Four males’s school basketball gamers from schools within the Centennial State are representing Colorado in new record of one of the best gamers within the nation. CBS Sports revealed an inventory of the “The top 100 and 1 best players entering the 2023-24 season” on Thursday and three CU gamers and one CSU participant are among the many rankings.

Preseason All-Pac-12 participant Tristan da Silva is the primary Colorado participant to seem within the rankings. The Buffaloes ahead is ranked No. 37 on the record. He’s the undisputed chief of the Buffaloes.

“Tristan is the guy everybody looks to. He’s going to be critical to this team this year,” stated CU Coach Tad Boyle stated. 

Da Silva averaged 15.9 factors and 4.8 rebounds final season.

“The 6-9 forward enters his fourth year of college ranked 45th on Colorado’s all-time scoring list. He’s made 37.9% of the 227 3-pointers he’s attempted since enrolling in Boulder,” wrote Gary Parrish of CBS Sports.

Isaiah Stevens of the Colorado State Rams is the following Colorado participant on the record. The Preseason Player of the Year within the Mountain West is listed at 46. 

CBS Sports author Cameron Salerno writes that he “is coming off the best statistical season of his career.”

“Stevens scored in double-figures in all 26 games he started during the 2022-23 season, but his passing remains his most impressive trait. He averaged 6.7 assists, which ranked No. 4 in the country.”

McDonald’s All-American Cody Williams could also be one of the celebrated basketball recruits to step onto CU’s campus for the reason that days of Chauncey Billups. He is ranked at No. 91 on the CBS Sports record.

“The younger brother of Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams ranked as the No. 4 overall player in the 2023 recruiting class and was the highest-ranked commitment in Colorado program history in the 247Sports era. Williams should be a valuable slasher and defender for coach Tad Boyle,” Salerno wrote of the 6-foot-8 ahead.

Williams is already on the radar of NBA scouts. He earned a spot on Team USA for the FIBA U19 World Cup Championships over the summer season in Hungary. His coach was Boyle, which allowed them to develop a bond earlier than the season.

Guard KJ Simpson additionally was a Preseason All-Pac-12 participant and is the final participant featured on the CBS Sports record.

“The Buffaloes have a chance to make some serious noise in the Pac-12 this season and Simpson is going to be a major reason why. Simpson is one of the returning scorers in the conference (15.9 points) and if he improves his shooting percentage from deep, he will have a chance to be considered one of the best guards in the country,” Salerno writes.

The No. 1 participant on the record is Zach Edey, who performs for the Purdue Boilermakers.