2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record22–12 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCoors Events Center
Seasons
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Oregon † 14 – 4   .778 31 – 7   .816
No. 13 Utah 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750
No. 17 Arizona 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
No. 23 California 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
Colorado 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
USC 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618
Oregon State 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
Washington 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559
Stanford 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
UCLA 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Arizona State 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Washington State 1 – 17   .056 9 – 22   .290
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Tad Boyle's sixth season as head coach at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. The defeated Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to UConn.

Previous season

The Buffaloes finished the season with an overall record of 16–18, and 7–11 in conference play. In the Pac-12 Tournament the Buffaloes defeated Oregon State in the First round before losing to Oregon in the quarterfinals. The team accepted an invitation to play in the CBI where they defeated Gardner–Webb in the First round, and lost to Seattle in the Second round.

Off-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Askia Booker 0 G 6'2" 175 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Kevin Nelson 12 G 6'2" 190 Senior Albuquerque, NM Graduated
Dustin Thomas 13 G/F 6'7" 225 Sophomore Texarkana, TX Transferred to Arkansas
Jaron Hopkins 23 G 6'6" 200 Sophomore Mesa, AZ Transferred to Fresno State
Geoffrey Bates 35 G 6'3" 200 RS Senior Plano, TX Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kenan Guzonjic 13 F 6'8" 215 Junior Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Junior college transfer from Midland College
Derrick White 21 G 6'5" 185 Senior Parker, Colorado Transfer from University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season under NCAA transfer rules.[1]

2015 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Thomas Akyazali
G 		Antwerp, Belgium Koninklijk Atheneum Deurne HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 14, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:

Roster

2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Thomas Akyazali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Koninklijk Atheneum Deurne HS Antwerp, BE
F 1 Wesley Gordon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Sierra HS Colorado Springs, CO
G/F 2 Xavier Johnson Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Mater Dei HS Los Angeles, CA
G 3 Xavier Talton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Sterling HS Sterling, CO
G 5 Eli Stalzer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Mater Dei HS Brea, CA
G/F 10 Tre'Shaun Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lincoln HS Tacoma, WA
G 12 Mitch Lombard (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Rock Canyon HS Castle Pines, CO
F 13 Kenan Guzonjic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Midland College Sarajevo, BA
F 14 Tory Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) So New Hampton School Lee's Summit, MO
G 15 Dominique Collier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So East HS Denver, CO
G 21 Derrick White Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Colorado Colorado Springs Parker, CO
G 24 George King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Brennan HS San Antonio, TX
G 22 Brett Brady (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Highlands Ranch HS Highlands Ranch, CO
G 33 Josh Repine (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So New Hampton School Englewood, CO
F 40 Josh Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Lewis-Palmer HS Monument, CO
G 44 Josh Fortune 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Providence Hampton, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 17, 2016

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2015*
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 7 Iowa State
Sanford Pentagon Opener 		L 62–68  0–1
 Sanford Pentagon (3,200)
Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 17, 2015*
1:00 pm, ESPN 		at Auburn
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon 		W 91–84  1–1
 Auburn Arena (7,241)
Auburn, AL
Nov 20, 2015*
7:00 pm, P12N 		Portland W 85–63  2–1
 Coors Events Center (7,783)
Boulder, CO
Nov 22, 2015*
12:00 pm, P12N 		Omaha W 87–82  3–1
 Coors Events Center (7,199)
Boulder, CO
Nov 25, 2015*
7:00 pm, P12N 		Air Force W 81–70  4–1
 Coors Events Center (7,698)
Boulder, CO
Nov 29, 2015*
1:00 pm, P12N 		Northern Colorado W 82–52  5–1
 Coors Events Center (7,424)
Boulder, CO
Dec 2, 2015*
6:00 pm, P12N 		Fort Lewis W 95–71  6–1
 Coors Events Center (7,587)
Boulder, CO
Dec 6, 2015*
12:00 pm, RTRM 		at Colorado State W 88–77  7–1
 Moby Arena (8,750)
Fort Collins, CO
Dec 12, 2015*
6:00 pm, P12N 		BYU W 92–83  8–1
 Coors Events Center (8,913)
Boulder, CO
Dec 18, 2015*
7:00 pm, P12N 		Nicholls State
Las Vegas Classic 		W 85–68  9–1
 Coors Events Center (8,185)
Boulder, CO
Dec 19, 2015*
7:00 pm, P12N 		Hampton
Las Vegas Classic 		W 95–53  10–1
 Coors Events Center (8,177)
Boulder, CO
Dec 22, 2015*
8:30 pm 		vs. Penn State
Las Vegas Classic semifinals 		W 71–70  11–1
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Dec 23, 2015*
8:30 pm, FS1 		vs. No. 18 SMU
Las Vegas Classic championship 		L 66–70  11–2
 Orleans Arena (2,154)
Paradise, NV
Pac-12 regular season
Jan 1, 2016
9:00 pm, P12N 		at California L 65–79  11–3
(0–1) 		Haas Pavilion (9,964)
Berkeley, CA
Jan 3, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Stanford W 56–55  12–3
(1–1) 		Maples Pavilion (3,887)
Stanford, CA
Jan 8, 2016
7:00 pm, FS1 		Utah L 54–56  12–4
(1–2) 		Coors Events Center (8,701)
Boulder, CO
Jan 13, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		Oregon State W 71–54  13–4
(2–2) 		Coors Events Center (9,190)
Boulder, CO
Jan 17, 2016
5:00 pm, P12N 		Oregon W 91–87  14–4
(3–2) 		Coors Events Center (8,459)
Boulder, CO
Jan 20, 2016
8:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington L 83–95  14–5
(3–3) 		Alaska Airlines Arena (6,325)
Seattle, WA
Jan 23, 2016
7:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State W 75–70  15–5
(4–3) 		Beasley Coliseum (3,321)
Pullman, WA
Jan 27, 2016
7:00 pm, P12N 		Stanford W 91–75  16–5
(5–3) 		Coors Events Center (8,001)
Boulder, CO
Jan 31, 2016
3:00 pm, FS1 		California W 70–62  17–5
(6–3) 		Coors Events Center (9,423)
Boulder, CO
Feb 4, 2016
7:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 16 Oregon L 56–76  17–6
(6–4) 		Matthew Knight Arena (7,226)
Eugene, OR
Feb 6, 2016
6:30 pm, P12N 		at Oregon State L 56–60  17–7
(6–5) 		Gill Coliseum (6,517)
Corvallis, OR
Feb 11, 2016
8:30 pm, P12N 		Washington State W 88–81 2OT 18–7
(7–5) 		Coors Events Center (7,330)
Boulder, CO
Feb 13, 2016
12:00 pm, P12N 		Washington W 81–80  19–7
(8–5) 		Coors Events Center (9,476)
Boulder, CO
Feb 17, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at USC L 72–79  19–8
(8–6) 		Galen Center (5,132)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 20, 2016
9:00 pm, FS1 		at UCLA L 53–77  19–9
(8–7) 		Pauley Pavilion (8,492)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 24, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 9 Arizona W 75–72  20–9
(9–7) 		Coors Events Center (11,309)
Boulder, CO
Feb 28, 2016
2:30 pm, P12N 		Arizona State W 79–69  21–9
(10–7) 		Coors Events Center (10,325)
Boulder, CO
Mar 5, 2016
7:30 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 13 Utah L 55–57  21–10
(10–8) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000)
Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 tournament
Mar 9, 2016
3:30 pm, P12N 		(5) vs. (12) Washington State
First Round 		W 80–56  22–10
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
Mar 10, 2016
3:30 pm, P12N 		(5) vs. (4) No. 15 Arizona
Quarterfinals 		L 78–82  22–11
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2016*
11:30 AM, TNT 		(8 S) vs. (9 S) UConn
First Round 		L 67–74  22–12
 Wells Fargo Arena (16,628)
Des Moines, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South Region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "UCCS guard Derrick White transferring to CU". MileHighSports.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.