Basketball
For the first time in school history, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä changed head coaches in both men’s and women’s basketball in the same off-season.
The men’s basketball team went 8-0 at home during the non-conference season, the Buffs’ best start at the Coors Events Center in 27 years.
With a couple of freshmen from Colorado providing a lift, the women’s basketball team posted its second-best non-conference record in Kathy McConnell-Miller’s five seasons as ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä coach.
Both basketball teams will play in Colorado plenty of times in the early part of the season.
Denver Nuggets basketball player Chauncey Billups stands very tall in Denver and at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä — now more than ever.
<p>The men’s basketball team finished with the most losses in a season in program history, which dates back to 1901, and with its second-worst in-conference winning percentage ever. </p>
<p>The women’s basketball team capped off its nonconference schedule with five straight wins and a championship in the Paradise Classic in Hawaii, where forward Brittany Spears was named most valuable player. </p>
<p>The men’s basketball team finished the nonconference season with an 8-6 record for the second consecutive year under coach Jeff Bzdelik.</p>