2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Tad Boyle was in his fourth season at Colorado. They were members of the Pac-12 Conference and played their home games at the Coors Events Center. They were dismantled by Pittsburgh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.[1]

2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record23–12 (10–8 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCoors Events Center
Seasons
2013–14 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Arizona 15 3   .833 33 5   .868
No. 20 UCLA 12 6   .667 28 9   .757
Oregon 10 8   .556 24 10   .706
Colorado 10 8   .556 23 12   .657
Arizona State 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Stanford 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
California 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Utah 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
Washington 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Oregon State 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Washington State 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
USC 2 16   .111 11 21   .344
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Shane Harris-Tunks 15 C 6'11" 250 RS Junior Liverpool, AUS Injured
André Roberson 21 F 6'7" 210 Junior San Antonio, TX NBA draft
Sabatino Chen 23 G 6'4" 190 Senior Louisville, CO Graduated
Jeremy Adams 31 G 6'5" 220 RS Junior Madison, MS Transferred

Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tre'Shaun Fletcher
SF
Tacoma, WA Lincoln High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 29, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 84
Jaron Hopkins
SG
Mesa, AZ Dobson High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 3, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Dustin Thomas
PF
Texarkana, TX Pleasant Grove High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 10, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
George King
SF
San Antonio, TX William J. Brennan High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 10, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • 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:

  • "Colorado 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Askia Booker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Price HS Los Angeles, CA
F 1 Wesley Gordon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Sierra HS Colorado Springs, CO
F 2 Xavier Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Mater Dei HS Los Angeles, CA
G 3 Xavier Talton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sterling HS Sterling, CO
G 5 Eli Stalzer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Mater Dei HS Santa Ana, CA
G/F 10 Tre'Shaun Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lincoln HS Tacoma, WA
G 12 Kevin Nelson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Albuquerque Academy Albuquerque, NM
F 13 Dustin Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Pleasant Grove HS Texarkana, TX
G 14 Beau Gamble 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Santa Clara
Fairview HS
Boulder, CO
G 15 Brett Brady (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Highlands Ranch HS Highlands Ranch, CO
G 23 Jaron Hopkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dobson HS Mesa, AZ
G/F 24 George King 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Brennan HS San Antonio, TX
G 25 Spencer Dinwiddie   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Taft HS Woodland Hills, CA
C 32 Ben Mills 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Arrowhead HS Hartford, WI
G 35 Geoffrey Bates   (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Plano West HS Plano, TX
F 40 Josh Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Lewis-Palmer HS Monument, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 12/13/13

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Josh Scott Ben Mills
PF Wesley Gordon
SF Xavier Johnson Dustin Thomas George King
SG Jaron Hopkins Tre'Shaun Fletcher Eli Stalzer
PG Askia Booker Xavier Talton Beau Gamble

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/08/2013*
8:00 pm, RTRM
vs. No. 25 Baylor
Buckets and Boots Showcase
L 60–72  0–1
American Airlines Center (5,207)
Dallas, TX
11/10/2013*
4:00 pm, P12N
Tennessee–Martin
Global Sports Main Event
W 94–65  1–1
Coors Events Center (8,408)
Boulder, CO
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm, P12N
Wyoming
Global Sports Main Event
W 63–58  2–1
Coors Events Center (9,429)
Boulder, CO
11/16/2013*
10:00 am, P12N
Jackson State
Global Sports Main Event
W 94–70  3–1
Coors Events Center (9,042)
Boulder, CO
11/18/2013*
7:00 pm, P12N
Arkansas State
Global Sports Main Event
W 93–70  4–1
Coors Events Center (8,204)
Boulder, CO
11/21/2013*
6:00 pm, P12N
UC Santa Barbara W 76–68  5–1
Coors Events Center (8,488)
Boulder, CO
11/24/2013*
2:30 pm, ESPNU
Harvard W 70–62  6–1
Coors Events Center (9,770)
Boulder, CO
11/30/2013*
2:00 pm
at Air Force W 81–57  7–1
Clune Arena (5,394)
Colorado Springs, CO
12/03/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Colorado State W 67–62  8–1
Moby Arena (8,268)
Fort Collins, CO
12/07/2013*
1:15 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 Kansas W 75–72  9–1
Coors Events Center (11,113)
Boulder, CO
12/13/2013*
6:30 pm, P12N
No. 21 Elon W 80–63  10–1
Coors Events Center (8,831)
Boulder, CO
12/21/2013*
9:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State
MGM Grand Showcase
L 73–78  10–2
MGM Grand Garden Arena (5,207)
Paradise, NV
12/28/2013*
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 Georgia W 84–70  11–2
Coors Events Center (10,848)
Boulder, CO
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 20 Oregon State W 64–58  12–2
(1–0)
Coors Events Center (9,851)
Boulder, CO
01/05/2014
3:00 pm, FS1
No. 20 No. 10 Oregon W 100–91  13–2
(2–0)
Coors Events Center (10,398)
Boulder, CO
01/08/2014
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 15 vs. Washington State W 71–70 OT 14–2
(3–0)
Spokane Arena (3,122)
Spokane, WA
01/12/2014
1:00 pm, FS1
No. 15 at Washington L 54–71  14–3
(3–1)
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,742)
Seattle, WA
01/16/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 No. 25 UCLA L 56–69  14–4
(3–2)
Coors Events Center (10,802)
Boulder, CO
01/18/2014
12:00 pm, FS1
No. 21 USC W 83–62  15–4
(4–2)
Coors Events Center (9,583)
Boulder, CO
01/23/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 1 Arizona L 57–69  15–5
(4–3)
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
01/25/2014
5:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 51–72  15–6
(4–4)
Wells Fargo Arena (8,352)
Tempe, AZ
02/01/2014
12:00 pm, P12N
Utah W 79–75  16–6
(5–4)
Coors Events Center (9,607)
Boulder, CO
02/05/2014
7:30 pm, P12N
Washington State W 68–63  17–6
(6–4)
Coors Events Center (8,903)
Boulder, CO
02/09/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Washington W 91–65  18–6 (7–4)
Coors Events Center (9,461)
Boulder, CO
02/13/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at UCLA L 74–92  18–7 (7–5)
Pauley Pavilion (8,431)
Los Angeles, CA
02/16/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at USC W 83–74  19–7 (8–5)
Galen Center (3,187)
Los Angeles, CA
02/19/2014
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Arizona State W 61–52  20–7 (9–5)
Coors Events Center (9,666)
Boulder, CO
02/22/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 Arizona
College GameDay
L 61–88  20–8 (9–6)
Coors Events Center (11,025)
Boulder, CO
03/01/2014
12:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 64–75  20–9 (9–7)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,027)
Salt Lake City, UT
03/05/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Stanford W 59–56  21–9 (10–7)
Maples Pavilion (4,558)
Stanford, CA
03/08/2014
4:30 pm, P12N
at California L 65–66 OT 21–10 (10–8)
Haas Pavilion (9,422)
Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 tournament
03/12/2014
3:30 pm, P12N
vs. USC
First round
W 59–56  22–10
MGM Grand Garden Arena (8,734)
Paradise, NV
03/13/2014
3:30 pm, P12N
vs. California
Quarterfinals
W 59–56  23–10
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
03/14/2014
6:00 pm, P12N
vs. No. 4 Arizona
Semifinals
L 43–63  23–11
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/20/2014*
11:40 am, TBS
No. (8 S) vs. (9 S) Pittsburgh
Second round
L 48–77  23–12
Amway Center (16,074)
Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. During NCAA Tournament (#) denotes seed within region S=South.

Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll Pre 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 Wk 19 Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV 21 20 21 20 15 21 RV NR NR NR NR NR RV NR N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 24 24 17 22 RV RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR

See also

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2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Pittsburgh trounces Colorado, 77-48". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2024.