2018–19 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

2018–19 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
Conference Pac-12 Conference
2018–19 record 0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach Tad Boyle (9th season)
Assistant coach Mike Rhon
Assistant coach Bill Grier
Assistant coach Kim English
Home arena CU Events Center
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Arizona00   00  
Arizona State00   00  
California00   00  
Colorado00   00  
Oregon00   00  
Oregon State00   00  
Stanford00   00  
UCLA00   00  
USC00   00  
Utah00   00  
Washington00   00  
Washington State00   00  
2019 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represents the University of Colorado in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by head coach Tad Boyle in his ninth season at Colorado. The Buffaloes play their home games at CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

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, SebiaPlaying professional overseas[1]
Tony Miller-Stewart14F6'9"246SeniorLee's Summit, MOGraduated
Dominique Collier15G6'2"176SeniorDenver, COGraduated
George King24G6'6"225RS SeniorJoinville, BrazilGraduated/2018 NBA draft
Josh Repine33G6'3"195SeniorEnglewood, COWalk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Shane Gatling0G6'2"170JuniorBaldwin, NYJunior college transferred from Indian Hills CC
Frank Ryder30F6'10"230Sophomore Boulder, COTransferred from San Diego. Under NCAA transfer rules, Rider will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on.

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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Jakub Dombek
PF
Ostrava, Czech Republic Get Better Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 3, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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)179 lb (81 kg) JrIndian Hills CC Baldwin, NY
    G/F 1 Tyler Bey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)206 lb (93 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)223 lb (101 kg) SoSand Creek HS Colorado Springs, CO
    F 10 Alexander Strating 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 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 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 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 10 in (2.08 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrGet Better Academy Ostrava, Czech Republic
    F 21 Evan Battey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)283 lb (128 kg) RS FrVilla Park HS View Park, CA
    F 23 Lucas Siewert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)224 lb (102 kg) RS JrBrennan HS San Antonio, TX
    G 24 Eli Parquet 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrWest Brook HS Beaumont, TX
    G 25 McKinley Wright IV 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)235 lb (107 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 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)230 lb (104 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
    Nov 3, 2018*
    4:00 pm
    Colorado Mines   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 13, 2018*
    6:00 pm, P12N
    Drake   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Nov 16, 2018*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    Omaha   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Nov 20, 2018*
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    at San Diego   
    Jenny Craig Pavilion 
    San Diego, CA
    Nov 24, 2018*
    4:00 pm, ATTSNRM
    at Air Force   
    Clune Arena 
    Colorado Springs, CO
    Nov 28, 2018*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    Portland   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Dec 1, 2018*
    1:00 pm, P12N
    Colorado State   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Dec 4, 2018*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    South Dakota   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Dec 8, 2018*
    4:00 pm, P12N
    UIC   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Dec 11, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    at New Mexico   
    Dreamstyle Arena 
    Albuquerque, NM
    Dec 22, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Indiana State
    Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals
      
    Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    Dec 23, 2018*
    2:30 pm/5:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2
    vs. UNLV or Hawaii
    Diamond Head Classic
      
    Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    Dec 25, 2018*
    vs. TBA
    Diamond Head Classic
      
    Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    Pac-12 regular season
    Jan 3, 2019
    7:00 pm, FS1
    at Arizona   
    McKale Center 
    Tuscon, AZ
    Jan 5, 2019
    4:00 pm, P12N
    at Arizona State   
    Wells Fargo Arena 
    Temple, AZ
    Jan 10, 2019
    7:00 pm, P12N
    Washington State   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Jan 12, 2019
    8:00 pm, P12N
    Washington   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Jan 20, 2019
    4:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Utah   
    Jon M. Huntsman Center 
    Salt Lake City, UT
    Jan 24, 2019
    9:00 pm, P12N
    at California   
    Haas Pavilion 
    Berkeley, CA
    Jan 26, 2019
    6:00 pm, FS1
    at Stanford   
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, CA
    Jan 31, 2019
    7:00 pm, P12N
    Oregon State   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Feb 2, 2019
    7:30 pm, P12N
    Oregon   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Feb 6, 2019
    7:00 pm, P12N
    at UCLA   
    Pauley Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, CA
    Feb 8, 2019
    8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
    at USC   
    Galen Center 
    Los Angeles, CA
    Feb 13, 2019
    8:30 pm, FS1
    Arizona State   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Feb 17, 2019
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    Arizona   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Feb 23, 2019
    8:30 pm, P12N
    at Washington   
    Alaska Airlines Arena 
    Seattle, WA
    Feb 20, 2019
    8:00 pm, P12N
    at Washington State   
    Beasley Coliseum 
    Pullman, WA
    Mar 2, 2019
    4:00 pm, ESPNU
    Utah   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Mar 7, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU
    UCLA   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Mar 9, 2019
    3:00 pm, P12N
    USC   
    CU Events Center 
    Boulder, CO
    Pac-12 Tournament
    Mar 13–16, 2019*
     P12N/ESPN
    vs.    
    T-Mobile Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    References

    1. "Lazar Nikolic leaving CU men's basketball to pursue pro opportunities". buffzone.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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