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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.

ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–11 (10–8 Pac-12)
Headcoach
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2019–20 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
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ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–11 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCU Events Center
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2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Oregon13–5 .72224–7  .774
UCLA12–6 .66719–12  .613
USC11–7 .61122–9  .710
Arizona State11–7 .61120–11  .645
Arizona10–8 .55621–11  .656
Colorado10–8 .55621–11  .656
Stanford9–9 .50020–12  .625
Oregon State7–11 .38918–13  .581
Utah7–11 .38916–15  .516
California7–11 .38914–18  .438
Washington State6–12 .33316–16  .500
Washington5–13 .27815–17  .469
Note: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll
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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

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

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NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Maddox Daniels3G/F6'6"200JuniorSuwanee, GAJunior college transferred from Florida SouthWestern State
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2019 recruiting class

More information Name, Hometown ...
College recruiting
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.
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2020 Recruiting class

More information College recruiting (2020), Name ...
College recruiting (2020)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Dominique Clifford
SG		 Colorado Springs, CO Thomas B. Doherty High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Sep 20, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    
Luke O'Brien
SG		 Littleton, CO Columbine High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 10, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

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2021 Recruiting class

More information College recruiting (2021), Name ...
College recruiting (2021)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Lawson Lovering
C		 Laramie, WY Central High School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) N/A Oct 28, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
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 Current redshirt 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 Los Angeles, CA
F 23 Lucas Siewert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)232 lb (105 kg) RS SrBrennan HS Joinville, Brazil
G 24 Elijah 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
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Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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 Campus Site Game		 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.
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Ranking movement

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRV2523212024RVRVRV2520232024161821RV—Not released
CoachesRV—25242123RVRVRVRV21RV2124151720RVRVRV
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*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

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