2024–25 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

2024–25 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
2024–25 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Head coach	Tad Boyle (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Rhon; Bill Grier; Rick Ray;
Home arena	CU Events Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Baylor	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
BYU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
TCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of May 1, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team will represent the University of Colorado Boulder in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by head coach Tad Boyle in his fifteenth season at Colorado. The Buffaloes will play their home games at CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado, in their first season as members of the Big 12 Conference since 2011, after rejoining the conference in July 2024.

Off-season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Luke O'Brien	0	G	6'8"	222	Senior	Littleton, CO	Graduate transferred to Georgia Tech^[1]^[2]
Tristan da Silva	23	F	6'9"	220	Senior	Munich, Germany	Graduated
J'Vonne Hadley	1	F	6'6"	205	Senior	Saint Paul, MN	Graduate transferred to Louisville^[3]^[4]
Eddie Lampkin Jr.	44	F	6'11"	265	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduate transferred to Syracuse^[3]^[5]
K. J. Simpson	2	G	6'9"	189	Junior	West Hills, CA	2024 NBA draft^[6]
Cody Williams	10	F	6'8"	190	Freshman	Gilbert, AZ	2024 NBA draft^[2]
Joe Hurlburt	24	F	6'11"	235	Freshman	Enderlin, ND	Transferred to Davidson^[7]

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Trevor Baskin	TBD	F	6'9"	200	Jr	Arvada, CO	Colorado Mesa
Andrej Jakimovski	TBD	F	6'8"	220	Sr	Skopje, North Macedonia	Washington State
Elijah Malone	TBD	C	6'10"	265	Sr	Lagrange, IN	Grace College

2024 Recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andrew Crawford G	Highlands Ranch, CO	ThunderRidge High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 14, 2023
Andrew Crawford G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Sebastian Rancik F	San Juan Capistrano, CA	JSerra Catholic High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 21, 2023
Sebastian Rancik F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Felix Kossaras SG	Fort Erie, ON	Fort Erie International Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 31, 2023
Felix Kossaras SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Colorado Commits". Rivals.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

References[edit]

^ Carlough, Jack (March 27, 2024). "Luke O'Brien becomes third CU Buff to enter transfer portal on Wednesday". Colorado Buffaloes Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Rooney, Pat (April 22, 2024). "Men's basketball: Cody Williams makes it official with NBA draft; Luke O'Brien to Georgia Tech". BuffZone. MediaNews Group.
^ ^a ^b Rooney, Pat (March 27, 2024). "Men's basketball: CU Buffs Eddie Lampkin, J'Vonne Hadley hitting transfer portal". BuffZone. MediaNews Group. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ Crawford, Eric (April 16, 2024). "'Do-everything' Colorado wing J'Vonne Hadley picks Louisville". WDRB Media.
^ Waters, Mike (April 2, 2024). "Syracuse basketball gets commitment from Colorado transfer Eddie Lampkin Jr". Syracuse.com. The Post-Standard. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ Pat, Rooney (April 12, 2024). "KJ Simpson ready to leave CU Buffs, enter NBA draft". BuffZone. MediaNews Group.
^ Metivier, Sam (April 4, 2024). "Colorado Buffaloes forward Joe Hurlburt enters transfer portal". The Ralphie Report. SB Nation.

[1] Carlough, Jack (March 27, 2024). "Luke O'Brien becomes third CU Buff to enter transfer portal on Wednesday". Colorado Buffaloes Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[b-2] Rooney, Pat (April 22, 2024). "Men's basketball: Cody Williams makes it official with NBA draft; Luke O'Brien to Georgia Tech". BuffZone. MediaNews Group.

[a-3] Rooney, Pat (March 27, 2024). "Men's basketball: CU Buffs Eddie Lampkin, J'Vonne Hadley hitting transfer portal". BuffZone. MediaNews Group. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[4] Crawford, Eric (April 16, 2024). "'Do-everything' Colorado wing J'Vonne Hadley picks Louisville". WDRB Media.

[5] Waters, Mike (April 2, 2024). "Syracuse basketball gets commitment from Colorado transfer Eddie Lampkin Jr". Syracuse.com. The Post-Standard. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[6] Pat, Rooney (April 12, 2024). "KJ Simpson ready to leave CU Buffs, enter NBA draft". BuffZone. MediaNews Group.

[7] Metivier, Sam (April 4, 2024). "Colorado Buffaloes forward Joe Hurlburt enters transfer portal". The Ralphie Report. SB Nation.

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Venues	Carlson Gymnasium (1924–1937) Balch Fieldhouse (1937–1979) CU Events Center (1979–present)
Culture & lore	"CU Fight Song" Ralphie the Buffalo CU Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics