BOULDER — If you’re a longtime Colorado basketball fan, names such as Jay Humphries, Jacques Tuz, Torin Williams, Scott Wilke and Billy Houston will ring a bell — as will the name Tom Apke.
Apke coached at Colorado for five seasons (1981-86), a stretch that included a 16-13 record and fourth-place finish in the Big Eight in 1984. Apke’s teams also recorded three wins over Kansas in his tenure, including a 75-74 win in Lawrence in 1983 — the last time a Colorado team won on the Jayhawks’ home floor.
This weekend, the CU Athletic Department will host an “Apke Era” reunion, with a number of activities on tap, including attending a Buffs practice on Saturday and Sunday’s 3 p.