2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Tad Boyle's fifth year as head coach at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to Oregon. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Gardner–Webb in the first round before losing in the second round to Seattle.

2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
CBI, Second round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	16–18 (7–11 Pac–12)
Head coach	Tad Boyle (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jean Prioleau Mike Rohn Rodney Billups
Home arena	Coors Events Center

2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Arizona †	16	–	2		.889			34	–	4		.895
No. 25 Oregon	13	–	5		.722			26	–	10		.722
No. 19 Utah	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
UCLA	11	–	7		.611			22	–	14		.611
Stanford	9	–	9		.500			24	–	13		.649
Arizona State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	16		.529
Oregon State	8	–	10		.444			17	–	14		.548
California	7	–	11		.389			18	–	15		.545
Colorado	7	–	11		.389			16	–	18		.471
Washington State	7	–	11		.389			13	–	18		.419
Washington	5	–	13		.278			16	–	15		.516
USC	3	–	15		.167			12	–	20		.375
† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes finished the season with an overall record of 23–12, and 10–8 in the Pac-12 to finish in a five-way tie for third place. In the 2014 Pac-12 tournament, the team defeated USC in the first round and California in the quarterfinals before losing to Arizona, 43–63 in the semifinals. The Buffaloes received an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament as an #8 seed in the South Region, where they lost to Pittsburgh, 48–77 in the Round of 64.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ben Mills	32	C	7’0”	230	Senior	Hartford, Wisconsin	Graduated.
Spencer Dinwiddie	25	PG	6'6"	200	Junior	Woodland Hills, California	Declared for 2014 NBA draft.

2014 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dominique Collier PG	Denver, CO	East High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	May 7, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tory Miler PF	Lee’s Summit, MO	New Hampton School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Oct 19, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

Roster

2014–15 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) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Price HS Los Angeles, CA F 1 Wesley Gordon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Sierra HS Colorado Springs, CO G/F 2 Xavier Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Mater Dei HS Los Angeles, CA G 3 Xavier Talton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Sterling HS Sterling, CO G 5 Eli Stalzer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mater Dei HS Brea, CA G/F 10 Tre'Shaun Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lincoln HS Tacoma, WA G 12 Kevin Nelson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Albuquerque Academy Albuquerque, NM G/F 13 Dustin Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Pleasant Grove HS Texarkana, TX F 14 Tory Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr New Hampton School Lee's Summit, MO G 15 Brett Brady (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Highlands Ranch HS Highlands Ranch, CO G 15 Dominique Collier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr East HS Denver, CO G 23 Jaron Hopkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Dobson HS Mesa, AZ G 24 George King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Brennan HS San Antonio, TX G 33 Josh Repine (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr New Hampton School Englewood, CO G 35 Geoffrey Bates (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Plano West HS Plano, TX F 40 Josh Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Lewis-Palmer HS Monument, CO G 44 Josh Fortune  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Kecoughtan HS/Providence Hampton, VA	Head coach Tad Boyle (Kansas) Assistant coach(es) Jean Prioleau (Fordham) Mike Rohn (McPherson) Rodney Billups (Denver) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 07/08/14

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 6:00 pm, P12N	Drexel	W 68–45	1–0	Coors Events Center (10,058) Boulder, CO
11/17/2014* 11:00 pm, ESPN2	Auburn ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	W 90–59	2–0	Coors Events Center (9,834) Boulder, CO
11/22/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Wyoming	L 33–56	2–1	Arena-Auditorium (9,066) Laramie, WY
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N	Air Force	W 68–53	3–1	Coors Events Center (9,009) Boulder, CO
11/30/2014* 12:00 pm, P12N	Lipscomb	W 84–75	4–1	Coors Events Center (8,403) Boulder, CO
12/03/2014* 8:00 pm, P12N	San Francisco	W 72–55	5–1	Coors Events Center (9,025) Boulder, CO
12/07/2014* 10:00 am, SECN	at Georgia	L 57–64	5–2	Stegeman Coliseum (5,687) Athens, GA
12/10/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N	Colorado State	L 60–62	5–3	Coors Events Center (10,966) Boulder, CO
12/13/2014* 4:00 pm, P12N	Northern Colorado	W 93–68	6–3	Coors Events Center (9,173) Boulder, CO
12/22/2014* 2:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. DePaul Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	W 82–68	7–3	Stan Sheriff Center (8,297) Honolulu, HI
12/23/2014* 2:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. George Washington Diamond Head Classic Semifinals	L 50–53	7–4	Stan Sheriff Center (7,875) Honolulu, HI
12/25/2014* 4:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Hawaii Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game	L 66–69	7–5	Stan Sheriff Center (5,125) Honolulu, HI
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2015 8:00 pm, FS1	UCLA	W 62–56	8–5 (1–0)	Coors Events Center (10,191) Boulder, CO
01/04/2015 12:00 pm, P12N	USC	W 86–65	9–5 (2–0)	Coors Events Center (9,866) Boulder, CO
01/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at No. 9 Utah	L 49–74	9–6 (2–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,876) Salt Lake City, UT
01/15/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN	at No. 10 Arizona	L 54–68	9–7 (2–2)	McKale Center (14,655) Tucson, AZ
01/17/2015 2:30 pm, P12N	at Arizona State	L 72–78	9–8 (2–3)	Wells Fargo Arena (7,651) Tempe, AZ
01/22/2015 7:30 pm, FS1	Washington	L 50–52	9–9 (2–4)	Coors Events Center (9,653) Boulder, CO
01/24/2015 6:00 pm, P12N	Washington State	W 90–58	10–9 (3–4)	Coors Events Center (9,571) Boulder, CO
01/29/2015 7:30 pm, FS1	at USC	W 98–94 3OT	11–9 (4–4)	Galen Center (3,588) Los Angeles, CA
01/31/2015 8:30 pm, P12N	at UCLA	L 59–72	11–10 (4–5)	Pauley Pavilion (9,057) Los Angeles, CA
02/07/2015 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 13 Utah	L 51–79	11–11 (4–6)	Coors Events Center (9,907) Boulder, CO
02/12/2015 7:00 pm, FS1	California	L 61–68	11–12 (4–7)	Coors Events Center (9,017) Boulder, CO
02/15/2015 2:00 pm, FS1	Stanford	W 64–58	12–12 (5–7)	Coors Events Center (9,138) Boulder, CO
02/18/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU	at Oregon	L 60–73	12–13 (5–8)	Matthew Knight Arena (5,734) Eugene, OR
02/21/2015 9:00 pm, P12N	at Oregon State	L 58–72	12–14 (5–9)	Gill Coliseum (7,117) Corvallis, OR
02/26/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 7 Arizona	L 54–82	12–15 (5–10)	Coors Events Center (11,120) Boulder, CO
03/01/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNU	Arizona State	W 87–81	13–15 (6–10)	Coors Events Center (9,087) Boulder, CO
03/05/2015 7:00 pm, FS1	at Washington	W 64–47	14–15 (7–10)	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,848) Seattle, WA
03/07/2015 4:30 pm, P12N	at Washington State	L 91–96 OT	14–16 (7–11)	Beasley Coliseum (3,434) Pullman, WA
Pac-12 tournament
03/11/2015 7:00 pm, P12N	vs. Oregon State First round	W 78–71	15–16	MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,875) Paradise, NV
03/12/2015 7:00 pm, P12N	vs. Oregon Quarterfinals	L 85–93	15–17	MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015* 7:00 pm	Gardner–Webb First round	W 87–78	16–17	Coors Events Center (1,280) Boulder, CO
03/23/2015* 8:00 pm	at Seattle Second round	L 65–72	16–18	Connolly Center (999) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.