# 2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Tad Boyle's fifth year as head coach at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to Oregon. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Gardner–Webb in the first round before losing in the second round to Seattle.

## Previous season

The 2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes finished the season with an overall record of 23–12, and 10–8 in the Pac-12 to finish in a five-way tie for third place. In the 2014 Pac-12 tournament, the team defeated USC in the first round and California in the quarterfinals before losing to Arizona, 43–63 in the semifinals. The Buffaloes received an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament as an #8 seed in the South Region, where they lost to Pittsburgh, 48–77 in the Round of 64.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Ben Mills | 32 | C | 7’0” | 230 | Senior | Hartford, Wisconsin | Graduated. |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 25 | PG | 6'6" | 200 | Junior | Woodland Hills, California | Declared for 2014 NBA draft. |

### 2014 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dominique Collier PG | Denver, CO | East High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 166 lb (75 kg) | May 7, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Tory Miler PF | Lee’s Summit, MO | New Hampton School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Oct 19, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 28, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 6:00 pm, P12N | Drexel | W 68–45 | 1–0 | Coors Events Center (10,058) Boulder, CO |
| 11/17/2014* 11:00 pm, ESPN2 | Auburn ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon | W 90–59 | 2–0 | Coors Events Center (9,834) Boulder, CO |
| 11/22/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wyoming | L 33–56 | 2–1 | Arena-Auditorium (9,066) Laramie, WY |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | Air Force | W 68–53 | 3–1 | Coors Events Center (9,009) Boulder, CO |
| 11/30/2014* 12:00 pm, P12N | Lipscomb | W 84–75 | 4–1 | Coors Events Center (8,403) Boulder, CO |
| 12/03/2014* 8:00 pm, P12N | San Francisco | W 72–55 | 5–1 | Coors Events Center (9,025) Boulder, CO |
| 12/07/2014* 10:00 am, SECN | at Georgia | L 57–64 | 5–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (5,687) Athens, GA |
| 12/10/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | Colorado State | L 60–62 | 5–3 | Coors Events Center (10,966) Boulder, CO |
| 12/13/2014* 4:00 pm, P12N | Northern Colorado | W 93–68 | 6–3 | Coors Events Center (9,173) Boulder, CO |
| 12/22/2014* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. DePaul Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals | W 82–68 | 7–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (8,297) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/23/2014* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. George Washington Diamond Head Classic Semifinals | L 50–53 | 7–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (7,875) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/25/2014* 4:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Hawaii Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game | L 66–69 | 7–5 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,125) Honolulu, HI |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||
| 01/02/2015 8:00 pm, FS1 | UCLA | W 62–56 | 8–5 (1–0) | Coors Events Center (10,191) Boulder, CO |
| 01/04/2015 12:00 pm, P12N | USC | W 86–65 | 9–5 (2–0) | Coors Events Center (9,866) Boulder, CO |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 9 Utah | L 49–74 | 9–6 (2–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,876) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 10 Arizona | L 54–68 | 9–7 (2–2) | McKale Center (14,655) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/17/2015 2:30 pm, P12N | at Arizona State | L 72–78 | 9–8 (2–3) | Wells Fargo Arena (7,651) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/22/2015 7:30 pm, FS1 | Washington | L 50–52 | 9–9 (2–4) | Coors Events Center (9,653) Boulder, CO |
| 01/24/2015 6:00 pm, P12N | Washington State | W 90–58 | 10–9 (3–4) | Coors Events Center (9,571) Boulder, CO |
| 01/29/2015 7:30 pm, FS1 | at USC | W 98–94 $^{3OT}$ | 11–9 (4–4) | Galen Center (3,588) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/31/2015 8:30 pm, P12N | at UCLA | L 59–72 | 11–10 (4–5) | Pauley Pavilion (9,057) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/07/2015 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 13 Utah | L 51–79 | 11–11 (4–6) | Coors Events Center (9,907) Boulder, CO |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm, FS1 | California | L 61–68 | 11–12 (4–7) | Coors Events Center (9,017) Boulder, CO |
| 02/15/2015 2:00 pm, FS1 | Stanford | W 64–58 | 12–12 (5–7) | Coors Events Center (9,138) Boulder, CO |
| 02/18/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at Oregon | L 60–73 | 12–13 (5–8) | Matthew Knight Arena (5,734) Eugene, OR |
| 02/21/2015 9:00 pm, P12N | at Oregon State | L 58–72 | 12–14 (5–9) | Gill Coliseum (7,117) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 7 Arizona | L 54–82 | 12–15 (5–10) | Coors Events Center (11,120) Boulder, CO |
| 03/01/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNU | Arizona State | W 87–81 | 13–15 (6–10) | Coors Events Center (9,087) Boulder, CO |
| 03/05/2015 7:00 pm, FS1 | at Washington | W 64–47 | 14–15 (7–10) | Alaska Airlines Arena (5,848) Seattle, WA |
| 03/07/2015 4:30 pm, P12N | at Washington State | L 91–96 $^{OT}$ | 14–16 (7–11) | Beasley Coliseum (3,434) Pullman, WA |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||
| 03/11/2015 7:00 pm, P12N | vs. Oregon State First round | W 78–71 | 15–16 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,875) Paradise, NV |
| 03/12/2015 7:00 pm, P12N | vs. Oregon Quarterfinals | L 85–93 | 15–17 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV |
| College Basketball Invitational |||||
| 03/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Gardner–Webb First round | W 87–78 | 16–17 | Coors Events Center (1,280) Boulder, CO |
| 03/23/2015* 8:00 pm | at Seattle Second round | L 65–72 | 16–18 | Connolly Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||