2010–11 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
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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 is the Buffaloes' last season in the Big 12, as they will be moving to the Pac-12 in 2011–12.
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. Both were also named to the 50-man preseason Wooden Award watchlist. Additionally, Burks was on the 50-man preseason Naismith College Player of the Year
watchlist. 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." 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."
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' 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.
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.
Cory Higgins
University of Colorado
The University of Colorado system is a system of public universities in Colorado consisting of three universities in four campuses: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and University of Colorado Denver in downtown Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in...
in the 2010–11
2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2010 with the preliminary games of the 2010 Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic, and ended with the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 4, 2011 at Reliant Stadium in Houston...
college basketball
College basketball
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season. Head coach Tad Boyle
Tad Boyle
Tad Boyle is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Colorado. He was named the 18th coach in University of Colorado men's basketball history on April 19, 2010...
is in his first season at Colorado. The Buffaloes compete in the Big 12 Conference
2010–11 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2010–11 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season marks the 15th season of Big 12 Conference basketball.This will be the final season for the Big 12 as a 12-team conference, as two schools will leave at the end of the 2010–11 academic year...
and played their home games at the Coors Events Center
Coors Events Center
Coors Events Center is an 11,064-seat multi-purpose arena on the Boulder main campus of the University of Colorado. The arena opened in 1979, and is home to the Colorado Buffaloes men's and women's basketball teams and the volleyball team....
. This is the Buffaloes' last season in the Big 12, as they will be moving 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. 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.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
Alec Burks
Alec Burks is an American professional basketball shooting guard with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association. Burks played college basketball with the University of Colorado Buffaloes.-High school:...
was an honorable mention. Both were also named to the 50-man preseason Wooden Award watchlist. Additionally, Burks was on the 50-man preseason Naismith College Player of the Year
Naismith College Player of the Year
The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball , Dr. James Naismith....
watchlist. Gary Parrish
Gary Parrish
Gary Parrish is an award-winning sports columnist at CBSSports.com and the host of "The Gary Parrish Show with Geoff Calkins" on 92.9 FM ESPN in Memphis...
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." Jason King of Rivals.com
Rivals.com
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named the Buffaloes the sixth-best team in conference, adding, "Don't be surprised if long-suffering Colorado sneaks into the NCAA tournament."
Roster
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous School | |
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| 1 | Nate Tomlinson | 190 pounds (86.2 kg) | G | Jr. | Sydney, New South Wales | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
Lee Academy | |
| 2 | Shannon Sharpe | 200 pounds (90.7 kg) | G | Fr. | Corona, California Corona, California Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 152,374, up from 124,966 at the 2000 census... |
U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Centennial HS | |
| 5 | Marcus Relphorde | 220 pounds (99.8 kg) | F | Sr. | Chicago, Illinois | U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Saint Louis University | |
| 10 | Alec Burks Alec Burks Alec Burks is an American professional basketball shooting guard with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association. Burks played college basketball with the University of Colorado Buffaloes.-High school:... |
185 pounds (83.9 kg) | G | So. | Grandview, Missouri Grandview, Missouri Grandview is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 24,475 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Grandview is located at , along U.S... |
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Grandview HS | |
| 11 | Cory Higgins | 190 pounds (86.2 kg) | G | Sr. | Danville, California Danville, California The Town of Danville is located in the San Ramon Valley in Contra Costa County, California. It is one of the incorporated municipalities in California that uses "town" in its name instead of "city". The population was 42,039 in 2010. Danville is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Oakland and San... |
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The Pendleton School | |
| 14 | Javon Coney | 210 pounds (95.3 kg) | C | Sr. | Chicago, Illinois | U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Latin HS | |
| 15 | Shane Harris-Tunks | 225 pounds (102.1 kg) | F/C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
So. | Liverpool, New South Wales Liverpool, New South Wales Liverpool is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Liverpool is located 32 km south-west of the Sydney central business district, and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Liverpool... |
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
Australian Institute of Sport | |
| 21 | Andre Roberson | 195 pounds (88.5 kg) | G | Fr. | San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,... |
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Wagner HS | |
| 23 | Sabatino Chen | 180 pounds (81.6 kg) | G | Jr. | Louisville, Colorado Louisville, Colorado Louisville is a Home Rule Municipality in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The population was 18,937 at the 2000 census. Louisville began as a rough mining community in 1877, suffered through a period of extraordinary labor violence early in the 20th century, and then, when the mines... |
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University of Denver | |
| 24 | Levi Knutson | 200 pounds (90.7 kg) | G | Sr. | Littleton, Colorado Littleton, Colorado Littleton is a Home Rule Municipality contained in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Littleton is a suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area. Littleton is the county seat of Arapahoe County and the 20th most populous city in the state of... |
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Arapahoe HS | |
| 30 | Carlon Brown | 215 pounds (97.5 kg) | G | Sr. | Riverside, California Riverside, California Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California... |
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University of Utah | |
| 32 | Ben Mills | 215 pounds (97.5 kg) | C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
Fr. | Hartland, Wisconsin Hartland, Wisconsin Hartland is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, along the Bark River, and is a suburb of Milwaukee. The population was estimated at 8,689 in 2006.-Geography:Hartland is located at... |
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Arrowhead HS | |
| 33 | Austin Dufault | 230 pounds (104.3 kg) | F | Jr. | Killdeer, North Dakota Killdeer, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 713 people, 297 households, and 182 families residing in the city. The population density was 752.7 people per square mile . There were 351 housing units at an average density of 370.6 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 93.97% White, 4.91%... |
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Killdeer HS | |
| 35 | Hassan Safieddine | 210 pounds (95.3 kg) | F | Fr. | Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains... |
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Flagler College | |
| 55 | Trey Eckloff | 235 pounds (106.6 kg) | F | Jr. | Englewood, Colorado Englewood, Colorado The city of Englewood is a Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. As of 2007, the city is estimated to have a total population of 32,532. Englewood is part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area. Englewood is located in the South Platte River Valley east of the... |
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Cherry Creek HS |
2010–11 Schedule and results
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2011 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
2011 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2011 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship was the 2011 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament held at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri from March 9 until March 12, 2011...
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2011 National Invitation Tournament
-Colorado bracket:-Boston College bracket:-Virginia Tech bracket:-NIT Final Four - NIT Semifinals and NIT Championship Game:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City-See also:* 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...
Preconference season
The Buffaloes defeated in-state rivals Colorado State 93–80 in overtime, behind Alec BurksAlec Burks
Alec Burks is an American professional basketball shooting guard with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association. Burks played college basketball with the University of Colorado Buffaloes.-High school:...
' 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.
Big 12 season
Snapping a losing streak of 13 consecutive conference openers, Colorado knocked off #8 Missouri2010–11 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
The 2010-11 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their Head Coach was Mike Anderson, who was in his 5th year at Missouri. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri and they are...
89–76 as Alec Burks
Alec Burks
Alec Burks is an American professional basketball shooting guard with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association. Burks played college basketball with the University of Colorado Buffaloes.-High school:...
exploded for a career-high 36 points. This was the Buffaloes' first win over a top ten team since defeating #3 Texas
Texas Longhorns men's basketball
The Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference....
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.
Rankings
| 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 |
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| AP | 38 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 32 |
Awards & honors
Alec Burks- Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- Preseason John R. Wooden AwardJohn R. Wooden AwardThe John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The program consists of the men's and women's Player of the Year awards, the Legends of Coaching award and recognizes the All–America Teams.The awards, given by the Los...
Watchlist - Preseason Naismith College Player of the YearNaismith College Player of the YearThe Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball , Dr. James Naismith....
Watchlist
Cory Higgins
- Preseason All-Big 12 First Team
- Preseason John R. Wooden AwardJohn R. Wooden AwardThe John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The program consists of the men's and women's Player of the Year awards, the Legends of Coaching award and recognizes the All–America Teams.The awards, given by the Los...
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