BOULDER – Colorado has accepted an invitation to play in the inaugural College Basketball Crown, a 16-team tournament to be played March 31 through April 6 in Las Vegas. Colorado will open with Villanova on Tuesday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m. MT at the MGM Garden Grand Arena. Villanova is 19-14 on the season, finishing sixth […]
BOULDER – Colorado has accepted an invitation to play in the inaugural College Basketball Crown, a 16-team tournament to be played March 31 through April 6 in Las Vegas.
Colorado will open with Villanova on Tuesday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m. MT at the MGM Garden Grand Arena. Villanova is 19-14 on the season, finishing sixth in the Big East Conference at 11-9.
The winner of that game will meet either Tulane or USC on Thursday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the MGM Garden Grand Arena. Tulane is 19-14 and finished fourth in the American Conference at 12-6. Former Pac-12 rival USC is 16-17 overall, tying for 12th in its first season in the Big Ten Conference.
All games will air on either FOX or FS1 as well as the Buffaloes’ games on the Colorado Radio Network.
The semifinals will be played on Saturday, April 5, with the championship game on Sunday, April 6. The semifinals and finals will be played at the T-Mobile Center.
Colorado is 14-20 overall finishing 16th in the Big 12 Conference at 3-17. The Buffaloes have won five of their last 10 games, including a pair of upsets at the Big 12 Championship, becoming the first team in nearly a century to advance to the quarterfinals of any conference championship after finishing 16th or lower in the regular season standings.
Colorado is advancing to postseason play past the conference tournament level for the 13th time in 14 opportunities under head coach Tad Boyle (no postseason in 2020 due to the pandemic). During that time the Buffaloes have played in six NCAA Tournaments, five NIT events and one CBI.
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