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Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
It’s shaping up to be a good year on the hardwood
I know it can be hard to look away from Deion Sanders’ star power, but the Colorado Buffaloes also have an exciting year ahead of them on the hardwood. Cody Williams, KJ Simpson, and now Tristan Da Silva are all gearing up for a massive year and an NCAA run. Recently, the Blue Ribbon basketball publication named Da Silva a Preseason All-American. From the CU SID:
2023-24 Blue Ribbon Year Book Preseason All-Americans: First Team: Hunter Dickinson (Kansas), Zach Edey (Purdue), Kyle Filipowski (Duke), Tyler Kolek (Marquette), Justin Moore (Villanova). Second Team: Tolu Smith (Mississippi State), Armando Bacot (North Carolina), Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton), Kevin McCullar Jr. (Kansas), Wade Taylor IV (Texas A&M) Third Team: Johni Broome (Auburn), Oumar Ballo (Arizona), Tristen Newton (UConn), Boo Buie (Northwestern), Jahmir Young (Maryland) Fourth Team: Tristan da Silva (Colorado), DaRon Holmes (Dayton), Terrence Shannon Jr. (Illinois), Santiago Vescovi (Tennessee), Isaiah Collier (USC).
Da Silva is a huge part of one of the most experienced teams in the Pac-12 (in its last year). From last year’s team, only one starter left in Hunter Dickinson, who is now at Utah. In his stead, the Buffs got Eddie Lampkin from TCU. Everyone else returns and J’vonne Hadley is now healthy and ready to go for his fourth year of college. Da Silva is an incredible offensive player and will continue to develop on the glass and defensively.
Congrats, Tristan!
by Jack Barsch
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