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Colorado Basketball
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February 1st
… CU in the Arena …
George King: “Utah is a team that’s not going to beat themselves”
Related … “McKinley Wright leading turnaround on turnover issue for CU Buffs” … from the Daily Camera
From CUBuffs.com … George King is the only player on the Colorado basketball roster who has ever played in a win over Utah.
King, a fifth-year senior, played in the Buffs’ 79-75 overtime win in Boulder in 2014 as a true freshman. Since then, the Utes have won seven in a row.
Now, King has two more shots at Utah, beginning with Friday’s 7 p.m. game at the Coors Events Center (FS1). He would not only love to play in another win over the Utes, but also help make sure there will be plenty of Buffs who won’t be dealing with such a streak for another season.
“Utah is a team that’s not going to beat themselves,” King said after Tuesday’s practice. “We have to come out and beat them and the way you do that is taking care of the ball, executing at a high level, taking good shots and rebounding.”
Friday’s game is the beginning of a Pac-12 stretch run that will see Colorado play five of its last eight conference games at home. With eight teams currently bunched between third and 10th place in the league separated by just two games in the standings, the stretch will be a decisive one for the Buffs. A strong finish could still move them into the top four in the league standings and earn them a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
But to do that, they’ll need their upperclassmen — in particular King and Dominique Collier — to continue to show the level of steady play they have displayed over the last few weeks.
“When it comes to consistency, I put the onus on our upperclassmen,” head coach Tad Boyle said. “I think George and Dom have really answered that bell here over the last three weeks to a month.”
… Continue reading story here …
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January 31st
… CU in the Arena …
CSU head basketball coach Larry Eustachy under investigation
From the Coloradoan … Larry Eustachy’s conduct as CSU’s men’s basketball coach is again the subject of an internal investigation, university athletic director Joe Parker said Wednesday.
“We have started a climate assessment, which involves conversations with the students and staff members associated with the men’s basketball program,” Parker said in a statement released by the athletic department. “As always, we will not make any public comments until our process is complete and have no additional information to share at this time.”
Parker’s comments came in response to a report published online earlier in the day by former Rocky Mountain Collegian sports editor Justin Michael stating that Parker was interviewing players individually about the coach’s conduct. Citing “multiple sources close to the situation,” the report said the “vast majority of the players spoke out against Eustachy in their interviews.”
A previous report into the Colorado State University coach’s conduct, obtained last winter by the Coloradoan and verified by 14 people with knowledge of the investigation, including six players and two others who were interviewed, determined Eustachy verbally abused his players, staff members and others within the athletic department and used fear and intimidation to run his program.
… Continue reading story here …
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Boyle on Utah: “They’ve been the team that makes plays down the stretch and we haven’t”
Related … “Flu bug takes bite out of Deleon Brown’s game for CU Buffs” … from the Daily Camera
From CUBuffs.com … Nobody has to remind Colorado coach Tad Boyle of the Buffs’ current losing streak to Utah.
“Utah’s had our number,” Boyle said after Tuesday’s practice. “A lot of it comes down to winning close games. It’s not like they’ve routed us. They’ve beat us a couple times convincingly, but most of the games have come down to the wire. They’ve been the team that makes plays down the stretch and we haven’t. To me that gets back to execution.”
Colorado has lost its last seven matchups with the Utes, the longest losing streak against any Pac-12 team since CU entered the Pac-12 in the 2011-12 season. The skid includes the last three games in Boulder, with Colorado’s last win in the series a 79-75 overtime win in 2014 at the Coors Events Center.
The 12-10 Buffs (4-6 Pac-12) have a chance to end that streak Friday when they play host to Utah (13-8, 5-5) in a 7 p.m. game at the Coors Events Center (FS1).
The Buffs have come close several times in the seven-game stretch. Last year, CU was within two points with 37 seconds left in the game in Boulder but couldn’t completely close the gap and dropped an 86-81 decision.
Two years ago, the Utes took a 56-54 win in Boulder when Lorenzo Bonam hit a buzzer-beater over the outstretched arms of Josh Scott, and then claimed a 57-55 nail-biter in Salt Lake City.
… Continue reading story here …
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Colorado Basketball
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February 1st
… CU in the Arena …
George King: “Utah is a team that’s not going to beat themselves”
Related … “McKinley Wright leading turnaround on turnover issue for CU Buffs” … from the Daily Camera
From CUBuffs.com … George King is the only player on the Colorado basketball roster who has ever played in a win over Utah.
King, a fifth-year senior, played in the Buffs’ 79-75 overtime win in Boulder in 2014 as a true freshman. Since then, the Utes have won seven in a row.
Now, King has two more shots at Utah, beginning with Friday’s 7 p.m. game at the Coors Events Center (FS1). He would not only love to play in another win over the Utes, but also help make sure there will be plenty of Buffs who won’t be dealing with such a streak for another season.
“Utah is a team that’s not going to beat themselves,” King said after Tuesday’s practice. “We have to come out and beat them and the way you do that is taking care of the ball, executing at a high level, taking good shots and rebounding.”
Friday’s game is the beginning of a Pac-12 stretch run that will see Colorado play five of its last eight conference games at home. With eight teams currently bunched between third and 10th place in the league separated by just two games in the standings, the stretch will be a decisive one for the Buffs. A strong finish could still move them into the top four in the league standings and earn them a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
But to do that, they’ll need their upperclassmen — in particular King and Dominique Collier — to continue to show the level of steady play they have displayed over the last few weeks.
“When it comes to consistency, I put the onus on our upperclassmen,” head coach Tad Boyle said. “I think George and Dom have really answered that bell here over the last three weeks to a month.”
… Continue reading story here …
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January 31st
… CU in the Arena …
CSU head basketball coach Larry Eustachy under investigation
From the Coloradoan … Larry Eustachy’s conduct as CSU’s men’s basketball coach is again the subject of an internal investigation, university athletic director Joe Parker said Wednesday.
“We have started a climate assessment, which involves conversations with the students and staff members associated with the men’s basketball program,” Parker said in a statement released by the athletic department. “As always, we will not make any public comments until our process is complete and have no additional information to share at this time.”
Parker’s comments came in response to a report published online earlier in the day by former Rocky Mountain Collegian sports editor Justin Michael stating that Parker was interviewing players individually about the coach’s conduct. Citing “multiple sources close to the situation,” the report said the “vast majority of the players spoke out against Eustachy in their interviews.”
A previous report into the Colorado State University coach’s conduct, obtained last winter by the Coloradoan and verified by 14 people with knowledge of the investigation, including six players and two others who were interviewed, determined Eustachy verbally abused his players, staff members and others within the athletic department and used fear and intimidation to run his program.
… Continue reading story here …
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Boyle on Utah: “They’ve been the team that makes plays down the stretch and we haven’t”
Related … “Flu bug takes bite out of Deleon Brown’s game for CU Buffs” … from the Daily Camera
From CUBuffs.com … Nobody has to remind Colorado coach Tad Boyle of the Buffs’ current losing streak to Utah.
“Utah’s had our number,” Boyle said after Tuesday’s practice. “A lot of it comes down to winning close games. It’s not like they’ve routed us. They’ve beat us a couple times convincingly, but most of the games have come down to the wire. They’ve been the team that makes plays down the stretch and we haven’t. To me that gets back to execution.”
Colorado has lost its last seven matchups with the Utes, the longest losing streak against any Pac-12 team since CU entered the Pac-12 in the 2011-12 season. The skid includes the last three games in Boulder, with Colorado’s last win in the series a 79-75 overtime win in 2014 at the Coors Events Center.
The 12-10 Buffs (4-6 Pac-12) have a chance to end that streak Friday when they play host to Utah (13-8, 5-5) in a 7 p.m. game at the Coors Events Center (FS1).
The Buffs have come close several times in the seven-game stretch. Last year, CU was within two points with 37 seconds left in the game in Boulder but couldn’t completely close the gap and dropped an 86-81 decision.
Two years ago, the Utes took a 56-54 win in Boulder when Lorenzo Bonam hit a buzzer-beater over the outstretched arms of Josh Scott, and then claimed a 57-55 nail-biter in Salt Lake City.
… Continue reading story here …
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