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Buffs, Dinwiddie sleepwalk, barely win
Jan 9th
Scott, Booker show up the the end of overtime
By Anthony Lepine, CU Sports Information Student Assistant
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Colorado Buffaloes hit the Pac-12 road for the first time on Wednesday night and the road almost hit back.
No. 15 CU escaped with a 71-70 overtime win over Washington State at Spokane Arena to improve to 14-2 overall and remain unbeaten (3-0) in the Pac-12. The Buffs’ 14-2 record matches their best start since the 1968-69 season.
For 40 minutes, the task of earning its first conference road win of the season seemed bleak, but in the five extra minutes that mattered most the Buffaloes came away with the victory.
“[Washington State] dictated the tempo, we let them dictate the tempo, we were soft defensively,” Colorado head coach Tad Boyle said. “We did what we had to do down the stretch to get the win, and for that I’m proud, but I am not proud of this performance.”
Sophomore Josh Scott scored six of his team high 19 points in overtime as CU finally pulled away from WSU (7-8, 0-3). The Buffs hit five of eight free throws – four by Askia Booker, one by Spencer Dinwiddie – in the final 37.2 seconds of the extra period but had to withstand a pair of treys by the Cougars that brought them to within one point with 1.5 seconds to play.
“We didn’t play very well, I think that’s pretty obvious, but I’m proud we pulled it out,” CU forward Josh Scott said. “I think our team had a little realization that we are the No. 15 team in the country and people are going to make tough shots, we were lucky to pull this one out.”
Hit tough shots, the Cougars did, led by junior guard Dexter Kernish-Drew who led all scorers with 24 points, including an unbelievable performance from beyond the arc hitting 6-of-8 three pointers. As a team, Washington State hit 13-of-23 shots from deep, matching Elon for the most threes hit by a CU opponent this season.
Colorado was able to overcome the Cougars hot shooting by getting to the free throw line. The Buffs shot 38 freebies, connecting on 26 of them, while WSU only shot three free throws.
CU fell behind 3-0 after the first of many Cougar threes to come, managed only three ties and trailed by their largest first-half margin — 34-28 — at intermission. The Buffs’ leading scorer, Dinwiddie, did not take a first-half shot and didn’t score his first basket until he hit a 3-pointer with 7:54 remaining in regulation to bring CU to within 49-47.
The Buffs didn’t take their first lead until 4:26 remained, getting a pair of free throws by Xavier Johnson to go up 53-51.
After Xavier Talton hit a 3-pointer from the right corner to give CU a 56-53 lead with 1:25 to play, WSU’s Drew Johnson forced overtime with a trey over Talton that tied the score at 56-56.
“We were not ready to play from the get-go, we came out flat and there is no excuse for it,” Boyle said. “We dodged a bullet tonight.”
The Buffs play Washington in Seattle on Sunday afternoon (1 p.m. MST, Fox Sports1).
MGM Grand to Host CU mens basketball vs. Ok. St. State
Jul 25th
Coaches vs. Cancer basketball benefit Dec. 21
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Four Top 25 college basketball programs will be on display at MGM Grand (www.mgmgrand.com) in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 in an inaugural nationally televised doubleheader benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer, an initiative spearheaded by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (www.nabc.com) and the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org).
The MGM Grand Showcase tips with reigning Mountain West champion New Mexico taking on Marquette at 7:00 p.m. (MT) in the opener, televised live on ESPNU. The University of Colorado Buffaloes will face former Big 12 Conference foe the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the nightcap on ESPN2 at 9:30 p.m. (MT).
The two games will be played at the 16,800-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena, home of the biggest names in sports and entertainment including many of boxing’s premier championship bouts over the past two decades. The CU/OSU game will be broadcast to more than 100 million homes on ESPN2.
bd Global, LLC, a Lexington, Ky.-based sports marketing firm, has signed an exclusive three-year contract with MGM Grand to provide college basketball content. The Showcase is the first of several new regular season college basketball events at MGM Grand over the next few seasons. In 2012, the resort played host to the Holiday Hoops Classic and this past March partnered with the Pac-12 Conference to become its new home for the annual Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Colorado went 21-12 during the 2012-13 campaign advanced to its second straight NCAA Tournament (second round) and finished 10-8 in the Pac-12 at the fifth place slot. The Buffs feature 2013 World University Games and first team selection Spencer Dinwiddie. CU also plays its Pac-12 Conference tournament at the MGM Grand.
“We’re excited to play against a storied program, and certainly a Top 25 team like Oklahoma State,” CU head coach Tad Boyle said. “It’s going to be a great opportunity for us.”
The Cowboys were 24-9 last season and finished tied for third in the Big 12 Conference with a 13-5 record. OSU also made the NCAA Tournament last March (second round) and feature All-American Marcus Smart.
CU/OSU played one another on a regular basis from 1948-2011 when both were members of the Big Seven, Big Eight and Big 12 Conferences. The Cowboys lead the all-time series, 60-48, however are 6-6 on neutral courts. The Buffs won the last game between the two programs on Jan. 15, 2011 in Boulder (75-71).
“Many thanks to MGM Grand for its commitment to helping us launch this annual event benefitting a cause that college basketball passionately supports,” said Brooks Downing, president of bd Global (www.bdglobalsports.com), the event promoter. “With four of the nation’s top teams for next season, it will definitely have a March Madness atmosphere that day at MGM Grand.”
Tickets ranging from $30 – $250 (courtside seating), not including applicable service charges and taxes, go on sale Thursday, July 25 at 10 a.m. and will be sold at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
Complete event information can be found at wwwmgmgrandshowcase.com. For group sales or sponsorship opportunities, interested parties should contact bd Global at 859-951-6141.
New Mexico returns to Las Vegas after winning the Mountain West Conference Tournament at UNLV last March. The Lobos, coming off a 29-6 season, return four starters for new head coach Craig Neal. Senior guard Kendall Williams led the team in scoring last season at 13.3 points per game and junior center Alex Kirk averaged 12.1 per contest to go along with 8.1 rebounds.
Coach Buzz Williams has Marquette primed for another strong year following last season’s run to the Elite Eight. The Golden Eagles captured a share of the Big East regular season title in 2012-13 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament East Regional Final before falling to Syracuse. MU will be led by 6-8, 290 lb. Davante Gardner, a senior forward that averaged 11.5 points and 4.8 rebounds last year.
Oklahoma State and head coach Travis Ford received an unexpected boost when Smart, a National Player of the Year candidate, opted to return for his sophomore season despite being an expected top-five selection in the NBA Draft. The Cowboys return three other starters, including Le’Bryan Nash.
CU head coach Tad Boyle has quickly positioned his Buffs among the elite of the Pac-12 with back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances since moving to the league in 2011. CU returns four starters from a team that won 21 games a year ago, including Dinwiddie (15.3 points, 3.0 assists) and Askia Booker (12.4 points, 3.5 rebounds).
A portion of every ticket sold for the MGM Grand Showcase will directly benefit Coaches vs. Cancer. The program provides critical mission outreach while raising funds in support of the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving efforts to help people stay well and get well, fund groundbreaking research into cancer’s causes and cures, and fight back through legislative action at the local, state, and national levels. Since 1993, high school and college coaches across the country have raised more than $87 million to support the American Cancer Society’s fight against cancer.
Reggie Minton, NABC deputy executive director, said, “Our NABC coaches have championed the Coaches vs. Cancer program for 20 years now. We are very appreciative for the support we receive for this initiative in the hope of finding a cure for cancer.”
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Dinwiddie Invited To USA Basketball Men’s World University Games Training Camp
Jun 3rd
COLORADO SPRINGS – University of Colorado junior-to-be Spencer Dinwiddie is one of 29 players invited to attend the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s World University Games Team training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, June 24-30 in Colorado Springs.
The USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee issued the invitations.
Dinwiddie, a 6-6, 200-pound point-guard is one of three players selected from the Pac-12 Conference and the first CU player to invited as an undergraduate since Chauncey Billups at the 1995 COPABA under 21 World Championship Qualifying Trials.Dinwiddie joins fellow conference players Josh Huestis and Chasson Randle from Stanford.
Dinwiddie, a 2013 All-Pac-12 Conference first team selection has played every game (69) and was a key contributor this past season helping the Buffaloes to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. He averaged a team-best 15.3 points per game, in addition leading CU in assists (99, 3.0) and free throw percentage (82.5%).
His 505 points during his sophomore campaign ranks ninth among all CU sophomores. Of Dinwiddie’s 505 points, 198 of them came from the free throw, the second most total from the charity stripe in school history. In his two years, Dinwiddie has helped CU to a 45-24 record (.652) with a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances and the 2012 Pac-12 Tournament championship.
CU head coach Tad Boyle is also one three court coaches selected for the training camp along with Jim Kessler of Grace College (NAIA) and Matt Matheny from Elon University.
“The committee has assembled one of the strongest World University Games training camp rosters USA Basketball has ever had,” said Jim Boeheim, head coach at Syracuse University and chair of the USA Men’s Junior National Team Committee. “It includes some of the top players in college basketball, several of whom have international experience. Selecting the players for the final roster is going to be a real challenge.”
The 2013 World University Games (WUGs) are scheduled to be played July 6-17 in Kazan, Russia. Davidson College’s Bob McKillop will lead the USA, with assistant coaches John Beilein of the University of Michigan and the University of South Carolina’s Frank Martin.
Twenty-four players took home end of the year conference honors and 29 players represent 24 schools featuring teammates from Duke (Cook and Hood), Indiana (Ferrell and Sheehy), Iowa (Marble and White), New Mexico (Kirk and Williams), Notre Dame (Atkins and Grant) and Stanford (Huestis and Randle).
The Big East has six schools with players expected to compete at training camp; five schools from the Big Ten list on the roster; the Atlantic Coast is represented by three schools each; the Big 12, Mountain West, The Pac-12 each feature two schools participating in training camp; and represented by one school apiece are the Atlantic-10, Missouri Valley and West Coast conferences.
Finalists for the team are expected to be announced on June 27 or 28, and the 12-member roster will be announced prior to the team’s departure for Russia on July 1.
In addition to chair and NCAA representative Boeheim, the 2013-16 USA Men’s Junior National Team Committee includes NCAA appointees McKillop, Matt Painter (Purdue University) and Lorenzo Romar (University of Washington), as well as athlete representative Curtis Sumpter, a member of the 2011 USA Pan American Games Team and the 2004 USA U20 National Team.
World University Games
The United States has claimed 19 medals in the World University Games since beginning play in 1965, and has captured a record 13 golds, three silvers and three bronze medals in the 20 WUGs in which a USA Basketball men’s squad has competed. The USA men own a stellar 138-9 record in WUGs play, and the U.S. captured six of the first seven gold medals awarded in the WUGs basketball competition, including six consecutive gold medals from 1989 through 1999. In 2001 the USA fell to host China, which featured half of its 2000 Olympic team, including Yao Ming, Menk Bateer and Wang ZhiZhi, by a single point in the semifinal and finished with the bronze. The USA again captured the gold medal in 2005 and most recently, finished in fifth place with a 7-1 record after falling to Lithuania 76-74 in the 2011 quarterfinals.
Eighteen players who have represented the USA in the WUGs have gone on to compete in the Olympic Games, including Ray Allen (1995), Stacey Augmon (1989), Charles Barkley (1983), Larry Bird (1977), Bill Bradley (1965), Quinn Buckner (1973), Tom Burleson (1973), Ken Davis (1970), Tim Duncan (1995), Phil Hubbard (1977), Allen Iverson (1995), Mitch Kupchak (1973), Karl Malone (1983), Michael Redd (1999), Mitch Richmond (1987), Michael Silliman (1967), Steve Smith (1989) and Jo Jo White (1967).
USA Basketball
Based in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA Basketball is a nonprofit organization and the national governing body for men’s and women’s basketball in the United States. As the recognized governing body for basketball in the U.S. by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Basketball is responsible for the selection, training and fielding of USA teams that compete in FIBA sponsored international competitions, as well as for some national competitions.
During the 2009-12 quadrennium, 1,273 men and women players and 235 coaches participated in USA Basketball, including USA Basketball teams and trials, and USA Basketball 3×3 FIBA championships.
USA Basketball men’s and women’s teams between 2009-12 compiled an impressive 264-35 win-loss record in FIBA and FIBA Americas competitions, the Pan American Games, the World University Games, the Nike Hoop Summit and in exhibition games.
USA teams are the current men’s and women’s champions in the Olympics; men’s and women’s FIBA World Championships (Basketball World Cup); women’s FIBA U19 World Championship; men’s and women’s FIBA U17 World Championships; men’s and women’s U18 and U16 FIBA Americas Championships, and FIBA 3×3 Women’s World Championship and FIBA 3×3 Women’s U18 World Championship. USA Basketball also currently ranks No. 1 in all five of FIBA’s world ranking categories, including combined, men’s, women’s, boys and girls. USA Basketball also currently ranks No. 1 in all five of FIBA’s world ranking categories, including combined, men’s, women’s, boys and girls.
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