#125 Colorado Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

Jacob Young
Wed, 07/02/2025
 
Colorado Buffaloes

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #125
 
Conference Rank: #16 Big 12
 
 
2024-25 Record: 14-21, 3-17
2024-25 Postseason: CBC
Coach: Tad Boyle
Coach Record: 312-203 at Colorado, 368-269 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Julian Hammond, Guard, 12.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.2 apg
Andrej Jakimovski, Forward, 10.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.3 apg
Elijah Malone, Forward, 7.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.1 apg
Trevor Baskin, Forward, 7.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.8 apg
RJ Smith, Guard, 6.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.7 apg
Javon Ruffin, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.1 apg
Assane Diop, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 0.8 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Bangor Dak, Junior, Forward, 8.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.1 apg
Sebastian Rancik, Sophomore, Forward, 5.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.6 apg
Felix Kossaras, Sophomore, Forward, 2.0 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.8 apg
Andrew Crawford, Sophomore, Forward, DNP in 2024-25
 
Key New Players:
Tacko Fawaz, Freshman, Center
Barrington Hargress, Junior, Guard, Transfer from UC Riverside
Jalin Holland, Freshman, Guard
Ian Inman, Freshman, Forward
Isaiah Johnson, Freshman, Guard
Jon Mani, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Denver
Josiah Sanders, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: None
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.7 (284th in nation,14th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.9 (174, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.4 (189, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.2 (133, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.5 (301, 15)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.1 (283, 15)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.0 (67, 5)
Rebound Margin: 1.9 (141, 9)
Assists Per Game: 14.2 (123, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.4 (338, 16)