Cliff Grassmick / Staff Photographer)
Walking into Seattle University's Connolly Center last March, it just didn't feel right for the Colorado men's basketball team to be there.
This was a Buffaloes team that had been to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments, and yet here they were playing in what felt like a high school gym in the third-tier College Basketball Invitational.
It didn't feel right for CU, and it certainly didn't feel right when the Buffs walked out of there with a 72-65 loss.
Nearly a year later, the Buffs are preparing for a return to the NCAA Tournament, and they believe that trip to the CBI made a lasting impact on this year's team.