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Karl Dorrell impressed by maturity of CU Buffs’ incoming freshman class

Karl Dorrell has been impressed with the maturity level of his incoming freshmen

Transitioning from high school to college can be tough. There are new people to meet, often a new town to learn and the expectations are different. But for the Colorado Buffaloes’ incoming freshmen, they’ve handled the early days of being a Division I athlete well according to head coach Karl Dorrell.

Dorrell said a large part of their early success can be credited to a more authentic recruiting process. With fewer COVID-19 restrictions, the 2022 class was visited in person by Colorado’s coaches and the new Buffs were able to better learn the program.

That has led to what Dorrell believes has been an encouraging first month in Boulder:

“When they got here on campus, they just attacked everything,” Dorrell told the media on July 13. “They don’t have to be told to do anything. They know where to be, being there early, being very competitive (and they’ve been) rallying around each other. They have done unbelievably. They’re exceeding my expectations right now and it’s all because we were able to go in there and teach our culture in the recruiting process so that when they arrived, they were ready to go.”

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Buffs hoops commit named Gatorade Player of the Year for second time

Joe Hurlburt was named Gatorade Player of the Year for the second consecutive season in his home state of North Dakota. Hurlburt is a member of the Colorado Buffaloes’ 2022 recruiting class.

Joe Hurlburt, a member of the Colorado Buffaloes’ 2022 recruiting class, was named Gatorade Player of the Year for the second consecutive season in his home state of North Dakota. Hurlburt is a senior at Enderlin Area High School in Enderlin, North Dakota and will be joining the Buffs in the fall for his first year of college hoops.

Gatorade Player of the Year awards are given to one top-performing high school athlete in each state across the country for excellence in their given sport each season, in addition to one player recognized nationally as the top athlete across the country in their sport.

Hurlburt, a center, is listed at six-foot-10 and 220 pounds, bringing some serious size to Colorado’s roster. Other schools that had shown interest in him include Iowa, Iowa State, Nebraska, and Minnesota.