Tad Boyle, coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, reacts in the first half while taking on the Pittsburgh Panthers during the second round of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Amway Center on March 20, 2014 in Orlando, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox, Getty Images)
The Colorado Buffaloes men’s basketball team will play in the 2015 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic from Dec. 22-23 at the Orleans Arena.
CU joins a field that includes Canisius, Hampton, Kent State, Louisiana Monroe, Nicholls State, Penn State and SMU. The third-place game and the championship will be televised on Fox Sports 1 at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Dec. 23.
This is the ninth straight year the Buffs will play in a mid-season neutral court tournament during their non-conference portion of the season.
