Colorado

Official Name: 
University of Colorado
Nickname: 
Buffaloes
Mailing Address: 

CU Fieldhouse Annex 50
Campus Box 357
Boulder, CO 80309-0357

Website: 
www.cubuffs.com
Telephone: 
(303) 492-5626
Fax: 
(303) 492-3811
Enrollment: 
27,955
Arena: 

Coors Events/Conference Center
Capacity: 11,198
Year Opened: 1979

School Colors: 
Silver, Gold and Black
Conference: 

Big 12 (since 1997)
Former Member of Rocky Mountain (1923-37) and Big Eight (1948-96). Slated to join Pacific-10 in 2012

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(2) 1962 and 1963

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(10) 1940, 1942, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1997, and 2003
9-12 record (.429)
Reached Final Four in 1942 (T3rd) and 1955 (3rd)

NIT Appearances: 

(8) 1938, 1940, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, and 2006
8-7 record (.533)
Finished 2nd in 1938, 1st in 1940 and 3rd in 1991

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Russell Sox Walseth (20 years from 1957-76 record, 261-245 record, .516)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Donnie Boyce (1,995 points from 1992-95)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Stephane Pelle (1,054 from 2000-03)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Cliff Meely (47 points as senior vs. Oklahoma on 2/13/71)

All-American Selections: 

(5) G Chauncey Billups (1997), F Ken Charlton (1963), C Bob Doll (1942), C-F Jack Harvey (1940), C-F Cliff Meely (1971)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(3) Jack Harvey (1940), Bob Doll (1942), Chauncey Billups (1997)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Cliff Meely (47 vs. Oklahoma)
February 13, 1971 (senior/28 ppg)

1

2

Total

Colorado

36

63

99

Oklahoma

36

33

69

Colorado

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Meely

18-26

11-12

47

Creighton

9-15

4-4

22

Aaker

0-5

0-0

0

Dud. Mitchell

8-12

4-5

20

Maulsby

0-0

0-0

0

Shell

1-3

0-0

2

Jameson

1-1

0-0

2

Hofman

1-3

0-1

2

Teets

2-4

0-0

4

Pickens

0-1

0-0

0

McCoy

0-1

0-0

0

Dg. Mitchell

0-1

0-0

0

Smith

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

40-72

19-22

99

Percentages

.556

.864

Oklahoma

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Jack

8-15

3-6

19

Yule

3-5

1-2

7

Ray

3-11

2-2

8

Martin

8-17

0-2

16

Jones

1-6

0-0

2

Gorman

1-7

2-4

4

Hardin

2-2

0-0

4

Crowell

1-5

2-3

4

Pettes

2-5

1-2

5

Burks

0-1

0-0

0

Lynch

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

29-74

11-21

69

Percentages

.392

.524
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Frank R. Castleman

6

1907-12

32-22

.592

1912

5-2

John McFadden

2

1913-14

12-7

.583

1913

7-4

James N. Ashmore

3

1915-17

16-10

.615

1916, 1917

6-2

Melbourne C. Evans

1

1918

9-2

.818

1918

9-2

Joe Mills

6

1919-24

30-24

.556

1921

8-0

Howard Beresford

9

1925-33

76-51

.598

1929

10-2

Henry "Hank" Iba

1

1934

9-8

.529

1934

9-8

Earl H. "Dutch" Clark

1

1935

3-9

.250

1935

3-9

Forrest "Frosty" Cox

13

1936-50

147-89

.623

1942

16-2

Horace B. "Bebe" Lee

6

1951-56

63-74

.459

1955

19-6

Russell "Sox" Walseth

20

1957-76

261-245

.516

1969

21-7

Bill Blair

5

1977-81

67-69

.493

1980

17-10

Tom Apke

5

1982-86

59-81

.421

1984

16-13

Tom Miller

4

1987-90

35-79

.307

1990

12-18

Joe Harrington

6

1991-96

72-85

.459

1991

19-14

Ricardo Patton

12

1996-2007

184-159

.536

1997

22-10

Jeff Bzdelik

3

2008-10

36-58

.383

2010

15-16

Tad Boyle

1

2011

24-14

.632

2011

24-14
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,152-1,103 (.511) from 1902 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Colorado did not have an official coach in its first five seasons from 1902-06 while compiling a 18-15 record
  • Colorado did not field a formal team in 1942-43 and 1943-44 during World War II
  • The Big Eight Conference ruled that the Buffaloes had to forfeit seven victories in 1960-61 because forward Wilky Gilmore played in an organized summer league
  • Patton compiled a 4-9 record in 1995-96 after replacing Harrington (5-9) in mid-season.