Colorado Buffaloes
Pac-12 (15-15, 5-13)
Big Wins: 11/19 Kentucky (79-69), 2/12 at California (64-59), 2/19 Oregon (76-66)
Bad Losses: 12/21 Wyoming (75-82), 12/30 at USC (54-79), 2/25 at Washington State (56-67)
Coach: JR Payne
Probable Starters:
Kennedy Leonard, Sophomore, Guard, 16.8 ppg, 5.7 apg, 2.5 spg
Alexis Robinson, Sophomore, Guard, 11.2 ppg, 2.6 apg
Haley Smith, Senior, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Makenzie Ellis, Sophomore, Forward, 6.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg
Zoe Correal, Junior, Center, 4.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Key Role Players:
Ariana Freeman, Sophomore, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Monica Burich, Freshman, Forward, 4.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Quinessa Caylao-Do, Junior, Center, 2.1 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.9 (98th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.0 (217, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.0 (213, 11)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.5 (266, 12)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.4 (115, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.0 (151, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.2 (201, 7)
Rebound Margin: -2.5 (247, 11)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (159, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.4 (36, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 NIT First Round win over TCU
2014 NIT Second Round win over Southern Utah
2014 NIT Third Round loss to UTEP
2013 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Kansas
2012 NIT First Round win over Northern Colorado
2012 NIT Second Round win over South Dakota
2012 NIT Third Round win over Villanova
2012 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Oklahoma State
2011 NIT Round of 64 win over UC Riverside
2011 NIT Round of 32 win over California
2011 NIT Regional Semifinal win over Wyoming
2011 NIT Regional Final loss to USC
2008 NIT Second Round win over Gonzaga
2008 NIT Third Round win over Villanova
2008 NIT Fourth Round win over TCU
2008 NIT Semifinal loss to Marquette
2004 NCAA Round of 64 loss to UC-Santa Barbara
2003 NCAA Round of 64 win over BYU
2003 NCAA Round of 32 win over North Carolina
2003 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Villanova
2002 NCAA Round of 64 win over Southern
2002 NCAA Round of 32 win over LSU
2002 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Stanford
2002 NCAA Regional Final loss to Oklahoma
*all team stats through 3/2
