Colorado Buffaloes basketball
Colorado Buffaloes basketball history
University of Colorado (Boulder, CO)
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Big 12 Conference
Current head coach: Tad Boyle (2010-)
- Assoc. HC: Mike Rohn (2010-)
- Asst: Bill Grier (2016-)
- Asst: Bill Cartun (2012-)
- Asst: Zach Ruebesam (2021-)
- Asst. to the HC: Marge Marcy (2010-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 2 (1942, 1955)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 5 (1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1969)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 16 (1940, 1942, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1997, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2024)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 13-18
- NIT Championships: 1 (1940)
- NIT Appearances: 13 (1938, 1940, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023)
- NIT Overall Record: 14-12
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2015)
- CBI Overall Record: 1-1
Conference Titles (RMAC, MSC/Skyline, Big Eight, Pac-12, Big 12):
- Big 12 Regular Season Championships: 0
- Big Eight Regular Season Championships: 5 (1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1969)
- MSC/Skyline Regular Season Championships: 4 (1938, 1939, 1940, 1942)
- RMAC Regular Season Championships: 7 (1910, 1916, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1930)
- Big 12 Tournament Championships: 0
- Pac-12 Tournament Championships: 1 (2012)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 2 (last = Chauncey Billups, 1997)
- Big 12 Player of the Year: 0
- Big Eight Player of the Year: 2 (Cliff Meely, 1969 & 1971)
Colorado head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Tad Boyle | 2010-Pres | 298-183 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jeff Bzdelik | 2007-10 | 36-58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Patton | 1996-2007 | 184-160 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Harrington | 1990-96 | 72-85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Miller | 1986-90 | 35-79 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Apke | 1981-86 | 59-81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Blair | 1976-81 | 67-69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sox Walseth | 1956-76 | 260-246 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bebe Lee | 1950-56 | 63-74 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Frosty Cox | 1935-50 | 147-89 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Dutch Clark | 1934-35 | 3-9 | 0 | – | – |
| Henry Iba | 1933-34 | 9-8 | 0 | – | – |
| Howard Beresford | 1924-33 | 76-51 | 2 | – | – |
| Joe Mills | 1918-24 | 30-24 | 3 | – | – |
| Melbourne Evans | 1917-18 | 9-2 | 1 | – | – |
| Jimmy Ashmore | 1914-17 | 16-10 | 2 | – | – |
| John McFadden | 1912-14 | 12-7 | 2 | – | – |
| Frank Castleman | 1906-12 | 0-0 | 1 | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.