Another piece to the schedule puzzle has fallen into place for Colorado men’s basketball.
On Wednesday, it was announced that CU will face San Diego State on Nov. 7 in the inaugural National University Bill Walton Classic. The game will be played at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.
The event will also feature a women’s game between San Diego and UC San Diego. Game times will be announced at a later date.
“Itap such a privilege to be invited to play in the inaugural National University Bill Walton Classic, which honors a true legend of our game,” CU coach Tad Boyle said in a news release. “We’re excited for the opportunity to play an elite program like coach (Brian) Dutcher’s San Diego State Aztecs, which will be a great early season challenge for our team.”
CU played San Diego State six seasons in a row, from the 1970-71 campaign through the 1975-76 season. However, the teams haven’t met since SDSU’s 78-72 win on Jan. 5, 1976, in San Diego.
The Buffs are 3-3 all-time against the Aztecs.
“We’re excited to play Colorado in the inaugural National University Bill Walton Classic,” Dutcher said. “Colorado is a quality program from one of the best conferences in college basketball. Bill Walton was such a San Diego icon and with Chris Walton having played for the Aztecs, this event is really a family affair for us.”
CU has had a few of its nonconference games set, , “We’re getting closer” to completing the schedule.
Last week, the Daily Camera reported that CU will return to the Acrisure Series, a multi-team tournament in Palm Desert, California. CU played in that event a year ago. Matchups will be announced at a later date.
In addition, CU will have a home date with Colorado State and a road game at Providence in its nonconference slate.
Jacobsen added
CU officially announced Tuesday that Eric Jacobsen, a 6-foot-11 freshman forward, has signed a financial aid agreement with the Buffs.
Jacobsen, from Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, .
“I’m really excited to join Colorado,” Jacobsen said in a release. “I felt like itap a good spot to develop and I feel like I can make an impact. I’m really excited to be here.”
Jacobsen played two years at Brewster but suffered a torn ACL as a junior and was not cleared this past year until early in January. As a sophomore at La Cueva (New Mexico) High School, Jacobsen averaged 10.0 points and 8.4 rebounds in 32 games.
“Eric is a heck of a player,” Boyle said in the release. “He fits the mold for Colorado basketball. He’s a high-character guy from a great family. He’s a skilled big that can shoot the ball and stretch the floor. We knew this spring there would be some players available that were maybe a little under the radar, and he fits that mold as well.
“He checks a lot of boxes for us. He’s a young big, and bigs take a little bit more time to develop sometimes, but his skill set is going to fit what we need and we needed some help on that front line. We were a little thin, but now he gives us five guys that can battle down there.”
The addition of Jacobsen puts CU at 15 players, the maximum allowed by the NCAA.
