Two Colorado Buffaloes received Pac-12 preseason recognition.
Colorado Buffaloes forwards Evan Battey and Jabari Walker are receiving some preseason attention.
The senior, Battey, was selected to the Pac-12 preseason All-Pac-12 first team while Walker was an honorable mention as selected by the Pac-12 media.
Battey, a 6-foot-8 forward, has had a steady career so far for the Buffs as a defender, rebounder and someone that can score in the paint. He has averaged 9.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in his CU career.
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Battey has started all 64 of the 64 games he has played in over the last two seasons.
Being one of just two upperclassmen on this season’s roster, he will have to take his game to the next level if the Buffs want to have any success this season.
Tad Boyle’s program was picked to finish sixth this season in the preseason media poll.
Walker is expected to be a breakout star for the Buffaloes this season. Also a 6-foot-8 forward, Walker showed flashes of his potential throughout the 2020-21 season—highlighted by a 24 point performance in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Walker was selected to the 2020-21 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team averaging 7.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game while playing just 14.2 minutes per game.
They may be undersized but Colorado’s frontcourt is as lethal as anyone’s in the conference.
2021-22 Pac-12 men’s basketball preseason media all-conference teams
First team
Warith Alatishe – F – Oregon State
Marcus Bagley – F – Arizona State
Evan Battey – F – Colorado
Tyger Campbell – G – UCLA
Jaime Jaquez Jr. – G/F – UCLA
Johnny Juzang – G – UCLA
Bennedict Mathurin – G – Arizona
Isaiah Mobley – F – USC
Will Richardson – G – Oregon
Noah Williams – G – Washington State
Second Team
Boogie Ellis – G – USC
Quincy Guerrier – F – Oregon
De’Vion Harmon – G – Oregon
Jarod Lucas – G – Oregon State
Azuolas Tubelis – F – Arizona
Honorable Mention
Efe Abogidi – F – Washington State
Daejon Davis – G – Washington
Jaiden Delaire – F – Stanford
Harrison Ingram – F – Stanford
Jabari Walker – F – Colorado
Peyton Watson – G – UCLA