GAME 30: USC, Saturday, March 9, 2019
CU Events Center, Boulder, Colo
GAMETIME: 3 p.m. MST
Radio: *630 AM KHOW (Mark Johnson, Scott Wilke)
TV: Pac-12 Network (JB Long, Mike Montgomery)
Watch Online: Pac-12.com/NOW
Listen Online: CUBuffs.com, TuneIn
Satellite: Sirius: 113, XM: 197, Internet: 959
Live Statistics: CUBuffs.com
PROMOTIONS: Colorado Athletics is offering a Ticket and Snack Pack for Saturday’s game. For $17, receive a general admission ticket, popcorn and soda. Visit CUBuffs.com/tickets and enter the promo code: SNACK.
THE BUFFALOES: Colorado is 18-11 overall and tied with Oregon, Oregon State and UCLA for fourth place in the Pac-12 Conference at 9-8. With the 93-68 win over UCLA on March 7, the Buffaloes have guaranteed themselves a .500 or better Pac-12 record for the sixth time in nine seasons, but the first since 2015-16. The Buffaloes have won seven of their last nine since beginning the conference season at 2-6.
Colorado controls its own destiny for the No. 5 seed in the upcoming Pac-12 Tournament. Win Saturday vs. USC and the Buffaloes will be slotted no lower than that. A CU win, and a loss by either Oregon State or Utah, would bump Colorado up to the No. 4 seed and the first “bye” in the program’s eight-year Pac-12 history. A CU win and losses by both Oregon State and Utah would vault Colorado to the No. 3 spot. Fourth through ninth place remains separated by only a single game.
Colorado is averaging 74.9 points per game while shooting 46.1 percent from the field. Defensively the Buffaloes allow 68.5 points a contest while opponents shoot 43.1 percent.
The Buffaloes hit 90 points for the fifth time this season during the win over UCLA, their most since scoring at least 90 in six games in 2015-16. Colorado’s 93 points are its most in a regulation, regular season Pac-12 game since a 100-91 win over Oregon in Boulder on Jan. 5, 2014.
Colorado leads the Pac-12 in rebounding defense (31.7 rpg) and rebounding margin (+5.5) while ranking second in scoring margin (+6.4) and 3-point defense (.320) and third in scoring defense, free throw percentage (.740), field goal percentage, defensive rebounds (27.2 drpg) and overall rebounding (37.2 rpg).
Sophomore Tyler Bey tops Colorado at 13.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 56 percent from the field. Bey is averaging 17.8 points and 12.2 rebounds over the last six games while shooting 63.4 percent (45-71).
He recorded his 13th double-double of the season, and 15th of his career, with 27 points and 13 rebounds vs. UCLA. It was his fourth-straight double-double, fifth in six games and seventh in his last nine. He is tied with USC’s Nick Rakocevic for the most double-doubles by a Pac-12 player this season. Bey’s 13 double-doubles are the most by a Buffalo since Josh Scott also had 13 in 2015-16.
On the Pac-12 leaderboard he is second in overall rebounding and defensive boards (7.7 drpg), eighth in field goal shooting, ninth in blocks, 10th in offensive rebounds (1.9 orpg) and 15th in scoring. Bey ranks 16th in the nation in defensive rebounds, 24th in double-doubles and 26th in overall rebounding.
Sophomore guard McKinley Wright IV paces the Buffaloes 5.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Wright is second on the team in scoring (12.9 ppg), rebounding (4.9 rpg) and field goal shooting (.506).
Wright nearly claimed a double-double against UCLA finishing with nine points and a season-high nine rebounds. He also dished out five assists.
He scored a season-high 24 points in the win over Arizona State, his 11th career 20-point effort and fifth of the season.
Wright is third in the Pac-12 in assists while also ranking eighth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7), 11th in field goal percentage (.506), 14th in free throw percentage (.775) and 18th in scoring. He is the top shooter among guards in the Pac-12 as his 50.6 percentage leads all back-court players who have enough attempts to qualify for the league leaderboard.
Wright has scored in double figures in 48 of 60 career games while dishing out at least five assists in 37 contests. He has 815 points for his career (13.6 ppg), ranking 52nd on CU’s all-time career scoring list.
Junior guard Shane Gatling is Colorado’s third-leading scorer at 10.6 points per game and leads the Buffaloes in 3-point field goals (52). He is second assists (52) and steals (29).
Gatling had 26 points against UCLA, including a perfect 10 of 10 night from the free throw line. It was his third 20-point game of the season, his top two efforts coming against UCLA (career-high 28 in Los Angeles). His 10 of 10 effort from the line mark career-highs and is the best single-game effort without a miss since Derrick White’s 12-of-12 game at Arizona State on Jan. 5, 2017.
Gatling has multiple 3-point field goals in nine of the last 15 contests. On the Pac-12 charts, Gatling ranks third in free throw shooting (.831) and 13th in 3-pointers made (1.8 mpg)
Junior forward Lucas Siewert is fourth on the team in scoring (10.2 ppg) and leads the Buffaloes in 3-point shooting (.376) and is second in rebounding (4.9 rpg) and 3-pointers made (41) and third in assists (48).
Siewert came off the bench for the first time this season at Washington, responding with seven rebounds and three assists. His 23 assists over the last eight games (2.9 apg) are second only to Wright on the team.
Freshman forward Evan Battey is fourth on the team in rebounding at 4.2 per game and third in field goal percentage (.488). He is averaging 9.1 points and has made 23 of 43 from the field over the last seven games (.535).
Battey had 15 points on 6 of 9 shooting vs. Utah, his eighth game in double figures and fourth in eight games. It was his ninth game with at least four field goals. In those nine games with at least four field goals, he has shot 65 percent (45-69). He is second on the team in offensive rebounds with 54, a mark that ranks 11th in the Pac-12 (1.9 orpg).
Sophomore wing D’Shawn Schwartz is fifth on the team in scoring at 8.7 points per game and in rebounds at 3.7 per contest. He had 15 points and six rebounds vs. UCLA, his 13th double-figure scoring effort of the season. Schwartz is averaging 13.7 points and 5.7 rebounds the last three games.
Schwartz is sixth in the Pac-12 in free throw shooting during conference games at 81.8 percent (36-44).
Freshman guard Daylen Kountz is averaging 5.4 points and is fourth on the team in assists with 38. Kountz had eight points and tied a personal-best with four rebounds at Washington State.
Freshman guard Eli Parquet is averaging 8.6 minutes per game. He is second on the team in blocks during Pac-12 play with eight and has 10 total on the season. Parquet had his first field goal in nine games at Washington State, finishing with three points and two rebounds. Parquet matched personal bests with two steals and two assists in 20 minutes at Washington.
Sophomore forward Alexander Strating has played in 24 games averaging just under eight minutes an outing. Strating had a career-high five points, hitting both of his field goal attempts against Oregon State. He played a career-most 19 minutes at Utah, logging two points and two rebounds. Strating appeared in just five games for a total of seven minutes as a redshirt freshman in 2017-18.
ABOUT THE TROJANS: USC is 15-15 overall and tied with Arizona for eighth place in the Pac-12 at 8-9. The Trojans have dropped three straight, including an 83-74 decision at Utah on Mar. 7. USC averages 76.6 points while shooting 46.1 percent from the field. The Trojans lead the Pac-12 in 3-point shooting (.382) and assists (16.8 apg). Defensively, USC allows 73.0 points while opponents shoot 42.3 from the floor. The Trojans are 2-8 on the road this season.
Senior forward Bennie Boatwright leads the Trojans and ranks third in the Pac-12 in scoring at 18.5 points per game. He shoots 48 percent from the field and leads the team in 3-pointers with 81. Junior forward Nick Rakocevic tops USC in rebounding a 9.3 per game while ranking second in scoring at 14.9 per contest. Junior guard Jonah Mathews is averaging 12.5 points per game. Mathews leads the Trojans in steals (37) and ranks second in 3-point field goals (72) while shooting 40 percent beyond the arc. Freshman guard Kevin Porter, Jr., averages 9.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.
Andy Enfield is in his sixth year at USC with a record of 109-91. He is in his eighth season as a collegiate head coach with a record of 150-119.
THE SERIES: This will be the 18th meeting between Colorado and USC with the Buffaloes holding a 10-7 lead. Colorado broke a four-game Trojans’ winning streak in the series with its 69-65 win in Los Angeles on Feb. 9. Colorado leads the series 5-2 in Boulder, but both USC’s wins have come in its last two trips. Colorado’s last home win over USC came on Jan. 4, 2015, an 86-65 decision.
Tad Boyle is 8-4 against USC as a head coach. Andy Enfield is 4-6 against Colorado as a head coach.
SOLID SHOOTING AT THE LINE: Colorado is 138 of 170 from the line over the last eight games (.812) and ranks second in the Pac-12 during conference games (.759). The Buffaloes hit 18 of 20 in the home win over UCLA; at 90 percent the second-best mark of the season.
Against USC, Colorado made 13 of 15 from the free throw line (.867), sinking its final 11 in a row. D’Shawn Schwartz’s two free throws with 14 seconds made it a two-possession game and provided the final scoring (69-65). Colorado made all seven attempts in the second half.
Speaking of second-half successes, the Buffaloes are shooting 85 percent from the line in the second half (61-72) over the last five games. Colorado was a perfect 13 of 13 in the second half against UCLA.
BEY’S BIG-NUMBER GAMES: Sophomore forward Tyler Bey has put up some impressive single-game numbers in several contests this year.
In the home win over UCLA, Bey tied his career-high with 27 points, hitting 13 of 20 from the field. His 13 field goals are the most by a Buff since Askia Booker had 13 at USC in a triple overtime game in Jan. 2015. His 13 field goals and 20 attempts are both the most by a Buffalo at the CU Events Center against a Pac-12 opponent.
Bey had 17 rebounds in the home win over Arizona State; the most by a Buff since Josh Scott had 17 at Oregon on Feb. 18, 2015. He had 16 on the defensive end, the second-most by a Colorado player since 1979-80, when those statistics were first tracked in the program. Andre Roberson had 17 defensive rebounds, 20 overall, against Stanford on Jan. 24, 2013.
Against Oregon, Bey recorded his initial 27-point game with a perfect 9 of 9 from the field along with hitting 9 of 11 from the free throw line. His 9 of 9 performance from the field is the program’s best since David Harrison’s school-record 10 for 10 against Baylor on Jan 31, 2004.
WRIGHT ALREADY MOVING UP IN CAREER ASSISTS: Sophomore McKinley Wright IV had 175 assists in 32 games as a freshman which not only set Colorado’s freshman record for assists in a season but was the second-best overall season mark in team history since the category became an official statistic in 1974-75.
He became the 13th player in team history to reach 300 career assists during the Washington State game and is just 20 away from cracking CU’s career Top 10.
Colorado Career Assists:
Rk. Player Years Assists
9. Askia Booker 2011-15 334
Gordon Tope 1967-70 334
11. Billy Law 1990-92 321
12. Cory Higgins 2007-11 320
13. McKinley Wright IV 2017-present 314
Wright’s 5.5 assists per game in 2017-18 ranked as the seventh-best single-season average in team history. His current pace, at 5.2 per game, is just a fraction below current record holder Billy Law who averaged 5.3 per game from 1990-92.
Wright has four double-figure assists games each resulting in points-assists double-doubles. His three points-assists double-doubles last year tied the school single-season record previously set by Jay Humphries (1982-83 and ‘83-84) and Toney Ellis (1976-77). Humphries holds the career mark in that category with six.
Wright’s four games with 10-plus assists are the fifth most in team history. Humphries holds the record with seven from 1980-84.
Games With Double-Digit Assists:
1. Jay Humphries (1980-84) 7
2. Mike Reid (1982-86) 6
Jose Winston (1998-01) 6
4. Chauncey Billups (1995-97) 5
5. McKinley Wright IV (2017-pre) 4
BEY’S BOARDS: Sophomore Tyler Bey is the Pac-12’s second-leading rebounder at 9.6 rebounds per game. His numbers are starting to creep up on Colorado’s season and career charts as well.
Bey has 278 rebounds, currently 17th on CU’s single-season list and with his recent pace of double-figure rebound games, he could be looking at being the 12th player in team history to reach 300 for a season. His 278 rebounds rank fifth for a sophomore campaign.
Colorado Season Rebounds:
Rk. Player Season Rebounds
11. Cliff Meely 1970-71 302
12. Stephane Pelle 2002-03 298
13. Andre Roberson 2010-11 297
14. Josh Scott 2013-14 295
Shaun Vandiver 1988-89 295
16. Josh Scott 2015-16 282
17. Tyler Bey 2018-19 278
Bey has 442 career rebounds in 61 games (7.2 rpg), already ranking 36th on Colorado’s all-time list.
Colorado Career Rebounds:
Rk. Player Years Rebounds
32. Chuck Gardner 1963-66 486
33. Askia Booker 2011-15 446
Fred Edmonds 1993-97 446
35. Ted Allen 1992-95 443
36. Tyler Bey 2017-pres. 429
RIGHT AT HOME: Colorado has won 45 of its last 54 and 55 of 65 in the friendly confines of the CU Events Center. In the Tad Boyle era, Colorado is a sparkling 125-24 at the CU Events Center (.839). The Buffaloes are 438-175 (.715) all-time at the CEC. Colorado has won at least 10 games at home each of the last 10 seasons.
CU Events Center, Boulder, Colo
GAMETIME: 3 p.m. MST
Radio: *630 AM KHOW (Mark Johnson, Scott Wilke)
TV: Pac-12 Network (JB Long, Mike Montgomery)
Watch Online: Pac-12.com/NOW
Listen Online: CUBuffs.com, TuneIn
Satellite: Sirius: 113, XM: 197, Internet: 959
Live Statistics: CUBuffs.com
PROMOTIONS: Colorado Athletics is offering a Ticket and Snack Pack for Saturday’s game. For $17, receive a general admission ticket, popcorn and soda. Visit CUBuffs.com/tickets and enter the promo code: SNACK.
THE BUFFALOES: Colorado is 18-11 overall and tied with Oregon, Oregon State and UCLA for fourth place in the Pac-12 Conference at 9-8. With the 93-68 win over UCLA on March 7, the Buffaloes have guaranteed themselves a .500 or better Pac-12 record for the sixth time in nine seasons, but the first since 2015-16. The Buffaloes have won seven of their last nine since beginning the conference season at 2-6.
Colorado controls its own destiny for the No. 5 seed in the upcoming Pac-12 Tournament. Win Saturday vs. USC and the Buffaloes will be slotted no lower than that. A CU win, and a loss by either Oregon State or Utah, would bump Colorado up to the No. 4 seed and the first “bye” in the program’s eight-year Pac-12 history. A CU win and losses by both Oregon State and Utah would vault Colorado to the No. 3 spot. Fourth through ninth place remains separated by only a single game.
Colorado is averaging 74.9 points per game while shooting 46.1 percent from the field. Defensively the Buffaloes allow 68.5 points a contest while opponents shoot 43.1 percent.
The Buffaloes hit 90 points for the fifth time this season during the win over UCLA, their most since scoring at least 90 in six games in 2015-16. Colorado’s 93 points are its most in a regulation, regular season Pac-12 game since a 100-91 win over Oregon in Boulder on Jan. 5, 2014.
Colorado leads the Pac-12 in rebounding defense (31.7 rpg) and rebounding margin (+5.5) while ranking second in scoring margin (+6.4) and 3-point defense (.320) and third in scoring defense, free throw percentage (.740), field goal percentage, defensive rebounds (27.2 drpg) and overall rebounding (37.2 rpg).
Sophomore Tyler Bey tops Colorado at 13.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 56 percent from the field. Bey is averaging 17.8 points and 12.2 rebounds over the last six games while shooting 63.4 percent (45-71).
He recorded his 13th double-double of the season, and 15th of his career, with 27 points and 13 rebounds vs. UCLA. It was his fourth-straight double-double, fifth in six games and seventh in his last nine. He is tied with USC’s Nick Rakocevic for the most double-doubles by a Pac-12 player this season. Bey’s 13 double-doubles are the most by a Buffalo since Josh Scott also had 13 in 2015-16.
On the Pac-12 leaderboard he is second in overall rebounding and defensive boards (7.7 drpg), eighth in field goal shooting, ninth in blocks, 10th in offensive rebounds (1.9 orpg) and 15th in scoring. Bey ranks 16th in the nation in defensive rebounds, 24th in double-doubles and 26th in overall rebounding.
Sophomore guard McKinley Wright IV paces the Buffaloes 5.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Wright is second on the team in scoring (12.9 ppg), rebounding (4.9 rpg) and field goal shooting (.506).
Wright nearly claimed a double-double against UCLA finishing with nine points and a season-high nine rebounds. He also dished out five assists.
He scored a season-high 24 points in the win over Arizona State, his 11th career 20-point effort and fifth of the season.
Wright is third in the Pac-12 in assists while also ranking eighth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7), 11th in field goal percentage (.506), 14th in free throw percentage (.775) and 18th in scoring. He is the top shooter among guards in the Pac-12 as his 50.6 percentage leads all back-court players who have enough attempts to qualify for the league leaderboard.
Wright has scored in double figures in 48 of 60 career games while dishing out at least five assists in 37 contests. He has 815 points for his career (13.6 ppg), ranking 52nd on CU’s all-time career scoring list.
Junior guard Shane Gatling is Colorado’s third-leading scorer at 10.6 points per game and leads the Buffaloes in 3-point field goals (52). He is second assists (52) and steals (29).
Gatling had 26 points against UCLA, including a perfect 10 of 10 night from the free throw line. It was his third 20-point game of the season, his top two efforts coming against UCLA (career-high 28 in Los Angeles). His 10 of 10 effort from the line mark career-highs and is the best single-game effort without a miss since Derrick White’s 12-of-12 game at Arizona State on Jan. 5, 2017.
Gatling has multiple 3-point field goals in nine of the last 15 contests. On the Pac-12 charts, Gatling ranks third in free throw shooting (.831) and 13th in 3-pointers made (1.8 mpg)
Junior forward Lucas Siewert is fourth on the team in scoring (10.2 ppg) and leads the Buffaloes in 3-point shooting (.376) and is second in rebounding (4.9 rpg) and 3-pointers made (41) and third in assists (48).
Siewert came off the bench for the first time this season at Washington, responding with seven rebounds and three assists. His 23 assists over the last eight games (2.9 apg) are second only to Wright on the team.
Freshman forward Evan Battey is fourth on the team in rebounding at 4.2 per game and third in field goal percentage (.488). He is averaging 9.1 points and has made 23 of 43 from the field over the last seven games (.535).
Battey had 15 points on 6 of 9 shooting vs. Utah, his eighth game in double figures and fourth in eight games. It was his ninth game with at least four field goals. In those nine games with at least four field goals, he has shot 65 percent (45-69). He is second on the team in offensive rebounds with 54, a mark that ranks 11th in the Pac-12 (1.9 orpg).
Sophomore wing D’Shawn Schwartz is fifth on the team in scoring at 8.7 points per game and in rebounds at 3.7 per contest. He had 15 points and six rebounds vs. UCLA, his 13th double-figure scoring effort of the season. Schwartz is averaging 13.7 points and 5.7 rebounds the last three games.
Schwartz is sixth in the Pac-12 in free throw shooting during conference games at 81.8 percent (36-44).
Freshman guard Daylen Kountz is averaging 5.4 points and is fourth on the team in assists with 38. Kountz had eight points and tied a personal-best with four rebounds at Washington State.
Freshman guard Eli Parquet is averaging 8.6 minutes per game. He is second on the team in blocks during Pac-12 play with eight and has 10 total on the season. Parquet had his first field goal in nine games at Washington State, finishing with three points and two rebounds. Parquet matched personal bests with two steals and two assists in 20 minutes at Washington.
Sophomore forward Alexander Strating has played in 24 games averaging just under eight minutes an outing. Strating had a career-high five points, hitting both of his field goal attempts against Oregon State. He played a career-most 19 minutes at Utah, logging two points and two rebounds. Strating appeared in just five games for a total of seven minutes as a redshirt freshman in 2017-18.
ABOUT THE TROJANS: USC is 15-15 overall and tied with Arizona for eighth place in the Pac-12 at 8-9. The Trojans have dropped three straight, including an 83-74 decision at Utah on Mar. 7. USC averages 76.6 points while shooting 46.1 percent from the field. The Trojans lead the Pac-12 in 3-point shooting (.382) and assists (16.8 apg). Defensively, USC allows 73.0 points while opponents shoot 42.3 from the floor. The Trojans are 2-8 on the road this season.
Senior forward Bennie Boatwright leads the Trojans and ranks third in the Pac-12 in scoring at 18.5 points per game. He shoots 48 percent from the field and leads the team in 3-pointers with 81. Junior forward Nick Rakocevic tops USC in rebounding a 9.3 per game while ranking second in scoring at 14.9 per contest. Junior guard Jonah Mathews is averaging 12.5 points per game. Mathews leads the Trojans in steals (37) and ranks second in 3-point field goals (72) while shooting 40 percent beyond the arc. Freshman guard Kevin Porter, Jr., averages 9.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.
Andy Enfield is in his sixth year at USC with a record of 109-91. He is in his eighth season as a collegiate head coach with a record of 150-119.
THE SERIES: This will be the 18th meeting between Colorado and USC with the Buffaloes holding a 10-7 lead. Colorado broke a four-game Trojans’ winning streak in the series with its 69-65 win in Los Angeles on Feb. 9. Colorado leads the series 5-2 in Boulder, but both USC’s wins have come in its last two trips. Colorado’s last home win over USC came on Jan. 4, 2015, an 86-65 decision.
Tad Boyle is 8-4 against USC as a head coach. Andy Enfield is 4-6 against Colorado as a head coach.
SOLID SHOOTING AT THE LINE: Colorado is 138 of 170 from the line over the last eight games (.812) and ranks second in the Pac-12 during conference games (.759). The Buffaloes hit 18 of 20 in the home win over UCLA; at 90 percent the second-best mark of the season.
Against USC, Colorado made 13 of 15 from the free throw line (.867), sinking its final 11 in a row. D’Shawn Schwartz’s two free throws with 14 seconds made it a two-possession game and provided the final scoring (69-65). Colorado made all seven attempts in the second half.
Speaking of second-half successes, the Buffaloes are shooting 85 percent from the line in the second half (61-72) over the last five games. Colorado was a perfect 13 of 13 in the second half against UCLA.
BEY’S BIG-NUMBER GAMES: Sophomore forward Tyler Bey has put up some impressive single-game numbers in several contests this year.
In the home win over UCLA, Bey tied his career-high with 27 points, hitting 13 of 20 from the field. His 13 field goals are the most by a Buff since Askia Booker had 13 at USC in a triple overtime game in Jan. 2015. His 13 field goals and 20 attempts are both the most by a Buffalo at the CU Events Center against a Pac-12 opponent.
Bey had 17 rebounds in the home win over Arizona State; the most by a Buff since Josh Scott had 17 at Oregon on Feb. 18, 2015. He had 16 on the defensive end, the second-most by a Colorado player since 1979-80, when those statistics were first tracked in the program. Andre Roberson had 17 defensive rebounds, 20 overall, against Stanford on Jan. 24, 2013.
Against Oregon, Bey recorded his initial 27-point game with a perfect 9 of 9 from the field along with hitting 9 of 11 from the free throw line. His 9 of 9 performance from the field is the program’s best since David Harrison’s school-record 10 for 10 against Baylor on Jan 31, 2004.
WRIGHT ALREADY MOVING UP IN CAREER ASSISTS: Sophomore McKinley Wright IV had 175 assists in 32 games as a freshman which not only set Colorado’s freshman record for assists in a season but was the second-best overall season mark in team history since the category became an official statistic in 1974-75.
He became the 13th player in team history to reach 300 career assists during the Washington State game and is just 20 away from cracking CU’s career Top 10.
Colorado Career Assists:
Rk. Player Years Assists
9. Askia Booker 2011-15 334
Gordon Tope 1967-70 334
11. Billy Law 1990-92 321
12. Cory Higgins 2007-11 320
13. McKinley Wright IV 2017-present 314
Wright’s 5.5 assists per game in 2017-18 ranked as the seventh-best single-season average in team history. His current pace, at 5.2 per game, is just a fraction below current record holder Billy Law who averaged 5.3 per game from 1990-92.
Wright has four double-figure assists games each resulting in points-assists double-doubles. His three points-assists double-doubles last year tied the school single-season record previously set by Jay Humphries (1982-83 and ‘83-84) and Toney Ellis (1976-77). Humphries holds the career mark in that category with six.
Wright’s four games with 10-plus assists are the fifth most in team history. Humphries holds the record with seven from 1980-84.
Games With Double-Digit Assists:
1. Jay Humphries (1980-84) 7
2. Mike Reid (1982-86) 6
Jose Winston (1998-01) 6
4. Chauncey Billups (1995-97) 5
5. McKinley Wright IV (2017-pre) 4
BEY’S BOARDS: Sophomore Tyler Bey is the Pac-12’s second-leading rebounder at 9.6 rebounds per game. His numbers are starting to creep up on Colorado’s season and career charts as well.
Bey has 278 rebounds, currently 17th on CU’s single-season list and with his recent pace of double-figure rebound games, he could be looking at being the 12th player in team history to reach 300 for a season. His 278 rebounds rank fifth for a sophomore campaign.
Colorado Season Rebounds:
Rk. Player Season Rebounds
11. Cliff Meely 1970-71 302
12. Stephane Pelle 2002-03 298
13. Andre Roberson 2010-11 297
14. Josh Scott 2013-14 295
Shaun Vandiver 1988-89 295
16. Josh Scott 2015-16 282
17. Tyler Bey 2018-19 278
Bey has 442 career rebounds in 61 games (7.2 rpg), already ranking 36th on Colorado’s all-time list.
Colorado Career Rebounds:
Rk. Player Years Rebounds
32. Chuck Gardner 1963-66 486
33. Askia Booker 2011-15 446
Fred Edmonds 1993-97 446
35. Ted Allen 1992-95 443
36. Tyler Bey 2017-pres. 429
RIGHT AT HOME: Colorado has won 45 of its last 54 and 55 of 65 in the friendly confines of the CU Events Center. In the Tad Boyle era, Colorado is a sparkling 125-24 at the CU Events Center (.839). The Buffaloes are 438-175 (.715) all-time at the CEC. Colorado has won at least 10 games at home each of the last 10 seasons.
