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 (106)
Effective FG% 53.39 (90) 40.52 (42)
Turnover % 21.31 (211) 18.95 (64)
Off Reb % 44.12 (20) 23.08 (59)
FTA/FGA 28.81 (141) 24.14 (73)
3P% 39.13 (69) 31.25 (117)
2P% 50.00 (135) 38.10 (31)
FT% 76.47 (66) 64.29 (81)
3PA/FGA 38.98 (132) 27.59 (26)
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NET: #25 RPI: #26
Record
Overall: (3-0) Conference: (0-0) Quad 1: (0-0) Quad 2: (0-0) Quad 3: (1-0) Quad 4: (2-0)
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