The 2020–21 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tad Boyle in his eleventh season at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 14–6 in Pac-12 Play to finish in third place. They defeated California and USC to advance to the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Georgetown in the first round before losing in the second round to Florida State.
Previous season The Buffaloes finished the 2019–20 season 21–11, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Washington State.
Off-season
Departures Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Shane Gatling 0 G 6'2" 182 Senior Baldwin, NY Graduated Tyler Bey 1 G/F 6'7" 216 Junior Las Vegas, NV Declare for 2020 NBA draft Daylen Kountz 2 G 6'4" 191 Sophomore Denver, CO Transferred to Northern Colorado A. J. Martinka 12 G 6'5" 210 Junior Stanwood, WA Walk-on; didn't return Jakub Dombek 15 F 6'11" 210 RS Freshman Ostrava, Czech Republic Transferred to Hartford Lucas Siewert 23 F 6'10" 232 RS Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated Frank Ryder 30 F 6'10" 232 Junior Boulder, CO Transferred to Denver
Incoming transfers Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Jeriah Horne 41 F 6'7" 222 RS Senior Overland Park, KS Transferred from Tulsa. Will be eligible to play immediately since Horne graduated from Tulsa.
2020 recruiting class
2021 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Pac-12 tournament
!colspan=9 style="|NCAA tournament
Ranking movement
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
References