Colorado sophomore guard McKinley Wright faced a familiar, and friendly, foe on Friday night.
Opposing Wright and the Buffaloes at the CU Events Center was Omaha junior guard JT Gibson, a high school teammate of Wright's at Champlin Park High outside Minneapolis. Gibson won the individual battle against his former teammate but the Buffs won the war, posting a 79-75 victory to improve to 2-0 on the young season.
"One of my best friends. He kind of showed me the ropes when I was young," Wright said. "In seventh grade I met him. He was a freshman in high school and ever since then our relationship has just grown.