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Colorado tries to get into the enemy territory for good reason.
As the buffaloes go through summer practices before their August show trip to Costa Rica, CU announced Monday that the men’s basketball team will be visiting the Nebraska Cornhuskers for a charity show game on Oct. 31 at 11 a.m. at the Pinnacle Bank Arena.
The Buff and Cornhuskers have not met in men’s basketball since Colorado won the CU’s final regular season game in Boulder on March 5, 2011 as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
The game benefits three charities in the Lincoln area that were struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the TeamMates Mentoring program, the Employ 402 program run by the Lincoln YWCA, and the Nebraska Greats Foundation. The TeamMates program is a youth mentoring program founded by legendary Nebraska football coach and former sports director Tom Osborne.
Over the past year, we have been looking for ways in which our program can make a positive impact on the community, and this charity game against Colorado will help us directly help those in Lincoln who have been directly affected by COVID-19, Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg said in a statement. We appreciate the arrival of Coach (Tad) Boyle and his team in Lincoln. I think it’s a match our fans are excited to see and give both teams a chance to gain valuable experience before the start of the regular season.
CU head coach Tad Boyle said Nebraska will return the trip to Boulder for a charity show before next season to help even more determined local charities. As a bonus, the Halloween game gives young, new-look buffaloes the opportunity to sample the gaming experience on the road in conditions that are likely to be more energetic than during a typical show game.
Boyle said it is still undecided whether the Buffs will play another fall traditional show game at home or whether they will keep a closed battle against the enemy of the Second Division I.
Most importantly, were there to raise money for local charities. And they will return to service next year, Boyle said. An added benefit is yeah, the guys get a chance to get in front of the crowd and play a quality program. And of course Colorado and Nebraska have a lot of history going back to the football days in the Big Eight and the Big 12.
After playing in Lincoln, the Buffs opened the regular season at home on Nov. 9 against Montana State.
McKinley is making his way
Boyle said former CU guard McKinley Wright IV has spent most of his time in Phoenix since the Buffs season ended in March in the second round of the NCAA tournament. But he has spoken often with Wright, who competed in the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago last week.
I have talked to him a lot on the phone. I talked to him about once a week and talked to him after his first game in the combine, Boyle said. All I’ve been told by his representative to the trainee is that he shoots the ball well, plays well. He looked great in combination. I keep my fingers crossed. McKinley is a great professional, he really does.
Prominent
Former CU Walking Shoes and Colorado preparation stars Isaac Jessup and Owen Koonce continue their careers in Colorado. MesaBoyle said freshman guard Javon Ruffin is being kept virtually absent due to a knee problem. Hell will hopefully return sometime in August, Boyle said.
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