2010–11 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

2010–11 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball

NIT, Semifinals
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2010–11 record	24–14 (8–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Tad Boyle
Assistant coach	Tom Abatemarco
Assistant coach	Jean Prioleau
Assistant coach	Mike Rohn
Home arena	Coors Events Center

2010–11 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Kansas †	14	–	2	.875	35	–	3	.921
#16 Texas	13	–	3	.813	28	–	8	.778
Texas A&M	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
#24 Kansas State	10	–	6	.625	23	–	11	.676
Missouri	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
Colorado	8	–	8	.500	24	–	14	.632
Nebraska	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Baylor	7	–	9	.438	18	–	13	.581
Oklahoma State	6	–	10	.375	20	–	14	.588
Oklahoma	5	–	11	.313	14	–	18	.438
Texas Tech	5	–	11	.313	13	–	19	.406
Iowa State	3	–	13	.188	16	–	16	.500

† 2011 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll • Through March 27, 2011

The 2010–11 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represents the University of Colorado in the 2010–11 college basketball season. Head coach Tad Boyle is in his first season at Colorado. The Buffaloes compete in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Coors Events Center. This was the Buffaloes' last season in the Big 12, as they would move to the Pac-12 in 2011–12.

Preseason

The Buffaloes are in their final season in the Big 12, as they will be moving to the Pac-12 in 2011–12.^[1] They finished the previous season with a record of 15–16 and 6–10 in Big 12 Conference play. Of those 16 losses, seven were by six points or less. Additionally, all five starters return from that team.^[2]

In the Big 12 preseason coaches' poll, the Buffaloes were picked to finish ninth. Cory Higgins was named the Preseason All-Conference First Team, while Alec Burks was an honorable mention.^[3] Both were also named to the 50-man preseason Wooden Award watchlist.^[4] Additionally, Burks was on the 50-man preseason Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist.^[5] Gary Parrish picked them eighth in the Big 12, and said that he "won't be shocked if they ride the Higgins-Burks tandem into the top half of the league and make the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2003."^[6] Jason King of Rivals.com named the Buffaloes the sixth-best team in conference, adding, "Don't be surprised if long-suffering Colorado sneaks into the NCAA tournament."^[2]

Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous School
1	Nate Tomlinson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	G	Jr.	Sydney, New South Wales	Lee Academy
2	Shannon Sharpe	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	G	Fr.	Corona, California	Centennial HS
5	Marcus Relphorde	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 pounds (100 kg)	F	Sr.	Chicago, Illinois	Saint Louis University
10	Alec Burks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	G	So.	Grandview, Missouri	Grandview HS
11	Cory Higgins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	G	Sr.	Danville, California	The Pendleton School
14	Javon Coney	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 pounds (95 kg)	C	Sr.	Chicago, Illinois	Latin HS
15	Shane Harris-Tunks	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 pounds (102 kg)	F/C	So.	Liverpool, New South Wales	Australian Institute of Sport
21	André Roberson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	G	Fr.	San Antonio, Texas	Wagner HS
23	Sabatino Chen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	G	Jr.	Louisville, Colorado	University of Denver
24	Levi Knutson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	G	Sr.	Littleton, Colorado	Arapahoe HS
30	Carlon Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	G	Sr.	Riverside, California	University of Utah
32	Ben Mills	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	C	Fr.	Hartland, Wisconsin	Arrowhead HS
33	Austin Dufault	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 pounds (100 kg)	F	Jr.	Killdeer, North Dakota	Killdeer HS
35	Hassan Safieddine	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 pounds (95 kg)	F	Fr.	Denver, Colorado	Flagler College
55	Trey Eckloff	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 pounds (107 kg)	F	Jr.	Englewood, Colorado	Cherry Creek HS

2010–11 Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/12/2010* 8:00 PM, FSNRM	Idaho State	W 88–80	1–0	Coors Events Center (6,874) Boulder, CO
11/16/2010* 5:00 PM, FSNRM	at Georgia	L 74–83	1–1	Stegeman Coliseum (6,406) Athens, GA
11/20/2010* 8:00 PM	at San Francisco	L 81–83 ^OT	1–2	War Memorial Gymnasium (2,747) San Francisco, CA
11/23/2010* 7:00 PM, FSNRM	Alcorn State	W 91–51	2–2	Coors Events Center (2,778) Boulder, CO
11/28/2010* 11:00 AM	at Harvard	L 66–82	2–3	Lavietes Pavilion (954) Cambridge, MA
11/30/2010* 7:00 PM, FSNRM	Texas-Pan American	W 83–64	3–3	Coors Events Center (2,641) Boulder, CO
12/04/2010* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	Oregon State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series	W 83–57	4–3	Coors Events Center (6,406) Boulder, CO
12/08/2010* 8:00 PM, FSNRM	Colorado State	W 90–83 ^OT	5–3	Coors Events Center (7,219) Bouler, CO
12/17/2010* 7:30 PM, FSNRM	The Citadel Las Vegas Classic	W 89–61	6–3	Coors Events Center (4,368) Boulder, CO
12/19/2010* 2:00 PM, FSNRM	Longwood Las Vegas Classic	W 104–59	7–3	Coors Events Center (2,556) Boulder, CO
12/22/2010* 8:00 PM, CBSCS	vs. New Mexico Las Vegas Classic semifinals	L 76–89	7–4	Orleans Arena (2,867) Paradise, NV
12/23/2010* 5:30 PM, CBSCS	vs. Indiana Las Vegas Classic 3rd place	W 78–69	8–4	Orleans Arena (NA) Paradise, NV
12/29/2010* 7:00 PM, FSNRM	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 92–65	9–4	Coors Events Center (3,896) Boulder, CO
01/02/2011* 6:00 PM	at Cal State Bakersfield	W 85–73	10–4	Rabobank Arena (1,464) Bakersfield, CA
01/05/2011* 7:00 PM	Western New Mexico	W 92–70	11–4	Coors Events Center (2,139) Boulder, CO
01/08/2011 11:30 AM, Big 12 Network	No. 8 Missouri	W 89–76	12–4 (1–0)	Coors Events Center (8,694) Boulder, CO
01/12/2011 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at No. 20 Kansas State	W 74–66	13–4 (2–0)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
01/15/2011 11:30 AM, Big 12 Network	Oklahoma State	W 75–71	14–4 (3–0)	Coors Events Center (11,096) Boulder, CO
01/18/2011 5:00 PM, ESPN2	at Nebraska	L 67–79	14–5 (3–1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,477) Lincoln, NE
01/22/2011 11:30 AM, Big 12 Network	at Oklahoma	L 60–67	14–6 (3–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,158) Norman, OK
01/25/2011 6:00 PM, Big 12 Network	No. 6 Kansas	L 78–82	14–7 (3–3)	Coors Events Center (11,203) Boulder, CO
01/29/2011 11:30 AM, Big 12 Network	at Baylor	L 66–70	14–8 (3–4)	Ferrell Center (6,095) Waco, TX
02/01/2011 7:00 PM, FSNRM	Iowa State	W 95–69	15–8 (4–4)	Coors Events Center (6,764) Boulder, CO
02/05/2011 5:30 PM	at No. 15 Missouri	L 73–89	15–9 (4–5)	Mizzou Arena (14,288) Columbia, MO
02/09/2011 7:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 22 Texas A&M	L 70–73 OT	15–10 (4–6)	Coors Events Center (7,517) Boulder, CO
02/12/2010 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Kansas State	W 58–56	16–10 (5–6)	Coors Events Center (11,052) Boulder, CO
02/19/2011 12:00 PM, ESPN	at No. 1 Kansas	L 63–89	16–11 (5–7)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/23/2011 5:00 PM	at Texas Tech	W 71–68	17–11 (6–7)	United Spirit Arena (8,085) Lubbock, TX
02/26/2011 2:00 PM, Big 12 Network	No. 5 Texas	W 91–89	18–11 (7–7)	Coors Events Center (11,034) Boulder, CO
03/02/2011 5:30 PM	at Iowa State	L 90–95	18–12 (7–8)	Hilton Coliseum (12,679) Ames, IA
03/05/2011 7:00 PM	Nebraska	W 67–57	19–12 (8–8)	Coors Events Center (11,112) Boulder, CO
Phillips 66 2011 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/09/2011 1:00 PM, Big 12 Network	vs. Iowa State First Round	W 77–75	20–12	Sprint Center (18,910) Kansas City, MO
03/10/2011 1:00 PM, Big 12 Network	vs. No. 23 Kansas State Quarterfinals	W 87–75	21–12	Sprint Center (18,910) Kansas City, MO
03/11/2011 1:00 PM, Big 12 Network	vs. No. 2 Kansas Semifinals	L 83–90	21–13	Sprint Center (18,910) Kansas City, MO
2011 NIT
03/16/2011* 7:30 PM, ESPN3	Texas Southern First Round	W 88–74	22–13	Coors Events Center (6,299) Boulder, CO
03/18/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	California Second Round	W 89–72	23–13	Coors Events Center (7,614) Boulder, CO
03/22/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN	Kent State Quarterfinals	W 81–74	24–13	Coors Events Center (9,065) Boulder, CO
03/29/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Alabama Semifinals	L 61–62	24–14	Madison Square Garden (6,082) New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Season

Preconference season

The Buffaloes defeated in-state rivals Colorado State 93–80 in overtime, behind Alec Burks' 25 points. Marcus Relphorde contributed 18 points and Cory Higgins added 15. Levi Knutson hit four free throws in the final 57 seconds to seal the victory.^[7]

Big 12 season

Snapping a losing streak of 13 consecutive conference openers, Colorado knocked off #8 Missouri 89–76 as Alec Burks exploded for a career-high 36 points. This was the Buffaloes' first win over a top ten team since defeating #3 Texas in 2003. Cory Higgins had 18 points and a career-tying 10 rebounds. The Buffaloes had a 12-point halftime lead and never let Missouri get closer than seven in the second half.^[8]

Post-season

The Buffs have been selected as the #1 seed for the 2011 NIT Tournament

Rankings

Main article: 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	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	Final
AP^[9]		38								30
Coaches^[9]										32

Awards & honors

Alec Burks

Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention^[3]
Preseason John R. Wooden Award Watchlist^[4]
Preseason Naismith College Player of the Year Watchlist^[5]

Cory Higgins

Preseason All-Big 12 First Team^[3]
Preseason John R. Wooden Award Watchlist^[4]

References

↑ "Terms for Colorado Withdrawal From Big 12 Announced". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
1 2 King, Jason (October 31, 2010). "League preview: Big 12". Rivals.com. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
1 2 3 Howell, Brian (October 16, 2010). "CU sets out to exceed expectations". Longmont Times-Call. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
1 2 3 "2010–2011 Men's Preseason Top 50 List". John R. Wooden Award. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
1 2 "Duke University Leads a Diverse Pack on the Naismith Preseason Watchlist" (PDF). MSL Atlanta. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
↑ Parrish, Gary (November 4, 2010). "Big 12 preview: Competition could breed national contender". CBS Sports. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
↑ "Colorado 90, Colorado St. 83". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. December 8, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
↑ "Colorado star Alec Burks scores 36, helps hand No. 8 Missouri a second loss". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. January 8, 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
1 2 "2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2010.

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