The Buffs are in Vegas to face off against the Cowboys, followed by a Tuesday game vs. TCU or Clemson.
Wyoming roster for Lookalike suggestions - https://gowyo.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Game preview -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2019/11/23/mens-basketball-boyles-buffs-open-mgm-event-against-wyoming.aspx
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LAS VEGAS — When Colorado Buffaloes basketball coach Tad Boyle scheduled his team to participate in the MGM Main Event, he had a very specific purpose in mind.
The event will see the No. 23 Buffs play two games in three days, beginning with Sunday's 6 p.m. (MT) matchup against Wyoming at T-Mobile Arena (ESPN3). That will be followed by a Tuesday game against either TCU or Clemson.
It is the kind of compact schedule the Buffs will see in Pac-12 play and similar to what they will face in the Pac-12 tournament (in the same arena).
It's also exactly the kind of schedule they hope to see in March in the NCAA Tournament — two games in three days on a neutral floor. Boyle wants his team to get accustomed to that kind of quick turnaround.
"We'll have one day prep between the Sunday game and the Tuesday game and two quality opponents," Boyle said. "You don't know who the second one will be, obviously, but you know the first one. It kind of gives you that tournament feel a little bit … we're approaching it like it's a tournament. We have an opportunity to win a championship."
The 3-0 Buffs open the affair against a 3-3 Wyoming team that has already had an up-and-down season. The Cowboys dropped an 83-63 decision last Saturday at home to Oregon State, but rebounded with a pair of wins Detroit Mercy and Louisiana Lafayette.
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"They've got some guys that are talented," Boyle said of coach Allen Edwards' Cowboys. "They've got got good personnel, they stretch the floor."
The Cowboys are led by 6-foot-7 wing Hunter Maldonado, a Colorado Springs prep product (Vista Ridge) who spent much of his high school career battling with CU's D'Shawn Schwartz. Maldonado is averaging a team-leading 16.5 points per game, along with 5.8 rebounds. Wyoming also gets solid production from 6-10 forward Hunter Thompson, who was on CU's recruiting radar as a Wyoming prep standout. Thompson had 22 points in UW's win over Louisiana on Thursday.
Maldonado is one of four Colorado prep products on the Wyoming roster. No doubt at least a couple of them would have liked the opportunity to stay in state and play for the Buffs.
"There's there's a chip on their shoulders, there's no question, and I and I get that and I understand that," Boyle said. "I respect that, quite frankly. I think there's nothing they would like better than to stick it in Colorado's ear. We know that. We just have to be ready to handle whatever comes our way."
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"We're not we're not going to overlook them, no question," Boyle said. "You know what happened to our league. Great example for these guys. You start sleeping on people it's gonna bite you. So we're not sleeping on Wyoming. We have great respect for them and we're going to approach this just like every other game and I don't I don't worry about that."
THE SERIES: Wyoming has a 43-36 edge in the all-time series, including wins in seven of the last eight. The last meeting between the two teams was a 56-33 Wyoming win in Laramie in 2014. The two programs have never met on a neutral floor.
BROADCAST: The game will be carried by ESPN3. KDFD 760 AM will provide the radio coverage with Voice of the Buffs Mark Johnson on play-by-play and Scott Wilke on color commentary.
UP NEXT: The Buffs will play either TCU or Clemson on Tuesday.
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Media links -
Game Notes - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2019/11/23//cunotes_wyoming.pdf
Live video - Game should be viewable via a stream that can be found at https://www.espn.com/watch/ .
Live Audio - https://cubuffs.com/watch/?Live=2378 and https://tunein.com/radio/Colorado-Basketball-s308227/?_branch_match_id=727008661064097614 .
Live stats - Can't find.
Wyoming roster for Lookalike suggestions - https://gowyo.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Game preview -
Direct link - https://cubuffs.com/news/2019/11/23/mens-basketball-boyles-buffs-open-mgm-event-against-wyoming.aspx
"
LAS VEGAS — When Colorado Buffaloes basketball coach Tad Boyle scheduled his team to participate in the MGM Main Event, he had a very specific purpose in mind.
The event will see the No. 23 Buffs play two games in three days, beginning with Sunday's 6 p.m. (MT) matchup against Wyoming at T-Mobile Arena (ESPN3). That will be followed by a Tuesday game against either TCU or Clemson.
It is the kind of compact schedule the Buffs will see in Pac-12 play and similar to what they will face in the Pac-12 tournament (in the same arena).
It's also exactly the kind of schedule they hope to see in March in the NCAA Tournament — two games in three days on a neutral floor. Boyle wants his team to get accustomed to that kind of quick turnaround.
"We'll have one day prep between the Sunday game and the Tuesday game and two quality opponents," Boyle said. "You don't know who the second one will be, obviously, but you know the first one. It kind of gives you that tournament feel a little bit … we're approaching it like it's a tournament. We have an opportunity to win a championship."
The 3-0 Buffs open the affair against a 3-3 Wyoming team that has already had an up-and-down season. The Cowboys dropped an 83-63 decision last Saturday at home to Oregon State, but rebounded with a pair of wins Detroit Mercy and Louisiana Lafayette.
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"They've got some guys that are talented," Boyle said of coach Allen Edwards' Cowboys. "They've got got good personnel, they stretch the floor."
The Cowboys are led by 6-foot-7 wing Hunter Maldonado, a Colorado Springs prep product (Vista Ridge) who spent much of his high school career battling with CU's D'Shawn Schwartz. Maldonado is averaging a team-leading 16.5 points per game, along with 5.8 rebounds. Wyoming also gets solid production from 6-10 forward Hunter Thompson, who was on CU's recruiting radar as a Wyoming prep standout. Thompson had 22 points in UW's win over Louisiana on Thursday.
Maldonado is one of four Colorado prep products on the Wyoming roster. No doubt at least a couple of them would have liked the opportunity to stay in state and play for the Buffs.
"There's there's a chip on their shoulders, there's no question, and I and I get that and I understand that," Boyle said. "I respect that, quite frankly. I think there's nothing they would like better than to stick it in Colorado's ear. We know that. We just have to be ready to handle whatever comes our way."
...
"We're not we're not going to overlook them, no question," Boyle said. "You know what happened to our league. Great example for these guys. You start sleeping on people it's gonna bite you. So we're not sleeping on Wyoming. We have great respect for them and we're going to approach this just like every other game and I don't I don't worry about that."
THE SERIES: Wyoming has a 43-36 edge in the all-time series, including wins in seven of the last eight. The last meeting between the two teams was a 56-33 Wyoming win in Laramie in 2014. The two programs have never met on a neutral floor.
BROADCAST: The game will be carried by ESPN3. KDFD 760 AM will provide the radio coverage with Voice of the Buffs Mark Johnson on play-by-play and Scott Wilke on color commentary.
UP NEXT: The Buffs will play either TCU or Clemson on Tuesday.
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______________________________________________________________________________________
Media links -
Game Notes - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2019/11/23//cunotes_wyoming.pdf
Live video - Game should be viewable via a stream that can be found at https://www.espn.com/watch/ .
Live Audio - https://cubuffs.com/watch/?Live=2378 and https://tunein.com/radio/Colorado-Basketball-s308227/?_branch_match_id=727008661064097614 .
Live stats - Can't find.
