All Pac-12 Era Buffs

[Robert Sorell]

Here's my All-Buffs team for the Pac 12 era:

1st Team:
KJ Simpson
McKinley Wright
Andre Roberson
Evan Battey
Josh Scott

2nd Team:
Spencer Dinwiddie
Derrick White
George King
Tyler Bey
Tristan da Silva

Honorable Mentions:
Askia Booker, Carlon Brown, Jabari Walker, Xavier Johnson

For reference, here are all the All Pac-12 recipients:

Year	Team	Player
2012​	First	Andre Roberson	So
2012​	Second	Carlon Brown	Sr
2013​	First	Spencer Dinwiddie	So
2013​	First	Andre Roberson	Jr
2014​	First	Josh Scott	So
2015​	Second	Askia Booker	Sr
2016​	First	Josh Scott	Sr
2017​	First	Derrick White	Sr
2018​	Second	George King	Sr
2019​	First	Tyler Bey	So
2019​	First	McKinley Wright IV	So
2020​	First	McKinley Wright IV	Jr
2020​	Second	Tyler Bey	Jr
2021​	First	McKinley Wright IV	Sr
2022​	First	Jabari Walker	So
2022​	Second	Evan Battey	Sr
2023​	First	Tristan da Silva	Jr
2023​	Second	KJ Simpson	So
2024​	First	KJ Simpson	Jr
2024​	Second	Tristan da Silva	Sr

 

[Tony G.]

we've had some great players. That's a tough list to choose from for the 1st team.

 

[Big Jim]

Simpson
Wright
Dinwiddie
Roberson
Bey

 

[WasianCU]

Dinwiddie
White
Wright
Roberson
Scott

 

[torero]

Simpson
Wright
Dinwiddie
Roberson
Bey

I don't know how you leave any of those 3 guards off. Josh Scott gets my 5th spot ahead of Bey.

 

[Robert Sorell]

I don't know how you leave any of those 3 guards off. Josh Scott gets my 5th spot ahead of Bey.

This is correct, I think I hastily elevated Evan for intangible reasons

 

[Tony G.]

I don't know how you leave any of those 3 guards off. Josh Scott gets my 5th spot ahead of Bey.

I think that is the correct 5.
I'd love to add Battey, but Joshwas really good.
Another year for D. White would possibly change things.

 

[Big Jim]

I don't know how you leave any of those 3 guards off. Josh Scott gets my 5th spot ahead of Bey.

I understand on Scott. For some reason I was always left a little bit wanting with him.

 

[WasianCU]

I think that is the correct 5.
I'd love to add Battey, but Joshwas really good.
Another year for D. White would possibly change things.

I feel like White was already there. Wish we could've seen him with some talent around him.

 

[Buffnik]

I feel like White was already there. Wish we could've seen him with some talent around him.

If only he hadn't had to sit a year. Fvck the NCAA.

 

[PAC MAN]

Pac-12 was great for CU MBB and I'm hoping we can carry that into the B12.

 

[Medford M.]

I love McKinley, but I can't throw him in a starting lineup with KJ as the other guard. Too small.

KJ
White
Dinwiddie
Roberson
Scott

Wright
King
TDS
Bey
Battey

Booker
XJ
Walker

 

[4BienemyTDs]

Here's my All-Buffs team for the Pac 12 era:

1st Team:
KJ Simpson
McKinley Wright
Andre Roberson
Evan Battey
Josh Scott

2nd Team:
Spencer Dinwiddie
Derrick White
George King
Tyler Bey
Tristan da Silva

Honorable Mentions:
Askia Booker, Carlon Brown, Jabari Walker, Xavier Johnson

For reference, here are all the All Pac-12 recipients:

Year	Team	Player
2012​	First	Andre Roberson	So
2012​	Second	Carlon Brown	Sr
2013​	First	Spencer Dinwiddie	So
2013​	First	Andre Roberson	Jr
2014​	First	Josh Scott	So
2015​	Second	Askia Booker	Sr
2016​	First	Josh Scott	Sr
2017​	First	Derrick White	Sr
2018​	Second	George King	Sr
2019​	First	Tyler Bey	So
2019​	First	McKinley Wright IV	So
2020​	First	McKinley Wright IV	Jr
2020​	Second	Tyler Bey	Jr
2021​	First	McKinley Wright IV	Sr
2022​	First	Jabari Walker	So
2022​	Second	Evan Battey	Sr
2023​	First	Tristan da Silva	Jr
2023​	Second	KJ Simpson	So
2024​	First	KJ Simpson	Jr
2024​	Second	Tristan da Silva	Sr

Perfect post and perfect list, great Buffs all around, and goodbye PAC12

 

[Goose]

I've spent way too much time thinking about this. I'm going to go with accomplishments and in the case of a tie then the tiebreaker is talent. Some of you are going purely talent, which I get, but I can't justify putting DWhite who I absolutely love and his one season on this team over someone like Kin who was a four year badass. So with that....

* McKinley Wright IV
* KJ Simpson
* Spencer Dinwiddie
* Tyler Bey
* Josh Scott

Two 100% No Doubt On The Team Guys

* McKinley Wright IV - Own the school record for assists, double figure scoring games, double figure assist games and points-assists double doubles. Set numerous records here, and was a player that everyone wanted to kill for. Beloved by all. Dude is an all-time CU great period and deserves discussion for any all-time CU team. Nothing to discuss and if you don't have him on your team you're wrong. Period.

* Josh Scott - This one is going to be controversial I feel looking over some of the other teams, but I have no idea how some of you are leaving him off. Four year starter and completely changed how freshmen bigs are evaluated on this damn site for years and BuffStampede forever (it is not normal for a frosh to come in and put up double digits in points and play solid defense unless they're a one and done). His stats compare with Cliff Meely as they're the only two players to record 1,700 points, 900 boards and 100 blocked shots in their careers at CU. Internationally beloved by internet webstreamers showing exhibition games overseas.

Keeping My #Brand Strong

* Spencer Dinwiddie - Numbers wise, I'm not sure he 100% deserves it. For what he meant to the program and visibility, he's a lock. Started every game he played. Even though he only played 2.5 seasons for us, he still is #18 in minutes played in school history. But mostly remembered for helping CU hoops build a connection with the students and for that ****ing court in Washington that needs to be burnt to the ground.

* KJ Simpson - You win Pac-12 player of the year (**** you, I don't care what they said we all know the truth) you make the list. He's on.

Last Spot

* Tyler Bey - had a real hard time between this and the next guy on my list for the last spot but I'm giving it to Bey - and it's mostly because he played 3 years in the Pac vs the next guy who only played 2. Cannot get upset at anyone who goes with one over the other though.

Honorable Mention

* Andre Roberson - Was probably a better player than Bey, but went with 3 years vs 2 in the conference to decide the tie. But the penguin hat almost put Dre in over Bey.

* Evan Battey - the heartbeat of the program. Would love to get him on here because of what he meant to CU but there were too many people who just put up better numbers. But if we were doing an all-time heart team, dude is captain and leader.

* DWhite - only one year. Otherwise he's on the team.

* Askia Booker - for the Kansas shot alone. But because so many people focused on what he couldn't do, they missed what he could. He's #6 all time in scoring at CU. #2 in career games. #3 in minutes played. Only missed two games in his entire career. Dropped 43 points on Andy Enfield in a triple overtime win at USC.

 

[RumblinBuff]

I touched on this topic ahead of the season in my post on the All-Time Pac-12 Team -- https://rumblinbuff.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-all-time-pac-12-team.html

I focus on performance in the Pac-12, with earned accolades weighing heavily. To that end, my CU-centric 1st team would be:

Kin
KJ
'Dre
Ty
J40

Evan just misses the cut.

On some notable exclusions -- Spencer meant a whole hell of a lot to this program, but he only had one full season as a full-time starter, so he loses out on a lot of points in my book. I look at him the same way I do Derrick, that there's a lot of meat left on the bone. They're more talented than others on my list, yes, but the others impacted the conference more. Evan was painful to leave off, but he only ever made one 2nd team.

 

[GRM]

1st:
Stash/Dinwiddie
Battey
KJS
Roberson
Derrick White

2nd:
Scott
Ski Booker
Bey
Wright IV
XJ

Fan favorite: Ben Mills!

 

[Robert Sorell]

1st:
Stash/Dinwiddie
Battey
KJS
Roberson
Derrick White

2nd:
Scott
Ski Booker
Bey
Wright IV
XJ

Fan favorite: Ben Mills!

Did you put Scott and Kin on 2nd team just to get Goose's goose?

 

[Buffnik]

I'm going for firepower.

Give me Spencer & KJ in the backcourt with Jabari, Bey & Tristan.

 

[Goose]

I'm going for firepower.

Give me Spencer & KJ in the backcourt with Jabari, Bey & Tristan.

My God, Bey may stab one of his front court mates on defense.

 

[Buffnik]

My God, Bey may stab one of his front court mates on defense.

That's why it works.

 

[torero]

My best basketball team is different than my all pac-12 era team. Different question. Give me Jabari, Evan, Dre, Kin, & Spencer. We are getting every rebound ever, and we are crazy difficult to score on. Somehow, Tyler Bey doesn’t make my team, but I love that Jabari and Evan front court. I could be convinced to put White instead of Spencer.

My all pac-12 era team of Kin, KJ, Spencer, Dre and Josh Scott wouldn’t be a well built team, wouldn’t be awesome defensively and would be clunky offensively. Capable, but not awesome.