2010–11 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 June 2020 2010–11 Colorado Buffaloes Basketball Colorado Buffaloes wordmark.svg 125 Big 12 Conference Big 12 24–14 8–8 Tad Boyle Tom Abatemarco Jean Prioleau Mike Rohn Coors Events Center NIT Semi-finals The 2010–11 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Tad Boyle was in his first season at Colorado. The Buffaloes competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Coors Events Center. This was the Buffaloes' last season in the Big 12, as they moved to the Pac-12 Conference in 2011,http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=204998596&DB_OEM_ID=10410 Terms for Colorado Withdrawal From Big 12 Announced Big 12 Conference September 21, 2010 before returning to the Big 12 in 2024.2023-07-27 CU later: Board approves Buffs' return to Big 12 https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38083687/colorado-board-unanimously-approves-move-pac-12-big-12 2024-11-13 ESPN.com en Preseason The Buffaloes finished the previous season with a record of 15–16 and 6–10 in Big 12 Conference play. Of those 16 losses, seven were by six points or less. Additionally, all five starters return from that team. In the Big 12 preseason coaches' poll, the Buffaloes were picked to finish ninth. Cory Higgins was named the Preseason All-Conference First Team, while Alec Burks was an honorable mention.Brian Howell http://www.timescall.com/sports_story.asp?id=23873 CU sets out to exceed expectations January 11, 2011 October 16, 2010 Longmont Times-CallApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Both were also named to the 50-man preseason Wooden Award watchlist.http://www.woodenaward.com/?p=861 2010–2011 Men's Preseason Top 50 List John R. Wooden Award November 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101010122040/http://www.woodenaward.com/?p=861 October 10, 2010 live Additionally, Burks was on the 50-man preseason Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist.http://www.shupirates.com//pdf8/723283.pdf Duke University Leads a Diverse Pack on the Naismith Preseason Watchlist MSL Atlanta November 16, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120310171045/http://www.shupirates.com//pdf8/723283.pdf March 10, 2012 dead Gary Parrish picked them eighth in the Big 12, and said that he "won't be shocked if they ride the Higgins-Burks tandem into the top half of the league and make the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2003."http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/14241463/big-12-preview-competition-could-breed-national-contender Big 12 preview: Competition could breed national contender Gary Parrish CBS Sports CBS Interactive November 4, 2010 January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101229214156/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/14241463/big-12-preview-competition-could-breed-national-contender December 29, 2010 live Jason King of Rivals.com named the Buffaloes the sixth-best team in conference, adding, "Don't be surprised if long-suffering Colorado sneaks into the NCAA tournament."http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1145850 League preview: Big 12 Jason King Rivals.com Yahoo! Sports October 31, 2010 January 12, 2011 Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious School1Nate Tomlinson6 3190 lb kgGJr.SydneyLee Academy2Shannon Sharpe6 1200 lb kgGFr.Corona, CaliforniaCentennial HS5Marcus Relphorde6 7220 lb kgFSr.Chicago, IllinoisSaint Louis University10Alec Burks6 6185 lb kgGSo.Grandview, MissouriGrandview HS11Cory Higgins6 5190 lb kgGSr.Danville, CaliforniaThe Pendleton School14Javon Coney6 3210 lb kgCSr.Chicago, IllinoisLatin HS15Shane Harris-Tunks6 11225 lb kgF/CSo.Liverpool, New South WalesAustralian Institute of Sport21André Roberson6 7195 lb kgGFr.San Antonio, TexasWagner HS23Sabatino Chen6 3180 lb kgGJr.Louisville, ColoradoUniversity of Denver24Levi Knutson6 4200 lb kgGSr.Littleton, ColoradoArapahoe HS30Carlon Brown6 5215 lb kgGSr.Riverside, CaliforniaUniversity of Utah32Ben Mills7 0215 lb kgCFr.Hartland, WisconsinArrowhead HS33Austin Dufault6 9230 lb kgFJr.Killdeer, North DakotaKilldeer HS35Hassan Safieddine6 7210 lb kgFFr.Denver, ColoradoFlagler College55Trey Eckloff6 10235 lb kgFJr.Englewood, ColoradoCherry Creek HS 2010–11 Schedule and results 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2010 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular Season November 12, 2010 8:00 pm yes 2010 Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Coors Events Center Boulder, CO FSNRM 88–80 1–0 6,874 November 16, 2010 5:00 pm yes yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA FSNRM 74–83 1–1 6,406 November 20, 2010 8:00 pm yes yes San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA 81–83 OT 1–2 2,747 November 23, 2010 7:00 pm yes 2010 none Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State Coors Events Center Boulder, CO FSNRM 91–51 2–2 2,778 November 28, 2010 11:00 am yes yes Harvard Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA 66–82 2–3 954 November 30, 2010 7:00 pm yes 2010 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American Coors Events Center Boulder, CO FSNRM 83–64 3–3 2,641 December 4, 2010 8:00 pm yes Oregon State Coors Events Center Boulder, CO Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series ESPNU 83–57 4–3 6,406 December 8, 2010 8:00 pm yes Colorado State Coors Events Center Bouler, CO FSNRM 90–83 OT 5–3 7,219 December 17, 2010 7:30 pm yes The Citadel Coors Events Center Boulder, CO Las Vegas Classic FSNRM 89–61 6–3 4,368 December 19, 2010 2:00 pm yes Longwood Coors Events Center Boulder, CO Las Vegas Classic FSNRM 104–59 7–3 2,556 December 22, 2010 8:00 pm yes yes New Mexico Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Classic semi-finals CBSCS 76–89 7–4 2,867 December 23, 2010 5:30 pm yes yes Indiana Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Classic 3rd place CBSCS 78–69 8–4 NA December 29, 2010 7:00 pm yes 2010 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore Coors Events Center Boulder, CO FSNRM 92–65 9–4 3,896 January 2, 2011 6:00 pm yes yes 2010 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Cal State Bakersfield Rabobank Arena Bakersfield, CA 85–73 10–4 1,464 January 5, 2011 7:00 pm yes 2010 Western New Mexico Mustangs Western New Mexico Coors Events Center Boulder, CO 92–70 11–4 2,139 January 8, 2011 11:30 am Missouri 8 Coors Events Center Boulder, CO Big 12 Network 89–76 12–4 (1–0) 8,694 January 12, 2011 7:00 pm yes Kansas State 20 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPNU 74–66 13–4 (2–0) 12,528 January 15, 2011 11:30 am Oklahoma State Coors Events Center Boulder, CO Big 12 Network 75–71 14–4 (3–0) 11,096 January 18, 2011 5:00 pm yes Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE ESPN2 67–79 14–5 (3–1) 8,477 January 22, 2011 11:30 am yes Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Big 12 Network 60–67 14–6 (3–2) 9,158 January 25, 2011 6:00 pm Kansas 6 Coors Events Center Boulder, CO Big 12 Network 78–82 14–7 (3–3) 11,203 January 29, 2011 11:30 am yes Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, TX Big 12 Network 66–70 14–8 (3–4) 6,095 February 1, 2011 7:00 pm Iowa State Coors Events Center Boulder, CO FSNRM 95–69 15–8 (4–4) 6,764 February 5, 2011 5:30 pm yes Missouri 15 Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO 73–89 15–9 (4–5) 14,288 February 9, 2011 7:00 pm Texas A&M 22 Coors Events Center Boulder, CO ESPNU 70–73 OT 15–10 (4–6) 7,517 February 12, 2010 7:00 pm Kansas State Coors Events Center Boulder, CO ESPNU 58–56 16–10 (5–6) 11,052 February 19, 2011 12:00 pm yes Kansas 1 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 63–89 16–11 (5–7) 16,300 February 23, 2011 5:00 pm yes Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX 71–68 17–11 (6–7) 8,085 February 26, 2011 2:00 pm Texas 5 Coors Events Center Boulder, CO Big 12 Network 91–89 18–11 (7–7) 11,034 March 2, 2011 5:30 pm yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 90–95 18–12 (7–8) 12,679 March 5, 2011 7:00 pm Nebraska Coors Events Center Boulder, CO 67–57 19–12 (8–8) 11,112 |- !colspan=9| 2011 Big 12 men's basketball tournament March 9, 2011 1:00 pm yes 5 Iowa State 12 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO First round Big 12 Network 77–75 20–12 18,910 March 10, 2011 1:00 pm yes 5 Kansas State 23 4 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Quarter-finals Big 12 Network 87–75 21–12 18,910 March 11, 2011 1:00 pm yes 5 Kansas 2 1 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Semi-finals Big 12 Network 83–90 21–13 18,910 |- !colspan=9| 2011 NIT March 16, 2011 7:30 pm yes 1 C Texas Southern 8 C Coors Events Center Boulder, CO First round 6,299 ESPN3 88–74 22–13 March 18, 2011 7:00 pm yes 1 C California 4 C Coors Events Center Boulder, CO Second round 7,614 ESPNU 89–72 23–13 March 22, 2011 7:00 pm yes 1 C Kent State 7 C Coors Events Center Boulder, CO Quarter-finals 9,065 ESPN 81–74 24–13 March 29, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes 1 C Alabama 1 A Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semi-finals 6,082 ESPN2 61–62 24–14 Coaches' Poll Mountain Time C NIT Colorado bracket A NIT Alabama bracket Season Preconference season The Buffaloes defeated in-state rivals Colorado State 93–80 in overtime, behind Alec Burks' 25 points. Marcus Relphorde contributed 18 points and Cory Higgins added 15. Levi Knutson hit four free throws in the final 57 seconds to seal the victory.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=303420038 https://web.archive.org/web/20110228111042/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=303420038 dead February 28, 2011 Colorado 90, Colorado St. 83 Associated Press ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures December 8, 2010 January 12, 2011 Big 12 season Snapping a losing streak of 13 consecutive conference openers, Colorado knocked off No. 8 Missouri 89–76 as Alec Burks exploded for a career-high 36 points. This was the Buffaloes' first win over a top ten team since defeating No. 3 Texas in 2003. Cory Higgins had 18 points and a career-tying 10 rebounds. The Buffaloes had a 12-point halftime lead and never let Missouri get closer than seven in the second half.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310080038 Colorado star Alec Burks scores 36, helps hand No. 8 Missouri a second loss Associated Press ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures January 8, 2011 January 14, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110227075010/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310080038 February 27, 2011 dead Post-season The Buffs were selected as the No. 1 seed for the 2011 NIT Tournament. Rankings 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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