2018–19 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	23–13 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Tad Boyle (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Rhon Bill Grier Kim English
Home arena	CU Events Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

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.

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.

College recruiting information

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
	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
	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
	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.

2018–19 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Shane Gatling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Jr Indian Hills CC Baldwin, NY G/F 1 Tyler Bey (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Middlebrooks Academy Las Vegas, NV G 2 Daylen Kountz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr East HS Denver, CO G/F 5 D'Shawn Schwartz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) So Sand Creek HS Colorado Springs, CO F 10 Alexander Strating 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS So American School of The Hague Wassenaars, Netherlands G 12 AJ Martinka (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Stanwood HS Stanwood, WA G 13 Namon Wright (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Missouri Los Angeles, CA G 14 Deleon Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Brewster Academy Grand Rapids, MI F 15 Jakub Dombek  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Get Better Academy Ostrava, Czech Republic F 21 Evan Battey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 264 lb (120 kg) RS Fr Villa Park HS Los Angeles, CA F 23 Lucas Siewert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Brennan HS Joinville, Brazil G 24 Elijah Parquet 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr West Brook HS Beaumont, TX G 25 McKinley Wright IV (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Champlin Park HS North Robbinsdale, MN F 30 Frank Ryder (W)  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Fairview San Diego Boulder, CO G 33 Aidan McQuade (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Loveland HS Loveland, CO G 34 Benan Ersek (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Kent Denver School Vienna, Austria F/C 35 Dallas Walton  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Arvada West HS Arvada, CO	Head coach Tad Boyle (Kansas) Assistant coach(es) Mike Rohn (McPherson) Bill Grier (Oregon) Kim English (Missouri) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster