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MBB Takes On No. 5 Seed Texas Tech, Thursday

MBB Takes On No. 5 Seed Texas Tech, Thursday
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FOR STARTERS: Colorado enters the conference tournament as the only school not to play on a neutral court this season ... CU has never been the No. 12 seed ... It’s the fourth straight  year CU opens the tournament against a Big 12 South school (2-1 record) ... Last time played Texas Tech  in the conference tourney was the 2003-04 season and lost 79-69 as the No. 4 seed (CU earned a NIT berth) ... Last time this low of a seed was 2004-05 as No. 11 becoming first low seed to defeat a high seed (No. 6 Texas, 81-69) ... Since January, the Buffaloes have won four times by an average of 8.3 points (Central Florida, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Nebraska)  in 17 games  with the average loss by 18 points ... CU has not won consecutive games this year; the last time that happened was 1971-72 (35 years) ... The Buffs are 6-10 in the conference tournament.

 

POSITIVE BITS: Dominique Coleman ranks first all-time in season rebounding for guards. After grabbing a career-best 15 rebounds against Nebraska, Coleman has totaled 177 boards topping the previous best held by Donnie Boyce, 1993-94 (173) ... Coleman has made 111 field goals this season compared to 48 last year; his assists total has increased from 88-to-57 and steals 42-to-32 ... With 32 blocked shots, Marcus King-Stockton had only 30 combined in his freshman and sophomore seasons ... Xavier Silas has 301 points for eighth place on CU’s freshman scoring list ... Roby and Coleman led the team in FGs made with 152 and 111, respectively; Silas has 101 ... Roby (449 pts.), Silas (301) and Coleman (290) can equal the 2004-05 season with at least three players with over 300 points (Roby, 480; Chris Copeland, 340; Marcus Hall, 324).

 

HOOK SHOTS: Richard Roby was named was an honorable mention selection on the 2006-07 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball Awards list, he was named a first-team selection a year ago...Roby scored 23 points against Nebraska to move into seventh place on CU’s all-time scorers list with 1,439 points...In his last eight games, Dominique Coleman is averaging 13.3 ppg., 9.4 rpg. with 26 assists, 11 steals and shooting 40-for-67 (.597). Coleman has six or more rebounds in 14 of the last 16 games including a pair of 15 rebound games (Nebraska, Oklahoma State)...Roby has led CU in scoring four of last five games (21.3 ppg.)...In his last six games, Jermyl Jackson-Wilson is averaging 7.7 rpg, 6.6 ppg....Coleman has led the team in rebounding four of the last five games and in assists, three of five...Coleman leads the team with four double-doubles and CU is 3-1 when that occurs (loss vs. Texas A&M)...Xavier Silas has double-digit scoring in 10 of his past 13 games. He has 80 points in the last six contests (13.3 ppg.)...TEAM: The last time CU lost 20 games in a season was 1988-89 (21)...The three conference game wins ties the 1995-96 season (interim coach Patton)...The Buffs have allowed eight Big 12 opponents to shoot 50% FG or better...CU has used 13 different starting combos in 26.

 

LAST TIME vs. TTU (complete box and story on page 27): Jay Jackson scored 28 points to lead Texas Tech past Colorado 95-74 back on Feb. 17. Richard Roby led the Buffs with a team-high 17 points. Jermyl Jackson-Wilson, Xavier Silas and Dominique Coleman added 15, 14, and 11 points, respectively. Tech was sharp from 3-point range, hitting 11 of 25, and led by double digits for much of the game. The Red Raiders took their largest lead at 64-38 when Martin Zeno hit two free throws with more than 10 minutes left in the game.

 

CU vs. TTU: Although CU leads the all-time series, 16-9, Texas Tech has won five of the last seven games under head coach Bob Knight. Coach Patton is 2-1 against Coach Knight in Boulder and 0-1 at the Big 12 Tournament (2003-04).  For history buffs, Coach Patton topped Coach Knight’s Indiana Hoosiers (80-62) back on March 13, 1997 at the NCAA Tournament 1st Round (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

 

QUICKLY ON the red raiders: Senior guard Jarrius Jackson is second on the Texas Tech career scoring list with 2,170 points. He needs 87 points to pass all-time scoring leader Andre Emmett (2,256, 2001-04) on the school and Big 12 charts ... Junior guard Martin Zeno has scored in double-figures in 28 games in 2006-07. He has shot 50.0 percent or better 20 times ... Tech has recorded 20 wins for the fifth time in six years under head coach Bob Knight. Prior to his arrival, the Red Raiders won 20 games three times in the previous 24 seasons ... Freshman forward Decensae White has scored in double-digits in three of his past six games. Prior to the string, he had one game with 10 points or more all season.

 

ROBY vs. TTU: In three games against the Red Raiders in his career, Richard Roby is averaging 21.0 ppg. and 8.3 rpg. One of his five career doubles-doubles came against Texas Tech back on Feb. 11, 2005 (at Boulder) with 17 points and 15 rebounds and a 66-64 CU win.

 

X Factor: After missing the game at Iowa State with a left ankle impingement, freshman Xavier Silas remains a force in the CU lineup, perhaps better in the starting lineup. In 17 starts, Silas averages 13.5 ppg. and 4.1 rpg., 72-for-171 from the field (.421) and has led the team in scoring five times. He’s come off the bench in pair of home games, Kansas State and Kansas as well as the first six games of the season. In those eight games, Silas is averaging 9.8 ppg., 3.3 rpg. and shooting 26-for-77 from the field (.338) with 11 3-pointers.

 

LONG DISTANCE IS BETTER: If you look at his overall stats, freshman Kal Bay is second on the team in treys made (43). Bay has a higher percentage from the arc (.361) than the rest of the field (.338). In fact, 43 of his 51 made field goals are treys. In 16 Big 12 games, Bay has 22 3-pointers (second on team), five are from the rest of the field.

 

SIXTH MAN...no more: With two games coming off the bench for the first time in his career (KU, Feb. 14; at Texas Tech, Feb. 17) Richard Roby returned to the starting up at Iowa State (Feb. 21) with 23 points, seven rebounds and 26 points, six rebounds against Kansas State (Feb. 24). His 21 shots from the field at ISU were the most since firing 24 back on Dec. 4 against Pepperdine. His two-game total in a reserve role was 12.0 ppg. 5.5 rpg. and 10-for-21 FG% (.476).

 

Hyphenated NAMES: Finally did some research and CU has the only two hyphened names (Marcus King-Stockton and Jermyl Jackson-Wilson) in seven college basketball conferences (Big 12, ACC, SEC, Missouri Valley, Big East, Pacific-10, Big 10).

 

TOP-10 SHOOTER: Richard Roby ranks among the top-10 field goals attempts list. Entering tonight’s game, Roby has 1,184 attempts good enough for sixth place. As for field goals made, Roby is a bit behind Scott Wedman’s 10th place of 516. Roby has 493 field goals made.