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Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball

The Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference in the NCAA Division I. The men's head basketball coach is Jeff Bzdelik.

The Buffaloes have competed in ten NCAA Tournaments, making it to the Final Four once (1955). Colorado has played in eight National Invitation Tournaments, winning the tournament in 1940 and making the semi-finals in 1991.

Current squad

For the 2007-08 season. Last updated 2007-06-20. Source

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach:	Jeff Bzdelik
Assistant Coach:	Steve McClain
Assistant Coach:	Charles Baker
Assistant Coach:	Derrick Clark
Director of Basketball Operations:	Jody Bailey

Record by coach

Data through 2006-07 season
Coach	Years	Seasons	Won	Lost	Pct.	Conference Titles	NCAA¹	NIT¹
No coach	1902-06	5	18	15	.545
Frank R. Castleman	1907-12	6	32	22	.592
John McFadden	1913-14	2	12	7	.583
James N. Ashmore	1915-17	3	16	10	.615
Melbourne C. Evans	1918	1	9	2	.818
Joe Mills	1919-24	6	30	24	.556
Howard Beresford	1925-33	9	76	51	.598
Henry P. Iba	1934	1	9	8	.529
Earl Clark	1935	1	3	9	.250
Forrest B. Cox	1936-50	13	147	89	.623	0	3	2
H.B. Lee	1951-56	6	63	74	.459	2	2	0
Russell "Sox" Walseth	1957-76	20	261	245	.516	3	3	0
Bill Blair	1977-81	5	67	69	.493	0	0	0
Tom Apke	1982-86	5	59	81	.421	0	0	0
Tom Miller	1986-90	4	35	79	.307	0	0	0
Joe Harrington	1990-96	6	67	76	.469	0	0	2
Ricardo Patton	1996-2006	11	184	160	.535	0	2	3
Jeff Bzdelik	2007-pres	1	12	20	.375	0	0	0
Totals		106	1104	1074	.507

¹ Invitations

Retired jerseys

1000 point scorers

Name	Points	Seasons
Richard Roby	2001	2004-present
Donnie Boyce	1995	1992-95
Cliff Meely	1940	1969-71
Shaun Vandiver	1876	1989-91
Stevie Wise	1717	1988-91
Emmett Lewis	1680	1976-79
Randy Downs	1566	1983-86
Michel Morandais	1428	2000-04
Stephane Pelle	1367	1999-2003
Scott Wilke	1366	1985-88
Ken Charlton	1352	1961-63
David Harrison	1317	2001-04
Jay Humphries	1306	1981-84
Pat Frink	1288	1965-68
Blair Wilson	1253	2000-04
Scott Wedman	1251	1972-74
Vince Kelley	1180	1981-84
Jamahl Mosley	1171	1997-2000
Burdette Haldorson	1125	1952-55
Jim Davis	1110	1962-64
Larry Vaculik	1084	1975-78
Jim Creighton	1032	1970-72
Wilky Gilmore	1026	1960-62
Chauncey Billups	1020	1996-97

Notable alumni

Coors Events Center

Coors Events Center is an 11,064-seat multi-purpose arena on the Boulder main campus of the University of Colorado. The arena opened in 1979, and is home to the Colorado Buffaloes men's and women's basketball teams and the volleyball team.