Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
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| University | University of Colorado at Boulder | |||
| Conference | Pac–12 | |||
| Location | Boulder, CO | |||
| Head coach | Tad Boyle (7th year) | |||
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Coors Events Center (Capacity: 11,112) |
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| Nickname | Buffaloes | |||
| Student section | C-Unit | |||
| Colors | Silver, Black, and Gold |
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| NCAA Tournament Final Four | ||||
| 1942, 1955 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1942, 1955, 1962, 1963 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1942, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | ||||
| 1997, 2012 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
| 1940, 1942, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1997, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| Pac-12 2012 |
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| Conference regular season champions | ||||
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Mountain States Conference Big Seven/Eight 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1969 |
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Mountain States Conference
1938, 1939, 1940, 1942
The Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represents the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. The team competes in the Pac-12 Conference of NCAA Division I. They are currently coached by Tad Boyle.
The Buffaloes have competed in twelve NCAA Tournaments, making it to the Final Four twice (1942), and (1955). Colorado has played in nine National Invitation Tournaments, winning the tournament in 1940 and making the semi-finals in 1991 and 2011. The Buffs won the Pac-12 conference tournament in 2012, their first season as a member.
The Colorado Men's Basketball team was initially known as the Silver and Gold, and began play on January 10, 1901 and beat State Prep School 34–10. While unafiliated their first few seasons, the school joined the Rocky Mountain Conference in 1909. From 1902–1935, the school racked up a 200–151 record.
In 1934, the Silver and Gold became known as the Buffaloes. CU students rented a buffalo calf to cheer the team on for the final football game that year, and the nickname stuck with the school since then.
The first coaching star for CU was Forrest B. "Frosty" Cox. Cox spent 13 years on the sidelines from 1936–50. In his second season with the school, the Buffaloes joined the Mountain States Conference where they won four MSC titles. Under Cox, the Buffs had quite a bit of success—both individually and as a team. Cox had four All-Americans during his time with the Buffs – Jack Harvey (1939 & 1940), Jim Willcoxon (1939), Bob Doll (1942) and Leason McCloud (1942). Cox lead the team to three NCAA tournament bids and two NIT bids while in Boulder. John also was drafted number 3 in 1974 to the Phoenix Suns.
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