Colorado men’s basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik was called out of town on a family emergency this morning and will not be at the Buffs’ season opener tonight at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Associate head coach Steve McClain will coach the team tonight. Bzdelik had to fly to the East Coast to tend to the family situation, and it is not known if he will be back for for CU’s game Monday against Coppin State.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Jeff and his family,” CU athletic director Mike Bohn said in a statement. “We are fortunate to have a veteran former head coach with a great deal of experience and previous success like Steve McClain to lead our team while Jeff is out of town.”
McClain was head coach at Wyoming from 1998-2007 and averaged 18 wins in nine seasons.
