With round one of the voting for the AllBuffs All-Time Men's Basketball Team over, it looks like we have our first finalists. Chauncey Billups, Donnie Boyce, Alec Burks, Cory Higgins and Jay Humphries will all be advancing to Friday's Finals Vote. But who will be joining them? That's up for debate today as we look at the candidates from the frontcourt for the Buffs. Voting for this will run until Friday morning, and just like in the backcourt you can vote for your top five players.
The candidates are....
So with that, it's time to pick the five players you think should join Billups, Boyce, Burks, Higgins & Humphries in the finals. Vote now!
The candidates are....
- Ken Charlton (1960-63): Charlton was an All-American his senior year at Colorado who also managed to be All-Big 8 First Team three times while at CU. He is also a member of the CU Hall of Fame.
- Jim Davis (1961-64): Davis left CU as the all-time leading rebounder and third leading scorer in history. All these years later, he's still the fourth leading rebounder in school history. Davis played in the NBA for 8 eyars, averaging 6.7 points and 5.2 rebounds a game.
- Bob Doll (1939-42): An All-American with CU who led the 1940 team to the NIT Championship and was named Tournament MVP, Doll is one of the winningest Buffs of all-time. Doll was on three conference winning teams in his four years at CU.
- Pat Frink (1964-68): Frink was a member of the All-Big 8 team three times while at CU (1 First team, 2 Second team) as well as a member of the All-Big 8 Tournament Team. When he left CU, he was the second leading scorer in school history.
- Birdie Halderson (1951-55): The most decorated player in school history. All-American, two-time Olympic gold medal winner, and a member of the CU Hall of Fame, the Basketball Hall of Fame and the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor. He's also one of two Buffs to have his jersey retired.
- David Harrison (2001-04): Harrison was an Honorable Mention All-American and first team All-Big 12 during his junior, and final, year at CU. He was also named to the All-Big 12 Defensive team once during his 3 years in Boulder.
- Jack Harvey (1937-40): The only two-time All-American in CU history, Harvey was also named to the All-Big 7 Conference First Team three times while at CU and was voted in to the CU Hall of Fame.
- Cliff Meely (1969-71): Along with Halderson, the only Buffs to have their jerseys retired at the school. Meely is in the CU Hall of Fame and was named to the All-Time Big 8 First Team when the conference changed to the Big 12.
- Michel Morandais (2000-04): A two-time member of the All-Big 8 Second Team, Morandais is 9th in school history in career scoring. He was only the 21st Buff in school history to hit the 1,000 point mark for his career.
- Stephan Pelle (1999-03): The school's all-time leading rebounder, Pelle has over 80 more rebounds than the player in second place. He is the first player in school history with over 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career.
- Andre Roberson (2010-Present): After only two seasons, Roberson is already 9th in school history for total rebounds. He owns the single season rebounding record, and also owns the freshman and sophomore rebounding marks in school history.
- Shaun Vandiver (1988-91): An Honorable Mention All-American with the Buffs, and a two-time member of the All-Big 8 First Team, Vandiver is second in school history when it comes to points per game.
So with that, it's time to pick the five players you think should join Billups, Boyce, Burks, Higgins & Humphries in the finals. Vote now!
