As the Colorado men’s basketball team took off, Julian Hammond III was grounded. When he last was on the floor for the Buffaloes, Hammond was battling through a back injury that limited him to just 13 and a half minutes during a double-overtime win at USC on Feb.
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Much of the discussion surrounding the Colorado men’s basketball team has centered on what the Buffaloes have been unable to accomplish, in large part because injuries have thwarted the team’s collective growth.
Given the pending splintering of the Pac-12 Conference, Julian Hammond III won’t be able to have one last regular season battle against the California Golden Bears.
After two quiet weeks on the injury front for the Colorado men’s basketball team, the season-long struggles with personnel issues struck again at the start of the final homestand of the regular season.
It was only a month ago when Colorado and Arizona State collided in Tempe. In what has evolved into a recurring theme for the CU men’s basketball team, the Buffaloes played that game without Cody Williams and Julian Hammond III, while Tristan da Silva made his first appearance following a three-game injury absence.
Only rest will help return Julian Hammond III’s back to 100%. But rest isn’t an option for at least another month and a half. Longer, if the Buffaloes have their way.
It has been a slow re-acclimation for Julian Hammond III. A sparkplug off the bench for much of the season, Hammond still is trying to regain his pre-injury form prior to missing two recent games due to a back injury.
Cody Williams and Tristan da Silva are healthy again after missing nine games combined. Early on in Pac-12 Play, the Colorado Buffaloes have struggled to win games, mostly due to absences from key players.
The Colorado men’s basketball team didn’t use any manpower issues as excuses for some recent struggles. Playing shorthanded nonetheless proved taxing.
TEMPE, Ariz. — Despite a loss, the Colorado men’s basketball team gladly welcomed back senior forward Tristan da Silva on Saturday night. Exactly when the Buffaloes will be at full strength again remains to be seen.
As he does every offseason, Julian Hammond III was diligent about his shooting drills. This past offseason, however, Hammond added a twist. Coming off a sophomore season in which his 3-point percentage was down, Hammond nonetheless took a measure of confidence into the offseason after an impressive finish.
It is unclear exactly when RJ Smith might return to the Colorado rotation. But chances are, it won’t be in the near future. After two days off following Sunday’s home rout of Pepperdine, the CU men’s basketball team got back to work on Wednesday without Smith, who is sidelined indefinitely due to a lower leg issue.
Tristan da Silva scored 22 points and made all 10 of his foul shots, Cody Williams had 21 points, and Colorado bounced back from a loss at Colorado State to defeat visiting Pepperdine 91-66 on Sunday at Boulder, Colo.
Julian Hammond III is picking up where he left off. After a stellar finish to the 2022-23 season, Hammond is off to a fast start to his junior season.
KJ Simpson wasn’t himself. As it turned out the nagging cold-like affliction he was trying to play through was something more serious, as the lingering illness eventually was diagnosed as mono.
RJ Smith arrived at Colorado last year a little battered and facing a numbers crunch in the backcourt. One redshirt season later, Smith is setting his sights on a rotation spot for the Buffaloes.
The finish was a play Luke O’Brien probably doesn’t make in November. Yet it was the entire sequence that exemplified just how far Colorado’s junior forward has come in a relatively short amount of time.
Julian Hammond III hit a layup 20 seconds left and Colorado survived a poor-shooting night to defeat Seton Hall 65-64 in their first-round game of the NIT in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday night.
The Buffs win 74-68, behind great games from Julian Hammond, Tristan da Silva and Luke O’Brien. The Colorado Buffaloes are moving on the next round of the Pac-12 Tournament after holding off the Washington Huskies.
Julian Hammond III scored a career-high 21 points to fuel ninth-seeded Colorado to a 74-68 victory over eighth-seeded Washington on Wednesday in a Pac-12 Conference tournament first-round game in Las Vegas.
Tad Boyle has still never lost to Oregon at home Death, taxes and Colorado blowing the doors off of Oregon at the CU Events Center. Tad Boyle remains undefeated against the Ducks at home after a 68-41 win that was over after ten minutes of play.
Tad Boyle got win 262 on this snowy night in Boulder. Tad Boyle became the winningest coach in Colorado Buffaloes history tonight. He won his 262nd game against Southern Utah in an 86-78 contest.
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Hammond was a force off the bench in the win over the Huskies. For the second time this season, the Colorado Buffaloes stable of young guards have brought home the honor of Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.
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