2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tad Boyle in his eighth season at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Arizona State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Arizona.

2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
Paradise Jam champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2017–18 record17–15 (8–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCoors Events Center
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Arizona †14–4 .778  27–8  .771
USC12–6 .667  24–12  .667
UCLA11–7 .611  21–12  .636
Utah11–7 .611  23–12  .657
Stanford11–7 .611  19–16  .543
Oregon10–8 .556  23–13  .639
Washington10–8 .556  21–13  .618
Colorado8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Arizona State8–10 .444  20–12  .625
Oregon State7–11 .389  16–16  .500
Washington State4–14 .222  12–19  .387
California2–16 .111  8–24  .250
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Buffaloes finished the 2016–17 season 19–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Arizona. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to UCF.

Off-season

Departures
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Josh Fortune G 6'5" 200 RS Senior Hampton, VA Graduated
Wesley Gordon F 6'9" 220 RS Senior Colorado Springs, CO Graduated
Xavier Johnson F 6'7" 225 RS Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Derrick White G 6'5" 193 RS Senior Parker, CO Graduated/2017 NBA draft
Thomas Akyazili G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Antwerp, BE Elected to transfer.[1]
Bryce Peters G 6'4" 190 Freshman La Puente, CA Elected to transfer.[1]

2017 Recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D'Shawn Schwartz
SF		 Colorado Springs, CO Sand Creek HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sep 10, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Tyler Bey
SF		 Las Vegas, NV Middlebrooks Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 10, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
Evan Battey
PF		 Villa Park, CA Villa Park HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Sep 27, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Lazar Nikolic
PG		 Belgrade, Serbia Stella Azzurra Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 19, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
McKinley Wright IV
PG		 Champlin, MN Champlin Park HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Apr 28, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

    Roster
    2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G/F 0 D'Shawn Schwartz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)223 lb (101 kg) FrSand Creek HS Colorado Springs, CO
    G/F 1 Tyler Bey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)206 lb (93 kg) FrMiddlebrooks Academy Las Vegas, NV
    G 5 Deleon Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoBrewster Academy Grand Rapids, MI
    F 10 Alexander Strating (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS FrAmerican School of The Hague Wassenaars, Netherlands
    G 11 Lazar Nikolic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrA.S. Stella Azzurra Belgrade, Serbia
    G 12 AJ Martinka (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrStanwood HS Stanwood, WA
    G 13 Namon Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrMissouri Los Angeles, CA
    F 14 Tory Miller-Stewart 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)246 lb (112 kg) SrNew Hampton School Lee's Summit, MO
    G 15 Dominique Collier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)176 lb (80 kg) SrEast HS Denver, CO
    F 21 Evan Battey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)283 lb (128 kg) FrVilla Park HS View Park, CA
    F 23 Lucas Siewert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)224 lb (102 kg) RS SoBrennan HS San Antonio, TX
    G 24 George King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrCathedral HS Joinville, Brazil
    G 25 McKinley Wright IV 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrChamplin Park HS North Robbinsdale, MN
    G 33 Josh Repine (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrNew Hampton School Englewood, CO
    F/C 35 Dallas Walton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)228 lb (103 kg) RS FrArvada West Arvada, CO
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Oct 30, 2017*
    7:00 pm    		 Colorado Mines W 78–52  –
    		 Coors Events Center (1,112)
    Boulder, CO
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    6:00 pm, P12N    		 Northern Colorado W 66–51  1–0
    		 Coors Events Center (7,740)
    Boulder, CO
    Nov 14, 2017*
    7:00 pm, P12N    		 Denver W 89–62  2–0
    		 Coors Events Center (6,451)
    Boulder, CO
    Nov 17, 2017*
    3:30 pm    		 vs. Quinnipiac
    Paradise Jam quarterfinals    		 W 70–69  3–0
    		 Vines Center (659)
    Lynchburg, VA
    Nov 18, 2017*
    6:30 pm    		 vs. Drake
    Paradise Jam semifinals    		 W 86–81  4–0
    		 Vines Center (568)
    Lynchburg, VA
    Nov 19, 2017*
    6:30 pm    		 vs. Mercer
    Paradise Jam championship    		 W 79–70  5–0
    		 Vines Center (568)
    Lynchburg, VA
    Nov 26, 2017*
    12:00 pm, P12N    		 Air Force W 81–69  6–0
    		 Coors Events Center (7,427)
    Boulder, CO
    Dec 2, 2017*
    11:00 AM, ATTSNRM    		 at Colorado State L 63–72  6–1
    		 Moby Arena (5,217)
    Fort Collins, CO
    Dec 6, 2017*
    7:00 pm, P12N    		 New Mexico W 75–57  7–1
    		 Coors Events Center (6,610)
    Boulder, CO
    Dec 9, 2017*
    3:00 pm, FS1    		 at No. 13 Xavier L 69–96  7–2
    		 Cintas Center (10,228)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Dec 12, 2017*
    6:00 pm, P12N    		 San Diego L 59–69  7–3
    		 Coors Events Center (6,512)
    Boulder, CO
    Dec 15, 2017*
    6:00 pm, P12N    		 South Dakota State W 112–103 2OT 8–3
    		 Coors Events Center (6,933)
    Boulder, CO
    Dec 22, 2017*
    7:00 pm, BTN    		 vs. Iowa
    Sanford Pentagon Showcase    		 L 73–80  8–4
    		 Sanford Pentagon (3,250)
    Sioux Falls, SD
    Pac-12 regular season
    Dec 29, 2017
    9:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at Oregon State L 57–76  8–5
    (0–1)    		 Gill Coliseum (4,481)
    Corvallis, OR
    Dec 31, 2017
    8:00 pm, P12N    		 at Oregon L 62–77  8–6
    (0–2)    		 Matthew Knight Arena (7,458)
    Eugene, OR
    Jan 4, 2018
    6:30 pm, P12N    		 No. 4 Arizona State W 90–81 OT 9–6
    (1–2)    		 Coors Events Center (7,740)
    Boulder, CO
    Jan 6, 2018
    12:00 pm, P12N    		 No. 14 Arizona W 80–77  10–6
    (2–2)    		 Coors Events Center (8,519)
    Boulder, CO
    Jan 10, 2018
    8:00 pm, FS1    		 at USC L 58–70  10–7
    (2–3)    		 Galen Center (3,669)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Jan 13, 2018
    8:30 pm, P12N    		 at UCLA W 68–59  11–7
    (3–3)    		 Pauley Pavilion (10,164)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Jan 18, 2018
    6:00 pm, P12N    		 Washington State W 82–73  12–7
    (4–3)    		 Coors Events Center (7,477)
    Boulder, CO
    Jan 20, 2018
    4:00 pm, P12N    		 Washington L 62–72  12–8
    (4–4)    		 Coors Events Center (8,787)
    Boulder, CO
    Jan 25, 2018
    6:30 pm, FS1    		 at No. 11 Arizona L 71–80  12–9
    (4–5)    		 McKale Center (14,644)
    Tucson, AZ
    Jan 27, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at No. 21 Arizona State L 66–80  12–10
    (4–6)    		 Wells Fargo Arena (13,943)
    Tempe, AZ
    Feb 2, 2018
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 at Utah W 67–55  13–10
    (5–6)    		 Coors Events Center (7,645)
    Boulder, CO
    Feb 7, 2018
    9:00 pm, ESPNU    		 California W 68–64  14–10
    (6–6)    		 Coors Events Center (6,385)
    Boulder, CO
    Feb 11, 2018
    2:00 pm, P12N    		 Stanford W 64–56  15–10
    (7–6)    		 Coors Events Center (8,323)
    Boulder, CO
    Feb 15, 2018
    9:00 pm, P12N    		 at Washington State L 69–73  15–11
    (7–7)    		 Beasley Coliseum (2,249)
    Pullman, WA
    Feb 17, 2018
    6:00 pm, P12N    		 at Washington L 59–82  15–12
    (7–8)    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (9,258)
    Seattle, WA
    Feb 21, 2018
    8:30 pm, FS1    		 USC L 64–75  15–13
    (7–9)    		 Coors Events Center (7,008)
    Boulder, CO
    Feb 25, 2018
    2:00 pm, ESPNU    		 UCLA W 80–76  16–13
    (8–9)    		 Coors Events Center (8,176)
    Boulder, CO
    Mar 3, 2018
    5:00 pm, P12N    		 at Utah L 54–64  16–14
    (8–10)    		 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, UT
    Pac-12 Tournament
    Mar 7, 2018
    1:00 pm, P12N    		 (8) vs. (9) Arizona State
    First round    		 W 97–85  17–14
    		 T-Mobile Arena (8,619)
    Paradise, NV
    Mar 8, 2018
    1:00 pm, P12N    		 (8) vs. (1) No. 15 Arizona
    Quarterfinals    		 L 67–83  17–15
    		 T-Mobile Arena (15,182)
    Paradise, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    References
    1. Rooney, Pat. "Thomas Akyazili, Bryce Peters transferring out of Colorado Buffaloes' basketball program". DenverPost.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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