Colorado-California Notes
WRIGHT BREAKS ASSIST MARK: McKinley Wright IV broke Colorado’s career assists mark and did it in style with a personal game-high 12 assists. He entered the game tied with Jay Humphries (1980-84) at 562 and now has a all-time best 574.
Colorado Career Assists:
Rk. Player Years Assists
1. McKinley Wright IV 2017-present 574
Jay Humphries 1980-84 562
3. Mike Reid 1982-86 446
4. Jose Winston 1998-01 440
5. Marcus Hall 2003-06, ‘07-08 423
With his 12 assists, he also tied another Jay Humphries all-time school record with his eighth game of double-figure assists. Wright scored 13 points for his eighth career points-assists double-double, extending his own Colorado career record. It was his 13th overall double-double.
Wright’s 12 assists ties for the sixth-most in a single game in CU history and most since Askia Booker had 12 at UCLA on Feb. 13, 2014.
His 13 points also moved him past Randy Downs into 10th on Colorado’s all-time scoring list with 1,568 points. Downs had 1,566 from 1982-86.
Jabari Walker (23 points, 11 rebounds) career-highs in points and rebounds registering his second-straight double-double. Walker’s 23 points were the most by a freshman since McKinley Wright IV had 30 against South Dakota State in Dec. 2017. Walker was 3 of 3 from 3-point range; he has hit his last five attempts spanning two games. Walker’s 9 field goals on 13 attempts and three 3-pointers were all career-highs. Walker has made 16 of his last 26 from the field over the last three games.
D’Shawn Schwartz hit three 3-point field goals to move into 12th on CU’s all-time list with 128. His next 3-pointer will move him into a tie for 10th with Levi Knutson (2007-11) and Donnie Boyce (1991-95). Schwartz finished with a season-high 18 points.
Maddox Daniels tied his career-high with 12 points, hitting double-digits for the fifth time this season.
Eli Parquet had a career-high three steals
Freshman Isaac Jessup scored his first collegiate points with a pair of free throws in the final minutes. Sophomore Will Loughlin made his Colorado debut in the closing minutes.
Colorado’s 33 field goals and 55 percent shooting were both season highs. The 33 field goals are the most since making 38 vs Utah on Jan. 12, 2020. The percentage is the best since CU shot 59.4 percent in that same Utah game.
Colorado tied its season low in turnovers with seven (Grand Canyon & Washington). It was Colorado’s fifth game of the season with fewer than 10 turnovers.
Colorado made 11 of 14 from the free throw line (.786), seeing its nation-leading average dip slightly to 84.1 percent. The Buffaloes, who have made at least 10 free throws in all 13 games, missed three or fewer for the 10th time this season.
Colorado improves its series record over California to 19-16 overall and 13-2 in Boulder.
Colorado improved to 4-0 at home this season and has won 32 of its last 37 and 44 of 52 at the Events Center.
Colorado is 43-18 over its last 61 games regardless of location (dating back to Feb. 2019).