John Leyba / The Denver Post)
Next season's schedule for the Colorado men's basketball team will feature an even greater in-state focus than usual.
While specific dates and tipoff times will not be finalized for several months, the Buffaloes' nonconference schedule for the 2017-18 season is rounding into shape. Highlighting a few new faces will be a long-awaited renewal of the local rivalry with the University of Denver, with the Pioneers set to visit Boulder in the programs' first showdown in 10 years.
The Pioneers are coached by Rodney Billups, who spent four seasons on the staff of CU coach Tad Boyle before taking the job a year ago at DU, Billups' alma mater.