There are two natural point guards on the Colorado men’s basketball roster. And early indications are they could begin the season by often sharing the floor at the same time.
Freshman McKinley Wright is the Buffaloes’ point guard of the future. Dom Collier is a senior who has weathered all sorts of ups-and-downs during his CU career and hopes to finish on a strong note. While on the surface it appears they are the only players at coach Tad Boyle’s disposal capable of running the offense, sharing the workload simultaneously may be as common for the duo in 2017-18 as one point guard sitting while the other runs the show.
“I’d throw Laz in there too,” said Boyle, referring to freshman guard Lazar Nikolic. “You put Laz and Dom and McKinley on the floor together and you have three really good ball-handlers, three really good passers, three guys that can shoot it. I think there’s going to be a lot of multiple-type lineups that we’re going to be able to use. It’s nice to have two ball-handlers on the floor at all times. Not that we’ll always have two on the floor, but it sure is nice.”
Collier played the role of the Buffs’ primary point guard during the 2015-16 season, which ended with the Buffs’ fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in five seasons. Then a sophomore, it was a seesaw season personally for Collier, who finished with a career-best 7.5 points per game and a 3-point percentage of .440 (40-for-90), which would have been the fourth-best single-season mark in CU history had he maintained that pace for just 10 more attempts.
However, Collier often struggled late in games that season while compiling a below-par assist-to-turnover rate of 1.32.
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