2018–19 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tad Boyle in his ninth season at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 3-way tie for fourth place. They defeated California and Oregon State in the first round and quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Washington. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Dayton in the first round, Norfolk State in the second round before losing to Texas in the quarterfinals.

2018–19 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2018–19 record23–13 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCU Events Center
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Washington153 .833  279  .750
Arizona State126 .667  2311  .676
Utah117 .611  1714  .548
Oregon State108 .556  1813  .581
Colorado108 .556  2313  .639
Oregon108 .556  2513  .658
UCLA99 .500  1716  .515
USC810 .444  1617  .485
Arizona810 .444  1715  .531
Stanford810 .444  1516  .484
Washington State414 .222  1121  .344
California315 .167  823  .258
Pac-12 Tournament winner

Previous season

The Buffaloes finished the 2017–18 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.

Off-season

Departures

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Lazar Nikolic11G6'7"205FreshmanBelgrade, SerbiaPlaying professional overseas[1]
Tony Miller-Stewart14F6'9"246SeniorLee's Summit, MOGraduated
Dominique Collier15G6'2"176SeniorDenver, COGraduated
George King24G6'6"225RS SeniorFayetteville, NCGraduated/2018 NBA draft
Josh Repine33G6'3"195SeniorEnglewood, COWalk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Shane Gatling0G6'2"170JuniorBaldwin, NYIndian Hills CC
Frank Ryder30F6'10"230SophomoreBoulder, COSan Diego

2018 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Daylen Kountz
SG
Denver, CO East High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 8, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Elijah Parquet
SG
Beaumont, TX West Brook High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 9, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Jakub Dombek
PF
Ostrava, Czech Republic Get Better Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 3, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
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:

  • "2018 Colorado Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2018–19 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Shane Gatling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)181 lb (82 kg) JrIndian Hills CC Baldwin, NY
    G/F 1 Tyler Bey (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)218 lb (99 kg) SoMiddlebrooks Academy Las Vegas, NV
    G 2 Daylen Kountz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrEast HS Denver, CO
    G/F 5 D'Shawn Schwartz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoSand Creek HS Colorado Springs, CO
    F 10 Alexander Strating 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)227 lb (103 kg) RS SoAmerican School of The Hague Wassenaars, Netherlands
    G 12 AJ Martinka (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoStanwood HS Stanwood, WA
    G 13 Namon Wright (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)197 lb (89 kg) RS SrMissouri Los Angeles, CA
    G 14 Deleon Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrBrewster Academy Grand Rapids, MI
    F 15 Jakub Dombek  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrGet Better Academy Ostrava, Czech Republic
    F 21 Evan Battey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)265 lb (120 kg) RS FrVilla Park HS View Park, CA
    F 23 Lucas Siewert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrBrennan HS San Antonio, TX
    G 24 Eli Parquet 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)192 lb (87 kg) FrWest Brook HS Beaumont, TX
    G 25 McKinley Wright IV (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoChamplin Park HS North Robbinsdale, MN
    F 30 Frank Ryder (W)  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoFairview
    San Diego
    Boulder, CO
    G 33 Aidan McQuade (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoLoveland HS Loveland, CO
    G 34 Benan Ersek (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrKent Denver School Vienna, Austria
    F/C 35 Dallas Walton  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SoArvada West HS 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
    November 3, 2018*
    4:00 pm
    Colorado Mines W 66–57 
    CU Events Center (2,046)
    Boulder, CO
    Non-conference regular season
    November 13, 2018*
    6:00 pm, P12N
    Drake W 100–71  1–0
    CU Events Center (5,695)
    Boulder, CO
    November 16, 2018*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    Omaha W 79–75  2–0
    CU Events Center (5,720)
    Boulder, CO
    November 20, 2018*
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    at San Diego L 64–70  2–1
    Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,808)
    San Diego, CA
    November 24, 2018*
    4:00 pm, ATTSNRM
    at Air Force W 93–56  3–1
    Clune Arena (2,704)
    Colorado Springs, CO
    November 28, 2018*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    Portland W 93–69  4–1
    CU Events Center (5,550)
    Boulder, CO
    December 1, 2018*
    1:00 pm, P12N
    Colorado State W 86–80  5–1
    CU Events Center (7,887)
    Boulder, CO
    December 4, 2018*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    South Dakota W 82–58  6–1
    CU Events Center (6,462)
    Boulder, CO
    December 8, 2018*
    4:00 pm, P12N
    UIC W 84–72  7–1
    CU Events Center (7,277)
    Boulder, CO
    December 11, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    at New Mexico W 78–75  8–1
    Dreamstyle Arena (10,800)
    Albuquerque, NM
    December 22, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Indiana State
    Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals
    L 67–72  8–2
    Stan Sheriff Center (6,049)
    Honolulu, HI
    December 23, 2018*
    5:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Hawaii
    Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round
    L 72–80 OT 8–3
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,470)
    Honolulu, HI
    December 25, 2018*
    11:00 am, ESPNU
    vs. Charlotte
    Diamond Head Classic 7th place game
    W 68–53  9–3
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,696)
    Honolulu, HI
    Pac-12 regular season
    January 3, 2019
    7:00 pm, FS1
    at Arizona L 56–64  9–4
    (0–1)
    McKale Center (13,511)
    Tucson, AZ
    January 5, 2019
    4:00 pm, P12N
    at Arizona State L 61–83  9–5
    (0–2)
    Wells Fargo Arena (10,003)
    Temple, AZ
    January 10, 2019
    7:00 pm, P12N
    Washington State W 92–60  10–5
    (1–2)
    CU Events Center (6,184)
    Boulder, CO
    January 12, 2019
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    Washington L 70–77  10–6
    (1–3)
    CU Events Center (7,758)
    Boulder, CO
    January 20, 2019
    4:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Utah L 69–78  10–7
    (1–4)
    Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,372)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    January 24, 2019
    9:00 pm, P12N
    at California W 68–59  11–7
    (2–4)
    Haas Pavilion (5,720)
    Berkeley, CA
    January 26, 2019
    6:00 pm, FS1
    at Stanford L 62–75  11–8
    (2–5)
    Maples Pavilion (3,648)
    Stanford, CA
    January 31, 2019
    7:00 pm, P12N
    Oregon State L 74–76  11–9
    (2–6)
    CU Events Center (6,839)
    Boulder, CO
    February 2, 2019
    7:30 pm, P12N
    Oregon W 73–51  12–9
    (3–6)
    CU Events Center (8,654)
    Boulder, CO
    February 6, 2019
    7:00 pm, P12N
    at UCLA W 84–73  13–9
    (4–6)
    Pauley Pavilion (6,983)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 8, 2019
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    at USC W 69–65  14–9
    (5–6)
    Galen Center (3,974)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 13, 2019
    8:30 pm, FS1
    Arizona State W 77–73  15–9
    (6–6)
    CU Events Center (6,273)
    Boulder, CO
    February 17, 2019
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    Arizona W 67–60  16–9
    (7–6)
    CU Events Center (7,899)
    Boulder, CO
    February 20, 2019
    8:00 pm, P12N
    at Washington State L 74–76  16–10
    (7–7)
    Beasley Coliseum (1,911)
    Pullman, WA
    February 23, 2019
    8:30 pm, P12N
    at Washington L 55–64  16–11
    (7–8)
    Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
    Seattle, WA
    March 2, 2019
    4:00 pm, ESPNU
    Utah W 71–63  17–11
    (8–8)
    CU Events Center (8,405)
    Boulder, CO
    March 7, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    UCLA W 93–68  18–11
    (9–8)
    CU Events Center (7,797)
    Boulder, CO
    March 9, 2019
    3:00 pm, P12N
    USC W 78–67  19–11
    (10–8)
    CU Events Center (9,379)
    Boulder, CO
    Pac-12 Tournament
    March 13, 2019
    3:30 pm, P12N
    (5) vs. (12) California
    First round
    W 56–51  20–11
    T-Mobile Arena (9,748)
    Paradise, NV
    March 14, 2019
    3:30 pm, P12N
    (5) vs. (4) Oregon State
    Quarterfinals
    W 73–58  21–11
    T-Mobile Arena (10,556)
    Paradise, NV
    March 15, 2019
    7:00 pm, P12N
    (5) vs. (1) Washington
    Semifinals
    L 61–66  21–12
    T-Mobile Arena (13,955)
    Paradise, NV
    NIT
    March 19, 2019*
    9:00 pm, ESPN2
    (4) (5) Dayton
    First round – Alabama bracket
    W 78–73  22–12
    CU Events Center (3,091)
    Boulder, CO
    March 25, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    (4) (8) Norfolk State
    Second round – Alabama bracket
    W 76–60  23–12
    CU Events Center (5,891)
    Boulder, CO
    March 27, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    (4) at (2) Texas
    Quarterfinals – Alabama bracket
    L 55–68  23–13
    Frank Erwin Center (3,982)
    Austin, TX
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

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