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RR Ralphie Report: Buffs set to face Villanova as College Basketball Classic begins

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Colorado goes to Vegas for the postseason tournament

Just like we imagined before the season started, the Colorado Buffaloes are still playing basketball in April.

It’s not the Final Four, nor is it a deep run into the NIT, but the inaugural College Basksetball Classic. This is a week-long tournament set at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The field is quite strong, as a number of teams turned down NIT bids to play in this tournament.

The Buffs begin play later today, as they take on the Villanova Wildcats at 6:30 PM (MT) on FS1. Nova made news this past week as they poached Maryland coach Kevin Willard while the Terps were in Sweet Sixteen. That could mean the Wildcats are distracted, or it could mean interim coach Mike Nardi will have his senior-heavy squad playing like it’s their last chance to prove themselves after a disappointing season.

Villanova finished 19-14 overall and 11-9 in Big East play. It doesn’t look like a bad season, especially compared to CU’s 14-20 record, but it was fair to fire Kyle Neptune considering their NIL budget and championship expectations. In any case, their individual players are quite good, as they’re led by fifth-year senior Eric Dixon (23 points, 5 rebounds per game) and Miami transfer Wooga Poplar (14.5 points, 7 rebounds).

The Buffs’ roster is uncertain. While Courtney Anderson and Harrison Carrington have left the program, they were merely fringe players who will seek more minutes elsewhere. More significant is that Tad Boyle will likely focus on the players who will be around next year, meaning the current senior class is in danger of losing their minutes. Those players would be Julian Hammond, Javon Ruffin, Trevor Baskin and Andrej Jakimovski, plus potentially Elijah Malone as he has one more year to play. Maybe Tad plays everyone like usual, or maybe he cuts one or two of them from the rotation, but we should learn more about next season’s roster.

This could be burying the lede, but it’s also important that Bangot Dak has (so far) remained in Boulder. He’s our most promising player and many people around the program feared he would be poached by a stronger, richer program. There’s still a chance he transfers later in the summer, but for now it looks like he’s here to stay.

by Sam Metivier
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