Tag: Tad Boyle
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Young CU Buffs blitz TCU to snap six-game losing streak
BOULDER — As he watched his Colorado team demolish TCU in somewhat cathartic fashion, a thought crept into Tad Boyle’s mind. “Where’s this team been?” Boyle said. “We hadn’t seen that Colorado Buffalo team in November, December or January, but we finally saw it on February 1. I told our team, ‘Better late than never.’”…
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Colorado freshman Isaiah Johnson is your favorite NBA star’s favorite college hooper | College Basketball Insider
BOULDER — Dwyane Wade is his godfather. LeBron James calls him “nephew.” Chris Paul has been a family friend for as long as he can remember. NBA locker rooms are flush with Isaiah Johnson fans. Tad Boyle’s standout freshman is your favorite NBA player’s favorite college basketball player. “I’ve been keeping tabs on him,” Detroit…
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Poor defense shows up again in fifth straight loss for Tad Boyle’s CU Buffs
BOULDER — The first time it happened was bad enough. The second was more than frustrating for Tad Boyle. But the third? The Colorado coach is out of words. For the third straight game, Boyle’s Buffaloes were battling late in a tight Big 12 game. For the third straight game, an opposing player banked in a…
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Colorado falls to No. 19 Kansas at home for fourth straight loss
BOULDER — Tad Boyle had a clear message for Rick Crawford. “You cannot miss that call,” Boyle appeared to tell the veteran official. It’s the call everybody who was inside the CU Events Center on Tuesday night will remember for quite some time. With the Buffaloes trailing by just one point and under six minutes…
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Comeback comes up short as CU Buffs fall to No. 14 Texas Tech for first Big 12 loss
BOULDER — Colorado was handed a tall, heaping glass of reality check. That’s what happened in the first 26 minutes, at least. After taking a 24-point lead just six minutes into the second half, No. 14 Texas Tech was on the way to a blowout win and one that reminded Tad Boyle’s team there are…
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Colorado native Jeff Linder thriving at No. 14 Texas Tech — with Final Four aspirations | College Basketball Insider
Jeff Linder is basketball in the state of Colorado. His first varsity scrimmage at Centaurus High School in Louisville came against Longmont High School and coach Tad Boyle. He played against Chauncey Billups growing up and in high school and the two graduated in the same year. He went on to become an all-RMAC point…
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Tad Boyle, CU Buffs beat Utah to move to 2-0 in Big 12 play ahead of massive showdown against Texas Tech
BOULDER — Tad Boyle caught himself looking ahead one too many times. After Colorado beat Utah by a score of 85-73 on Wednesday night at the CU Events Center, the Buffaloes’ coach had already turned the page less than a half hour after the final buzzer sounded. Maybe it’s because he knows what’s coming on…
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New AD Fernando Lovo says there is ‘no limit’ for CU Buffs | 5 Takeaways
BOULDER — A small but distinguished club gained another member Monday. The University of Colorado introduced Fernando Lovo as its seventh full-time athletic director, a position that has existed for nearly 100 years. Despite Rick George not yet stepping into his new role as athletic director emeritus and special advisor to the chancellor, Lovo is…
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Listen to the old guard, the sport is at a crisis point | College Basketball Insider
John Calipari doesn’t think anyone listens when he talks, but Tad Boyle does. Tom Izzo does. Mark Few does. The old guard in college basketball is trying to tell us something, and it’s about time we listen. College basketball is at a crisis point. In case you haven’t heard, a player who was drafted in…
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Northern Colorado upsets Colorado 86-81 for first win over Buffs since 1936
BOULDER — Quinn Denker’s Christmas basketball miracle gave Northern Colorado a win nearly 90 years in the making. Just a few weeks after sustaining a broken right hand, the Bears’ leading scorer returned following a two-game absence and scored a career-high 33 points in Northern Colorado’s 86-81 win over Colorado at CU Events Center on…