Cliff Grassmick / Staff Photographer)
During an otherwise routine practice last week for the Colorado men's basketball team, Josh Fortune displayed a talent coach Tad Boyle hopes will soon help change the fortunes of the Buffs' prowess from long range.
With a defender shadowing Fortune at his hip, the junior guard coolly stepped back to launch a fadeaway baseline jumper from just inside the 3-point arc. Fortune hit nothing but net.
After two seasons of subpar performances from 3-point range, the addition of Fortune to the Buffs' rotation should not only reverse that trend, but also help CU fill the scoring slack left by the loss of the team's top scorer from 2014-15.