2019–20 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tad Boyle in his tenth 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 21–11, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to Washington State.

2019–20 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2019–20 record21–11 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCU Events Center
2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 13 Oregon135 .722  247  .774
UCLA126 .667  1912  .613
USC117 .611  229  .710
Arizona State117 .611  2011  .645
Arizona108 .556  2111  .656
Colorado108 .556  2111  .656
Stanford99 .500  2012  .625
Oregon State711 .389  1813  .581
Utah711 .389  1615  .516
California711 .389  1418  .438
Washington State612 .333  1616  .500
Washington513 .278  1517  .469
Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Buffaloes finished the 2018–19 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.[1]

Off-season

Departures

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Namon Wright13G6'5"197RS SeniorLos Angeles, CAGraduated
Deleon Brown14G6'4"165JuniorGrand Rapids, MITransferred to Grand Valley State

Incoming transfers

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Maddox Daniels3G/F6'6"200JuniorSuwanee, GAJunior college transferred from Florida SouthWestern State

2019 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keeshawn Barthelemy
PG
Montreal, QC Thornhill Secondary School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 30, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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:

  • "2019 Colorado Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    2020 Recruiting class

    2021 Recruiting class

    Roster

    2019–20 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Shane Gatling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)182 lb (83 kg) SrIndian Hills CC Baldwin, NY
    G/F 1 Tyler Bey (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)216 lb (98 kg) JrMiddlebrooks Academy Las Vegas, NV
    G 2 Daylen Kountz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)191 lb (87 kg) SoEast HS Denver, CO
    G/F 3 Maddox Daniels 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)211 lb (96 kg) JrBeverly Hills HS
    Florida SouthWestern State
    Suwanee, GA
    G/F 5 D'Shawn Schwartz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)232 lb (105 kg) JrSand Creek HS Colorado Springs, CO
    F 10 Alexander Strating 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)228 lb (103 kg) RS JrAmerican School of The Hague Wassenaars, Netherlands
    G 11 Keeshawn Barthelemy  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)163 lb (74 kg) FrThornlea Secondary School Montreal, QC
    G 12 AJ Martinka (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrStanwood HS Stanwood, WA
    F 15 Jakub Dombek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrGet Better Academy Ostrava, Czech Republic
    F 21 Evan Battey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)262 lb (119 kg) RS SoVilla Park HS View Park, CA
    F 23 Lucas Siewert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)232 lb (105 kg) RS SrBrennan HS San Antonio, TX
    G 24 Eli Parquet 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoWest Brook HS Beaumont, TX
    G 25 McKinley Wright IV (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)196 lb (89 kg) JrChamplin Park HS North Robbinsdale, MN
    F 30 Frank Ryder (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)232 lb (105 kg) JrFairview
    San Diego
    Boulder, CO
    G 33 Aidan McQuade (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrLoveland HS Loveland, CO
    G 34 Benan Ersek (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoKent Denver School Vienna, Austria
    F/C 35 Dallas Walton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrArvada West HS Arvada, CO
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    [2]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 26, 2019*
    5:00 pm
    Pomona-Pitzer W 87–56 
    CU Events Center (1,372)
    Boulder, CO
    November 6, 2019*
    1:00 am
    vs. Tsinghua W 109–42 
    Suzhou Sports Center 
    Suzhou, China
    Non-conference regular season
    November 8, 2019*
    8:30 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Arizona State
    Pac-12 China Game
    W 81–71  1–0
    Baoshan Sports Centre (4,328)
    Shanghai, China
    November 16, 2019*
    8:00 pm, P12N
    No. 25 San Diego W 71–53  2–0
    CU Events Center (7,713)
    Boulder, CO
    November 18, 2019*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    No. 23 UC Irvine
    MGM Resorts Main Event
    W 69–53  3–0
    CU Events Center (5,904)
    Boulder, CO
    November 24, 2019*
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    No. 23 vs. Wyoming
    MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight semifinal
    W 56–41  4–0
    T-Mobile Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    November 26, 2019*
    9:30 pm, ESPN2
    No. 21 vs. Clemson
    MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight championship
    W 71–67  5–0
    T-Mobile Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    November 30, 2019*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    No. 21 Sacramento State W 59–45  6–0
    CU Events Center (6,170)
    Boulder, CO
    December 4, 2019*
    8:00 pm, P12N
    No. 20 Loyola Marymount W 76–64  7–0
    CU Events Center (6,169)
    Boulder, CO
    December 7, 2019*
    5:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 20 at No. 2 Kansas L 58–72  7–1
    Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, KS
    December 10, 2019*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    No. 24 Northern Iowa L 76–79  7–2
    CU Events Center (6,570)
    Boulder, CO
    December 13, 2019*
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 24 at Colorado State W 56–48  8–2
    Moby Arena (6,629)
    Fort Collins, CO
    December 19, 2019*
    6:30 pm, P12N
    Prairie View A&M W 83–64  9–2
    CU Events Center (6,082)
    Boulder, CO
    December 21, 2019*
    4:30 pm, CBSSN
    vs. No. 13 Dayton
    Chicago Legends
    W 78–76 OT 10–2
    United Center 
    Chicago, IL
    December 29, 2019*
    6:00 pm, P12N
    Iona W 99–54  11–2
    CU Events Center (6,753)
    Boulder, CO
    Pac-12 regular season
    January 2, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 4 Oregon W 74–65  12–2
    (1–0)
    CU Events Center (10,770)
    Boulder, CO
    January 5, 2020
    4:00 pm, ESPNU
    Oregon State L 68–76  12–3
    (1–1)
    CU Events Center (7,309)
    Boulder, CO
    January 12, 2020
    4:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 25 Utah W 91–52  13–3
    (2–1)
    CU Events Center (8,017)
    Boulder, CO
    January 16, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 20 at Arizona State W 68–61  14–3
    (3–1)
    Desert Financial Arena (9,479)
    Tempe, AZ
    January 18, 2020
    12:30 pm, FOX
    No. 20 at Arizona L 54–75  14–4
    (3–2)
    McKale Center (14,279)
    Tucson, AZ
    January 23, 2020
    8:00 pm, P12N
    No. 23 Washington State W 78–56  15–4
    (4–2)
    CU Events Center (7,864)
    Boulder, CO
    January 25, 2020
    7:00 pm, FS1
    No. 23 Washington W 76–62  16–4
    (5–2)
    CU Events Center (9,521)
    Boulder, CO
    January 30, 2020
    9:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 20 at UCLA L 68–72  16–5
    (5–3)
    Pauley Pavilion (5,566)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 1, 2020
    8:30 pm, FS1
    No. 20 at USC W 78–57  17–5
    (6–3)
    Galen Center (5,736)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 6, 2020
    6:00 pm, P12N
    No. 24 California W 71–65  18–5
    (7–3)
    CU Events Center (6,656)
    Boulder, CO
    February 8, 2020
    4:00 pm, P12N
    No. 24 Stanford W 81–74  19–5
    (8–3)
    CU Events Center (10,930)
    Boulder, CO
    February 13, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 16 at No. 17 Oregon L 60–68  19–6
    (8–4)
    Matthew Knight Arena (9,275)
    Eugene, OR
    February 15, 2020
    8:00 pm, FS1
    No. 16 at Oregon State W 69–47  20–6
    (9–4)
    Gill Coliseum (4,953)
    Corvallis, OR
    February 20, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 18 USC W 70–66  21–6
    (10–4)
    CU Events Center (10,027)
    Boulder, CO
    February 22, 2020
    2:00 pm, CBS
    No. 18 UCLA L 63–70  21–7
    (10–5)
    CU Events Center (11,214)
    Boulder, CO
    February 27, 2020
    7:00 pm, P12N
    No. 21 at California L 62–76  21–8
    (10–6)
    Haas Pavilion (5,134)
    Berkeley, CA
    March 1, 2020
    4:00 pm, P12N
    No. 21 at Stanford L 64–72  21–9
    (10–7)
    Maples Pavilion (7,123)
    Stanford, CA
    March 7, 2020
    12:30 pm, P12N
    at Utah L 72–74 OT 21–10
    (10–8)
    Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,886)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    Pac-12 Tournament
    March 12, 2020
    9:30 pm, P12N
    (6) vs. (11) Washington State
    First round
    L 68–82  21–11
    T-Mobile Arena (7,452)
    Paradise, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    Ranking movement

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
    AP RV 25 23 21 20 24 RV RV RV 25 20 23 20 24 16 18 21 RV NR Not released 
    Coaches RV 25 24 21 23 RV RV RV RV 21 RV 21 24 15 17 20 RV RV RV

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

    References

    1. Sports, Athlon; 10/22/19; Edt, 9:30 Am. "Colorado Basketball: Buffaloes Team Preview and Season Prediction 2019-20". AthlonSports.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
    2. "2019–2020 Schedule". cubuffs.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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