2014–15 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2014–15
Team:Colorado Buffaloes
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Conference Link:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball
Short Conf:Pac–12
Record:16–18
Conf Record:7–11
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach2:Mike Rohn
Bowl Result:Second round

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
sortnameBen Mills 32 C 7’0” 230 Senior Graduated.
sortname25 PG 6'6" 200 Junior Declared for 2014 NBA draft.

2014 recruiting class

Schedule

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