2024 Tournament PreviewColorado returns to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021 after advancing to the Pac-12 tournament final as the No. 3 seed. In a rotation of almost entirely upperclassmen, point guard and triple-double threat KJ Simpson (19.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.9 apg) leads a group of five double-digit scorers, shooting a team-high 45.3 percent from 3-point range. A 6-9 senior, Tristan da Silva (16.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg) is a more-than-viable complementary threat with 38.0 percent perimeter shooting. The Buffaloes rank 25th in KenPom's offensive efficiency, due largely to tremendous long-range skills - 39.4 percent, fifth highest in the nation. Defense is top 45 nationally, per KenPom, with 6-11 senior Eddie Lampkin Jr. (10.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg) helping the team rank 16th in defensive rebound rate. The Buffaloes struggle to force turnovers (295th), but with four Quad 1 wins, six in Quad 2 and no bad losses, there is reason for optimism in getting out of the South's 10-seed play-in game and beyond, especially with a star like Simpson.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency N/A N/A
Pace 68.4 (158)
Effective FG% 55.45 (15) 49.69 (128)
Turnover % 16.02 (257) 13.54 (280)
Off Reb % 31.86 (84) 24.83 (25)
FTA/FGA 35.08 (113) 27.31 (50)
3P% 39.14 (6) 32.02 (65)
2P% 54.01 (41) 50.59 (183)
FT% 78.36 (10) 71.15 (128)
3PA/FGA 30.60 (313) 35.23 (96)
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Rankings
AP Poll: #37 Coaches Poll: #34 NET: #25 RPI: #28
Record
Overall: (26-11) Conference: (13-7) Quad 1: (6-6) Quad 2: (7-5) Quad 3: (6-0) Quad 4: (7-0)
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