2022–23 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado Boulder in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tad Boyle in his thirteenth season at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2022–23 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	18–17 (8–12 Pac-12)
Head coach	Tad Boyle (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Rhon Bill Grier Rick Ray
Home arena	CU Events Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 UCLA	18	–	2		.900			31	–	6		.838
No. 8 Arizona†	14	–	6		.700			28	–	7		.800
USC	14	–	6		.700			22	–	11		.667
Oregon	12	–	8		.600			21	–	15		.583
Arizona State	11	–	9		.550			23	–	13		.639
Washington State	11	–	9		.550			17	–	17		.500
Utah	10	–	10		.500			17	–	15		.531
Washington	8	–	12		.400			16	–	16		.500
Colorado	8	–	12		.400			18	–	17		.514
Stanford	7	–	13		.350			14	–	19		.424
Oregon State	5	–	15		.250			11	–	21		.344
California	2	–	18		.100			3	–	29		.094
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Buffaloes finished the season 21–12, 12–8 in Pac-12 Play to finish in 4th place. They defeated Oregon in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to St. Bonaventure.^[1]

Off-season

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Evan Battey	F	6'8"	259	RS Senior	Los Angeles, California	Graduated.
Benan Ersek	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Vienna, Austria	Walk-on; Graduated.
Elijah Parquet	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Beaumont, Texas	transferring to UNLV.[2]
Keeshawn Barthelemy	G	6'2"	171	RS Sophomore	Montreal, Quebec	transferring to Oregon.[2]

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jalen Gabbidon	3	G	6'5"	190	GS Senior	Harrisburg, PA	Yale
J'Vonne Hadley	13	G	6'6"	215	Sophomore	St. Paul, MN	Indian Hills CC
Ethan Wright	14	G	6'4"	190	GS Senior	Newton Centre, MN	Princeton

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Joe Hurlburt #19 C	Enderlin, ND	Enderlin High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Mar 29, 2021
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Colorado Commits". Rivals. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2022–23 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Luke O'Brien 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Columbine HS Littleton, CO G 1 Julian Hammond III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So Cherry Creek HS Denver, CO G 2 KJ Simpson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Chaminade College Prep West Hills, CA G 3 Jalen Gabbidon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Glenelg Country School Yale Harrisburg, PA G/F 5 Quincy Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Maret School Silver Spring, MD G 10 RJ Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Damien HS Chino, CA G 11 Javon Ruffin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So PHH Prep New Orleans, LA G 13 J'Vonne Hadley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Cretin-Derham Hall HS Indian Hills CC St. Paul, MN G 14 Ethan Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Newton North HS Princeton Newton Centre, MA G/F 15 Amondo Miller Jr. (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Valor Christian HS Littleton, CO F 23 Tristan da Silva 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Ludwigsgymnasium Munich Munich, Germany F 24 Joe Hurlburt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Enderlin HS Enderlin, ND F 30 Will Loughlin (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Seattle Prep Seattle, WA G 32 Nique Clifford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr The Vanguard School Colorado Springs, CO C 34 Lawson Lovering 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Central HS Cheyenne, WY F 41 Cody Mains (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So W.T. Woodson HS Fairfax, VA G 44 Jack Pease (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Highland Park HS Dallas, TX	Head coach Tad Boyle (Kansas) Assistant coach(es) Mike Rohn (McPherson) Bill Grier (Oregon) Rick Ray (Grand View College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022* 4:00 p.m.		Nebraska Charity Exhibition	W 72–61		17 – Simpson	8 – Tied	4 – Hammond III	CU Events Center (3,360) Boulder, CO
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 6:30 p.m., P12N		UC Riverside	W 82–66	1–0	16 – Hadley	8 – Hadley	3 – Tied	CU Events Center (5,388) Boulder, CO
November 11, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+/P12N		at Grambling State Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series	L 74–83	1–1	16 – Simpson	8 – Hadley	4 – Simpson	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (837) Grambling, LA
November 13, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. No. 11 Tennessee	W 78–66	2–1	23 – Simpson	10 – Tied	3 – Tied	Bridgestone Arena (12,482) Nashville, TN
November 17, 2022* 11:30 a.m., ESPNU		vs. UMass Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals	L 63–66	2–2	17 – da Silva	9 – Hadley	6 – Simpson	HTC Center (1,256) Conway, SC
November 18, 2022* 10:00 a.m., ESPNU		vs. No. 24 Texas A&M Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation round	W 103–75	3–2	30 – Simpson	7 – Simpson	4 – Tied	HTC Center (1,332) Conway, SC
November 20, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPNews		vs. Boise State Myrtle Beach Invitational 5th-place game	L 55–68	3–3	14 – Simpson	6 – Lovering	4 – Simpson	HTC Center (1,281) Conway, SC
November 27, 2022* 1:00 p.m., P12N		Yale	W 65–62	4–3	20 – da Silva	6 – da Silva	3 – Simpson	CU Events Center (5,780) Boulder, CO
December 1, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1		Arizona State	L 59–60	4–4 (0–1)	13 – Simpson	8 – da Silva	3 – 2 tied	CU Events Center (6,917) Boulder, CO
December 4, 2022 1:00 p.m., P12N		at Washington	L 63–73	4–5 (0–2)	15 – Hadley	5 – Clifford	4 – Hammond	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,261) Seattle, WA
December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Colorado State	W 93–65	5–5	27 – Simpson	9 – Hadley	3 – Tied	CU Events Center (10,033) Boulder, CO
December 15, 2022* 6:30 p.m., P12N		North Alabama	W 84–60	6–5	25 – da Silva	9 – da Silva	6 – Simpson	CU Events Center (5,125) Boulder, CO
December 18, 2022* 3:00 p.m., P12N		Northern Colorado	W 88–77	7–5	26 – da Silva	9 – Hadley	4 – Simpson	CU Events Center (6,015) Boulder, CO
December 21, 2022* 5:00 p.m., P12N		Southern Utah	W 86–78	8–5	21 – Simpson	10 – da Silva	4 – Simpson	CU Events Center (5,108) Boulder, CO
December 29, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Stanford	W 73–70	9–5 (1–2)	31 – Simpson	7 – Simpson	4 – Simpson	Maples Pavilion (2,640) Stanford, CA
December 31, 2022 4:00 p.m., P12N		at California	L 76–80	9–6 (1–3)	25 – Simpson	4 – Tied	5 – Simpson	Haas Pavilion (1,253) Berkeley, CA
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Oregon	W 68–41	10–6 (2–3)	30 – da Silva	11 – O'Brien	3 – Hammond	CU Events Center (6,325) Boulder, CO
January 7, 2023 7:30 p.m., P12N		Oregon State	W 62–42	11–6 (3–3)	17 – da Silva	9 – O’Brien	6 – Simpson	CU Events Center (6,203) Boulder, CO
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N		at USC	L 61–68	11–7 (3–4)	17 – Simpson	14 – Lovering	4 – Hadley	Galen Center (3,178) Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 2023 6:00 p.m., FOX		at No. 7 UCLA	L 54–68	11–8 (3–5)	17 – Simpson	10 – Hadley	3 – Simpson	Pauley Pavilion (8,106) Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Washington	L 72–75	11–9 (3–6)	18 – Hammond	7 – da Silva	3 – Hammond	CU Events Center (6,974) Boulder, CO
January 22, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPNU		Washington State	W 58–55	12–9 (4–6)	27 – da Silva	6 – O'Brien	3 – Simpson	CU Events Center (–) Boulder, CO
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N		at Oregon	L 69–75	12–10 (4–7)	23 – da Silva	7 – O'Brien	4 – Simpson	Matthew Knight Arena (5,680) Eugene, OR
January 28, 2023 8:30 p.m., P12N		at Oregon State	L 52–60	12–11 (4–8)	22 – da Silva	15 – da Silva	2 – da Silva	Gill Coliseum (3,789) Corvallis, OR
February 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., P12N		California	W 59–46	13–11 (5–8)	20 – da Silva	7 – O’Brien	4 – Simpson	CU Events Center (6,712) Boulder, CO
February 5, 2023 5:00 p.m., FS1		Stanford	W 84–62	14–11 (6–8)	21 – Simpson	8 – Lovering	4 – Simpson	CU Events Center (6,974) Boulder, CO
February 11, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1		at Utah	L 62–73	14–12 (6–9)	14 – Simpson	6 – O'Brien	5 – Simpson	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,133) Salt Lake City, UT
February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N		at Arizona State	W 67–59	15–12 (7–9)	23 – da Silva	10 – O’Brien	3 – Tied	Desert Financial Arena (7,501) Tempe, AZ
February 18, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 8 Arizona	L 68–78	15–13 (7–10)	18 – da Silva	9 – O'Brien	7 – Simpson	McKale Center (14,688) Tucson, AZ
February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		USC	L 65–84	15–14 (7–11)	18 – Simpson	7 – Lovering	5 – Simpson	CU Events Center (6,638) Boulder, CO
February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., CBS		No. 4 UCLA	L 56–60	15–15 (7–12)	14 – Simpson	10 – O'Brien	3 – Wright	CU Events Center (8,680) Boulder, CO
March 4, 2023 3:30 p.m., P12N		Utah	W 69–60	16–15 (8–12)	15 – Hammond	11 – Clifford	5 – Hammond	CU Events Center (8,432) Boulder, CO
Pac-12 Tournament
March 8, 2023 1:00 p.m., P12N	(9)	vs. (8) Washington First Round	W 74–68	17–15	21 – Hammond	10 – O’Brien	5 – da Silva	T-Mobile Arena (7,469) Paradise, NV
March 9, 2023 1:00 p.m., P12N	(9)	vs. (1) No. 2 UCLA Quarterfinals	L 69–80	17–16	17 – da Silva	7 – O'Brien	6 – Hammond	T-Mobile Arena (10,406) Paradise, NV
NIT tournament
March 14, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	(3)	Seton Hall First Round – Rutgers Bracket	W 65–64	18–16	18 – Wright	14 – O'Brien	5 – Hammond	CU Events Center (2,363) Boulder, CO
March 19, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPNU	(3)	Utah Valley Second Round – Rutgers Bracket	L 69–81	18–17	21 – Lovering	7 – Lovering	4 – O'Brien	CU Events Center (3,964) Boulder, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—