Head coach: Tad Boyle (186-146 overall, 130-80 at Colorado)
2015-16 record: 22-12 overall (10-8 in Pac-12), NCAA first round
Key returners: G George King (13.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg), F Xavier Johnson (10.3 ppg, 5.6 rpg), F Wesley Gordon (7.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg), G Josh Fortune (10.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg)
Key losses: F Josh Scott (16.3 ppg, 8.8 rpg), F Tre’Shaun Fletcher (7.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg)
Key additions: G Bryce Peters, G Deleon Brown
Key matchups: 12/10 at BYU, 1/7 at Arizona, 2/23 vs. Utah.
Stone-cold locks: Without Scott, the Buffaloes fall a notch or two in the conference rankings. … Gordon will stand out as one of the top defensive players in the NBA. … Colorado’s scoring will be down, and it will struggle to have three players above 12 points.
