Colorado Basketball Final 2020-21 Season Notes
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Colorado Basketball Final 2020-21 Season NOtes Contact: Troy Andre -- Phone: 303-492-4672 -- Email: [email protected] Colorado Sports Information -- 357 UCB -- Boulder, CO 80309 -- Fax: 303-492-3811 THE BUFFALOES: Colorado finished the 2020-21 season at 23-9 2020-21 SCHEDULE overall and third in the Pac-12 Conference at 14-6. The Buffaloes DATE CUR OPPONENT (AP/USAT) W/L TIME/RES TV were the runner up at the 2021 Pac-12 Tournament and advanced N 25 ^vs. South Dakota W 84-61 ESPN+ to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Buffaloes ended N 27 ^at Kansas State W 76-58 ESPNU the season having won seven of nine, 10 of 14 and 16 of their last 22. D 8 at Tennessee (12/16) L 47-56 SECN+ D 8 COLORADO STATE Canceled CU’s 14 conference wins are the most in program history, surpassing D 8 COLORADO MINES Canceled the 13 by the 1961-62 Big Eight Conference championship team (13- D 14 NORTHERN COLORADO W 81-45 PAC12 1). The previous Pac-12 high was in 2011-12. The Buffaloes finished D 16 OMAHA W 91-49 PAC12 11-7 and would go on to win the inaugural Pac-12 Tournament. D 20 !$vs. Washington W 92-69 PAC12 D 22 RV/RV $vs. Grand Canyon W 74-64 PAC12 Colorado’s five road conference wins are the program’s most since D 28 RV/RV *at Arizona L 74-88 PAC12 the 1961-62 team had six (6-1). The Buffaloes’ 6-6 overall road D 31 RV/RV *at USC W 72-62 ESPN record is their best since the 2000-01 team also finished 6-6. CU’s J 2 RV/RV *at UCLA L 62-65 PAC12 six overall road wins are its most since 2003-04 (6-7 road record). J 7 RV/RV *OREGON (17/15) W 79-72 FS1 The Buffaloes won at least once on all four two-game Pac-12 road J 11 RV/RV *at Utah W 65-58 PAC12 trips this season. J 14 RV/RV *CALIFORNIA W 89-60 PAC12 J 16 RV/RV *STANFORD W 77-64 PAC12 CU finished with a 6-2 record on a neutral court, tying for the most J 20 RV/23 *at Washington L 80-84 ESPN2 wins in a season at a neutral site. The ‘11-12 Buffs, in Tad Boyle’s J 23 RV/23 *at Washington State W 70-59 ESPN2 second year, were 6-3. J 27 RV/RV *WASHINGTON STATE W 70-58 ESPNU J 30 RV/RV *UTAH L 74-77 PAC12 The 12 wins away from home are the most in CU history; topping 10 F 6 RV/RV *ARIZONA W 82-79 FS1 in each of the 1941-42, 1954-55 and 2011-12 seasons (the 11 in the F 8 RV/RV *OREGON STATE W 78-49 PAC12 regular season tied for the seventh-most in the NCAA). F 11 RV/RV *at Stanford W 69-51 ESPN2 F 13 RV/RV *at California L 62-71 ESPNU 20 WINS: Colorado has 12 20-win seasons in program history, eight F 18 RV/RV *at Oregon (RV/25) L 56-60 ESPN2 of which have come under head coach Tad Boyle, including the last F 20 RV/RV *at Oregon State W 61-57 ESPNU three. It’s the seventh time the Buffaloes have 20 wins during the F 25 RV/-- *USC (19/18) W 80-62 ESPN2 regular season (1968-69, ‘96-97, 2012-13, ‘13-14, ‘15-16, ‘19-20 & F 27 RV/-- *UCLA (RV/RV) W 70-61 ESPN2 ‘20-21). Last year’s squad tied the school mark for regular season F 4 24/RV *ARIZONA STATE W 75-61 ESPN2 wins at 21 eventually tying for the seventh best overall mark in team M 11 23/RV @vs. #11 California W 61-58 ESPN history. M 12 23/RV @vs. #2 USC W 72-70 ESPN M 13 23/RV @vs. #5 Oregon State L 68-70 ESPN Colorado’s 23 wins tie for the third most in one season. Boyle M 20 22/22 %vs. #12 Georgetown (RV/RV) W 96-73 CBS coached teams now own the top five and six of the top seven sin- M 22 22/22 %vs. #4 Florida State (14/14) L 53-71 TBS gle-season win totals in team history. Home Games In BOLD CAPS Most Wins In One Season: *Pac-12 Conference Game ^-Little Apple Classic (Bramlage Center, Manhattan, Kan.) 1. 24 - 2011-12 22 - 1996-97 $-Far West Classic (T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nev.) 24 - 2010-11 8. 21 - 2019-20 @-Pac-12 Tournament (T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nev.) 3. 23 - 2020-21 21 - 2012-13 %-NCAA Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) 23 - 2018-19 21 - 1968-69 !-Officially a nonconference game, does not count as a league contest 23 - 2013-14 11. 20 - 2005-06 PAC12 - Pac-12 Network 6. 22 - 2015-16 20 - 2002-03 Colorado finished second in the nation in free throw shooting at 81.9 percent, just a fraction behind Oral Roberts which made 82.1 percent. The Buffaloes fell just short of their quest for the season Follow us on social media national title, and NCAA record for that matter, after making 7 of 11 (.636) in the NCAA Second Round loss to Florida State. Overall, Colorado shot 80 percent or better in 21 games and at least 90 percent in five. /CUBuffsMBB @CUBuffsMBB The Buffaloes, who made at least 10 free throws in 27 of 32 games, had 22 contests where they missed three or fewer and 13 with just 2020-21 COLORADO MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School) Game Highs (CU Only) 0 Luke O’Brien G 6-8 198 Fr. HS Littleton, Colo. (Columbine) Career: Pts: 4 Reb: 4 Ast: 1 Played in 10 games; Career-high 4 points in the NCAA First Round win over Georgetown 3 Maddox Daniels G/F 6-6 203 Sr. 1L Suwanee, Ga. (Beverly Hills [Calif.]/Fla. SouthWestern St.) Season: Pts: 12 Reb: 7 Ast: 4 Third on the team with 38 3-point field goals Career: Pts: 12 Reb: 7 Ast: 4 5 D’Shawn Schwartz G/F 6-7 227 Sr. 3L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sand Creek) Season: Pts: 18 Reb: 15 Ast: 4 7th in CU career 3-pointers made (156) and attempted (430); 1,026 career points Career: Pts: 22 Reb: 15 Ast: 4 10 Alexander Strating F 6-7 226 Sr. 3L Wassenaar, Netherlands (American School of The Hague) Season: Pts: 0 Reb: 1 Ast: 1 3x winner of the Tebo Family P.A.S.S. Award (Perseverance, Attitude, Selflessness, Success) Career: Pts: 10 Reb: 6 Ast: 2 11 Keeshawn Barthelemy G 6-2 169 Fr. RS Montreal, Que. (Thornlea Secondary {Toronto, Ont.]) Career: Pts: 11 Reb: 7 Ast: 6 Second on the team in assists with 42 12 Jabari Walker F 6-8 195 Fr. HS Inglewood, Calif. (AZ Compass Prep) Career: Pts: 24 Reb: 11 Ast: 2 All-Pac-12 Freshman Team; Career-high 24 pts vs. Georgetown 13 Dallas Walton F/C 7-0 236 Sr. 2L Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) Season: Pts: 22 Reb: 7 Ast: 2 Avg. 4.6 points, shot 49 percent over 84 career games Career: Pts: 22 Reb: 8 Ast: 4 15 Owen Koonce G 6-6 187 Fr. HS Lafayette, Colo. (Centaurus) Career: Pts: 0 Reb: 1 Ast: 0 Appeared in two games; Made his collegiate debut & grabbed a rebound vs. Omaha 21 Evan Battey F 6-8 269 Jr. 2L View Park, Calif. (Villa Park) Season: Pts: 21 Reb: 10 Ast: 5 All-Pac-12 Tournament Team; Honorable mention to All-Pac-12 team Career: Pts: 21 Reb: 14 Ast: 5 23 Tristan da Silva F 6-10 210 Fr. HS Munich, Germany (Ludwigsgymnasium Munich) Career: Pts: 15 Reb: 4 Ast: 1 Co-winner team Most Improved Award; Shot 53 percent on the sason 24 Eli Parquet G/F 6-4 194 Jr. 2L Beaumont, Texas (West Brook) Season: Pts: 10 Reb: 5 Ast: 4 Pac-12 All-Defensive Team; led team in blocked shots and was second in steals Career: Pts: 10 Reb: 5 Ast: 4 25 McKinley Wright IV G 6-0 193 Sr. 3L North Robbinsdale, Minn. (Champlin Park) Season: Pts: 26 Reb: 10 Ast: 14 AP HM All-American; 2x All-District, 3x All-Pac-12; All-Pac-12 Tournament Team Career: Pts: 30 Reb: 11 Ast: 14 2x Top 10 Cousy Finalist; 1st Pac-12 player to reach 1,800 pts, 600 reb, 600 asst 30 Will Loughlin F 6-10 250 So. HS Seattle, Wash. (Seattle Preparatory School) Career: Pts: 0 Reb: 0 Ast: 0 Appeared in two games; Made collegiate debut in final minutes of win over Cal 32 Nique Clifford G 6-5 183 Fr. HS Colorado Springs, Colo. (The Vanguard School) Career: Pts: 5 Reb: 3 Ast: 2 Played in 14 games with a total of 14 points and five steals 33 Aidan McQuade G 6-2 195 Sr. 2L Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) Season: Pts: 0 Reb: 0 Ast: 0 Former student manager for CU’s women’s basketball team, played in 10 games over three seasons Career: Pts: 0 Reb: 1 Ast: 0 34 Benan Ersek G 6-2 185 So. 1L Vienna, Austria (Kent Denver) Season: Pts: 0 Reb: 0 Ast: 0 Played lone game of the season in the home win over Cal Career: Pts: 0 Reb: 1 Ast: 0 40 Isaac Jessup G 6-2 191 Fr.