Colorado men’s basketball head coach Tad Boyle has set the standard for playing winning basketball in Boulder. Now, he must prove he can do it again in the vaunted Big 12 Conference.
Boyle’s first year leading the Buffs came in the Big 12 during the 2010-11 season. His CU squad went 24-14 and reached the semifinal of the National Invitation Tournament. Twenty-four wins was a program high until last season when Boyle’s Buffs sprinted to a 26-11 record, including two NCAA Tournament wins.
CU will be flying high if it can hit those win totals again this season, as the Big 12 owns five top-10 teams in the preseason USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.
Earlier this week, I asked Boyle about the challenges of playing in the Big 12:
“The challenges are obvious: five preseason top-10 teams are in our league. We also have a couple of others that are top-20 caliber teams,” Boyle said. “The players and coaches are really good. That was true in the Pac-12. It’s true in the Big 12. The depth of the Big 12 is deeper, and the venues are much more difficult to play.”
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