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The Maui Invitational tips off on November 23rd and EASports predicts Gonzaga will come out on top of a field that includes Maryland, Cincinnati, Vanderbilt, Arizona, Wisconsin, Chaminade, and Colorado.   Full Story

Colorado nearly blew a 16-point lead in the second half and was out-rebounded 32-25 by a SWAC team. Jeff Bzdelik, however, still believes his team deserves and is ready for a working vacation in hoops paradise.   Full Story

Junior college transfer Marcus Relphorde has a modest goal for his first season at Colorado. He wants to be the Newcomer of the Year in the Big 12 Conference. Relphorde shares more thoughts on how he believes he can help the Buffs in this video interview.   Full Story

The Colorado basketball team needed more size and skill in the post last season. Coaches traveled a long way to find a player they hope will solve those problems. Get inside for this video interview with new 6-foot-11 center Shane Harris-Tunks.   Full Story

Colorado freshman Alec Burks recently completed a morning workout with coach Jeff Bzdelik at the Coors Events Center by making 32 3-point shots in 21/2 minutes. Burks spent a few minutes with Scout.com talking about what looks like a bright future as a Buff. Get inside for this video interview.   Full Story

Today we continue our series of video interviews getting to know the new members of the Colorado men's basketball program. We spent a few minutes with Keegan Hornbuckle, a lanky forward from Los Angeles with a smooth jump shot.   Full Story

Sure, it's football season. Opening week in fact. But that doesn't mean basketball should be ignored, especially at Colorado where five newcomers should give a significant boost to coach Jeff Bzdelik's team in the coming season. We spent a few minutes getting to know explosive young guard Shannon Sharpe today after his morning workout. Get inside for this video interview.   Full Story

The Texas Longhorns had to sweep this week’s games to keep the NCAA Tournament hopes alive and Saturday took everything the Longhorns had to survive in Boulder in overtime 85-76 against a hot shooting Cory Higgins of the Colorado Buffaloes. Texas moves to 17-7 overall and 6-4 in Big 12 conference play.   Full Story

Arguably the greatest basketball player ever, Michael Jordan once said: “I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”   Full Story

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Cole Aldrich led the Kansas men’s basketball team to a 66-61 victory over Colorado Saturday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse. Aldrich scored 15 points including 11 in the game’s first seven minutes.    Full Story

News and notes on KU’s matchup with Colorado at Allen Fieldhouse at 3 p.m. today on ESPNU, while celebrating former Jayhawk star Paul Pierce’s selection in the NBA All-Star game on Feb. 15 in Phoenix.   Full Story

Five players scored in double figures, led by Sherron Collins’ team-high 18 points, as Kansas men’s basketball defeated Colorado, 73-56, at the Coors Event Conference Center Saturday afternoon.   Full Story

The Rice Football Staff is extremely busy right now preparing for its December 30th Texas Bowl match-up with Western Michigan. That schedule gets set aside this weekend though as they will host around a dozen top recruits, including several key uncommitted targets...   Full Story

IRVING, Texas – University of Colorado sophomore guard Cory Higgins was selected the Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week for Dec. 8-14 in voting by a panel of media covering the conference, announced Monday by the conference office.   Full Story

Colorado basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik visited several large lecture halls earlier this week attempting to coax students to the Coors Events Center to support his team Wednesday night against Texas Christian. The program's most loyal fans in the student section, the C-Unit, followed his lead by printing 1,000 fliers and posting them on dorm room doors. How did the Buffs reward those efforts?   Full Story

New men's hoops author James "perak100" Perakis continues to sparkle in his debut for The Bootleg by previewing the Stanford/Colorado game for the faithful. Learn who Stanford expects to start versus the Buffaloes, what Colorado brings to the floor against the Cardinal, and who he expects will be the keys to victory as Stanford tries to move to 4-0 on the season.   Full Story

Colorado basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik got a pass last year. It didn’t really matter what his team did on the court, the truth everyone knew was he inherited a mess from former coach Ricardo Patton, and it would be lunacy to expect much considering the talent he had at his disposal.   Full Story

Reporter Brian Towey spoke to former Stony Brook player Kyle Wright, who recently made a decision to play in the Big East after spending some time in a Hartford Pro-Am Summer League ...   Full Story

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Colorado basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik met with media members Thursday at Big 12 basketball media days to discuss his team and how he sees the conference in the coming season.   Full Story

DeKalb, Illinois – Northern Illinois head men’s basketball coach Ricardo Patton announced on Friday that his staff has selected Darion “Jake” Anderson (Chicago, Ill./Carver Military Academy), Sean Kowal (Saint Louis, Mo./Desmet Jesuit/Colorado) and Xavier Silas (Austin, Tex./Brewster Academy (N.H.)/Colorado) as the Huskies’ team captains for the 2008-09 campaign.   Full Story

The Colorado men’s and women’s basketball teams have announced their schedules for the 2008-09 season. Inside, read about the highlights.    Full Story

Former CU Buffalo Marcus Hall signed a contract with the New York Knicks this week and will participate in the NBA team's summer league games. Former teammate Richard Roby signed a contract with New Jersey, earlier.   Full Story

“Regardless of one’s view of the war, it is our duty as citizens to support our soldiers and their families who have answered our nation’s call,” CU basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik said Thursday. Bzdelik recently returned from an eight-day USO tour in Kuwait and Iraq.   Full Story

CU head men’s basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik released a statement Wednesday regarding speculation he could develop interest in the Chicago Bulls’ coaching job.   Full Story

The spring signing period is a time for finding diamonds in the rough. It sounds as though the Buffs went to Diamond High in Pomona, Calif., and did just that when they signed Ryan Kelley recently.   Full Story