# 2018–19 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tad Boyle in his ninth 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 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.

## Previous season

The Buffaloes finished the 2017–18 season 17–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Arizona State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Arizona.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Lazar Nikolic | 11 | G | 6'7" | 205 | Freshman | Belgrade, Serbia | Playing professional overseas |
| Tony Miller-Stewart | 14 | F | 6'9" | 246 | Senior | Lee's Summit, MO | Graduated |
| Dominique Collier | 15 | G | 6'2" | 176 | Senior | Denver, CO | Graduated |
| George King | 24 | G | 6'6" | 225 | RS Senior | Fayetteville, NC | Graduated/2018 NBA draft |
| Josh Repine | 33 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Englewood, CO | Walk-on; graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Shane Gatling | 0 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Junior | Baldwin, NY | Indian Hills CC |
| Frank Ryder | 30 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Sophomore | Boulder, CO | San Diego |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Daylen Kountz SG | Denver, CO | East High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 8, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Elijah Parquet SG | Beaumont, TX | West Brook High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 9, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Jakub Dombek PF | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Get Better Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2018 Colorado Commits". Rivals.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Colorado Mines | W 66–57 | – | CU Events Center (2,046) Boulder, CO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Drake | W 100–71 | 1–0 | CU Events Center (5,695) Boulder, CO |
| November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Omaha | W 79–75 | 2–0 | CU Events Center (5,720) Boulder, CO |
| November 20, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at San Diego | L 64–70 | 2–1 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,808) San Diego, CA |
| November 24, 2018* 4:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Air Force | W 93–56 | 3–1 | Clune Arena (2,704) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Portland | W 93–69 | 4–1 | CU Events Center (5,550) Boulder, CO |
| December 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado State | W 86–80 | 5–1 | CU Events Center (7,887) Boulder, CO |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | South Dakota | W 82–58 | 6–1 | CU Events Center (6,462) Boulder, CO |
| December 8, 2018* 4:00 pm, P12N | | UIC | W 84–72 | 7–1 | CU Events Center (7,277) Boulder, CO |
| December 11, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at New Mexico | W 78–75 | 8–1 | Dreamstyle Arena (10,800) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Indiana State Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals | L 67–72 | 8–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,049) Honolulu, HI |
| December 23, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round | L 72–80 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,470) Honolulu, HI |
| December 25, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPNU | | vs. Charlotte Diamond Head Classic 7th place game | W 68–53 | 9–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,696) Honolulu, HI |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Arizona | L 56–64 | 9–4 (0–1) | McKale Center (13,511) Tucson, AZ |
| January 5, 2019 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 61–83 | 9–5 (0–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (10,003) Temple, AZ |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 92–60 | 10–5 (1–2) | CU Events Center (6,184) Boulder, CO |
| January 12, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Washington | L 70–77 | 10–6 (1–3) | CU Events Center (7,758) Boulder, CO |
| January 20, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Utah | L 69–78 | 10–7 (1–4) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,372) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 24, 2019 9:00 pm, P12N | | at California | W 68–59 | 11–7 (2–4) | Haas Pavilion (5,720) Berkeley, CA |
| January 26, 2019 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at Stanford | L 62–75 | 11–8 (2–5) | Maples Pavilion (3,648) Stanford, CA |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | Oregon State | L 74–76 | 11–9 (2–6) | CU Events Center (6,839) Boulder, CO |
| February 2, 2019 7:30 pm, P12N | | Oregon | W 73–51 | 12–9 (3–6) | CU Events Center (8,654) Boulder, CO |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | at UCLA | W 84–73 | 13–9 (4–6) | Pauley Pavilion (6,983) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 8, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at USC | W 69–65 | 14–9 (5–6) | Galen Center (3,974) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 13, 2019 8:30 pm, FS1 | | Arizona State | W 77–73 | 15–9 (6–6) | CU Events Center (6,273) Boulder, CO |
| February 17, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Arizona | W 67–60 | 16–9 (7–6) | CU Events Center (7,899) Boulder, CO |
| February 20, 2019 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 74–76 | 16–10 (7–7) | Beasley Coliseum (1,911) Pullman, WA |
| February 23, 2019 8:30 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 55–64 | 16–11 (7–8) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| March 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | Utah | W 71–63 | 17–11 (8–8) | CU Events Center (8,405) Boulder, CO |
| March 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | UCLA | W 93–68 | 18–11 (9–8) | CU Events Center (7,797) Boulder, CO |
| March 9, 2019 3:00 pm, P12N | | USC | W 78–67 | 19–11 (10–8) | CU Events Center (9,379) Boulder, CO |
| Pac-12 tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2019 3:30 pm, P12N | (5) | vs. (12) California First Round | W 56–51 | 20–11 | T-Mobile Arena (9,748) Paradise, NV |
| March 14, 2019 3:30 pm, P12N | (5) | vs. (4) Oregon State Quarterfinals | W 73–58 | 21–11 | T-Mobile Arena (10,556) Paradise, NV |
| March 15, 2019 7:00 pm, P12N | (5) | vs. (1) Washington Semifinals | L 61–66 | 21–12 | T-Mobile Arena (13,955) Paradise, NV |
| NIT ||||||
| March 19, 2019* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | (5) Dayton First Round – Alabama Bracket | W 78–73 | 22–12 | CU Events Center (3,091) Boulder, CO |
| March 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | (8) Norfolk State Second Round – Alabama Bracket | W 76–60 | 23–12 | CU Events Center (5,891) Boulder, CO |
| March 27, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | at (2) Texas Quarterfinals – Alabama Bracket | L 55–68 | 23–13 | Frank Erwin Center (3,982) Austin, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||