Tag: Tad Boyle
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Where Tad Boyle’s CU Buffs rank among biggest Big 12 winners and losers in transfer portal
Roster building will continue into the summer across college basketball, but the bulk of the work has been done. Aside from the very few deciding whether or not to stay in the NBA Draft or return to college, the big names in the transfer portal have all found new homes. After a really successful season,…
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CU Buffs season ends after loss to Oklahoma in College Basketball Crown
Defeat at the MGM Grand Garden Arena is a second straight season-ender for Tad Boyle’s team. In a reigniting of an old-school Big Eight rivalry, Colorado fell to tournament favorite Oklahoma in the opening round of the College Basketball Crown by a final of 90-86 in overtime on Wednesday evening, officially ending the 2025-26 season…
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Star Colorado freshman Isaiah Johnson reportedly entering transfer portal
Tad Boyle is once again experiencing the harsh side of the transfer portal era. After a promising freshman season, Colorado’s leading scorer, Isaiah Johnson is leaving Boulder and entering the transfer portal, per multiple reports. The announcement comes as the Buffaloes are getting ready to play in the College Basketball Crown next week in Las…
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Colorado to play in College Basketball Crown for second straight season
Colorado’s season will roll into April. For a second straight year, Tad Boyle’s Buffaloes will be a part of the College Basketball Crown, which takes place April 1-5 in Las Vegas. CU will face former Big Eight foe Oklahoma in the first round of the eight-team tournament on Wednesday, April 1 (6 p.m. FS1). It…
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CU Buffs seek familiar Tad Boyle tournament success in Big 12
BOULDER — Tad Boyle tells his team not to pack light for a reason. In the Colorado coach’s 16 years in charge, his Buffaloes have a habit of extended trips at conference tournaments. In 15 conference tournaments, Boyle’s Buffs have lost on the first day only one time. That was in 2020 when the Buffs…
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Colorado freshman Isaiah Johnson named Big 12 player and newcomer of the week
Isaiah Johnson’s stellar freshman season earned recognition. After breaking Colorado’s freshman scoring record, a mark previously held by longtime NBA player Alec Burks, Johnson was named Big 12 Co-Player and Co-Newcomer of the week, sharing both awards with Baylor’s Tounde Yessoufou. The standout newcomer also was named Big 12 honorable mention, the only member of…
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Colorado falls to No. 2 Arizona 89-79 in regular-season finale; Isaiah Johnson breaks freshman scoring record
BOULDER — For as much of a fight as Tad Boyle’s team put up, this game may have been decided when the visitors stepped off the bus. Despite leading for over half the game, Colorado just didn’t have enough size and physicality to compete with No. 2 Arizona as the Wildcats (29-2, 16-2 Big 12)…
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Colorado’s young core has shined. Can Tad Boyle keep it together? | College Basketball Insider
BOULDER — Tad Boyle has had the same thought since the offseason. How can he keep his talented freshman class together? The Colorado coach saw glimpses of it during the team’s foreign trip to Australia, but now Buffaloes fans have gotten a chance to see it for multiple months. Isaiah Johnson has put together one…
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Colorado holds against Kansas State for Buffs’ 4th straight home win
BOULDER — A nine-point win and a 34-point loss in the span of two weeks felt the exact same to Tad Boyle. After the Colorado coach ranted about his team not deserving their charter flight home following a blowout loss at Texas Tech, Boyle talked about dodging bullets in his team’s 79-70 win over Kansas…
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Colorado beats Arizona State 78-70, passes last season’s Big 12 win total
BOULDER — Progress. That is officially a way to describe Colorado’s 2025-26 season. With a 78-70 win over Arizona State on Saturday at the CU Events Center, Tad Boyle’s young group secured its fourth victory in Big 12 play this season, surpassing last year’s mark with still seven games left to play in the regular…