2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:Colorado Buffaloes
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Conference Link:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball
Short Conf:Pac-12
Record:19–15
Conf Record:8–10
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach2:Mike Rhon
Bowl Result:First Round

The 2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tad Boyle in his seventh season at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Arizona. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where the lost in the first round to UCF.

Previous season

The Buffaloes finished the 2015–16 season 22–12, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Arizona in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the South region where they lost to No. 9-seed Connecticut in the first round.

Off-season

Departures

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Xavier Talton 3 G 6'2" 185 Senior Graduated
Eli Stalzer 5 G 6'3" 195 Senior Graduated
10 G/F 6'7" 205 Junior Transferred to Toledo
Kenan Guzonjic 13 F 6'8" 245 Junior Graduate transferred to Barry
Brett Brady 22 G 6'1" 170 Senior Graduate transferred to Colorado Christian
40 F 6'10" 245 Senior Graduated

2017 Recruiting class

Schedule and results

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