2022–23 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado Boulder in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tad Boyle in his thirteenth season at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2022–23 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record18–17 (8–12 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCU Events Center
Seasons
2022–23 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UCLA 18 2   .900 31 6   .838
No. 8 Arizona 14 6   .700 28 7   .800
USC 14 6   .700 22 11   .667
Oregon 12 8   .600 21 15   .583
Arizona State 11 9   .550 23 13   .639
Washington State 11 9   .550 17 17   .500
Utah 10 10   .500 17 15   .531
Washington 8 12   .400 16 16   .500
Colorado 8 12   .400 18 17   .514
Stanford 7 13   .350 14 19   .424
Oregon State 5 15   .250 11 21   .344
California 2 18   .100 3 29   .094
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Buffaloes finished the season 21–12, 12–8 in Pac-12 Play to finish in 4th place. They defeated Oregon in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to St. Bonaventure.[1]

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Evan Battey F 6'8" 259 RS Senior Los Angeles, California Graduated.
Benan Ersek G 6'2" 185 Senior Vienna, Austria Walk-on; Graduated.
Elijah Parquet G 6'4" 195 Senior Beaumont, Texas transferring to UNLV.[2]
Keeshawn Barthelemy G 6'2" 171 RS Sophomore Montreal, Quebec transferring to Oregon.[2]

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jalen Gabbidon 3 G 6'5" 190 GS Senior Harrisburg, PA Yale
J'Vonne Hadley 13 G 6'6" 215 Sophomore St. Paul, MN Indian Hills CC
Ethan Wright 14 G 6'4" 190 GS Senior Newton Centre, MN Princeton

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joe Hurlburt
#19 C
Enderlin, ND Enderlin High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Mar 29, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "2022 Colorado Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2022–23 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Luke O'Brien 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Columbine HS Littleton, CO    
G 1 Julian Hammond III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So Cherry Creek HS Denver, CO    
G 2 KJ Simpson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Chaminade College Prep West Hills, CA    
G 3 Jalen Gabbidon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Glenelg Country School
Yale
Harrisburg, PA    
G/F 5 Quincy Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Maret School Silver Spring, MD    
G 10 RJ Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Damien HS Chino, CA    
G 11 Javon Ruffin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So PHH Prep New Orleans, LA    
G 13 J'Vonne Hadley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Cretin-Derham Hall HS
Indian Hills CC
St. Paul, MN    
G 14 Ethan Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Newton North HS
Princeton
Newton Centre, MA    
G/F 15 Amondo Miller Jr. (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Valor Christian HS Littleton, CO    
F 23 Tristan da Silva 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Ludwigsgymnasium Munich Munich, Germany    
F 24 Joe Hurlburt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Enderlin HS Enderlin, ND    
F 30 Will Loughlin (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Seattle Prep Seattle, WA    
G 32 Nique Clifford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr The Vanguard School Colorado Springs, CO    
C 34 Lawson Lovering 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Central HS Cheyenne, WY    
F 41 Cody Mains (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So W.T. Woodson HS Fairfax, VA    
G 44 Jack Pease (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Highland Park HS Dallas, TX    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022*
4:00 p.m.
Nebraska
Charity Exhibition
W 72–61 
 17  Simpson   8  Tied   4  Hammond III  CU Events Center (3,360)
Boulder, CO
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:30 p.m., P12N
UC Riverside W 82–66  1–0
 16  Hadley   8  Hadley   3  Tied  CU Events Center (5,388)
Boulder, CO
November 11, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+/P12N
at Grambling State
Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series
L 74–83  1–1
 16  Simpson   8  Hadley   4  Simpson  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (837)
Grambling, LA
November 13, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. No. 11 Tennessee W 78–66  2–1
 23  Simpson   10  Tied   3  Tied  Bridgestone Arena (12,482)
Nashville, TN
November 17, 2022*
11:30 a.m., ESPNU
vs. UMass
Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals
L 63–66  2–2
 17  da Silva   9  Hadley   6  Simpson  HTC Center (1,256)
Conway, SC
November 18, 2022*
10:00 a.m., ESPNU
vs. No. 24 Texas A&M
Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation round
W 103–75  3–2
 30  Simpson   7  Simpson   4  Tied  HTC Center (1,332)
Conway, SC
November 20, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPNews
vs. Boise State
Myrtle Beach Invitational 5th-place game
L 55–68  3–3
 14  Simpson   6  Lovering   4  Simpson  HTC Center (1,281)
Conway, SC
November 27, 2022*
1:00 p.m., P12N
Yale W 65–62  4–3
 20  da Silva   6  da Silva   3  Simpson  CU Events Center (5,780)
Boulder, CO
December 1, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1
Arizona State L 59–60  4–4
(0–1)
 13  Simpson   8  da Silva   3  2 tied  CU Events Center (6,917)
Boulder, CO
December 4, 2022
1:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington L 63–73  4–5
(0–2)
 15  Hadley   5  Clifford   4  Hammond  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,261)
Seattle, WA
December 8, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Colorado State W 93–65  5–5
 27  Simpson   9  Hadley   3  Tied  CU Events Center (10,033)
Boulder, CO
December 15, 2022*
6:30 p.m., P12N
North Alabama W 84–60  6–5
 25  da Silva   9  da Silva   6  Simpson  CU Events Center (5,125)
Boulder, CO
December 18, 2022*
3:00 p.m., P12N
Northern Colorado W 88–77  7–5
 26  da Silva   9  Hadley   4  Simpson  CU Events Center (6,015)
Boulder, CO
December 21, 2022*
5:00 p.m., P12N
Southern Utah W 86–78  8–5
 21  Simpson   10  da Silva   4  Simpson  CU Events Center (5,108)
Boulder, CO
December 29, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Stanford W 73–70  9–5
(1–2)
 31  Simpson   7  Simpson   4  Simpson  Maples Pavilion (2,640)
Stanford, CA
December 31, 2022
4:00 p.m., P12N
at California L 76–80  9–6
(1–3)
 25  Simpson   4  Tied   5  Simpson  Haas Pavilion (1,253)
Berkeley, CA
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Oregon W 68–41  10–6
(2–3)
 30  da Silva   11  O'Brien   3  Hammond  CU Events Center (6,325)
Boulder, CO
January 7, 2023
7:30 p.m., P12N
Oregon State W 62–42  11–6
(3–3)
 17  da Silva   9  O’Brien   6  Simpson  CU Events Center (6,203)
Boulder, CO
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N
at USC L 61–68  11–7
(3–4)
 17  Simpson   14  Lovering   4  Hadley  Galen Center (3,178)
Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 2023
6:00 p.m., FOX
at No. 7 UCLA L 54–68  11–8
(3–5)
 17  Simpson   10  Hadley   3  Simpson  Pauley Pavilion (8,106)
Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Washington L 72–75  11–9
(3–6)
 18  Hammond   7  da Silva   3  Hammond  CU Events Center (6,974)
Boulder, CO
January 22, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPNU
Washington State W 58–55  12–9
(4–6)
 27  da Silva   6  O'Brien   3  Simpson  CU Events Center (–)
Boulder, CO
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon L 69–75  12–10
(4–7)
 23  da Silva   7  O'Brien   4  Simpson  Matthew Knight Arena (5,680)
Eugene, OR
January 28, 2023
8:30 p.m., P12N
at Oregon State L 52–60  12–11
(4–8)
 22  da Silva   15  da Silva   2  da Silva  Gill Coliseum (3,789)
Corvallis, OR
February 2, 2023
8:00 p.m., P12N
California W 59–46  13–11
(5–8)
 20  da Silva   7  O’Brien   4  Simpson  CU Events Center (6,712)
Boulder, CO
February 5, 2023
5:00 p.m., FS1
Stanford W 84–62  14–11
(6–8)
 21  Simpson   8  Lovering   4  Simpson  CU Events Center (6,974)
Boulder, CO
February 11, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1
at Utah L 62–73  14–12
(6–9)
 14  Simpson   6  O'Brien   5  Simpson  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,133)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 16, 2023
6:00 p.m., P12N
at Arizona State W 67–59  15–12
(7–9)
 23  da Silva   10  O’Brien   3  Tied  Desert Financial Arena (7,501)
Tempe, AZ
February 18, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 8 Arizona L 68–78  15–13
(7–10)
 18  da Silva   9  O'Brien   7  Simpson  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
February 23, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
USC L 65–84  15–14
(7–11)
 18  Simpson   7  Lovering   5  Simpson  CU Events Center (6,638)
Boulder, CO
February 26, 2023
2:00 p.m., CBS
No. 4 UCLA L 56–60  15–15
(7–12)
 14  Simpson   10  O'Brien   3  Wright  CU Events Center (8,680)
Boulder, CO
March 4, 2023
3:30 p.m., P12N
Utah W 69–60  16–15
(8–12)
 15  Hammond   11  Clifford   5  Hammond  CU Events Center (8,432)
Boulder, CO
Pac-12 Tournament
March 8, 2023
1:00 p.m., P12N
(9) vs. (8) Washington
First Round
W 74–68  17–15
 21  Hammond   10  O’Brien   5  da Silva  T-Mobile Arena (7,469)
Paradise, NV
March 9, 2023
1:00 p.m., P12N
(9) vs. (1) No. 2 UCLA
Quarterfinals
L 69–80  17–16
 17  da Silva   7  O'Brien   6  Hammond  T-Mobile Arena (10,406)
Paradise, NV
NIT tournament
March 14, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
(3) Seton Hall
First Round – Rutgers Bracket
W 65–64  18–16
 18  Wright   14  O'Brien   5  Hammond  CU Events Center (2,363)
Boulder, CO
March 19, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPNU
(3) Utah Valley
Second Round – Rutgers Bracket
L 69–81  18–17
 21  Lovering   7  Lovering   4  O'Brien  CU Events Center (3,964)
Boulder, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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Coaches

References

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  1. ^ Woelk, Neill (March 15, 2022). "Buffs Fall To Bonnies in NIT Opener". CUBuffs.com. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Chisholm, Henry (March 29, 2022). "Keeshawn Barthelemy and Elijah Parquet enter the transfer portal". TheDNVR.com. Retrieved March 30, 2022.