:2018–19 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

|year=2018–19

|team=Colorado Buffaloes

|sport=Basketball

|image=Colorado Buffaloes wordmark.svg

|image_size=125

|conference=Pac-12 Conference

|conference_link = Pac-12 Conference men's basketball

|short_conf=Pac-12

|record= 23–13

|conf_record= 10–8

|head_coach=Tad Boyle

|hc_year= 9th

|asst_coach1=Mike Rhon

|asst_coach2=Bill Grier

|asst_coach3=Kim English

|stadium=CU Events Center

|champion=

|tourney= NIT

|tourney_result= Quarterfinals

}}

{{2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings}}

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=

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! Name !! Num

Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Reason for departure
Lazar Nikolic11G6'7"205FreshmanBelgrade, SerbiaPlaying professional overseas{{cite web|title=

Lazar Nikolic leaving CU men's basketball to pursue pro opportunities |url=http://www.buffzone.com/mensbasketball/ci_31818009/lazar-nikolic-leaving-cu-mens-basketball-pursue-pro|website=buffzone.com|accessdate=19 April 2018}}

Tony Miller-Stewart14F6'9"246SeniorLee's Summit, MOGraduated
Dominique Collier15G6'2"176SeniorDenver, COGraduated
George King24G6'6"225RS SeniorFayetteville, NCGraduated/2018 NBA draft
Josh Repine33G6'3"195SeniorEnglewood, COWalk-on; graduated

=Incoming transfers=

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! Name !! Num !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Previous school

Shane Gatling0G6'2"170JuniorBaldwin, NYIndian Hills CC
Frank Ryder30F6'10"230SophomoreBoulder, COSan Diego

=2018 recruiting class=

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{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Daylen Kountz

| position = SG

| hometown = Denver, CO

| highschool = East High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 170

| 40 =

| commitdate = 09/8/2017

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = 3

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Elijah Parquet

| position = SG

| hometown = Beaumont, TX

| highschool = West Brook High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 185

| 40 =

| commitdate = 09/9/2017

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = N/A

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Jakub Dombek

| position = PF

| hometown = Ostrava, Czech Republic

| highschool = Get Better Academy

| feet = 6

| inches = 11

| weight = 200

| 40 =

| commitdate = 04/03/2018

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = N/A

}}

{{College athlete recruit end

| 40 =

| year = 2018

| rivals ref title = 2018 Colorado Commits

| scout ref title = Men's Basketball Recruiting

| espn ref title = ESPN- Colorado Buffaloes Men's Basketball Recruiting

| rivals school = colorado

| scout s =

| espn schoolid =

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| bball = yes

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Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=D'Shawn|last=Schwartz|num=5|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=226|class=so|rs=|home=Colorado Springs, CO|high_school=Sand Creek HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Alexander|last=Strating|num=10|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=227|class=so|rs=y|home=Wassenaars, Netherlands|high_school=American School of The Hague}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=AJ|last=Martinka|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=195|class=so|rs=|home=Stanwood, WA|high_school=Stanwood HS|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Namon|last=Wright|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=197|class=sr|rs=y|home=Los Angeles, CA|high_school=Missouri|note=C}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Deleon|last=Brown|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=165|class=jr|rs=|home=Grand Rapids, MI|high_school=Brewster Academy}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jakub|last=Dombek|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=11|lbs=190|class=fr|rs=|home=Ostrava, Czech Republic|high_school=Get Better Academy|cur_rs=yes}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Evan|last=Battey|link=y|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=264|class=fr|rs=y|home=Los Angeles, CA|high_school=Villa Park HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lucas|last=Siewert|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=230|class=jr|rs=y|inj=|home=Joinville, Brazil|high_school=Brennan HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Elijah|last=Parquet|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=192|class=fr|rs=|home=Beaumont, TX|high_school=West Brook HS}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Frank|last=Ryder|num=30|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=240|class=so|rs=|home=Boulder, CO|high_school=Fairview
San Diego|cur_rs=yes|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Aidan|last=McQuade|num=33|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=185|class=so|rs=|home=Loveland, CO|high_school=Loveland HS|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Benan|last=Ersek|num=34|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=170|class=fr|rs=|home=Vienna, Austria|high_school=Kent Denver School|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dallas|last=Walton|num=35|pos=F/C|ft=7|in=0|lbs=235|class=so|rs=y|home=Arvada, CO|high_school=Arvada West HS|inj=y}}

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|head_coach=

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Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Colorado Buffaloes}}| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 3, 2018

| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Colorado Mines

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv =

| score = 66–57

| attend = 2,046

| record = –

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Colorado Buffaloes}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 13, 2018

| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Drake

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = P12N

| score = 100–71

| attend = 5,695

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 16, 2018

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Omaha

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = P12N

| score = 79–75

| attend = 5,720

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 20, 2018

| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = San Diego

| site_stadium = Jenny Craig Pavilion

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 64–70

| attend = 1,808

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 24, 2018

| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Air Force

| site_stadium = Clune Arena

| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO

| tv = ATTSNRM

| score = 93–56

| attend = 2,704

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 28, 2018

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Portland

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = P12N

| score = 93–69

| attend = 5,550

| record = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 1, 2018

| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Colorado State

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = P12N

| score = 86–80

| attend = 7,887

| record = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 4, 2018

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = South Dakota

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = P12N

| score = 82–58

| attend = 6,462

| record = 6–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 8, 2018

| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = UIC

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = P12N

| score = 84–72

| attend = 7,277

| record = 7–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 11, 2018

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = New Mexico

| site_stadium = Dreamstyle Arena

| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 78–75

| attend = 10,800

| record = 8–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 22, 2018

| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Indiana State

| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center

| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI

| gamename = Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 67–72

| attend = 6,049

| record = 8–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 23, 2018

| time = 5:00{{nbsp}}pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Hawaii

| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center

| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI

| gamename = Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 72–80

| overtime = OT

| attend = 5,470

| record = 8–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 25, 2018

| time = 11:00{{nbsp}}am

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Charlotte

| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center

| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI

| gamename = Diamond Head Classic 7th place game

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 68–53

| attend = 5,696

| record = 9–3

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Colorado Buffaloes}}| 2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 3, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Arizona

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ

| tv = FS1

| score = 56–64

| attend = 13,511

| record = 9–4

| conference = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 5, 2019

| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena

| site_cityst = Temple, AZ

| tv = P12N

| score = 61–83

| attend = 10,003

| record = 9–5

| conference = 0–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 10, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Washington State

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = P12N

| score = 92–60

| attend = 6,184

| record = 10–5

| conference = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 12, 2019

| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Washington

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 70–77

| attend = 7,758

| record = 10–6

| conference = 1–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 20, 2019

| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Utah

| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 69–78

| attend = 10,372

| record = 10–7

| conference = 1–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 24, 2019

| time = 9:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| tv = P12N

| score = 68–59

| attend = 5,720

| record = 11–7

| conference = 2–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 26, 2019

| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| tv = FS1

| score = 62–75

| attend = 3,648

| record = 11–8

| conference = 2–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 31, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = P12N

| score = 74–76

| attend = 6,839

| record = 11–9

| conference = 2–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 2, 2019

| time = 7:30{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Oregon

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = P12N

| score = 73–51

| attend = 8,654

| record = 12–9

| conference = 3–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 6, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = UCLA

| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| tv = P12N

| score = 84–73

| attend = 6,983

| record = 13–9

| conference = 4–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 8, 2019

| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = USC

| site_stadium = Galen Center

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 69–65

| attend = 3,974

| record = 14–9

| conference = 5–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 13, 2019

| time = 8:30{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = FS1

| score = 77–73

| attend = 6,273

| record = 15–9

| conference = 6–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 17, 2019

| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Arizona

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 67–60

| attend = 7,899

| record = 16–9

| conference = 7–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 20, 2019

| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Washington State

| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| tv = P12N

| score = 74–76

| attend = 1,911

| record = 16–10

| conference = 7–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 23, 2019

| time = 8:30{{nbsp}}pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Washington

| site_stadium = Alaska Airlines Arena

| site_cityst = Seattle, WA

| tv = P12N

| score = 55–64

| attend = 10,000

| record = 16–11

| conference = 7–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 2, 2019

| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = Utah

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 71–63

| attend = 8,405

| record = 17–11

| conference = 8–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 7, 2019

| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = UCLA

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 93–68

| attend = 7,797

| record = 18–11

| conference = 9–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 9, 2019

| time = 3:00{{nbsp}}pm

| opponent = USC

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv = P12N

| score = 78–67

| attend = 9,379

| record = 19–11

| conference = 10–8

}}

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!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Colorado Buffaloes}}| 2019 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 13, 2019

| time = 3:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 5

| opponent = California

| oppseed = 12

| site_stadium = T-Mobile Arena

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

| gamename = First Round

| tv = P12N

| score = 56–51

| attend = 9,748

| record = 20–11

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 14, 2019

| time = 3:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 5

| opponent = Oregon State

| oppseed = 4

| site_stadium = T-Mobile Arena

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv = P12N

| score = 73–58

| attend = 10,556

| record = 21–11

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 15, 2019

| time = 7:00 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 5

| opponent = Washington

| oppseed = 1

| site_stadium = T-Mobile Arena

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

| gamename = Semifinals

| tv = P12N

| score = 61–66

| overtime =

| attend = 13,955

| record = 21–12

}}

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!colspan=12 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Colorado Buffaloes}}| 2019 National Invitation Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 19, 2019

| time = 9:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| seed = 4

| opponent = Dayton

| oppseed = 5

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| gamename = First Round – Alabama Bracket

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 78–73

| attend = 3,091

| record = 22–12

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 25, 2019

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| seed = 4

| opponent = Norfolk State

| oppseed = 8

| site_stadium = CU Events Center

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| gamename = Second Round – Alabama Bracket

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 76–60

| attend = 5,891

| record = 23–12

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 27, 2019

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| seed = 4

| opponent = Texas

| oppseed = 2

| site_stadium = Frank Erwin Center

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| gamename = Quarterfinals – Alabama Bracket

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 55–68

| attend = 3,982

| record = 23–13

}}

{{CBB schedule end

|timezone=Mountain Time

|poll=AP Poll}}

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