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MBB Hosts Red Raiders, Wednesday

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vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders

(13-11, 4-6 Big 12)

 

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m. (mst.)

Arena: Coors Events Center (11,064)

Television: FSN Rocky Mountain

Announcers: Mark Johnson, Ceal Barry 

Radio: KKZN 760: Mike Rice, Charles Johnson

 

COMPLETE NOTES located at the bottom

 

FOR STARTERS (individual): For the first time in school history five players have at least 20 made 3-pointers in a season: Marcus Hall (40), Richard Roby (35), Cory Higgins (22), Levi Knutson (22) and Xavier Silas (20) ? Three players have started every game so far (Roby, Hall, Higgins) with 24 starts. If all three continue the trend, it will be the first time since 1984-85 that three players started the entire season. Roby is the last freshman to start every game in a season (30, 2004-05) ? Hall’s consecutive playing streak ended at 163:58 dating back to the Iowa State game on Jan. 29. It’s his second consecutive streak of 160 minutes.  Hall played 161 consecutive minutes from Nov. 29-Dec. 22 ? Roby is 25 points from third place (1851) on CU’s all-time scoring list (Shaun Vandiver, 1876 pts., 1989-91); Hall ranks 22nd overall (1,042) ? Roby ranks first all-time with 108 career starts ? Dwight Thorne has started the last four games (4.0 ppg.) ? Higgins has led CU in assists seven times and rebounding four times ? Hall has a career-best 96 rebounds, 44 steals, 40 3-pointers in a single-season ? Coach Bzdelik is 1-0 all-time against the Red Raiders ? Hall ranks first in conference-only FG percentage (.561).

 

FOR STARTERS (team): CU has won the last two meetings with Texas Tech at the Coors Events Center. The Buffaloes are 4-1 in games played against the Red Raiders in Boulder since 1996-97 ? In their two Big 12 wins, CU has shot .481 percent from the field, .745 from the FT line and outscored opponent 63.5-to-54.5 ? In CU’s 10 wins they have shot .505 from the field, .716 at the FT line, out-rebounded the opponent 31.8-to-28.7, and are outscoring the opposition 68-9-to-53.2 ? The Buffs have surpassed last year’s win total of seven with 10 wins this season ? CU’s 72 points scored in home win over Oklahoma was their most points in Big 12 play this year. CU shot 60.6 percent from the field, their second time over 60 percent in Big 12 play (61.7% at Texas A&M) ? CU ranks second in conference-only defense (66.4).

 

CU vs. TTU: Colorado leads the all-time series against the Red Raiders, 16-10, including four of the last five in Boulder. The Buffs have won two straight at the Coors Events Center, while the Red Raiders have won the last two in the series (in Lubbock and Oklahoma City).

 

LAST GAME REVIEW: Marcus Hall scored a game-high 15 points and Cory Higgins added nine, however the Jayhawks took control in the first half, shooting 50 percent from the field taking a 69-45 victory at Allen Fieldhouse. Mario Chalmers had 13 points in the Jayhawks’ 25th straight win at home over the Buffaloes. The Jayhawks (24-2, 9-2) solidified their slim lead in the Big 12 by scoring 23 points off turnovers and outrebounding the visitors 38-24.

 

BIG 12 TOP-10: A number of CU players are ranked among the Big 12 elite players in various categories from all games played and conference-only.

All Games

Scoring              Roby   4th      16.5 ppg.

                          Hall     19th 13.0 ppg.

Rebounding       Roby   12th        6.3

FG%                   Roby   6th        .489

Assists                Hall     6th        3.71

Steals                 Hall     7th        1.83

                          Higgins            14th     1.33

FT %                   Roby   7th        .772

3-pt. Made          Hall     t-12th    1.67

Blocks         King-Stockton           9th     1.18

                          Roby   15th      1.00

Def-Reb.             Roby   9th        4.42

Asst.-Turn Ratio            Hall         9th     1.59

 

Big 12-Only Games

Scoring              Roby   t-5th 16.2 ppg.

                          Hall     16th 13.1 ppg.

Rebounding       Roby   10th        6.6

FG %                  Hall     1st        .561

                          Roby   6th        .495

Assists                Hall     6th        3.30

FT %                   Higgins              6th     .800

                          Silas   9th        .806

Steals                 Higgins              9th     1.50

3-Pt. Made          Hall     14th      1.60

Blocks           King-Stockton         5th     1.50

                          Roby   7th        1.20

Asst.-Turn Ratio Hall     7th        1.43

Def. Rebounds   Roby   8th        5.20

 

SEASONED VETERAN: Aside from Hall and Roby dominating the headlines freshman Cory Higgins looks to have a bright future in black and gold. In his 10 Big 12 games, Higgins ranks third in scoring 9.7 ppg., second in rebounding at 4.8 rpg., first from the free throw line (.806) and in steals (15) and third in treys (25).

 

HALL PASS: Senior Marcus Hall is making the most of his final season leading the team in assists with 89 (3.7 apg.). With 384 assists, Hall is 22 from the top-five in school history passing the great Donnie Boyce (405, 1991-95). Hall also has a career-best 44 steals and 40 3-pointers.

 

Trends after 24 games

                In Wins (10)    In Losses (14)

PPG.               68.9          57.2

FG %               50.5%       41.0%

3-pt. FG %       38.3%       33.5%

FG made          24.3          20.0

FT%                 71.6%       67.8%

Turnovers          13.4          13.8

Assist/TO Ratio                 +1.5  -1.5

Off. Rebounds   8.5            8.2

Def. Rebounds  23.3          19.1

Steals              7.8            5.2

Blocks             4.4            4.0

In 10 wins: Roby: 17.0 ppg., 6.7 rpg.,; Hall: 14.4 ppg., 3.1 rpg., 3.4 apg.; Silas 10.7 ppg., 3.9 rpg.

 

4th all-time & CLIMBING: Richard Roby keeps moving up on the school scoring list with 1,851 points. He has eight, 20-point scoring efforts and stands 26 points from passing Shaun Vandiver. Vandiver played three years from 1989-91 scoring 1,876 points in 91 games (20.6 ppg.).

 

1. Donnie Boyce            1,995    18.8   1991-95

2. Cliff Meely     1,940    24.3   1969-71

3. Shaun Vandiver          1,876    20.6   1989-91

4. Richard Roby 1,851    16.7   20004-pre.

 

HALL or ROBY: Through 24 games, Richard Roby and Marcus Hall have led the majority of games in scoring. Roby has led 13 times (one shared), Hall nine times (one shared). Cory Higgins has done it in back-to-back games (at Texas A&M, Nebraska).  Xavier Silas (24 pts. vs. Florida A&M) has performed it once. In his 13 games, Roby averages 20.4 ppg., while Hall is 15.8 ppg.

 

BUFFALO GOLD:  CU has worn the gold uniforms five times this season are 1-4. They defeated Nebraska back on Jan. 15.

 

FT SHOOTING: In recent years, CU was not a very good free throw shooting team. This year, the Buffaloes are shooting almost 70 percent (.695), a feat only accomplished once in the last 12 years (2000-01, .715). 

 

IRON MAN: Marcus Hall has six games this season playing all 40 minutes. Hall ranks second in the Big 12 Conference behind Martin Zeno of Texas Tech, who has eight 40-minute games (5 conference and 3 non-conference). Hall has three straight Big 12 games (KU, at OSU, OU) and three straight non-conference games (at Air Force, Stanford, at Wyoming).

 

CU AOW: Richard Roby has four honors during the 2007-08 season tying him for fourth all-time in single-year Athlete of the Week honors. Roby has 11 honors his career. Roby’s 11 career honors moves him out of a tie with Shaun Vandiver for the most career honors for men’s basketball players and into a tie for second place on the all-time list with current track and cross country standout Jenny Barringer. Adam Goucher, a former track and cross country standout holds the record with 14.

 

BUFF BITS: Richard Roby’s streak of 15 consecutive games of double figures came to an end at KU (his longest string of games during his four-year career) ? Levi Knutson scored eight points off the bench vs. OU matching his Big 12 high set in home win over Nebraska ? Cory Higgins had a season-best five steals, four in the first half at Iowa State. His five steals were a CU high in the 12-year conference history vs. the Cyclones ? Roby’s season-best 14 rebounds against Mizzou tied his output of 14 boards earlier this season against New Orleans; his 13 defensive vs. Missouri was a career-high ? Richard Roby has tallied double-figures 21 of 24 games, Marcus Hall 18 of 24 games ? Hall, Higgins and Roby have started every game (24) ? Hall, Higgins, Knutson and Thorne II are the only players with more assists than turnovers ? For the first time in school history, CU beat both Oklahoma and Nebraska at home in football AND basketball in the same year ? Commissioners Honor Roll (3.0 or better): Freshman Levi Knutson (business), Redshirt sophomore Casey Crawford (political science).

 

CU During Big 12 Inception: After 24 games, CU not only has won more games this season than last, but their 3-point field goal percentage, free throw shooting and limiting their turnovers per game rank near the top over the last 12 years.

 

Year     PPG FG %        3-Pt.%    FT%   To  W’s

2007-08 62.1 .449  .355  .695   13.6  10

2006-07 69.1 .417  .313  .655  17.5  7

2005-06 76.8 .434  .342  .646  14.0   20

2004-05 71.6 .435  .353  .629  14.4   14  

2003-04 74.2 .464  .372  .621  14.6   18

2002-03 75.2 .443  .326  .669  14.0   20

2001-02 79.7 .453  .357  .677  17.0   15

2000-01 80.6 .460  .359  .715  16.5   15

1999-00 75.2 .426  .339  .686  14.3   18

1998-99 73.1 .414  .344  .702  14.7   18

1997-98 71.4 .404  .346  .688  14.3   13

1996-97 73.1 .420  .362  .681  13.9   22

 

FOUR IN A ROW? - Richard Roby will be looking to become only the third player in school history to lead the team in scoring four consecutive seasons. From 2004-05 (16.0 ppg.), 2005-06 (17.0) through last year (17.3), Roby has made it three straight. Here are the others:

Donnie Boyce    1991-95    4-straight

Shawn Vandiver *1988-91  3-straight

Emmett Lewis   1975-79    4-straight

Cliff Meely         *1968-71   3-straight

Pat Frink           ^1964-65, ’66-68 

                        (3 of 4 years)

* - Played only three years

^ - did not play 1965-66 season