Thanks in part to incoming five-star freshman Cody Williams, the Colorado men’s basketball team is getting some legitimate respect from the national media looking ahead to the 2023-24 season.
ESPN released its way-too-early top 25 rankings for next season and I’d assume most CU fans were pleasantly surprised to see how high the Buffaloes landed, especially considering how inconsistent 2022-23 was. But with TCU transfer Eddie Lampkin Jr. joining All-Pac-12 standouts Tristan da Silva and KJ Simpson, there is definite reason to be excited about how head coach Tad Boyle’s squad currently projects.
Here’s where the Buffs stood in ESPN’s way-too-early college men’s basketball rankings: