Oct 23, 2024; Kansas City, MO, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Tad Boyle talks to media during the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Media Day at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Colorado will attempt to remain unbeaten Sunday when it plays a nonconference game against Harvard in Boulder, Colo.
Through three games, Colorado (3-0) has held its opponents to a 37.4 shooting percentage from the field but is averaging 18.3 turnovers per game.
“We still have to figure out our turnover issues,” Colorado coach Tad Boyle said. “We just find new ways to turn it over.”
Colorado made 12 3-pointers in Wednesday’s 83-53 victory over Cal State-Fullerton. Andrej Jakimovski, a graduate transfer from Washington State, made a career-high five 3-pointers in the win and finished with 17 points.
Four Buffaloes enter Sunday’s game averaging at least 10 points per game. Elijah Malone leads the way (13.3), followed by Jakimovski (12.3), Javon Ruffin (10.3) and Julian Hammond III (10.0).
“I’ve been encouraged by our competitiveness, our coachability,” Boyle said. “Our guys are trying to do what we ask them to do. As a coach, you appreciate that because they’re not fighting us on anything. They understand what we need to get better at.”
Harvard (1-3) has lost three in a row and is 0-3 on the road.
Robert Hinton has been the Crimson’s top offensive threat. He’s averaging 20.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Hinton is shooting 51.8 percent from the field and 40.0 percent from 3-point territory.
Harvard is coming off Wednesday’s 78-56 loss to Northeastern. Harvard trailed 14-2 early and 39-21 at halftime.
“It was a very tough start for us,” coach Tommy Amaker said. “That put us in a mindset where we were on our heels. It was almost a role reversal from this game a year ago when we played that way against them at our place, and it spiraled out of control for them, the way it did for us. You have to give them credit. They shot the ball well, particularly in the first half.”
–Field Level Media