2024–25 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

2024–25 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
2024–25 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Head coach	Tad Boyle (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Rhon; Bill Grier; Danny Manning;
Home arena	CU Events Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Baylor	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
BYU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
TCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of October 2, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team will represent the University of Colorado Boulder in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by head coach Tad Boyle in his fifteenth season at Colorado. The Buffaloes will play their home games at CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado, in their first season as members of the Big 12 Conference since 2011, after they rejoined the conference in August 2024.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Luke O'Brien	0	G	6'8"	222	Senior	Littleton, CO	Graduate transferred to Georgia Tech^[1]^[2]
Tristan da Silva	23	F	6'9"	220	Senior	Munich, Germany	Graduated; declared for the 2024 NBA draft; selected 18th overall pick by the Orlando Magic^[3]
J'Vonne Hadley	1	F	6'6"	205	Senior	Saint Paul, MN	Graduate transferred to Louisville^[4]^[5]
Eddie Lampkin Jr.	44	F	6'11"	265	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduate transferred to Syracuse^[4]^[6]
K. J. Simpson	2	G	6'9"	189	Junior	West Hills, CA	Declared for the 2024 NBA draft; selected 42nd overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets^[7]^[3]
Cody Williams	10	F	6'8"	190	Freshman	Gilbert, AZ	Declared for the 2024 NBA draft; selected 10th overall pick by the Utah Jazz^[2]^[3]
Joe Hurlburt	24	F	6'11"	235	Freshman	Enderlin, ND	Transferred to Davidson^[8]

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Trevor Baskin	6	F	6'9"	200	Jr	Arvada, CO	Colorado Mesa
Andrej Jakimovski	23	F	6'8"	220	Sr	Skopje, North Macedonia	Washington State
Elijah Malone	50	C	6'10"	265	Sr	Lagrange, IN	Grace College

2024 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andrew Crawford G	Highlands Ranch, CO	ThunderRidge High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 14, 2023
Andrew Crawford G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Sebastian Rancik F	San Juan Capistrano, CA	JSerra Catholic High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 21, 2023
Sebastian Rancik F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Felix Kossaras SG	Fort Erie, ON	Fort Erie International Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 31, 2023
Felix Kossaras SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Colorado Commits". Rivals.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Julian Hammond III	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Cherry Creek HS	Denver, CO
G	5	RJ Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Damien HS	Chino, CA
F	6	Trevor Baskin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Pomona HS Colorado Mesa	Arvada, CO
F	7	Sebastian Rancik	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	JSerra Catholic HS	Bratislava, Slovakia
F	8	Bangot Dak	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Lincoln Southeast HS	Lincoln, NE
G	11	Javon Ruffin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	PHH Prep	New Orleans, LA
G	13	Courtney Anderson Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	RS Fr	Dublin HS	Vallejo, CA
G	15	Felix Kossaras	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Fort Erie International Academy	Montreal, Quebec
F	23	Andrej Jakimovski	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Reale Mutua Torino Washington State	Skopje, Macedonia
F/C	30	Greg Gerhardt (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	RS So	Monarch HS Sunrise Christian	Superior, CO
G/F	31	Harrison Carrington (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Northfield Mount Hermon	Menlo Park, CA
G	34	Jack Pease (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Highland Park HS	Dallas, TX
F	35	Assane Diop	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Accelerated Schools of Denver	Dakar, Senegal
G	40	Grady Whitt (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Leesville Road HS	Raleigh, NC
F	41	Nick Randall (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Fossil Ridge HS	Fort Collins, CO
G	42	Andrew Crawford	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	ThunderRidge HS	Littleton, CO
C	50	Elijah Malone	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	GS	Prairie Heights HS Grace College	LaGrange, IN

Head coach

Tad Boyle (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBD* TBD, TBD	TBD	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* TBD, TBD	Eastern Washington	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
November 8, 2024* TBD, TBD	Northern Colorado	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
November 13, 2024* TBD, TBD	Cal State Fullerton	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
November 17, 2024* TBD, TBD	Harvard	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
November 25, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Michigan State Maui Invitational quarterfinals	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2024* TBD, TBD	vs. TBD Maui Invitational	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
November 27, 2024* TBD, TBD	vs. TBD Maui Invitational	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
December 2, 2024* TBD, TBD	Pacific	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
December 7, 2024* TBD, TBD	Colorado State Rocky Mountain Showdown	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
December 13, 2024* TBD, TBD	South Dakota State	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
December 21, 2024* TBD, TBD	Bellarmine	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
Big 12 regular season
December 30, 2024 TBD, TBD	Iowa State	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 4, 2025 TBA	at Arizona State	Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 8, 2025 TBA	at UCF	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
January 12, 2025 TBA	West Virginia	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 15, 2025 TBA	Cincinnati	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 18, 2025 TBA	at Oklahoma State	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
January 21, 2025 TBA	BYU	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 25, 2025 TBA	at Arizona	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 28, 2025 TBA	Arizona State	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 2, 2025 TBA	at TCU	Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
February 5, 2025 TBA	at Utah Rumble in the Rockies	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 8, 2025 TBA	Houston	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 11, 2025 TBA	at Kansas	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 15, 2025 TBA	UCF	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 18, 2025 TBA	at Iowa State	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 22, 2025 TBA	Baylor	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 24, 2025 TBA	Kansas	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
March 2, 2025 TBA	at Kansas State	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
March 5, 2025 TBA	at Texas Tech	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
March 8, 2025 TBA	TCU	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
Big 12 tournament
March 11–15, 2025 TBA	vs.	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.