The Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represents the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. The team competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of NCAA Division I. They are currently coached by Tad Boyle.
The Buffaloes have competed in eleven NCAA Tournaments, making it to the Final Four twice (1942), and (1955). Colorado has played in nine National Invitation Tournaments, winning the tournament in 1940 and making the semi-finals in 1991 and 2011. The Buffs won the Pacific-12 conference tournament in 2012, their first season as a member.
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