Buffs reflect on 'senseless' shooting in Boulder
Colorado coach Tad Boyle called the mass shooting near the university Monday "another senseless act of violence" that "puts this game in perspective. It certainly puts losing in perspective."
Colorado coach Tad Boyle called the mass shooting near the university Monday "another senseless act of violence" that "puts this game in perspective. It certainly puts losing in perspective."
— Anthony Polite scored a career-high 22 points and No. 4 seed Florida State pulled away in the second half to beat Colorado 71-53 Monday night and advance to the Sweet 16 for the third straight NCAA Tournament.
The first day of the NCAA tournament saw two huge upsets and bad days for the ACC and Big Ten. Day 2 saw Virginia and Texas lose to double-digit seeds.
What started as a field of 68 is down to 32. Here's how we rank the teams that remain heading into Sunday's action.
— Chances are, you can fit Colorado's entire NCAA Tournament history on the back of an old Patrick Ewing jersey. And now Ewing is part of that history, too.
Cade Cunningham, Luka Garza and Gonzaga -- which has three starters in the top 10 -- headline the updated rankings for March Madness.
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— Maurice Calloo gave Oregon State an unexpected lift with 15 points and the Beavers won their first conference tournament title, holding off No. 23 Colorado 70-68 in the Pac-12 championship game Saturday night.
— D'Shawn Schwartz scored on a rebound slam with 3.3 seconds left, McKinley Wright IV shook off an elbow to the head to score 24 points and No. 23 Colorado held off No. 24 Southern California 72-70 in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals Friday night.
Oregon senior Chris Duarte has been named the AP's Pac-12 player of the year after helping lead the Ducks to their second straight regular-season title.
— McKinley Wright IV scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half and No. 24 Colorado shook off a sluggish start to beat Arizona State 75-61 on Thursday night.
— McKinley Wright IV had 26 points, six assists and five rebounds, and Colorado used a 15-1 run late to beat UCLA 70-61 on Saturday night for its third consecutive win.
— Jeriah Horne hit a career-best six 3-pointers on his way to 24 points, McKinley Wright IV had a career-high 14 assists and Colorado routed No. 19 Southern California 80-62 on Thursday night to sweep the season series.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Oregon | 14-4 | - | 21-7 |
USC | 15-5 | - | 25-8 |
Colorado | 14-6 | 1 | 23-9 |
UCLA | 13-6 | 1.5 | 22-10 |
Arizona | 11-9 | 4 | 17-9 |
Oregon State | 10-10 | 5 | 20-13 |
Stanford | 10-10 | 5 | 14-13 |
Utah | 8-11 | 6.5 | 12-13 |
Arizona State | 7-10 | 6.5 | 11-14 |
Washington State | 7-12 | 7.5 | 14-13 |
Washington | 4-16 | 11 | 5-21 |
California | 3-17 | 12 | 9-20 |
AP | COACHES |
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22 | 23 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Quincy Allen | SF | Signed | 84 |
Lawson Lovering | C | Signed | 84 |
Drew Carter | SG | Committed | 75 |
Javon Ruffin | SG | Signed | 75 |
Julian Hammond III | PG | Signed | 74 |
Final Fours | 2 |
Tournament Record | 11-17 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 15 |