LAS VEGAS — Certainly there wasn't any jubilation inside the Colorado locker room after the Buffaloes were eliminated from the Pac-12 Conference tournament on Thursday in what more than likely was a season-ending defeat against Arizona.
Still, the look on Tad Boyle's face hardly was one of dejection. There was a glint of hope in his eyes, a buzz perhaps stirred by a simple glance around the room. Sure, there were a lot of long faces dealing with the dejection of defeat and the cruel reality of a season at an end. Yet there also was a wealth of young talent stepping off the floor of the league tourney for the first time, along with a sense the program is in good hands with a talented freshman class already eager for more.