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Jakub Dombek getting acclimated to new home with CU Buffs basketball

Oddly enough, Jakub Dombek hasn't harbored dreams of playing college basketball very long. It's a relatively new passion, yet one he has pursued the past few years with diligence and focus.

College basketball finally became a reality for Dombek in August, as the 6-foot-11 forward from the Czech Republic arrived in Boulder to begin his career with coach Tad Boyle's Colorado Buffaloes.

"I didn't even know about this option," Dombek said. "But the last two years, when I played at my academy, they told me there is a way to get me to (an American) college. So I knew about it the last two years and I was working to get here.