#20 Colorado Women's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Colorado Buffaloes
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #20
 
Conference Rank: #5 Pac-12
 
 
2022-23 Record: 25-9, 13-5
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: JR Payne
Coach Record: 120-92 at Colorado, 221-205 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Tayanna Jones, Guard, 5.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.6 apg
Jada Wynn, Guard, 3.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Quay Miller, Senior, Center, 13.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 1.3 apg
Aaronette Vonleh, Junior, Center, 12.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.2 apg
Frida Formann, Senior, Guard, 12.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.8 apg
Jaylyn Sherrod, Senior, Guard, 11.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 5.1 apg
Kindyll Wetta, Junior, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.3 apg
Tameiya Sadler, Senior, Guard, 5.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.3 apg
Brianna McLeod, Sophomore, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.3 apg
Charlotte Whittaker, Senior, Forward, 0.9 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Jadyn Atchison, Freshman, Guard
Mikayla Johnson, Freshman, Guard
Ruthie Loomis-Goltl, Freshman, Forward
Maddie Nolan, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Michigan
Kennedy Sanders, Freshman, Guard
Shelomi Sanders, Freshman, Guard
Sara-Rose Smith, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Missouri
Lele Tanuvasa, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.2 (96th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.3 (56, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.4 (63, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.2 (73, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.9 (168, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.8 (38, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.0 (238, 11)
Rebound Margin: 5.2 (49, 4)
Assists Per Game: 15.2 (53, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.2 (150, 10)