14-17 (6-12/10th) • Series: Cal leads 13-12. Pac-12: Tied 4-4. • Mountain West 2nd Round • Last Meeting: Cal 68-61 at Boulder (Feb. 12, 2015). • Series: CU leads 21-3; CU leads 10-1 in Boulder. • Streak: Cal one game. • Last Meeting: CU 68-53 in Boulder (Nov. 25, 2014). • Streak: CU won 5 straight. • 2014-15 Record (Conf. Record/Place): 26-10 (13-5/t-2nd) Sun., Nov. 29 NORTHERN COLORADO • Postseason: Pac-12 Tournament Runner Up; NCAA 3rd Round • 2014-15 Record: 15-15 (10-8/5th) • Series: CU leads 8-5. Pac-12: CU leads 5-3. • Big Sky 1st Round • Last Meeting: Oregon 93-85 at Las Vegas (Mar. 12, 2015). • Series: CU leads 19-18. CU leads 12-8 in Boulder • Streak: Oregon won two straight. • Last Meeting: CU 93-68 in Boulder (Dec. 13, 2014) • Streak: CU won 7 straight, dating back to 1937 • 2013-14 Record (Conf. Record/Place): 17-14 (8-10/7th) Wed., Dec. 2 FORT LEWIS COLLEGE • Postseason: Pac-12 Tournament 1st Round • 2014-15 Record: 20-9 (15-7/5th) • Series: CU leads 11-5. Pac-12: CU leads 5-3. • RMAC Quarterinals • Last Meeting: CU 78-71 at Las Vegas (Mar. 11, 2015). • Series: CU leads 4-0 • Streak: CU one game. • Last meeting: CU 85-57 in Boulder (Nov. 11, 2011) Sun., Dec. 6 at Colorado State • 2014-15 Record (Conf. Record/Place): 24-13 (9-9/t-5th) • 2014-15 Record: 27-7 (13-5/3rd) • Postseason: Pac-12 Tournament Quarters; NIT Champions • Mountain West Semiinal/NIT 1st Round • Series: Stanford leads 9-7. Pac-12: CU leads 4-2. • Series: CU leads 88-37 • Last Meeting: CU 64-58 at Boulder (Feb. 15, 2015). • Last Meeting: CSU 62-60 in Boulder (Dec. 10, 2014) • Streak: CU won four straight. • Streak: CSU won last meeting UCLA Bruins Sat., Dec. 12 BYU • 2014-15 Record (Conf. Record/Place): 22-15 (11-7/4th) • 2014-15 Record: 25-10 (13-5/2nd) • Pac-12 Semiinals; NCAA Round of 16 • West Coast Runner Up/NCAA First Four • Series: UCLA leads 9-2. Pac-12: UCLA leads 5-1. • Series: CU leads 16-6. • Last Meeting: UCLA 72-59 at Los Angeles (Jan. 31, 2015). • Last Meeting: BYU 84-53 in Provo, Utah (Dec. 17, 1955) • Streak: UCLA one game. • Streak: BYU won 2 straight USC Trojans Fri., Dec. 18 NICHOLLS STATE • 2014-15 Record (Conf. Record/Place): 12-20 (3-15/12th) • 2014-15 Record: 10-19 (7-11/9th) • Postseason: Pac-12 Tournament 1st Round • Southland Conference 1st Round • Series: CU leads 9-3. Pac-12: CU leads 7-0. • Series: First Meeting • Last Meeting: CU 98-94 (3ot) at Los Angeles (Jan. 29, 2015). • Streak: CU won seven straight. Sat., Dec. 19 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY • 2014-15 Record: 17-18 (8-8/6th) • Mid-Eastern Athletic Champions/NCAA First Round • 2014-15 Record (Conf. Record/Place): 26-9 (13-5/t-2nd) • Series: First Meeting • Postseason: Pac-12 Tournament Semiinal/NCAA Round of 16 • Series: CU leads 27-20. Pac-12: CU leads 5-4. 2015 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic • Last Meeting: Utah 79-51 at Boulder (Feb. 7, 2015). (Orleans Arena) • Streak: Utah won three straight games. Tue., Dec. 22/Wed., Dec. 23 Tue., Dec. 22 vs. Penn State • 2014-15 Record (Conf. Record/Place): 16-15 (5-13/11th) • 2014-15 Record: 18-16 (4-14/13th) • Postseason: Pac-12 Tournament 1st Round • Series: UW leads 10-9. Pac-12: Tied 3-3. • Series: CU leads 1-0. • Last Meeting: CU 64-47 in Seattle (Mar. 5, 2015). • Last Meeting: CU 29-26 in State College, Pennsylvania (Jan. 2, 1939) • Streak: CU one game.

Possible Opponents vs. Kent State • 2014-15 Record (Conf. Record/Place): 13-18 (7-11/t-8th) • 2014-15 Record: 23-12 (12-6/1st) • Postseason: Pac-12 Tournament 1st Round • Mid-American Quarterinals/CIT Quarterinals • Series: CU leads 6-2. Pac-12: CU leads 5-1. • Series: CU leads 1-0 • Last Meeting: WSU 96-91 (OT) in Pullman (Feb. 5, 2014). • Last Meeting: CU 81-74 in Boulder (Mar. 22, 2011) • Streak: WSU one game.

Tad Boyle Head Coach

In ive years, Tad Boyle has ac- football irst but the Buffaloes have been a boon in basketball.” complished only what a select In ive seasons, Boyle and his coaching staff have rewritten the few have done before him in the CU record book: annals of the University of Colo- rado men’s basketball program. • 108-68 record (.614). And yet Boyle continues to re- • .614 winning percentage, ranks second in school history write and lead the Buffaloes to (min. 2 years). greater heights not seen in a half • 72-14 mark at home (.837). of century. • 108 wins are the most wins by one coach in the shortest time. Boyle, 52, enters his sixth year with CU men’s basketball • Owns four of CU’s eight 20+ winning seasons. program generating an impressive 108 victories, the fastest win total in the shortest time of anyone before him. In addi- • First CU head coach to guide program to three consecutive tion, he already ranks fourth all-time in victories and has ac- NCAA Tournament appearances. complished what no other CU coach has done, guide the pro- • Graduated every CU senior student-athlete on his roster (17). gram to ive-straight post-season tournament appearances. • First CU coach to lead Buffs to ive consecutive post-sea- With an average of 22 wins a season, Boyle enters the 2015- son appearances (2010-11: NIT semiinal; 2011-12: NCAA 16 season with a .614 winning percentage, the second-best 3rd Round; 2012-13: NCAA 2nd Round; 2013-14: NCAA 2nd winning percentage among all CU basketball head coaches Round; 2014-15: CBI Quarterinals). with a minimum of two years at the helm. “Tad continues to make Colorado more than relevant,” ESPN. • First CU coach to win 20 games in each of his irst four years com Senior Writer Andy Katz said. “He has AND irst CU coach to have four, 20-win seasons (24 wins each made them into one of the top teams in the West. Now you can 2010-11 and 2011-12; 23 wins in 2013-14; 21 in 2012-13).. count on Colorado being in play for the top tier in the Pac-12 • 15-9 (.625) in postseason games (10-4 conference, 3-1 NIT, and an NCAA bid. Colorado may have joined the Pac-12 for 1-3 NCAA, 1-1 CBI) over the last ive years.

TAD BOYLE YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD Season Team (Position) Record Pct. Note 1994-95 Oregon (AC) 19- 9 .679 NCAA Tournament; 11-7 in Pac-10 1995-96 Oregon (AC) 16-13 .551 1996-97 Oregon (AC) 17-11 .607 NIT Tournament

1997-98 Tennessee (DOBO) 20- 9 .690 NCAA Tournament

1998-99 Jacksonville State (AC) 8-18 .308 1999-00 Jacksonville State (AC) 17-11 .607 12-6 in TAAC

2000-01 Wichita State (AC) 9-19 .321 2001-02 Wichita State (AC) 15-15 .500 9-9 in MVC 2002-03 Wichita State (AC) 18-12 .600 NIT Tournament; 12-6 in MVC 2003-04 Wichita State (AC) 21-11 .656 NIT Tournament; 12-6 in MVC 2004-05 Wichita State (AC) 22-10 .688 NIT 3rd Round; 12-6 in MVC 2005-06 Wichita State (AC) 26- 9 .743 NCAA Sweet 16; MVC Regular Season Champs (14-4)

2006-07 Northern Colorado (HC) 4-24 .143 Bears’ irst year in 2007-08 Northern Colorado (HC) 13-16 .448 2008-09 Northern Colorado (HC) 14-18 .438 Qualiied for irst Big Sky Tournament 2009-10 Northern Colorado (HC) 25- 8 .758 CIT Quarterinals; most wins in school history

2010-11 Colorado (HC) 24-14 .632 NIT Semiinal; most wins in school history; most home wins (18) 2011-12 Colorado (HC) 24-12 .667 NCAA Tournament Third Round; Pac-12 Tournament Title; Tied-most wins 2012-13 Colorado (HC) 21-12 .636 NCAA Tournament Second Round 2013-14 Colorado (HC) 23-12 .657 NCAA Tournament Second Round 2014-15 Colorado (HC) 16-18 .471 CBI Quarterinal

COLORADO Record 108-68 .614 Four, 20+ winning seasons; Three NCAA Tournaments; One NIT Final Four; One CBI Quarterϐinal

TOTALS (Head Coach) 164-134 .550 (entering 10th Year as a head coach) • The 15 wins and .625 winning percentage are school records. The Buffaloes won a school-record 24 games, including 18 • 8-3 in the Pac-10/Pac-12 Conference Tournament history school-best wins at the Coors Events Center, establishing one (.727). of the best home court advantages in all of college basketball. • Advanced to the conference tournament semiinals three of “They’re the heartbeat of this arena, they are the difference the last ive years (Pac-12: 2014 & 2012; Big 12: 2011). makers,” Boyle said of the Coors Events Center crowd after a home victory. “To have that (student) section full is key; I just • Third straight year CU inished in the Top 50 nationally in want them to know that we appreciate and need them.” average attendance (No. 49th nationally; average of 9,135 fans His initial season saw CU rank ifth nationally in per game; the 49th national ranking is the third-best in school percentage (77.8), 12th in scoring (79.6 ppg) and 19th in ield history, followed by No. 37: 2012-13; No. 44: 2013-14). goal percentage (47.3). Boyle earned National Coach of the Week honors (Hoops Report, Jan. 10-16) after leading the Buffs to a 3-0 conference Not just a presence at the Coors Events Center, the 18th head start, including wins over No. 9/8 Missouri and No. 21/20 Kan- coach in school history, Boyle is an active ambassador in the sas State. The win over the Wildcats gave CU its irst road win community throughout the Centennial State: over a nationally ranked opponent since January 1997 (No. 20 Texas Tech). CU defeated four ranked teams, including a • Named 2015 United States Pan American Men’s Basketball 22-point comeback win (second greatest comeback in school Assistant Coach (July 21-25) in Toronto (bronze medal). history) upsetting No. 5/5 Texas, 91-89. • One of three court coaches for the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s In year two (2011-12), Boyle became the irst CU coach to World University Games training camp (assisting the 2013 begin the conference season with back-to-back 3-0 starts, and USA Basketball Men’s World University Games coaching staff was the irst coach since (1935-36, 1936-37) to win during the June 24-July 1 training camp at the U.S. Olympic his conference opener in back-to-back years. He also won his Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.). 40th game (home win vs. Oregon) in just 61 games tying Cox (1935-39). • Oficial starter of the 34th Annual Bolder Boulder (May Boyle continued to make most of his “dream job” a reality 2012), the largest road race in the United States where all par- for CU fans guiding the Buffaloes to the 2011-12 NCAA Tourna- ticipants are timed and the ifth largest road race in the world. ment (third round), another 24-win season, and a conference championship in its inaugural season of the Pac-12, winning • In December 2012, the men’s basketball team visited the four games in four days at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Children’s Hospital at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. For his efforts, Boyle became the irst CU head coach to earn the District 20 Coach of the Year by the National Association of • September 2012, Boyle was invited to Washington, D.C. with Basketball Coaches (NABC), an award voted among his coach- other college basketball coaches to urge Congress to protect ing peers. The 48 wins were a school-best in any two-year span federal funding for cancer research and prevention programs of the program. on Capitol Hill. “I’m a believer in Tad Boyle,” said Jay Bilas, ESPN College Basketball Analyst. “He is not only a terriic teacher of the • December 2011, the team volunteered with the non-proit game with great basketball knowledge, he keeps it simple and Share-A-Gift program, an organization helping families of need gives his players an understanding of what you need to do to acquire children’s toys for the holidays. Both programs are win, but a irm understanding of how teams lose, too. Boyle part of the CU Athletics Leadership Development Program. has tremendous toughness in him. He is demanding without The program is designed to develop a culture of leadership being demeaning, and he puts his players in position to achieve in which CU student-athletes act with personal responsibility, together without fear of failing. That’s what truly outstanding integrity and accountability while staying committed in both coaches do, and Tad Boyle is a truly outstanding coach.” principle and actions to the greater good. In year three (2012-13), Boyle guided the Buffs to another NCAA Tournament appearance, the second year in-a-row, be- • In September 2011, Boyle joined 20 other coaches from the coming the irst CU coach in 50 years to guide the program to Front Range for a two-day coaching seminar with former Den- back-to-back tournament appearances. CU won 21 games, the ver Nuggets head coach George Karl, the 2012-13 NBA Coach third straight season the program eclipsed the 20-win plateau, of the Year. also a school-irst. After the team won their irst mid-season tournament since the 2002-03 season, the Charleston Classic, “This is it (my dream job), there’s no doubt,” Boyle said af- the Buffs reached the nation’s Top-25 polls for the irst time ter being named head coach on April 19, 2010. “I remember since 2005-06 (No. 19 AP/USA Today Coaches’ Poll, Nov. 26); talking with (Maryland men’s head coach) once AP No. 23 ranked, Nov. 19). when he asked me where I wanted to be in 10 years, and I said, Attendance records also set a brand new high standard as the head coach at the University of Colorado. This is a destina- the men’s basketball team proved to be the best ticket in town tion job. I’m humbled and honored.” setting a number of school records, including seven sellouts; In his irst season (2010-11), Boyle began to set the stan- 12 of 15 home games exceeded 10,000 fans or better, in addi- dard for exciting things to come, capping the season with a trip tion to season total (155,884); season average (10,392); con- to the World’s Most Famous Arena - Madison Square Garden ference total (94,371); and conference average (10,486). The and a National Invitation Tournament semiinal appearance. attendance surge ranked third nationally among all Division I programs for largest increased average from the previous year. irst season to an even 8-8 mark and earned the school’s irst Success continued for Boyle and his coaching staff in year Division I post season trip, to the Sun Belt Conference Tourna- four (2013-14) as the Buffs won 23 games, the third most vic- ment. tories in school history. Another NCAA Tournament followed It all came together for Boyle in his fourth season in Greeley, for a school record third consecutive season, in addition set- as the Bears advanced to the post season for the irst time in ting a pair of attendance records (season total: 173,429; non- school history, advancing to the quarterinals of the CollegeIn- conference total: 84,133). The staff enjoyed their best start to siders.com Tournament while racking up a school record 25 a season in four years (14-2 record) with a No. 15 nationally victories. He coached one irst-team All-Big Sky member and ranking, the highest a CU team has seen since 1997, and a 10- also the Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year. game winning streak, the fourth longest in the programs his- Prior to Northern Colorado, he spent six seasons as an as- tory. sistant coach at Wichita State and was part of another turn In 2014-15, a 16-18 record marked the irst time in ive around that saw the Shockers improve from 9-19 (.321) his years the program failed to notch a winning season, however irst year there to one of the nation’s top mid-major teams in the Buffaloes reached the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) 2006 when Wichita State went 26-9 and advanced to the Sweet quarterinals. The tournament marked the ifth consecutive 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Shockers eventually lost to season the program made a post-season tourney, a school- Final Four Cinderella George Mason in the regional semiinals, irst. The Buffs did defeat NCAA Sweet 16 participant UCLA but not before they had secured the No. 21 ranking in the inal and the National Invitation Tournament Champion Stanford collegiate polls. during the season. Boyle played collegiately for legendary coach Attendance remained steady for the ifth straight year, in- at Kansas (1981-85). He was a member of two NCAA Tourna- ishing with third place numbers across the board in all-time ment teams (1984, 1985) and was part of the 1984 Big Eight marks in season total, season average, and conference total. Tournament championship squad. As a senior, Boyle captained Conference average was fourth. Overall, Boyle and his CU the Jayhawks, which featured freshman , who teams, hold the top ive attendance marks in season and con- three years later led the Jayhawks to the NCAA Championship. ference total, and conference average since 2010-11; and the After earning a bachelor of science degree in business ad- four of the top ive attendance igures in season average. ministration from Kansas in 1985, Boyle went on to serve six Prior to his arrival to Boulder, Boyle resurrected the bas- years as a high school basketball coach at various Colorado ketball program at the University of Northern Colorado, where programs. He was the sophomore basketball coach at Greeley he guided the Bears to a 56-66 record (.459) the past four sea- (Colo.) West for a year and then was an assistant coach at Love- sons, including a breakout season in 2009-10, when the Bears land (Colo.) High School for two years. were 25-8 (.758) and inished second in the Big Sky Confer- From there, he served at Longmont (Colo.) High School for ence. For his efforts, he was awarded the NABC Division I All- three years before returning to the college ranks. District Coach of the Year, the Big Sky Coach of the Year by both It was at Kansas that Boyle played alongside Turgeon, whom The Sporting News and CollegeInsider.com, where he was also he also coached with at Oregon under Jerry Green. Boyle’s irst named a inalist for the National Mid-Major Coach of the Year collegiate coaching job in 1994 was on Green’s Ducks staff, award. where he spent three seasons and helped the Ducks to the “This exciting process was all about both the young men 1995 NCAA Tournament and the 1997 National Invitational we have currently and those in the future who will be join- Tournament. In 1997, Boyle followed Green to Tennessee, ing our program, and is an investment in them and represents where he was director of basketball operations when the Vols the competitive spirit, teamwork, passion and dedication they won 20 games and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. stand for,” then-CU athletic director said. Boyle reconnected with Turgeon the following year, this “Tad Boyle represents everything that is right about college time as an assistant coach at Jacksonville State (Ala.), where basketball. We look forward to his leadership, poise and com- they helped turn a team that was 8-18 into a 17-11 squad in petitive drive to unite all our collective Buff interests to sup- just one season. port our team and this enterprise that has so much promise for Before heading to play collegiately at Kansas, Boyle was a the long term.” standout performer at Greeley Central High School, where he A Greeley, Colo., native, Boyle was named the 17th coach in led the Wildcats to a state championship as a senior in 1981 UNC history on April 25, 2006. At that point, the Bears were and earned Colorado Player of the Year honors as well as being in the midst of a transition to Division I in its irst season as a selected to the Converse All-American team. His high school member of the Big Sky Conference. Northern Colorado inished jersey was retired at the conclusion of his senior season. 4-24 in his irst season when squad inished last nationally in Boyle is married to the former Ann Schell of Greeley, and the inal RPI rankings for that season. There were, however, they have two sons, Jack and Pete, and a daughter, Claire. lashes of times to come that season, including close losses to both Colorado (88-86) and Colorado State (75-66). Over the next two seasons at UNC, he improved the team’s win total from four to 13 and then 14. The Bears defeated Colo- rado State, 72-59, in his second season and also knocked off San Diego State, 72-59. The Aztecs were ranked among the na- tion’s top 50 teams in the RPI rankings at that time. In year three, the Bears had improved from one conference win his