Utah,Colorado Sunday, January 1, 2017 Basketball Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 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 opens Pac-12 Conference 2016-17 SCHEDULE play at the University of Utah on Sunday, Jan. 1, at 4:30 p.m., at the DATE CUR OPPONENT (AP/USAT) W/L TIME/RES TV Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. N 11 RV/RV SACRAMENTO STATE W 90-53 PAC12 N 14 RV/RV &-SEATTLE U. W 67-55 PAC12 WATCH/LISTEN: N 17 RV/RV &-ULM W 89-70 PAC12 TV: ESPNU (Steve Quis, Adrian Branch) N 21 RV/RV &-vs. Notre Dame (RV/RV) L 83-89 ESPN2 Radio: DenverSports 760 AM (Mark Johnson, Scott Wilke) N 22 RV/RV &-vs. Texas (22/21) W 68-54 ESPNU Watch Online: WatchESPN N 27 RV/RV WOFFORD W 75-60 PAC12 Listen Online: CUBuffs.com, CU Gameday App N 30 RV/RV COLORADO STATE L 58-72 PAC12 Live Statistics: CUBuffs.com D 3 RV/RV at Portland W 76-63 CI D 7 --/RV XAVIER (13/14) W 68-66 PAC12 OPENING TIP: Colorado will begin conference play with three D 10 --/RV at BYU L 71-79 ESPN2 straight and fi ve of its fi rst seven on the road. It will be the fi rst time D 17 --/RV FORT HAYS STATE W 81-71 PAC12 the Buffaloes have started a conference season with three straight road games since the 1931-32 Rocky Mountain Conference sched- D 19 --/RV at Air Force W 75-68 CBSSN ule, and just the fourth overall (1926-27; 1912-13). Colorado has D 22 --/RV EASTERN WASHINGTON W 76-68 PAC12 played three in a row on the road in league action numerous times, J 1 --/RV *at Utah 4:30 p.m. ESPNU the last to end the 2013-14 season (at Utah, Stanford and California). J 5 *at Arizona State 7 p.m. PAC12 J 7 *at Arizona 7:30 p.m. PAC12 ABOUT THE BUFFALOES: Colorado fi nished off the nonconfer- J 12 *UCLA 9 p.m. FS1 ence schedule at 10-3, the fi fth time in seven seasons under head J 15 *USC 6:30 p.m. ESPNU coach Tad Boyle the Buffaloes have fi nished with at least 10 wins J 18 *at Washington 9 p.m. ESPNU prior to the tip-off of the conference schedule. Colorado has won J 21 *at Washington State 2 p.m. PAC12 three-straight, 5-of-6 and 7-of-9, a span that includes wins over J 26 *OREGON STATE 6:30 p.m. FS1 ranked Xavier and Texas squads. 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 Utah F 9 *WASHINGTON 8 p.m. FS1 F 12 *WASHINGTON STATE 6:30 p.m. ESPNU Buffaloes Utes F 16 *at Oregon State 7 p.m. PAC12 (10-3) (9-3) 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 UU CU UU Points 75.2 81.8 Offensive Rebounds 11.7 11.2 M 4 *CALIFORNIA 12 p.m. PAC12 Points Allowed 66.8 65.3 Defensive Rebounds 28.6 30.3 M 8-11 Pac-12 Tournament TBA Scoring Margin +8.4 +16.4 Total Rebounds 40.3 41.4 M 14-15 NCAA First Four TBA Field Goals 25.2 29.0 Rebounding Margin +4.0 +10.9 M 16-19 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds TBA Field Goal Att. 57.5 57.8 Fouls 18.7 17.7 M 23-26 NCAA Regionals Field Goal Pct. .438 .502 Assists 13.5 15.2 3-pt Field Goals 6.8 6.6 Turnovers 12.7 15.3 3-pt Field Goal Att. 20.0 20.2 Assist/TO Ratio 1.1 1.0 Home Games In BOLD CAPS 3-pt Field Goal Pct. .338 .326 Turnover Margin -0.9 -1.8 *-Pac-12 Conference Game, Free Throws 18.1 17.2 Blocks 4.9 4.5 &-Legends Classic (Neutral Site Games: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.); Free Throw Att. 25.8 23.9 PAC12 - Pac-12 Networks, FS1-FOX Sports 1; CBSSN-CBS Sports Network. Free Throw Pct. .699 .718 Steals 4.5 5.9 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. 15.0 4.0 3.8 apg G 44 Josh Fortune 6-5 212 Sr. Hampton, Va. 8.9 3.5 1.8 apg G 24 George King 6-6 225 Jr. Fayetteville, N.C. 10.8 7.2 .445 fg% F 11 Xavier Johnson 6-7 225 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. 14.5 5.8 .496 fg% Follow us on social media F 1 Wesley Gordon 6-9 245 Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. 7.2 8.5 1.8 bpg Utah P No Name Ht Wt Yr Hometown PPG RPG MISC G 1 JoJo Zamora 6-2 175 Jr. Oakland, Calif. 10.3 2.0 1.4 apg G 2 Sedrick Barefi eld 6-2 190 So. Corona, Calif. 15.5 1.0 .571 fg% G 3 Devon Daniels 6-5 200 Fr. Battle Creek, Mich. 10.5 4.6 2.3 apg F 13 David Collette 6-10 230 Jr. Murray, Utah 15.8 6.0 .659 fg% /CUBuffsMBB @CUBuffsMBB F 21 Tyler Rawson 6-10 225 Jr. American Fork, Utah 9.1 5.8 2.8 apg 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 9.3 ppg, .692 FG% (9-of-13) last 3 games 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: 15 Reb: 3 Ast: 4 Avg 10.0 pts last 3 games; Avg 3.3 pts fi rst 10 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 Has made 13 of his last 20 FG attempts, 7-of-15 from 3-point range. 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 14 of his last 22 from the fi eld (.636) 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 7-of-13 3FG (.538). Returned at Air Force after missing previous 9 games (inj). 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: 2 4 double-doubles in last 10 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: 15 Reb: 7 Ast: 4 Leads Pac-12 in free throw percentage (.897), season-best 15 pts vs. Fort Hays State Career - Pts: 21 Reb: 14 Ast: 6 Head Coach: Tad Boyle (7th Year at CU, 140-83/10th Year Overall, 196-149) 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 Colorado is averaging 75.2 points per game while shooting 44 LAST MEETING percent from the fi eld.