In October, as the Colorado men's basketball team began preseason practice for what was expected to be an improved 2018-19 campaign, Tad Boyle had the sort of problem coaches typically don't mind dealing with.
Depth was likely to be a strength of the Buffaloes, with the very real possibility a player who otherwise would be a regular contributor might get relegated to the end of the bench simply because of a numbers crunch. Suddenly that problem feels like a long time ago.
Due to myriad factors — injuries, academic issues, a sudden plague of foul trouble — the Buffs ended Saturday night's 77-70 loss against Washington with only six scholarship players available.