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2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 25. Colorado Buffaloes
- Updated: September 21, 2012
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By: Kels Dayton
WHY THEY’RE SCARY: The Buffs rolled through the Pac-12 tournament last March, transforming from also-ran into force of nature in elimination games. Colorado swept through the Staples Center, crashed the Big Dance, and knocked off sixth-seed UNLV in Round 1 just for good measure. Much of the credit for the run belongs to junior swingman Andre Roberson (11.6 ppg, 11.1 rpg), who at 6-7 is a matchup nightmare and potential first-round draft pick. He also won Roundball Daily’s Pac-12 Player of the Year Award.
WHAT SCARES US: Colorado isn’t a basketball school (the way things are going now, it’s not a football school either), with just three NCAA Tournament appearances since 1969. Dealing with the unusually high expectations will be a challenge for head coach Tad Boyle.
FINAL DESTINATION: Anything less than a return to the Dance and a shot at the Sweet 16 would be a disappointment for this group, which also features an excellent PG in Spencer Dinwiddie.
Schedule:
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Roster:
2012-13 COLORADO BUFFALOES | ||||||
NO | NAME | POS | HT | WT | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
0 | Askia Booker | G | 6-1 | 160 | FR | Los Angeles, CA |
1 | Nate Tomlinson | G | 6-3 | 185 | SR | — |
2 | Shannon Sharpe | G | 6-1 | 210 | SO | Corona, CA |
5 | Beau Webb | G | 6-4 | 190 | FR | Lone Tree, CO |
14 | Beau Gamble | G | 6-0 | 175 | SO | Boulder, CO |
15 | Shane Harris-Tunks | F-C | 6-11 | 245 | SO | — |
21 | Andre Roberson | F | 6-7 | 210 | SO | San Antonio, TX |
23 | Sabatino Chen | G | 6-4 | 185 | JR | Louisville, CO |
25 | Spencer Dinwiddie | G | 6-5 | 190 | FR | Woodland Hills, CA |
30 | Carlon Brown | G | 6-5 | 215 | SR | Riverside, CA |
31 | Jeremy Adams | G | 6-5 | 215 | SO | Madison, MS |
32 | Ben Mills | C | 7-0 | 220 | SO | Hartland, WI |
33 | Austin Dufault | F | 6-9 | 225 | SR | Killdeer, ND |
55 | Trey Eckloff | F | 6-10 | 230 | SR | Englewood, CO |
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