# 2019–20 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tad Boyle in his tenth season at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Washington State.

## Previous season

The Buffaloes finished the 2018–19 season 23–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 3-way tie for fourth place. They defeated California and Oregon State in the first round and quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Washington. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Dayton in the first round, Norfolk State in the second round before losing to Texas in the quarterfinals.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Namon Wright | 13 | G | 6'5" | 197 | RS Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
| Deleon Brown | 14 | G | 6'4" | 165 | Junior | Grand Rapids, MI | Transferred to Grand Valley State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Maddox Daniels | 3 | G/F | 6'6" | 200 | Junior | Suwanee, GA | Junior college transferred from Florida SouthWestern State |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Keeshawn Barthelemy PG | Montreal, QC | Thornhill Secondary School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Aug 30, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2019 Colorado Commits". Rivals.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2020 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dominique Clifford SG | Colorado Springs, CO | Thomas B. Doherty High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Sep 20, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Luke O'Brien SG | Littleton, CO | Columbine High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 10, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| 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: "2020 Colorado Commits". Rivals.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

### 2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Lawson Lovering C | Laramie, WY | Central High School | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | N/A | Oct 28, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| 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: "2021 Colorado Commits". Rivals.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 26, 2019* 5:00 pm | | Pomona-Pitzer | W 87–56 | – | CU Events Center (1,372) Boulder, CO |
| November 6, 2019* 1:00 am | | vs. Tsinghua | W 109–42 | – | Suzhou Sports Center Suzhou, China |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Arizona State Pac-12 China Game | W 81–71 | 1–0 | Baoshan Sports Centre (4,328) Shanghai, China |
| November 16, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 25 | San Diego | W 71–53 | 2–0 | CU Events Center (7,713) Boulder, CO |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 23 | UC Irvine MGM Resorts Main Event Campus Site Game | W 69–53 | 3–0 | CU Events Center (5,904) Boulder, CO |
| November 24, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 23 | vs. Wyoming MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight semifinal | W 56–41 | 4–0 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 26, 2019* 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | vs. Clemson MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight championship | W 71–67 | 5–0 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | Sacramento State | W 59–45 | 6–0 | CU Events Center (6,170) Boulder, CO |
| December 4, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 20 | Loyola Marymount | W 76–64 | 7–0 | CU Events Center (6,169) Boulder, CO |
| December 7, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | at No. 2 Kansas | L 58–72 | 7–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| December 10, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 24 | Northern Iowa | L 76–79 | 7–2 | CU Events Center (6,570) Boulder, CO |
| December 13, 2019* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 24 | at Colorado State | W 56–48 | 8–2 | Moby Arena (6,629) Fort Collins, CO |
| December 19, 2019* 6:30 pm, P12N | | Prairie View A&M | W 83–64 | 9–2 | CU Events Center (6,082) Boulder, CO |
| December 21, 2019* 4:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. No. 13 Dayton Chicago Legends | W 78–76 $^{OT}$ | 10–2 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| December 29, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Iona | W 99–54 | 11–2 | CU Events Center (6,753) Boulder, CO |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 4 Oregon | W 74–65 | 12–2 (1–0) | CU Events Center (10,770) Boulder, CO |
| January 5, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | Oregon State | L 68–76 | 12–3 (1–1) | CU Events Center (7,309) Boulder, CO |
| January 12, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 | Utah | W 91–52 | 13–3 (2–1) | CU Events Center (8,017) Boulder, CO |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | at Arizona State | W 68–61 | 14–3 (3–1) | Desert Financial Arena (9,479) Tempe, AZ |
| January 18, 2020 12:30 pm, FOX | No. 20 | at Arizona | L 54–75 | 14–4 (3–2) | McKale Center (14,279) Tucson, AZ |
| January 23, 2020 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 23 | Washington State | W 78–56 | 15–4 (4–2) | CU Events Center (7,864) Boulder, CO |
| January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 23 | Washington | W 76–62 | 16–4 (5–2) | CU Events Center (9,521) Boulder, CO |
| January 30, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | at UCLA | L 68–72 | 16–5 (5–3) | Pauley Pavilion (5,566) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 1, 2020 8:30 pm, FS1 | No. 20 | at USC | W 78–57 | 17–5 (6–3) | Galen Center (5,736) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 6, 2020 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 24 | California | W 71–65 | 18–5 (7–3) | CU Events Center (6,656) Boulder, CO |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 pm, P12N | No. 24 | Stanford | W 81–74 | 19–5 (8–3) | CU Events Center (10,930) Boulder, CO |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 16 | at No. 17 Oregon | L 60–68 | 19–6 (8–4) | Matthew Knight Arena (9,275) Eugene, OR |
| February 15, 2020 8:00 pm, FS1 | No. 16 | at Oregon State | W 69–47 | 20–6 (9–4) | Gill Coliseum (4,953) Corvallis, OR |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | USC | W 70–66 | 21–6 (10–4) | CU Events Center (10,027) Boulder, CO |
| February 22, 2020 2:00 pm, CBS | No. 18 | UCLA | L 63–70 | 21–7 (10–5) | CU Events Center (11,214) Boulder, CO |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | at California | L 62–76 | 21–8 (10–6) | Haas Pavilion (5,134) Berkeley, CA |
| March 1, 2020 4:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | at Stanford | L 64–72 | 21–9 (10–7) | Maples Pavilion (7,123) Stanford, CA |
| March 7, 2020 12:30 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 72–74 $^{OT}$ | 21–10 (10–8) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,886) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Pac-12 tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 9:30 pm, P12N | (6) | vs. (11) Washington State First round | L 68–82 | 21–11 | T-Mobile Arena (7,452) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Ranking movement

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 21 | RV | — | | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | — | 25 | 24 | 21 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | RV | 21 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.