2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Tad Boyle's fifth year as head coach at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament where they lost to Oregon. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Gardner–Webb in the first round before losing in the second round to Seattle.

2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
CBI, Second round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2014–15 record16–18 (7–11 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCoors Events Center
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Arizona162 .889  344  .895
No. 25 Oregon135 .722  2610  .722
No. 19 Utah135 .722  269  .743
UCLA117 .611  2214  .611
Stanford99 .500  2413  .649
Arizona State99 .500  1816  .529
Oregon State810 .444  1714  .548
California711 .389  1815  .545
Colorado711 .389  1618  .471
Washington State711 .389  1318  .419
Washington513 .278  1615  .516
USC315 .167  1220  .375
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes finished the season with an overall record of 23–12, and 10–8 in the Pac-12 to finish in a five-way tie for third place. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the team defeated USC in the first round and California in the quarterfinals before losing to Arizona, 43–63 in the semifinals. The Buffaloes received an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament as an #8 seed in the South Region, where they lost to Pittsburgh, 48–77 in the Round of 64.

Off-season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Ben Mills32C7’0”230SeniorHartford, WisconsinGraduated.
Spencer Dinwiddie25PG6'6"200JuniorWoodland Hills, CaliforniaDeclared for 2014 NBA Draft.

2014 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dominique Collier
PG
Denver, CO East High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 166 lb (75 kg) May 7, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tory Miler
PF
Lee’s Summit, MO New Hampton School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Oct 19, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

    Roster

    2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Askia Booker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrPrice HS Los Angeles, CA
    F 1 Wesley Gordon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SoSierra HS Colorado Springs, CO
    G/F 2 Xavier Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrMater Dei HS Los Angeles, CA
    G 3 Xavier Talton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrSterling HS Sterling, CO
    G 5 Eli Stalzer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrMater Dei HS Brea, CA
    G/F 10 Tre'Shaun Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoLincoln HS Tacoma, WA
    G 12 Kevin Nelson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrAlbuquerque Academy Albuquerque, NM
    G/F 13 Dustin Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoPleasant Grove HS Texarkana, TX
    F 14 Tory Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) FrNew Hampton School Lee's Summit, MO
    G 15 Brett Brady (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrHighlands Ranch HS Highlands Ranch, CO
    G 15 Dominique Collier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrEast HS Denver, CO
    G 23 Jaron Hopkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoDobson HS Mesa, AZ
    G 24 George King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoBrennan HS San Antonio, TX
    G 33 Josh Repine (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrNew Hampton School Englewood, CO
    G 35 Geoffrey Bates (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrPlano West HS Plano, TX
    F 40 Josh Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrLewis-Palmer HS Monument, CO
    G 44 Josh Fortune  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrKecoughtan HS/Providence Hampton, VA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: 07/08/14

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/14/2014*
    6:00 pm, P12N
    Drexel W 68–45  1–0
    Coors Events Center (10,058)
    Boulder, CO
    11/17/2014*
    11:00 pm, ESPN2
    Auburn
    ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
    W 90–59  2–0
    Coors Events Center (9,834)
    Boulder, CO
    11/22/2014*
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Wyoming L 33–56  2–1
    Arena-Auditorium (9,066)
    Laramie, WY
    11/25/2014*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    Air Force W 68–53  3–1
    Coors Events Center (9,009)
    Boulder, CO
    11/30/2014*
    12:00 pm, P12N
    Lipscomb W 84–75  4–1
    Coors Events Center (8,403)
    Boulder, CO
    12/03/2014*
    8:00 pm, P12N
    San Francisco W 72–55  5–1
    Coors Events Center (9,025)
    Boulder, CO
    12/07/2014*
    10:00 am, SECN
    at Georgia L 57–64  5–2
    Stegeman Coliseum (5,687)
    Athens, GA
    12/10/2014*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    Colorado State L 60–62  5–3
    Coors Events Center (10,966)
    Boulder, CO
    12/13/2014*
    4:00 pm, P12N
    Northern Colorado W 93–68  6–3
    Coors Events Center (9,173)
    Boulder, CO
    12/22/2014*
    2:30 pm, ESPNU
    vs. DePaul
    Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals
    W 82–68  7–3
    Stan Sheriff Center (8,297)
    Honolulu, HI
    12/23/2014*
    2:30 pm, ESPNU
    vs. George Washington
    Diamond Head Classic Semifinals
    L 50–53  7–4
    Stan Sheriff Center (7,875)
    Honolulu, HI
    12/25/2014*
    4:30 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Hawaii
    Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game
    L 66–69  7–5
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,125)
    Honolulu, HI
    Pac-12 regular season
    01/02/2015
    8:00 pm, FS1
    UCLA W 62–56  8–5
    (1–0)
    Coors Events Center (10,191)
    Boulder, CO
    01/04/2015
    12:00 pm, P12N
    USC W 86–65  9–5
    (2–0)
    Coors Events Center (9,866)
    Boulder, CO
    01/07/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    at No. 9 Utah L 49–74  9–6
    (2–1)
    Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,876)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    01/15/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    at No. 10 Arizona L 54–68  9–7
    (2–2)
    McKale Center (14,655)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/17/2015
    2:30 pm, P12N
    at Arizona State L 72–78  9–8
    (2–3)
    Wells Fargo Arena (7,651)
    Tempe, AZ
    01/22/2015
    7:30 pm, FS1
    Washington L 50–52  9–9
    (2–4)
    Coors Events Center (9,653)
    Boulder, CO
    01/24/2015
    6:00 pm, P12N
    Washington State W 90–58  10–9
    (3–4)
    Coors Events Center (9,571)
    Boulder, CO
    01/29/2015
    7:30 pm, FS1
    at USC W 98–94 3OT 11–9
    (4–4)
    Galen Center (3,588)
    Los Angeles, CA
    01/31/2015
    8:30 pm, P12N
    at UCLA L 59–72  11–10
    (4–5)
    Pauley Pavilion (9,057)
    Los Angeles, CA
    02/07/2015
    8:00 pm, P12N
    No. 13 Utah L 51–79  11–11
    (4–6)
    Coors Events Center (9,907)
    Boulder, CO
    02/12/2015
    7:00 pm, FS1
    California L 61–68  11–12
    (4–7)
    Coors Events Center (9,017)
    Boulder, CO
    02/15/2015
    2:00 pm, FS1
    Stanford W 64–58  12–12
    (5–7)
    Coors Events Center (9,138)
    Boulder, CO
    02/18/2015
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Oregon L 60–73  12–13
    (5–8)
    Matthew Knight Arena (5,734)
    Eugene, OR
    02/21/2015
    9:00 pm, P12N
    at Oregon State L 58–72  12–14
    (5–9)
    Gill Coliseum (7,117)
    Corvallis, OR
    02/26/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 7 Arizona L 54–82  12–15
    (5–10)
    Coors Events Center (11,120)
    Boulder, CO
    03/01/2015
    6:30 pm, ESPNU
    Arizona State W 87–81  13–15
    (6–10)
    Coors Events Center (9,087)
    Boulder, CO
    03/05/2015
    7:00 pm, FS1
    at Washington W 64–47  14–15
    (7–10)
    Alaska Airlines Arena (5,848)
    Seattle, WA
    03/07/2015
    4:30 pm, P12N
    at Washington State L 91–96 OT 14–16
    (7–11)
    Beasley Coliseum (3,434)
    Pullman, WA
    Pac-12 Tournament
    03/11/2015
    7:00 pm, P12N
    vs. Oregon State
    First round
    W 78–71  15–16
    MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,875)
    Paradise, NV
    03/12/2015
    7:00 pm, P12N
    vs. Oregon
    Quarterfinals
    L 85–93  15–17
    MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
    Paradise, NV
    College Basketball Invitational
    03/18/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Gardner–Webb
    First round
    W 87–78  16–17
    Coors Events Center (1,280)
    Boulder, CO
    03/23/2015*
    8:00 pm
    at Seattle
    Second round
    L 65–72  16–18
    Connolly Center (999)
    Seattle, WA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    References

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