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1 COLORADO BASKETBALL GAME #20 vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-7, 0-4 Big 12) Date: Wednesday, Jan. 27 Tipoff: 8:07 p.m. (MST) Television: FSN Rocky Mountain Announcers: Tom Helmer (p-b-p), Ceal Barry (analyst), Alanna Rizzo (sideline) Location: Coors Events Center (11,064) CU Radio: KKZN 760-AM: Mark Johnson (p-b-p), Charles Johnson (analyst); Sirius Channel 127 Series vs. Nebraska: Cornhuskers lead 76-68; in Big 12 play. NU has won three straight, five of last seven; CU is 8-5 in Boulder and has won three of the last four games. CU SPORTS INFORMATION MBB Contact...Andrew R. Green Cell / Office / andrew.green@colorado.edu Press Row or 4381 QUICKLY: CU enters the week among the nation s best in a variety of categories: fourth nationally in FT percentage (.768), 17th in FG% (.486), 46th in steals per game (8.4), 49th in scoring offense (76.7) CU is 9-1 at home matching the season after 10 games. CU began the home season 10-1 CU has shot 50 percent or better in three of five Big 12 games (.505), both conference games at home (.515) Cory Higgins leads the Buffaloes in scoring in conference play (19.0 ppg.) and is shooting 55.0 percent Team Averages CU NEB Points Pts. Allowed Scoring Margin Field Goals Field Goal Att Field Goal Pct pt FGs pt FG Att pt FG Pct FTM FT Att FT Pct Off. Rebs Def. Rebs Total Rebs Reb. Margin Fouls Turnovers Assists Blocks Steals notes continued on page 4 from the field in league contests - first on the team and third in the Big 12. INDIVIDUAL NOTES: Dwight Thorne is shooting a teambest.654 (17-of-26) over his last five games in a reserve role and leads CU with eight treys. In his last four games he s averaging 11.8 ppg. Alec Burks remains the only true freshman in the nation to score in double-digits every game this season (he s fourth nationally of all freshmen in points per game) Burks last five games lead CU: 5.2 rpg.,.818 FT%, and three blocks; his 18.8 ppg. is second Cory Higgins has made 331 career FTs, just outside 10th place all-time at CU (334, Wilky Gilmore, ). Higgins is a career.803 percent FT shooter, ranking tied for sixth all-time at CU Austin Dufault has started the last two Big 12 games with an 11.5 ppg., 4.0 rpg., and is shooting.600 from the field (9-of-15), also added five three-pointers. Burks and Higgins are tied with 33 FGs made over the last COLORADO Probable Starters Pos/NoPlayer Ht Wt Yr Hometown PPG RPG APG G 1 Nate Tomlinson So. Sydney, Australia G 5 Marcus Relphorde Jr. Chicago, Ill G 10 Alec Burks Fr. Grandview, Mo G 11 Cory Higgins Jr. Danville, Calif F 33 Austin Dufault So. Killdeer, N.D OFF THE BENCH G 12 Dwight Thorne II Sr. Arlington, Texas G 35 Keegan Hornbuckle Fr. Westlake Village, Calif F 13 Shane Harris-Tunks Fr. Liverpool, Australia F 34 Casey Crawford Jr. Overland Park, Kan NEBRASKA Probable Starters Pos/NoPlayer Ht Wt Yr Hometown PPG RPG APG G 3 Brandon Richardson So. Los Angeles, Calif G 5 Sek Henry Sr. Los Angeles, Calif G 34 Lance Jeter Jr. Beaver Falls, Pa G 44 Ryan Anderson Sr. Seattle, Wash C 21 Jorge Diaz Fr. Caguas, Puerto Rico Colorado Buffaloes Schedule (10-9, 1-4 Big 12) Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Fri. Nov. 13 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUF W, Mon. Nov. 16 COPPIN STATE (FSN RM) W, Wed Nov. 18 TEXAS SOUTHERN (FSN RM) W, Mon. Nov. 23 ^vs. Gonzaga (ESPN2) L, Tue. Nov. 24 ^vs. Arizona (ESPN2) L, (ot) Wed. Nov. 25 ^at Chaminade (ESPNU) W, Tue. Dec. 1 SAN FRANCISCO (FSN RM) W, Fri. Dec. 4 %at Oregon State (FSN) L, Mon. Dec. 7 COLORADO CHRISTIAN W, Thrs. Dec. 10 at Colorado State (The Mtn.) L, Tue. Dec. 22 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE (FSN RM) W, Tue. Dec. 29 YALE (FSN RM) W, Sat. Jan. 2 at Tulsa L, Tue. Jan. 5 MIAMI (OHIO) (FSN RM) W, Sat. Jan. 9 *at 2/2 Texas (Big 12 Network) L, Tue. Jan. 12 *22/24 BAYLOR (FSN RM) W, Sat. Jan. 16 *13/12 KANSAS STATE (Big 12 Network) L, Wed. Jan. 20 *at Oklahoma State (ESPNU) W, Sat. Jan. 23 *at Texas A&M (Big 12 Network) L, Wed. Jan. 27 *NEBRASKA (FSN RM) 8 p.m. Sat. Jan. 30 *at Iowa State 7 p.m. Wed. Feb. 3 *KANSAS (ESPN2) 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 6 *MISSOURI (Big 12 Network) 2 p.m. Sat. Feb. 13 *at Kansas State (Big 12 Network) 4 p.m. Wed. Feb. 17 *OKLAHOMA (ESPNU) 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 20 *at Kansas (Big 12 Network) 2 p.m. Wed. Feb. 24 *at Missouri 5:30 p.m. Sat. Feb. 27 *IOWA STATE (Big 12 Network) 11:30 a.m. Tue. Mar. 2 *at Nebraska (FSN RM) 6 p.m. Sat. Mar. 6 *TEXAS TECH (Big 12 Network) 2 p.m. Wd.-St Mar **Big 12 Championships (Big 12 Network) TBD ^-EA Sports Maui Invitational (Lahaina Civic Center; Maui, Hawaii) %-Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series *-Big 12 Conference **-Big 12 Basketball Championships (Sprint Center, Kansas City) [Big 12]-Big 12 Network regional telecast produced by ESPN Regional TV [The Mtn.]-The Mountain All Times Mountain Dates and Times Subject to Change

2 Season-Highs Listed Points... 20, Arizona (11/24) FG Made...7, Arizona (11/24) FG Attempts...9, Arizona (11/24) 3-Pt. Made...3, Arizona (11/24) FT Made...6, Gonzaga (11/23) Rebounds...7, Coppin State (11/16) Assists... 8, twice Steals...5, Chaminade (11/25) FT Made... 6, Gonzaga 11/23) Minutes...33, twice Points...24, at Texas (1/9) FG Made... 8, at Texas (1/9) FG Attempts... 16, at Chaminade (11/25) 3-Pt. Made... 3, twice FT Made... 5, twice Rebounds...7, Baylor (1/12) Assists... 6, San Francisco (12/1) Steals... 3, twice Blocks... 2, San Francisco (12/1) Minutes... 34, Baylor (1/12) Points...24, at Oklahoma State (1/20) FG Made... 9, at Colorado State (12/10) FG Attempts...16, twice 3-Pt. Made...2, at Tulsa (1/2) FT Made...11, Yale (12/29) Rebounds...10, Miami (OH) 1/5) Assists...4, Colorado Christian (12/7) Steals...6, Yale (12/29) Blocks...3, at Tulsa (1/2) Minutes... 38, Arizona (11/24) Points...30, Kansas State (1/16) FG Made...12, Kansas State (1/16) FG Attempts...22, vs. Arizona (11/24) 3-Pt. Made...5, Coppin State (11/16) FT Made...16, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/13) FT Attempts...16, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/13) Rebounds... 6, three times Assists...8, Cal State Northridge (12/22) Steals...4, at Texas A&M (1/23) Blocks... 2, Kansas State (1/16) Minutes... 41, Arizona (11/24) Points...19, Cal State Northridge (11/22) FG Made...6, Cal State Northridge (11/22) FT Attempts...10, Cal State Northridge (11/22) 3-Pt. Made...3, Miami, Ohio (1/5) Rebounds...5, Baylor (1/12) Assists...5, Cal State Northridge (11/22) Steals...3, Coppin State (11/16) Blocks... 1, at Texas (1/9) Minutes... 28, at Texas A&M (1/23) Points... 14, Arizona (11/24) FG Made... 5, twice FT Attempts... 7, three times 3-Pt. Made...3, at Texas A&M (1/23) Rebounds... 11, Arizona (11/24) Assists... 2, three times Steals... 3, twice Blocks... 3, San Francisco (12/1) Minutes... 33, at Texas A&M (1/23) NATE TOMLINSON #1 Sophomore Guard Sydney, Australia PTS REB AST ST MIN FG% FT% 3-PT% Running the point: More assists than turnovers: 16 of 19 games led CU in assists five straight games, six of his last seven games 6x w/ six or more assists; 3 of 5 Big 12 games w/ six assts. each game 11 points, four assists, no turnovers in 31 mins. in home win over Baylor career-best 20 points vs. Arizona (7-of-9 FG) team leader in assists (81), Assist-TO Ratio: 2.1 career-best eight assists (Gonzaga, Chaminade) has led CU in assists 12 times (twice shared) MARCUS RELPHORDE #5 Junior-Transfer Guard Chicago, Ill. PTS REB AST ST MIN FG% FT% 3-PT% starts; third in scoring; 12 games 10+ points last five games: 12.6 ppg., 4.6 rpg. led CU in assists three times (one shared) one of four players w/ at least 22 steals led team in scoring twice, rebounding 3x; one 20-pt. effort (at Texas) Co-Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan ): 17.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg., 57.9% (11-19) ALEC BURKS #10 Freshman Guard Grandview, Mo. PTS REB AST ST MIN FG% FT% 3-PT% starts; 10 or more points in all 19 games; 7 games shooting 60%+ FG% first career double-double (17 pts., 10 rbs.) vs. Miami (Ohio) last 5 gms: 5.2 rpg.,.818 FT%, 26 rebs. - all team bests; 18.8 ppg. - 2nd Nine games 18+ points, including four 20+ point efforts 14 games with at least five or more FGs; 13 games 50%+ or better led team in scoring eight times; rebounding nine times (one shared) CORY HIGGINS #11 Junior Guard Danville, Calif. PTS REB AST ST MIN FG% FT% 3-PT% shooting a career-best 50.9 from the field 1157 career pts. (20th at CU); eight 20+ games in (20 career) 11 games shooting over 50 percent; 10 games 18+ pts. or more made at least 10 FTs three times this season (six career) career-best eight assists vs. Northridge led team in scoring 11 times (twice shared) seven career games 25+ points or more (four this season) DWIGHT THORNE II #12 Senior Guard Arlington, Texas PTS REB AST ST MIN FG% FT% 3-PT% first w/ 24 3-pointers; shooting a career best.558 from 3-pt. arc Last 5 games: 24.2 mpg., 11.0 ppg.,.654 FG% (17-of-26),.889 3FG% (8-of-9) 12 games shooting over.570 from the field; eight games over 60 percent off the bench leading team w/ 19 points v. Northridge; added 14 v. Miami missed Dec. 7 game w/ sprained left ankle (ends 57-straight starts) 11 of 18 games played in with 10+ scoring games; 15 pts. at Okla. State AUSTIN DUFAULT #33 Sophomore Forward Killdeer, N.D. PTS REB AST ST MIN FG% FT% 3-PT% six games with four or more FGs made; first career double-double (14 pts., 11 reb.) vs. Arizona shooting 50 percent or better in 11 of 19 games Career: 18 games w/ 10+ points; 6 games this season 10+ points started 47 of 50 games; did not start at Texas, Baylor, K-State

3 Points... 6, Chaminde (11/25) FG Made... 3,Chaminde (11/25) FG Attempts...5, Baylor (1/12) Rebounds... 7, Chaminde (11/25) Assists...1, Arizona (11/24) Steals... 2, three times Blocks... 2, twice Minutes... 23, Baylor (1/12) Points... - FG Made Pt. Made... - Rebounds...2, Cal State Northridge (11/22) Assists... - Steals... - Blocks... - Minutes... 3, San Francisco (12/1) Points...11, Colorado Christian (12/7) FG Made...3, Colorado Christian (12/7) 3-Pt. Made... 1, twice Rebounds... 3, twice Assists...1, Colorado Christian (12/7) Steals... 2, Colorado State (12/10) Blocks... - Minutes...22, Colorado Christian (12/7) SHANE HARRIS-TUNKS #13 Freshman Forward Liverpool, NSW, Australia PTS REB BLK ST MIN FG% FT% 3-PT% leads team w/ 11 blocks; 18-for-28 from field; three starts first career start at Texas; fouled out with one steal, two points started in home win over Baylor: season-best 23 minutes 2 steals last five games: 13.4 minutes per game led team w/ 7 rebounds, two blocks in win over Chaminade played 11 minutes against Arizona (3 pts., 2 reb., 1 stl., 1 blk.) JAVON CONEY #14 Junior Guard Chicago, Ill. PTS REB AST ST MIN FG% FT% 3-PT% has played in five games; two rebounds vs. Northridge Played 23 games a year ago, one start (Oklahoma State) non-scholarship student-athlete LEVI KNUTSON #24 Junior Guard Littleton, Colo. PTS REB AST ST MIN FG% FT% 3-PT% played 22 minutes Dec. 7 with 11 pts.; 11 mins at Colorado State 11 games played 4.0 G.P.A. Spring 2009 Semester, Dean s List career-best 19 points, four assists (Oklahoma State last year) Points...10, twice FG Made...4, Gonzaga (11/23) 3-Pt. Made...2, four times Rebounds...5, Colorado Christian (12/7) Assists...1, five times Steals...2, Gonzaga (11/23) Blocks...2, Gonzaga (11/23) Minutes...23, Gonzaga (11/23) Points...8, Colorado Christian (12/7) FG Made...3, Colorado Christian (12/7) FG Attempts...5, Colorado Christian (12/7) 3-Pt. Made...2, Colorado Christian (12/7) Rebounds...6, Coppin State (11/16) Assists... 3, San Francisco (12/1) Steals...1, eight times Blocks... 1, twice Minutes... 23, Coppin State (11/16) Points...2, Coppin State (11/16) FG Made...1, Coppin State (11/16) 3-Pt. Made... - Rebounds... - Assists... - Steals... - Blocks... - Minutes...4, Coppin State (11/16) Points...2, four times FG Made...1, four times 3-Pt. Made... - Rebounds...4, Coppin State (11/16) Assists...1, Cal State Northridge (11/22) Steals... - Blocks... 1, at Texas (1/9) Minutes...10, twice CASEY CRAWFORD #34 Junior-RS Forward Overland Park, Kan. PTS REB AST ST MIN FG% FT% 3-PT% Season-best performance against Gonzaga (4-of-8 FG), 4 rbs. nine points, pair of three-pointers at Oklahoma State in 21 mins pointers on the season Was 230 pounds in as a transfer, added 15 pounds KEEGAN HORNBUCKLE #35 Freshman Guard Westlake Village, Calif. PTS REB AST ST MIN FG% FT% 3-PT% has scored in 13 of 18 games; three assists vs. USF played 12 minutes at Texas played 12 minutes, scored two points in college debut scored five points off the bench w/ six boards vs. Coppin St. TRENT BECKLEY #44 Junior-RS Forward Vail, Colo. PTS REB AST ST MIN FG% FT% 3-PT% played two games; missed last month w/ the flu bulked up 30 pounds since freshman season missed all of with a stress fracture lumbar spine Played 10 games in w/ a career-high 4 pts. at K-State TREY ECKLOFF #55 Sophomore Forward Englewood, Colo. PTS REB AST ST MIN FG% FT% 3-PT% averaging 7.8 minutes over his last four games nine games played in ; 26 games in ppg., 1.8 rpg. in Dean s List Fall 2008 & Spring 2009 Semesters (4.0 G.P.A.)

4 4-4-4 five games Alec Burks and Cory Higgins have led or shared scoring team honors 17 of 19 games. Dwight Thorne and Marcus Relphorde are the others Cory Higgins tallied his third career 30-point effort against K-State Nate Tomlinson has led the team in assists 11 times, including seven times with six or more; and five straight games, six of the last seven. Tomlinson leads the team with 81 assists Casey Crawford has played the last four road games (16.8 mpg., 5.8 ppg., 2.5 rpg., with 5 three-pointers) Marcus Relphorde was named Big 12/Phillips 66 Co-Rookie of the Week. AGAINST NEBRASKA: The Cornhuskers lead the all-times series, 76-68, including a edge in Big 12 play. Nebraska has won the last three games in a row and five of the last seven. In Boulder, CU holds an 8-5 edge and three of the last four. HUSKER UPDATE: After starting the season with a 12-3 record after nonconference play, Nebraska has now lost its first four Big 12 games by an average of 10.7 points. Nebraska is 1-4 on the road with two of those losses coming in conference play. NU has lost at Texas A&M (64-53) and at Missouri (70-53) and at home to Kansas (84-72) and Iowa State (56-53). The Huskers are shooting only 39.3 percent in conference play and averaging 57.8 points per game. Doc Sadler enters his fourth year in Lincoln (67-47,.588) and the team is coming off an NIT appearance a year ago. TONIGHT S POSTER: Junior forward Trent Beckley is the featured student-athlete. After missing most of the season with injuries and the flu, Beckley has appeared in two games this season. He scored two points in four minutes of action against Coppin State (Nov. 16). The Vail, Colo., native is majoring in business with an emphasis in management. He s a two-time Commissioners Honor Roll recipient. TEAM NOTES: CU has not out-rebounded the opponent in the 10 games With a minimum of 90 shots taken, CU has four of its top five players shooting over 50 percent or better Of the six players averaging 21 minutes or more minutes a game, all are shooting 65 or better from the FT line CU has shot 50 percent or better in the second half 10 times (6-4 in those games). They made 61.5 percent against Baylor (Texas Southern.636 was the highest) CU is 7-0 when four of the five starters net double-digits CU is 8-3 when shooting over 50 percent from the field CU has scored over 70 points in 14 of 18 games and are 9-5 in those games CU committed a season-low five turnovers against Baylor, the lowest any CU team has made since five against Cal Poly (Dec. 3, 2005 ) and five against Texas (Feb. 8, 2005), both CU wins Over the last 14 years, CU is performing a best in field goal percentage (.486), 3pt% (.384), FT% (.768) and a low in turnovers per game (12.9). AFTER LAST FIVE BIG 12 GAMES: CU have placed four players in double-figures, average 77.2 points per game and shooting.489 percent from the field. However, on the negative, they are getting outrebounded by an average of a 39.4 to 25.2 margin, and are being outscored by 6.4 points. MOVING ON UP: Alec Burks has started all 19 games and netted over 10 or more points in every game. With 322 points for the season, Burks is eighth overall in points and ninth in steals of all CU freshmen. Freshman Bests - Season (Most Points) 1) Richard Roby, ) Chauncey Billups, ) Donnie Boyce, ) Emmett Lewis, ) David Harrison, ) Matt Bullard, ) Alec Burks, Randy Downs, ) Xavier Silas, ) Stephane Pelle, Freshman Bests - Season (Most Steals) 1) Donnie Boyce, ) Jose Winston, ) Richard Roby, ) Chauncey Billups, ) Jay Humphries, ) Cory Higgins, ) Pete Hefty, ) Michael Lee, ) Alec Burks, Stevie Wise, TOP CU FRESHMEN: If the season ended today, freshman guard Alec Burks would rank second among freshmen scorers in the school s history. Here s the top-five to-date. 1. Chauncey Billups Alec Burks Richard Roby Emmett Lewis Donnie Boyce MORE BURKS: Has four games over 20 points has led CU in rebounding nine times (three shared) and scoring eight times (three shared) 13 games this season shooting over 50 percent from the field; seven games over 60 percent Second in team scoring 16.9 ppg.; first in rebounding (5.1 rpg.) and FG% (.532); tied for fourth in assists (33, 1.7); second with 24 steals. CU s Largest in Lead: 35 points, 2nd Half, :25, Northridge (Dec. 22) Deficit: 25 points, 2nd Half, 1:39, at Tulsa (Jan. 2) Margin of Victory: 34 points, Cal State Northridge (Dec. 22) Margin of Defeat: 25 points, at Tulsa (Jan. 2) Halftime Lead: 25 points, Coppin State (Nov. 16) Halftime Deficit: 15 points, at Texas (Jan. 9) Halftime Lead in Win: 25 points, Coppin State (Nov. 16) Halftime Deficit in Win: 5 pts., Baylor (Jan. 12) Halftime Lead in Loss: 11 points, Gonzaga (Nov. 23) Halftime Deficit in Loss: 15 points, at Texas (Jan. 9) Deficit in Win: 10 points, 1st Half, 10:29, Yale (Dec. 29)

5 CLOSE CALLS: During the last three plus years, the CU men s team has suffered 53 losses. If you take a closer look, 25 of those losses have been by single-digits, an average of 4.6 points : 5 games (23 points, 4.6 ppg.) : 11 games (three non-conference, eight Big 12 games): 50 points (4.5 ppg.) : 9 games (three non-conference, six Big 12 games): 43 total points (4.8 ppg.). HIGGINS UPDATE: Cory Higgins has led the team in scoring 10 of 18 games (one shared); has eight 20- plus scoring efforts this season, in addition to his 20 career, 20-point efforts Scored 1,157 career, ranking 20th overall Started every game as a Buff (82, t-9th) 9th in career steals (129) 12th in minutes played (2,845) t-22nd in assists (200) Last season, Higgins was one of 13 players nationally to lead team in 5 categories All-Big 12 Third Team; 1st Big 12-only steals (1.9 apg.). THREE-YEAR REVIEW: Coach Bzdelik has 106 career collegiate wins CU has scored 80 points in eight of 19 games this season (previously 80+ five games in his first two years) CU has scored 70 or more points 14 of 19 games (9-5 this season) team has shot 50 percent or better in 20 of 38 halves have made pointers, the most in three years after 19 games team is shooting.486, another three-year best. ONE STREAK DOWN: The Buffaloes ended a nine-game losing streak to nationally ranked opponents by beating No. 22/24 Baylor (Jan. 12), in Boulder. It s the first win against a ranked opponent dating back to the season when they defeated No. 12/14 Oklahoma State at home, (Feb. 3, 2007). HOME vs. THE ROAD: CU is averaging 80.8 points per game with four players in double figures in 10 home games (.527 FG%). Cory Higgins (21.8 ppg.), Alec Burks (15.7), Marcus Relphorde (12.6), Dwight Thorne (11.4). In the nine combined away/neutral court games, the Buffs are averaging 72.1 ppg., shooting.446 from the field and average only two players in double figures (Alec Burks 18.3 ppg., Cory Higgins 15.6 ppg.). STREAKS: CU has lost 32-straight Big 12 Conference road games since Feb. 5, Last Big 12 road win: Jan. 21, 2006 at Oklahoma State, (ot). CU has also dropped 24-straight road games against Division I opponents. CU last won on the road over a D-I opponent Dec. 22, 2007 at Colorado State (73-70). BIG 12 HONOR: Marcus Relphorde was named Co-Big 12 Phillips 66 Rookie of the Week (Jan ) in voting by a panel of media covering the Conference. This is Relphorde s first rookie of the week honor and first CU player to earn the award since Dec. 27, 2004 (Richard Roby). Relphorde helped the Buffaloes to a 1-1 week against two nationally ranked opponents. He started with 17 points and seven rebounds as CU topped No. 22 Baylor, The ju- Colorado vs. Nebraska Bests in Big 12 Play Colorado Most Points: 35, Chauncey Billups, Feb. 5, 1997 at Lincoln Most Rebounds: 17, Stephane Pelle, Feb. 17, 2001 at Boulder Assists: 10, Chauncey Billups, Jan. 4, 1997 at Boulder Steals: 4, five times, most recent, Richard Roby, Jan. 12, 2005 at Boulder Blocks: 11, David Harrison, Mar. 8, 2003 at Boulder 3-Pointers: 7, D.J. Harrison, Feb. 5, 2002 at Boulder Nebraska Most Points: 28, Aleks Maric, Jan. 20, 2007 at Lincoln Most Rebounds: 16, twice, recent, Aleks Maric, Mar. 9, 2008, in Lincoln Assists: 8, Charles Richardson, Mar. 3, 2007 at Boulder Steals: 5, three times, recent, Brennon Clemmons, Mar. 8, 2003 at Boulder Blocks: 7 by Marcus Neal, Mar. 2, 2005 at Lincoln 3-Pointers: 6 by Cary Cochran, Mar at Kansas City (Big 12 Tournament) nior guard then chipped in 18 points and three boards as Buffs dropped an decision to No. 12 Kansas State. In two outings, he averaged 17.5 points and 5.0 rebounds, and shot 57.9 percent (11-of-19) from the field. He also made 4-of-7 (.571) from 3-point range while adding three assists and two steals. TEAM NOTES: CU opened the first four of five games of the conference season against opponents from the south CU started the conference season against three nationally ranked opponents-a school-first CU committed 36 fouls against Kansas State, the most a CU has made since being called for 35 at Kansas, Jan. 31, 1995 This season marks only the third time in the Big 12 schedule ( & ) that CU has opened conference play with back-to-back games against southern schools. The previous two years were a pair of losses each year to Texas and Oklahoma CU made 30 or more field goals in a game four times this season (30 at Texas). That s the secondmost since having five in the season against the Horns CU is shooting 50 percent from the field in 19 of the 34 halves this year. CU tied a first-half best 61.5 percent at Texas. ON THE ROAD vs. RANKED FOES: CU has fallen on the road to ranked opponents 26-straight times. CU s last win on the road came at No. 20 Texas Tech, (Jan. 11, 1997). The Buffs have also lost 33-straight nationally ranked games away from Boulder, including 26 on the road and seven on neutral courts. Their last win over a top-10 opponent on the road: never. BIG 12 OPENERS: Colorado has now dropped 13-straight Big 12 openers after Saturday s loss at No. 2 Texas, including seven on the road. The Texas game was also the fourth time the Buffs played Texas and second time in Austin ( ). CU s lone conference opening win came in the first season of the Big 12 (Jan. 4, 1997, Nebraska, 79-73).

6 6-6-6 CU SINCE In the last 14 years (the history of the Big 12 Conference) CU is performing a best in a number of categories listed below after 19 games. CU is shooting a best in FG%, 3-PT%, FT% and turnovers. Years PPG FG % 3-Pt.% FT% To W s ON THE ROAD: Even though the NCAA determined the Buffaloes win over Chaminade at the EA Sports Maui Invitational was declared a road victory, the Buffs still have an 20-game skid against Division I opponents on the road. CU s last road win came on Dec. 22, 2007 at Colorado State, BUFF NOTES (individual): Austin Dufault recorded his first career double-double (14 points, 11 rebounds) against Arizona; he s the first CU player to tally a double-double since Cory Higgins last year (Western State, 24 pts., 10 rebounds) Nate Tomlinson scored a career-best 20 points against Zona, he s the first CU player other than Higgins and Dwight Thorne to score 20 or more in a game since Richard Roby scored 22 at Oklahoma State (Feb. 6, 2008) Tomlinson had a career-high eight assists against Gonzaga and Chaminade, also had a career-best five steals against the Silverswords CU placed a pair of 20-point scorers against Arizona (Higgins 28, Tomlinson 20), that s twice this year with a pair w/ a least 20+ a game (the other, Texas Southern) Associate Head Coach replaced Head Coach Jeff Bzdelik four of the 12 games this season due to family concerns. McClain went 2-2, however Coach Bzdelik is credited with the wins/losses. MAUI INVITATIONAL WRAP: The Buffaloes lost a pair of close games in their first-ever visit at the EA Sports Maui Invitational falling to Gonzaga, and Arizona, (overtime). CU defeated Chaminade on day three, In the first game against the Bulldogs, four players scored double-digits with Cory Higgins scoring a team-high 19 points with six rebounds. The following day, the Buffs, again placed four players in double-figures with Higgins and Alec Burks scoring 28 and 20 points, respectively. On day three, the Buffs received 13 points each from Burks and Marcus Relphorde against Chaminade. CU IN THE BIG 12/PAC-10 HARWOOD SERIES: CU is now 0-3 against the Pac-10 in the series. The Buffs lost on the road to Oregon State, back on Dec. 4, and in the previous two years lost twice to Stanford (76-62 in 2008; in 2007). RARE CLUB: In the Big 12 era, there have been only eight players who have scored over 1,000 points, collected 500 rebounds, and made pointers. Colorado s Richard Roby is the only one to have scored 2,000 points. Nebraska media relations/basketball SID Jerry Trickie generated this list. Obi Muonelo (Okla. State, 2007-present): 1,112 points, 504 rebounds, ptrs. Terrel Harris (Oklahoma State, ): 1,319 points, 512 rebounds, pointers Josh Carter (Texas A&M, ): 1,566 points, 509 rebounds, pointers Brandon Rush (Kansas, ): 1,477 points, 602 rebounds, pointers Richard Roby (Colorado, ): 2,001 points, 659 rebounds, pointers Cartier Martin (Kansas State, ): 1,546 points, 540 rebounds, pointers Rickey Paulding (Missouri, ): 1,673 points, 526 rebounds, pointers Kirk Hinrich (Kansas, ): 1,753 points, 532 rebounds, pointers Entering this week, Oklahoma s Tony Crocker needed 10 boards to join the group. FRESHMAN STARTERS: In his first three years, Coach Bzdelik has started at least one freshman in the starting line up on opening night. Against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Alec Burks started (10 pts., three assists, two rebounds). Cory Higgins started his first game (Nov. 9, 2007) with a 10-point, five-rebound, three-assist performance against New Mexico. Last year, Austin Dufault (13 pts.) and Nate Tomlinson (12 pts.) started against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. NEW UNIFORMS: The season marks the first time in 19 years the Colorado men s basketball team will don new home uniforms. This season s new look will be silver, a first since the season. This season the Buffs will have silver, gold and black jerseys. OUT FOR SEASON: Freshman guard Shannon Sharpe will miss the basketball season with season-ending knee surgery after injuring his left knee during pre-season workouts. Sharpe successfully had a microfracture procedure. Sharpe, a 6-1, 200-pound guard from Corona, Calif. is one of four true freshmen on the roster. He will be medically redshirted. BIG 12 AGE AVERAGES: With only one senior on the Colorado roster, the men s team is the second youngest school in the Big 12 Conference. The following breakdown is courtesy of Mike Noteware of Oklahoma State. These averages are as of Oct. 15, Team Yrs Months Days Experience Oklahoma State Colorado Iowa State Oklahoma Missouri Texas A&M Baylor Kansas Kansas State Texas Nebraska Texas Tech

7 No. Student-Athlete Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp Hometown (High School/Previous College) 1 Nate Tomlinson PG So. 1L Sydney, Australia (Lee Academy [Maine]) 2 %Shannon Sharpe G Fr. HS Corona, Calif. (Centennial HS) 5 Marcus Relphorde G Jr. TR Chicago, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor HS/ American Christian School [Alston, Pa.]/St. Louis/Indian Hills CC [Iowa] 10 Alec Burks G Fr. HS Grandview, Mo. (Grandview HS) 11 Cory Higgins G Jr. 2L Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista HS)/The Pendleton School [Bradenton, Fla.] 12 Dwight Thorne II G Sr. 3L Arlington, Texas (Martin HS) 13 Shane Harris-Tunks C/F Fr. HS Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport) 14 Javon Coney G Jr. 2L Chicago. Ill. (Latin HS) 24 Levi Knutson G Jr. 2L Littleton, Colo. (Arapahoe HS) 33 Austin Dufault F So. 1L Killdeer, N.D. (Killdeer HS) 34 Casey Crawford F Jr.-RS 1L Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley North HS/Wake Forest) 35 Keegan Hornbuckle F Fr. HS Westlake Village, Calif. (Campbell Hall HS) 44 Trent Beckley F Jr.-RS 2L Vail, Colo. (Battle Mountain HS) 55 Trey Eckloff F So. 1L Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS) Head Coach: Jeff Bzdelik (Illinois-Chicago 76) - third year Associate Head Coach: Steve McClain (Chadron State College 84) Assistant Coach: Derrick Clark (California-Lutheran 95) Assistant Coach: Drew Long (Northwestern 2004) Director of BB Operations: Jody Bailey (Louisville 95) % injured; season-ending knee surgery COLORADO STARTERS Date Opponent Score Starter Total Starter Total Starter Total Starter Total Starter Total Nov. 13 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, Burks 13 Higgins 26 Thorne II 10 Relphorde 6 Dufault 10 Nov. 16 COPPIN STATE W, Burks 18 Higgins 21 Thorne II 13 Relphorde 14 Dufault 6 Nov. 18 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, Burks 23 Higgins 23 Thorne II 2 Relphorde 11 Dufault 7 Nov. 23 ^vs. Gonzaga L, Burks 11 Higgins 19 Thorne II 2 Relphorde 10 Dufault 7 Nov. 24 ^vs. Arizona L, (ot) Burks 19 Higgins 28 Thorne II 0 Relphorde 1 Dufault 14 Nov. 25 ^at Chaminade W, Burks 13 Higgins 6 Thorne II 10 Relphorde 13 Dufault 12 Dec. 1 SAN FRANCISCO W, Burks 12 Higgins 22 Thorne II 10 Relphorde 10 Dufault 5 Dec. 4 %at Oregon State L, Burks 19 Higgins 15 Thorne II 7 Relphorde 13 Dufault 7 Dec. 7 COLORADO CHRISTIAN W, Burks 11 Higgins 25 Tomlinson 6 Relphorde 8 Dufault 6 Dec. 10 at Colorado State L, Burks 22 Higgins 12 Thorne II 5 Relphorde 8 Dufault 4 Dec. 22 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE W, Burks 14 Higgins 14 Tomlinson 8 Relphorde 13 Dufault 12 Dec. 29 YALE W, Burks 19 Higgins 23 Tomlinson 4 Relphorde 15 Dufault 3 Jan. 2 at Tulsa L, Burks 17 Higgins 13 Tomlinson 7 Relphorde 0 Dufault 8 Jan. 5 MIAMI (OHIO) W, Burks 17 Higgins 11 Tomlinson 5 Relphorde 14 Dufault 2 Jan. 9 *at 2/2 Texas L, Burks 21 Higgins 15 Tomlinson 7 Relphorde 24 Harris-Tunks 2 Jan. 12 *22/24 BAYLOR W, Burks 16 Higgins 18 Tomlinson 10 Relphorde 17 Harris-Tunks 4 Jan. 16 *KANSAS STATE L, Burks 14 Higgins 30 Tomlinson 0 Relphorde 18 Harris-Tunks 1 Jan. 20 *at Oklahoma State L, Burks 24 Higgins 13 Tomlinson 0 Relphorde 4 Dufault 10 Jan. 23 *at Texas A&M L, Burks 19 Higgins 19 Tomlinson 0 Relphorde 0 Dufault 13 Jan. 27 *NEBRASKA 8 p.m. Jan. 30 *at Iowa State 7 p.m. Feb. 3 *KANSAS 7 p.m. Feb. 6 *MISSOURI 2 p.m. Feb. 13 *at Kansas State 4 p.m. Feb. 17 *OKLAHOMA 7 p.m. Feb. 20 *at Kansas 2 p.m. Feb. 24 *at Missouri 5:30 p.m. Feb. 27 *IOWA STATE 11:30 a.m. Mar. 2 *at Nebraska 6 p.m. Mar. 6 *TEXAS TECH 2 p.m.

8 8-8-8 Jeff Bzdelik - Head Coach Hometown Mount Prospect, Illinois Education University of Illinois-Chicago, B.A., Physical Education, 1976 Playing Experience University of Illinois-Chicago: Four-year letterwinner; Team MVP, 1976; School-record holder for single-season free throw percentage (88 percent) focus will be, opposed to just part of it. Four returning starters averaged at least 30 or more minutes a year ago. Will that happen again? Not really, that was born out of necessity, but the days of Cory Higgins and Dwight Thorne playing 37 minutes a game are gone. Your thoughts on senior guard Dwight Thorne? Maturity, energy to me he s the face of the Colorado program in terms of what you would want a Colorado basketball player to be like both on and off the court. College Experience United States Air Force Academy, Head Coach: University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Head Coach: Northwestern Univ., Assistant Coach: Davidson College (N.C.), Asst. Coach: Professional Experience Denver Nuggets, Head Coach: Denver Nuggets, Scout: Miami Heat, Assistant Coach/Director of Scouting: You re entering your third year, what s the one thing you are looking forward to this year? The winning and losing will take care of itself if our players improve on a daily basis and play collectively up to their potential. The team looks bigger and stronger. Was each studentathlete responsible for his own off-season workout? It s the direct result of having a weight room for basketball (at the Events Center) and having a strength and conditioning coach just for basketball. That piece has been sorely missing from this program and we now have it. What s the difference from this year compared to last year with your team? We didn t have success on the scoreboard last year because we weren t deep enough, strong enough, mature or experienced enough. We have gotten deeper because of the five additional players, in addition to Trent Beckley (Beckley missed all of last season with a stress fracture in his lumbar spine). We have gotten stronger because of the weight room and with the strength coach coupled with the dedication of our players since last April. We are now a little bit more experienced based of the number of quality minutes of all our young players received last year and are little more mature. Is this team better than the perception with only one senior? We are getting better, there s no question in my mind. I m really excited about coaching this basketball team. I finally can coach; I think my first two years were spent with a lot of energy, time and emotion helping build the facilities, recruiting, drumming up support for the program; creating a culture that s positive and now a lot of those pieces are in place. So it s about developing our basketball team. Pretty much all my energy and Your thoughts on junior guard Cory Higgins? One of the nation s best players at his position. Cory also leads by example; he has a quiet demeanor in some ways camouflages his intense fierce competiveness. Sum up your newcomer class (four freshman, one transfer)? They re all going to contribute. From a coaching perspective, the depth now is a player can t take a possession off, if they do, they re coming out. In the past, I would walk down to the bench and look, and I would walk back to my seat. I don t have to rant and rave, and be boisterous. With this group, I like what I see, I enjoy it. Entering the season, a high percentage of scoring (86.9%), rebounding (90.3%) among other stats return. How does that play into the outlook? It s what I envisioned for this program. What really excites me is that you are going to be saying the same thing a year from now will only be one senior. It s what fuels my cautious optimism about the future of Colorado basketball. I say cautious because we re in the Big Nasty, the Big 12 everybody is good. It s a beast. What do you like about your non-conference schedule? Anybody who says anything negative about our schedule doesn t understand. Arkansas-Pine Bluff has everyone coming back from last year; the Maui Invitational is a monster; San Francisco has one of the top power forwards in the nation who s in a senior; Oregon State is picked at the higher echelon of the Pac-10; Miami OH is always a perennial threat to win the MAC and are extremely well-coached with a great basketball tradition; Tulsa is rated in the preseason top-25 and they have everyone coming back; at Colorado State, you don t think they re going to have Moby packed for that game? ; Cal State Northridge almost beat Memphis in the NCAA Tournament first round last year. Northridge has three starters returning, two of their top players come off the bench and they signed five junior college transfers. If we can have a winning record with this kind of schedule, we ll be in contention for some kind of postseason play. What will constitute a successful season for you? The winning and losing will take care of itself if my team plays to its fullest potential.

9 Overall Conf. Year School Record Pct. Record Pct. Highlights Colorado career collegiate wins; CU scored 80 points in eight of 19 games this season (previously 80+ five games in first two years); Team has shot 50 percent or better in 20 of 38 halves; pointers, the most in three years after 19 games; Team shooting.486, another three-year best; overall record at Colorado Colorado Second year at Colorado; 11 of 22 losses in single-digits, an average of 4.5 points... Defense allowed 67.5 ppg., 20th lowest in school history Colorado First year at CU; First No. 12 seed to beat a No. 5 seed at Big 12 Tournament; Nine of 20 losses an average of 4.8 points. Defense allowed opponents an average 64.4 points per game - lowest in 46 years (12th in school history, while committing 13.4 turnovers a game another school-low in 28 years Air Force Guided the Falcons to a record (a 75.8 winning percentage) in two seasons from ; NIT Final Four; two-year win total of 50 victories was a school-best in any two-year span of the 51-year history of Air Force basketball; 26 victories in was also a school-high. Only AFA coach to have won at least 24 games in back-to-back seasons 31-1 home record, including a 15-0 mark in and 16-1 in Air Force Led the Falcons to a 24-7 record and the school s fourth appearance ever in the NCAA Tournament; Air Force also capped the season leading the nation for the fourth consecutive season in scoring defense.; NCAA Tournament Denver (NBA) N/A - 15 seasons as both a coach and scout in the NBA; two-and-a-half seasons as head coach of the Denver Nuggets Denver (NBA) th/Midwest engineered one of the biggest turnarounds in NBA history during his second season in , leading the Nuggets to the playoffs for the first time since while posting a record. The 26-game improve ment over the previous year was the sixth-best in NBA history Denver (NBA) th/Midwest named head coach in August of 2002 after spending one year as a scout for the Nuggets; youngest team in franchise history, Bzdelik s team shattered the franchise record for scoring defense by more than five points per game, giving up only 92.4 per outing UM-Balt. County teams excelled in the classroom as well, posting a 2.86 grade point average during his tenure UM-Balt. County cited by The Sporting News as having One of College s Biggest Turn arounds, in the school s inaugural season in Division I. Air Force American Arkansas-Pine Bluff Arizona Austin Peay Baylor Brooklyn Buffalo BYU Cal State Northridge Central Connecticut Central Florida Chaminade Clemson Coast Carolina Colorado Colorado Christian Colorado College Colorado State Colorado- Colorado Springs Coppin State Delaware Denver DePaul Duke East Carolina Florida A&M Florida International George Mason George Washington Georgetown Georgia Georgia Tech Gonzaga Grambling State Harvard Howard Illinois Iowa State IPFW Kansas Kansas State Lafayette Lamar Long Beach State Long Island Louisiana-Monroe Loyola Maryland Miami Miami (OH) Missouri Monmouth Montana State Morgan State Mount Saint Mary s Navy Nebraska New Mexico New Orleans Norfolk State North Carolina State Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Northern Iowa Northwestern Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Oregon State Prairie View A&M Radford Rider Robert Morris Saint Mary San Diego State San Francisco Santa Clara Savannah State SMU St. Francis (PA) Stanford TCU Tennessee-Chattanooga Texas Texas A&M Texas Pan-American Texas Southern Texas Tech The Citadel Towson State Tulsa UMES UNLV Utah Utica Vermont Wake Forest Washington West Chester Western State Wisconsin Wright State Wyoming Yale Bzdelik s Record vs. All Opponents (.520)

10 GAME-BY-GAME LEADERS Overall Home Away Neutral All Games Conference Non-Conference DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATT HIGH SCORER HIGH REB. ASSISTS BLOCKS 3-PTERS MADE STEALS Nov. 13 Ark.-Pine Bluff W Higgins (26) Tomlinson (6) Tomlinson (7) Harris-Tunks (2) Thorne II (2) Harris-Tunks (2) Relphorde (2) Nov. 16 Coppin State W Higgins (21) Tomlinson (7) Relphorde (4) Burks (2) Higgins (5) Higgins (3) Thorne II (3) Nov. 18 Texas Southern W Burks (23) Higgins (6) Relphorde (4) - Thorne II (2) Dufault (2) Higgins (23) Tomlinson (2) Relphorde (2) Tomlinson (2) Nov. 23 vs. Gonzaga L Higgins (19) Burks (6) Tomlinson (8) Crawford (2) Crawford (2) Higgins (3) Higgins (6) Nov. 24 vs. Arizona L (ot) 2400 Higgins (28) Dufault (11) Tomlinson (4) Harris-Tunks (1) Tomlinson (3) Burks (2) Hornbuckle (1) Nov. 25 at Chaminade W Burks (13) Harris-Tunks (7) Tomlinson (8) Harris-Tunks (2) 4 players w/ 2 Tomlinson (5) Relphorde (13) Dec. 1 San Francisco W Higgins (22) Dufault (5) Relphorde (6) Dufault (3) 3 players w/ 2 Higgins (3) Tomlinson (6) Dec. 4 at Oregon State L Burks (19) Burks (9) Higgins (3) Higgins (1) Relphorde (2) Burks (2) Tomlinson (3) Dec. 7 Colo. Christian W Higgins (25) Burks (6) Burks (4) - Hornbuckle (2) Tomlinson (3) Dec. 10 at Colorado State L Burks (22) Relphorde (5) Burks, Higgins (3) Dufault (1) 3 players w/ 1 Higgins, Knuston (2) Dec. 22 CSU Northridge W Thorne II (19) Burks (6) Higgins (8) 4 players w/ 1 Relphorde (3) Dufault, Relphorde (3) Dec. 29 Yale W Higgins (23) Relphorde (6) Burks, Higgins (3) Dufault, Higgins (1) Higgins (2) Burks (6) Jan. 2 at Tulsa L Burks (17) Burks (8) Tomlinson (4) Burks (3) Burks, Crawford (2) Harris-Tunks (2) Jan. 5 MIAMI (OH) W Burks (17) Burks (10) Burks (3) 3 players w /1 Thorne II (3) Higgins, Relphorde (2) Jan. 9 at 2/2 Texas L ,146 Relphorde (24) Burks (6) Tomlinson (6) 3 players w /1 Relphorde (3) 4 players w /1 Jan /24 Baylor W Higgins (18) Relphorde (7) Tomlinson (4) - Relphorde, Tomlinson (2) 3 players w/ 2 Jan /12 Kansas St. L Higgins (30) Burks, Higgins (6) Tomlinson (6) Higgins (2) Relphorde, Thorne II (2) Tomlinson (2) Jan. 20 at Oklahoma St. L Burks (24) Burks, Dufault (5) Tomlinson (3) Burks (1) Crawford, Thorne II (2) Burks, Higgins (3) Jan. 24 at Texas A&M L Burks (19) Relphorde (5) Tomlinson (6) - Dufault (3) Higgins (4) STARTERS VS. BENCH Starter Points Bench Points Date Opponent Score CU Oppt. Diff. CU Oppt. Diff. Nov. 13 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, Nov. 16 COPPIN STATE W, Nov. 18 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, Nov. 23 ^vs. Gonzaga L, Nov. 24 ^vs. Arizona L, (ot) Nov. 25 ^at Chaminade W, Dec. 1 SAN FRANCISCO W, Dec. 4 %at Oregon State L, Dec. 7 COLORADO CHRISTIAN W, Dec. 10 at Colorado State L, Dec. 22 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE W, Dec. 29 YALE W, Jan. 2 at Tulsa L, Jan. 5 Miami (Ohio) W, Jan. 9 *at 2/2 Texas L, Jan. 12 *22/24 BAYLOR W, Jan. 16 *13/12 KANSAS STATE L, Jan. 20 *at Oklahoma State L, Jan. 23 *at Texas A&M ) L,

11 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS (BOLD indicates best or high for the season) Game Score FG-FGA Pct. 3-Pt.-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D TOT F/EJ A TO BLK S COLORADO / Ark. Pine Bluff / COLORADO / Coppin State / COLORADO / Texas Southern / COLORADO / Gonzaga / COLORADO / Arizona (ot) / COLORADO / Chaminade / COLORADO / San Francisco / COLORADO / at Oregon State / COLORADO / Colo. Christian / COLORADO / at Colorado State / COLORADO / CSU Northridge / COLORADO / Yale / COLORADO / at Tulsa / COLORADO / Miami (OH) / COLORADO / at Texas / COLORADO / Baylor / COLORADO / Kansas State / COLORADO / at Oklahoma St / COLORADO / at Texas A&M /

12 Career/ Game Leaders Scoring Double-Digits Career Cory Higgins Dwight Thorne II Alec Burks Marcus Relphorde Austin Dufault 18 6 Nate Tomlinson 11 2 Levi Knutson 10 1 Casey Crawford 8 2 Javon Coney 1 - Double-Digit Rebounding Games Career Cory Higgins 2 - Aalec Burks 1 1 Austin Dufault 1 1 Double-Doubles Career Cory Higgins 2 - Alec Burks 1 1 Austin Dufault Point Games Career Cory Higgins 20 8 Alec Burks 4 4 Dwight Thorne II 3 - Austin Dufault 1 - Marcus Relphorde 1 1 Nate Tomlinson Point Games Career Cory Higgins 3 1 Dwight Thorne II 2 - Scoring Leaders Career Cory Higgins Dwight Thorne II 7 1 Alec Burks 8 8 Casey Crawford 2 - Austin Dufault 2 - Marcus Relphorde 2 2 Levi Knutson 1 - Javon Coney 1 - Nate Tomlinson 1 - Rebounding Leaders Career Cory Higgins 21 3 Austin Dufault 9 3 Alec Burks 9 9 Marcus Relphorde 4 4 Nate Tomlinson 3 2 Dwight Thorne II 3 - Levi Knutson 2 - Javon Coney 1 - Shane Harris-Tunks 1 1 Assist Leaders Career Nate Tomlinson Cory Higgins 24 4 Dwight Thorne II 10 - Alec Burks 4 4 Marcis Relphorde 3 3 Levi Knutson 2 - Javon Coney 1 - Casey Crawford 1 - Austin Dufault 1 - Steal Leaders Career Cory Higgins 34 8 Dwight Thorne II 16 1 Nate Tomlinson 7 4 Marcus Relphorde 5 5 Austin Dufault 3 2 Shane Harris-Tunks 3 3 Alec Burks 3 3 Levi Knutson 2 1 Javon Coney 2 - Keegan Hornbuckle 1 1 Casey Crawford 1 - Trey Eckloff 1 - Block Leaders Career Cory Higgins 12 4 Austin Dufault 8 5 Alec Burks 5 5 Shane Harris-Tunks 3 3 Casey Crawford 3 1 Trey Eckloff 3 1 Dwight Thorne II 3 1 Keegan Hornbuckle 1 1 Marcus Relphorde 1 1 Javon Coney 1 - Career Games Starts Played Cory Higgins Dwight Thorne II Austin Dufault Nate Tomlinson Alec Burks Marcus Relphorde Levi Knutson 2 73 Javon Coney 1 42 Casey Crawford 4 40 Trey Eckloff - 36 Trent Beckley - 17 Shane Harris-Tunks 3 19 Keegan Hornbuckle 0 18 THE LAST TIME 20-Point Scorer 24, Alec Burks, at Oklahoma State, Jan. 20, Point Scorer 30, Cory Higgins vs. Kansas State, Jan. 16, Point Scorer 46, Donnie Boyce at Oklahoma State, Mar. 5, 1994 Three 20-point Scorers in Same Game 2/3/07 vs. Okla. State: K. Bay (21),D. Coleman(20),R. Roby (20) Five Double-Figure Scorers in Same Game Jan. 12, 2010: Cory Higgins (18 pts.), Marcus Relphorde (17), Alec Burks (16), Nate Tomlinson (10), Dwight Thorne II (10). Six Double-Figure Scorers in Same Game Jan. 3, 2007 vs. Central Florida: Kal Bay (21), Marcus King- Stockton (18), Richard Roby (14), Jermyl Jackson-Wilson (13), Dominique Coleman (12), Jeremy Williams (10) Double-Double Performance Alec Burks (17 points, 10 rebs.) vs. Miam (OH), Jan. 5, 2010 Triple-Double Performance David Harrison (20 points, 10 rebounds, 11 blocks), Mar. 8, 2003 vs. Nebraska Player with 20 or More Rebounds 21, Stephane Pelle vs. Stetson, Nov. 24, 2002 Player with 15 or More Rebounds 17, Jermyl Jackson-Wilson, Nov. 10, 2006 vs. Denver Player with 10 or More Assists 10, Marcus Hall, Mar. 13, 2008 vs. Baylor (2ot), Kan. City, Mo. Player with Five or More Steals 6, Alec Burks, Dec. 29, 2009, Yale Player with Five or More Three-Point FGs Made 6, Richard Roby, Jan. 25, 2006 vs. Nebraska Player with Five or More Blocked Shots 5, Marcus King-Stockton, Mar. 14, 2008 vs. OU (Kan. City, Mo.) Scored 100 or More Points, Team 116, Jan. 3, 2006 vs. Savannah State (52) Scored under 50 Points, Team 41 at Nebraska (46), Feb. 18, 2009 Scored under 40 Points, Team 35, Mar. 10, 2000 vs. Texas (78), Kansas City, Mo. Shot 60.0 Percent or Better from the Field, Team 61.7, Jan. 12, 2008 at Texas A&M Shot Under 35.0 Percent from the Field, Team 34.6, Mar. 14, 2008 vs. Oklahoma (Kansas City, Mo.) Made 30 or More Free Throws, Team 34, Nov. 13, 2009 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Made 10 or more Three-Point Field Goals, Team 11, Nov. 16, 2009 vs. Coppin State Had 50 or More Rebounds, Team 51, Feb. 11, 2006 vs. Texas Tech Had 25 or more assists, Team 27, Dec. 22, 2009 vs, CSU Northridge, Dec. 22, 2009 Had 15 or More Steals, Team 19, Jan. 3, 2006 vs. Savannah State Had 10 or More Blocked Shots, Team 10, Dec. 4, 2006 vs. Pepperdine