Colorado University Athletics
MBB Moves To No. 20 In AP; Debuts At No. 24 In Coaches'
BOULDER GÇô The University of Colorado
menGÇÖs basketball team moved up one spot to No. 20 overall in the
latest Associated Press Top-25, and made its debut in the
Coaches' Poll at No. 24, released Monday.
The Buffaloes (10-1) are coming off an 80-63 home win over Elon
last Friday in their lone game of the week. Spencer Dinwiddie
scored a team-high 17 points with a career tying seven assists.
Xavier Johnson grabbed a career best 17 rebounds with 12 points,
and Josh Scott notched his team-high fourth double-double of the
season with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
ItGÇÖs the second straight week that CU is ranked in the AP having
entered at No. 21 last week.
The back-to-back weeks in at least one national poll matches what
CU did last year making the Top-25 in weeks three and four as the
No. 23 and No. 19 ranked school, respectively in the AP Poll.
Colorado is riding a 10-game winning streak and is idle until this
Saturday, Dec. 21 when they play No. 7/7 Oklahoma State (10-1) at
the MGM Grand Showcase in Las Vegas. The Buffaloes and Cowboys are
playing for the first time against one another since the 2010-11
season when the two schools were part of the Big 12
Conference.
"WeGÇÖre excited to play against a storied program, and certainly a
Top-25 team like Oklahoma State,GÇ¥ CU head coach Tad Boyle said back
in July when the match up was announced. GÇ£ItGÇÖs going to be a
great opportunity for us."
The Cowboys were 24-9 last season and finished tied for third in
the Big 12 Conference (13-5 record). OSU also made the NCAA
Tournament last March (second round) and features All-American
Marcus Smart (19.0 ppg this season).
CU/OSU played one another on a regular basis from 1948-2011 when
both were members of the Big Seven, Big Eight and Big 12
Conferences. The Cowboys lead the all-time series, 60-48, however
are 6-6 on neutral courts. The Buffs won the last game between the
two programs on Jan. 15, 2011 in Boulder (75-71).
Colorado returns home after the Christmas holiday taking on Georgia
(Saturday, Dec. 28) at 8 p.m. It will be CUGÇÖs last non-conference
games before Pac-12 play begins the following week.
Fans can purchase a three-game holiday plan available at the Coors
Events Center for Georgia, Oregon State (Jan. 2) and Oregon (Jan.
5) starting at $30 for youth and seniors, $45 for adults.