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Drake a familiar, yet unfamiliar, for for CU Buffs in men's basketball opener

As season-opening opponents go, Drake represents a fairly familiar foe for the Colorado men's basketball team.

Yet coach Tad Boyle isn't bothering to show his Buffaloes the video of last season's win against the Bulldogs. Maybe when the Buffs start preparing for Colorado State in a few weeks, but not now.

CU opens the 2018-19 season Tuesday night at home against Drake, a team the Buffs defeated in the second of three straight wins at the Paradise Jam in Virginia a year ago. But the coach of that Drake team, Niko Medved, has since moved on to Colorado State, which has won its first two games and visits CU on Dec.