2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tad Boyle in his seventh season at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Arizona. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where the lost in the first round to UCF.

2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
NIT, First round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2016–17 record19–15 (8–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCoors Events Center
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Oregon162 .889  336  .846
No. 4 Arizona162 .889  325  .865
No. 8 UCLA153 .833  315  .861
Utah117 .611  2012  .625
California108 .556  2113  .618
USC108 .556  2610  .722
Colorado810 .444  1915  .559
Arizona State711 .389  1518  .455
Stanford612 .333  1417  .452
Washington State612 .333  1318  .419
Washington216 .111  922  .290
Oregon State117 .056  527  .156
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Buffaloes finished the 2015–16 season 22–12, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament before losing to Arizona in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed in the South region where they lost to No. 9-seed Connecticut in the First Round.

Off-season

Departures

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Xavier Talton3G6'2"185SeniorSterling, COGraduated
Eli Stalzer5G6'3"195SeniorBrea, CAGraduated
Tre'Shaun Fletcher10G/F6'7"205JuniorTacoma, WATransferred to Toledo
Kenan Guzonjic13F6'8"245JuniorSarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaGraduate transferred to Barry
Brett Brady22G6'1"170SeniorHighlands Ranch, COGraduate transferred to Colorado Christian
Josh Scott40F6'10"245SeniorMonument, COGraduated

2016 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Deleon Brown
G
Caledonia, MI Brewster Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Bryce Peters
G
Long Beach, CA Damien HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 14, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Dallas Walton
PF
Arvada, CO Arvada West HS 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Feb 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 65
Lucas Siewert
PF
Los Angeles, CA Cathedral HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 69
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A  247Sports: N/A  ESPN: N/A
  • 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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

    Roster

    2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Thomas Akyazali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoKoninklijk Atheneum Deurne HS Antwerp, Belgium
    F 1 Wesley Gordon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrSierra HS Colorado Springs, CO
    G 5 Deleon Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrBrewster Academy Grand Rapids, MI
    F 10 Alexander Strating (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrAmerican School of The Hague Wassenaars, Netherlands
    G/F 11 Xavier Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrMater Dei HS Los Angeles, CA
    G 12 Mitch Lombard (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)183 lb (83 kg) SoRock Canyon HS Castle Pines, CO
    G 13 Namon Wright  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrMissouri Los Angeles, CA
    F 14 Tory Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)246 lb (112 kg) JrNew Hampton School Lee's Summit, MO
    G 15 Dominique Collier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrEast HS Denver, CO
    G 21 Derrick White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)193 lb (88 kg) RS SrColorado–Colorado Springs Parker, CO
    G 23 Bryce Peters 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrDamien HS La Puente, CA
    G 24 George King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrCathedral HS Joinville, Brazil
    F 25 Lucas Siewert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrBrennan HS San Antonio, TX
    G 33 Josh Repine (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrNew Hampton School Englewood, CO
    F/C 35 Dallas Walton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrArvada West Arvada, CO
    G 44 Josh Fortune 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrProvidence Hampton, VA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov. 11, 2016*
    7:00 PM, P12N
    Sacramento State W 90–53  1–0
    Coors Events Center (8,322)
    Boulder, CO
    Nov. 14, 2016*
    7:00 PM, P12N
    Seattle
    Legends Classic campus-site game
    W 67–55  2–0
    Coors Events Center (6,883)
    Boulder, CO
    Nov. 17, 2016*
    7:00 PM, P12N
    Louisiana–Monroe
    Legends Classic campus-site game
    W 89–70  3–0
    Coors Events Center (7,329)
    Boulder, CO
    Nov. 21, 2016*
    5:00 PM, ESPN2
    vs. Notre Dame
    Legends Classic semifinal
    L 83–89  3–1
    Barclays Center 
    Brooklyn, NY
    Nov. 22, 2016*
    1:30 PM, ESPNU
    vs. No. 22 Texas
    Legends Classic 3rd place game
    W 68–54  4–1
    Barclays Center 
    Brooklyn, NY
    Nov. 27, 2016*
    12:00 PM, P12N
    Wofford W 75–60  5–1
    Coors Events Center (6,854)
    Boulder, CO
    Nov. 30, 2016*
    7:00 PM, P12N
    Colorado State L 58–72  5–2
    Coors Events Center (8,715)
    Boulder, CO
    Dec. 3, 2016*
    8:00 PM
    at Portland W 76–63  6–2
    Chiles Center (2,720)
    Portland, OR
    Dec. 7, 2016*
    7:00 PM, P12N
    No. 13 Xavier W 68–66  7–2
    Coors Events Center (7,743)
    Boulder, CO
    Dec. 10, 2016*
    8:00 PM, ESPN2
    at BYU L 71–79  7–3
    Marriott Center (13,664)
    Provo, UT
    Dec. 17, 2016*
    12:00 PM, P12N
    Fort Hays State W 81–71  8–3
    Coors Events Center (7,268)
    Boulder, CO
    Dec. 19, 2016*
    7:00 PM, CBSSN
    at Air Force W 75–68  9–3
    Clune Arena (3,530)
    Colorado Springs, CO
    Dec. 22, 2016*
    6:30 PM, P12N
    Eastern Washington W 76–68  10–3
    Coors Events Center (6,958)
    Boulder, CO
    Pac-12 regular season
    Jan. 1, 2017
    6:30 PM, ESPNU
    at Utah L 60–76  10–4
    (0–1)
    Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,108)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    Jan. 5, 2017
    7:00 PM, P12N
    at Arizona State L 77–78  10–5
    (0–2)
    Wells Fargo Arena (5,147)
    Tempe, AZ
    Jan. 7, 2017
    7:30 PM, P12N
    at No. 17 Arizona L 73–82  10–6
    (0–3)
    McKale Center (14,644)
    Tucson, AZ
    Jan. 12, 2017
    9:00 PM, FS1
    No. 4 UCLA L 89–104  10–7
    (0–4)
    Coors Events Center (8,755)
    Boulder, CO
    Jan. 15, 2017
    6:30 PM, ESPNU
    No. 25 USC L 68–71  10–8
    (0–5)
    Coors Events Center (8,036)
    Boulder, CO
    Jan. 18, 2017
    9:00 PM, ESPNU
    at Washington L 83–85 OT 10–9
    (0–6)
    Alaska Airlines Arena (6,416)
    Seattle, WA
    Jan. 21, 2017
    2:00 PM, P12N
    at Washington State L 89–91 OT 10–10
    (0–7)
    Beasley Coliseum (2,920)
    Pullman, WA
    Jan. 26, 2017
    6:30 PM, FS1
    Oregon State W 85–78  11–10
    (1–7)
    Coors Events Center (7,341)
    Boulder, CO
    Jan. 28, 2017
    7:30 PM, P12N
    No. 10 Oregon W 74–65  12–10
    (2–7)
    Coors Events Center (9,374)
    Boulder, CO
    Feb. 2, 2017
    9:00 PM, P12N
    at Stanford W 81–74  13–10
    (3–7)
    Maples Pavilion (3,849)
    Stanford, CA
    Feb. 5, 2017
    2:30 PM, ESPNU
    at California L 66–77  13–11
    (3–8)
    Haas Pavilion (9,719)
    Berkeley, CA
    Feb. 9, 2017
    8:00 PM, FS1
    Washington W 81–66  14–11
    (4–8)
    Coors Events Center (7,387)
    Boulder, CO
    Feb. 12, 2017
    6:30 PM, ESPNU
    Washington State W 81–49  15–11
    (5–8)
    Coors Events Center (7,612)
    Boulder, CO
    Feb. 16, 2017
    7:00 PM, P12N
    at Oregon State W 60–52  16–11
    (6–8)
    Gill Coliseum (4,281)
    Corvallis, OR
    Feb. 19, 2017
    1:00 PM, FOX
    at No. 7 Oregon L 73–101  16–12
    (6–9)
    Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
    Eugene, OR
    Feb. 23, 2017
    9:00 PM, ESPNU
    Utah L 81–86  16–13
    (6–10)
    Coors Events Center (7,142)
    Boulder, CO
    Mar. 2, 2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN2
    Stanford W 91–72  17–13
    (7–10)
    Coors Events Center (8,008)
    Boulder, CO
    Mar. 5, 2017
    12:00 PM, P12N
    California W 54–46  18–13
    (8–10)
    Coors Events Center (8,392)
    Boulder, CO
    Pac-12 Tournament
    Mar. 8, 2017
    7:00 PM, P12N
    (7) vs. (10) Washington State
    First round
    W 73–63  19–13
    T-Mobile Arena (9,978)
    Paradise, NV
    Mar. 9, 2017
    7:00 PM, P12N
    (7) vs. (2) No. 7 Arizona
    Quarterfinals
    L 78–92  19–14
    T-Mobile Arena (18,153)
    Paradise, NV
    NIT
    Mar. 15, 2017*
    5:00 PM, ESPN3
    (5) at (4) UCF
    First round – Illinois State Bracket
    L 74–79  19–15
    CFE Arena (3,675)
    Orlando, FL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

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