2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . Head coach Tad Boyle was in his fourth season at Colorado. They were members of the Pac-12 Conference and played their home games at the Coors Events Center . They were dismantled by Pittsburgh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.[ 1]
Departures
Recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Tre'Shaun Fletcher SF
Tacoma, WA
Lincoln High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sep 29, 2012
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 84
Jaron Hopkins SG
Mesa, AZ
Dobson High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sep 3, 2012
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 79
Dustin Thomas PF
Texarkana, TX
Pleasant Grove High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sep 10, 2012
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 79
George King SF
San Antonio, TX
William J. Brennan High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
May 10, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : nr Rivals : nr ESPN : nr
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:
Roster
2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Askia Booker
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Price HS
Los Angeles, CA
F
1
Wesley Gordon
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Fr
Sierra HS
Colorado Springs, CO
F
2
Xavier Johnson
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Mater Dei HS
Los Angeles, CA
G
3
Xavier Talton
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Sterling HS
Sterling, CO
G
5
Eli Stalzer
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Mater Dei HS
Santa Ana, CA
G/F
10
Tre'Shaun Fletcher
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Lincoln HS
Tacoma, WA
G
12
Kevin Nelson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Albuquerque Academy
Albuquerque, NM
F
13
Dustin Thomas
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Pleasant Grove HS
Texarkana, TX
G
14
Beau Gamble
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Jr
Santa Clara Fairview HS
Boulder, CO
G
15
Brett Brady (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
Highlands Ranch HS
Highlands Ranch, CO
G
23
Jaron Hopkins
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Dobson HS
Mesa, AZ
G/F
24
George King
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
Fr
Brennan HS
San Antonio, TX
G
25
Spencer Dinwiddie
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Taft HS
Woodland Hills, CA
C
32
Ben Mills
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Arrowhead HS
Hartford, WI
G
35
Geoffrey Bates (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Plano West HS
Plano, TX
F
40
Josh Scott
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
So
Lewis-Palmer HS
Monument, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 12/13/13
Depth chart
Pos.
Starting 5
Bench 1
Bench 2
C
Josh Scott
Ben Mills
PF
Wesley Gordon
SF
Xavier Johnson
Dustin Thomas
George King
SG
Jaron Hopkins
Tre'Shaun Fletcher
Eli Stalzer
PG
Askia Booker
Xavier Talton
Beau Gamble
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/08/2013 *8:00 pm, RTRM
vs. No. 25 Baylor Buckets and Boots Showcase
L 60–72
0–1
American Airlines Center (5,207)Dallas, TX
11/10/2013 *4:00 pm, P12N
Tennessee–Martin Global Sports Main Event
W 94–65
1–1
Coors Events Center (8,408)Boulder, CO
11/13/2013 *7:00 pm, P12N
Wyoming Global Sports Main Event
W 63–58
2–1
Coors Events Center (9,429)Boulder, CO
11/16/2013 *10:00 am, P12N
Jackson State Global Sports Main Event
W 94–70
3–1
Coors Events Center (9,042)Boulder, CO
11/18/2013 *7:00 pm, P12N
Arkansas State Global Sports Main Event
W 93–70
4–1
Coors Events Center (8,204)Boulder, CO
11/21/2013 *6:00 pm, P12N
UC Santa Barbara
W 76–68
5–1
Coors Events Center (8,488)Boulder, CO
11/24/2013 *2:30 pm, ESPNU
Harvard
W 70–62
6–1
Coors Events Center (9,770)Boulder, CO
11/30/2013 *2:00 pm
at Air Force
W 81–57
7–1
Clune Arena (5,394)Colorado Springs, CO
12/03/2013 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Colorado State
W 67–62
8–1
Moby Arena (8,268)Fort Collins, CO
12/07/2013 *1:15 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 Kansas
W 75–72
9–1
Coors Events Center (11,113)Boulder, CO
12/13/2013 *6:30 pm, P12N
No. 21
Elon
W 80–63
10–1
Coors Events Center (8,831)Boulder, CO
12/21/2013 *9:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 20
vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State MGM Grand Showcase
L 73–78
10–2
MGM Grand Garden Arena (5,207)Paradise, NV
12/28/2013 *8:00 pm, P12N
No. 21
Georgia
W 84–70
11–2
Coors Events Center (10,848)Boulder, CO
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 20
Oregon State
W 64–58
12–2 (1–0)
Coors Events Center (9,851)Boulder, CO
01/05/2014 3:00 pm, FS1
No. 20
No. 10 Oregon
W 100–91
13–2 (2–0)
Coors Events Center (10,398)Boulder, CO
01/08/2014 7:00 pm, P12N
No. 15
vs. Washington State
W 71–70 OT
14–2 (3–0)
Spokane Arena (3,122)Spokane, WA
01/12/2014 1:00 pm, FS1
No. 15
at Washington
L 54–71
14–3 (3–1)
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,742)Seattle, WA
01/16/2014 6:00 pm, P12N
No. 21
No. 25 UCLA
L 56–69
14–4 (3–2)
Coors Events Center (10,802)Boulder, CO
01/18/2014 12:00 pm, FS1
No. 21
USC
W 83–62
15–4 (4–2)
Coors Events Center (9,583)Boulder, CO
01/23/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 1 Arizona
L 57–69
15–5 (4–3)
McKale Center (14,545)Tucson, AZ
01/25/2014 5:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State
L 51–72
15–6 (4–4)
Wells Fargo Arena (8,352)Tempe, AZ
02/01/2014 12:00 pm, P12N
Utah
W 79–75
16–6 (5–4)
Coors Events Center (9,607)Boulder, CO
02/05/2014 7:30 pm, P12N
Washington State
W 68–63
17–6 (6–4)
Coors Events Center (8,903)Boulder, CO
02/09/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU
Washington
W 91–65
18–6 (7–4)
Coors Events Center (9,461)Boulder, CO
02/13/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2
at UCLA
L 74–92
18–7 (7–5)
Pauley Pavilion (8,431)Los Angeles, CA
02/16/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at USC
W 83–74
19–7 (8–5)
Galen Center (3,187)Los Angeles, CA
02/19/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU
Arizona State
W 61–52
20–7 (9–5)
Coors Events Center (9,666)Boulder, CO
02/22/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 Arizona College GameDay
L 61–88
20–8 (9–6)
Coors Events Center (11,025)Boulder, CO
03/01/2014 12:00 pm, P12N
at Utah
L 64–75
20–9 (9–7)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,027)Salt Lake City, UT
03/05/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Stanford
W 59–56
21–9 (10–7)
Maples Pavilion (4,558)Stanford, CA
03/08/2014 4:30 pm, P12N
at California
L 65–66 OT
21–10 (10–8)
Haas Pavilion (9,422)Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 tournament
03/12/2014 3:30 pm, P12N
vs. USC First round
W 59–56
22–10
MGM Grand Garden Arena (8,734)Paradise, NV
03/13/2014 3:30 pm, P12N
vs. California Quarterfinals
W 59–56
23–10
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)Paradise, NV
03/14/2014 6:00 pm, P12N
vs. No. 4 Arizona Semifinals
L 43–63
23–11
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/20/2014 *11:40 am, TBS
No. (8 S)
vs. (9 S) Pittsburgh Second round
L 48–77
23–12
Amway Center (16,074)Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
Coaches' Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain Time . During NCAA Tournament (#) denotes seed within region S=South.
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Final
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
21
20
21
20
15
21
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
NR
N/A
Coaches
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
24
24
17
22
RV
RV
NR
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
See also
2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics