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 1.15 41 0.98 69
Pace 68.6 (202)
Effective FG% 54.54 (60) 47.70 (84)
Turnover % 18.44 (329) 14.29 (246)
Off Reb % 29.47 (200) 25.54 (43)
FTA/FGA 39.02 (65) 25.62 (38)
3P% 38.57 (30) 31.65 (116)
2P% 52.49 (143) 47.85 (93)
FT% 76.28 (54) 74.36 (285)
3PA/FGA 38.11 (217) 38.92 (176)
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Rankings
NET: #75 RPI: #71 RW: #34
Record
Overall: (9-2) Conference: (0-0) Quad 1: (1-2) Quad 2: (0-0) Quad 3: (3-0) Quad 4: (5-0)
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Projected Record: 17-14 (8-13)
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