BOULDER — New season.
That's the attitude the Colorado Buffaloes will be taking this week when they head to the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas, and for good reason — the last stretch of the regular season is not one they want to remember, or replicate.
After spending most of the first two months of Pac-12 play contending for a conference title and ranked in the nation's top 25, Tad Boyle's Buffs stumbled over the final two weeks, losing their last four and ending up in a tie for fifth. Now, the 21-10 and sixth-seeded Buffs open conference tournament play Wednesday with a 9:30 p.