Whether Colorado guard Xavier Silas gets on the floor in Wednesday’s game at Oklahoma State has not been decided, Buffaloes coach Jeff Bzdelik said.
“Players determine playing time; coaches don’t,” Bzdelik said Monday. “He will determine his playing time by the way he practices.”
Silas, a sophomore and regular starter, did not get off the bench Saturday in the Buffs’ 72-59 loss to Kansas. Silas ranks third on the team in scoring (10.2).
The loser of Wednesday’s game in Stillwater, Okla., will have the Big 12 basement to itself. Colorado (9-12 overall) and Oklahoma State (10-11) both enter the game 1-6 in conference play.
Bzdelik said the strength of the Big 12 has not surprised him. “I had both eyes open coming in. I knew this is a great basketball league when I came here.”
– Tom Kensler
14ers acquire Anaheim guard.
The Colorado 14ers made their first trade in team history Monday, sending forward Terrence Crawford to Anaheim for Davin White, a 6-foot-1 guard from Cal State Northridge.
White averaged 11.6 points, 3.6 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 25 games this season with the Arsenal.
