Marvel Comics might not agree, but the young freshman of Tad Boyle’s Colorado men’s basketball team has come up with a name for themselves that sums up their talent and confidence as a group.
“We call ourselves the Fantastic Four,” said guard Nique Clifford. “We’re pretty close.” Clifford, along with fellow guard Luke O’Brien and forwards Tristan da Silva and Jabari Walker, represent the hope that the Buffs have in their 2020 recruiting class that could carry the Buffs in the years to come.
The four, with O’Brien and Clifford being in-state recruits, Walker coming out of Inglewood, California and da Silva from Munich Germany, have had an interesting transition period because of the pandemic.