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Friday, April 22, 2011  Shooting guard Alec Burks is leaving Colorado early for the NBA draft after a record-setting sophomore season with the Buffaloes.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011  JaMychal Green scored 22 points, Trevor Releford scored the go-ahead basket in the closing seconds, and top-seeded Alabama withstood a late rally to beat Colorado 62-61 in the NIT semifinals Tuesday night.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  Alec Burks had 25 points and 10 rebounds, helping Colorado hold off Kent State 81-74 on Tuesday night and advance to the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden.

Friday, March 11, 2011  Cory Higgins scored 28 points, Alec Burks had 24 and Colorado beat No. 19 Kansas State for the third time this season, ousting the Wildcats 87-75 on Thursday in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals.

Friday, March 11, 2011  Alec Burks scored 25 of his 29 points in the second half and Colorado unleashed a 12-2 run in the final minutes to slip past 12th-seeded Iowa State 77-75 Wednesday in a hard-fought first-round game in the Big 12 tournament.

Monday, February 28, 2011  Colorado overcame a 22-point first-half deficit to upset No. 5 Texas 91-89 on Saturday behind 33 points from Alec Burks and 21 from Levi Knutson.

Monday, February 14, 2011  Rodney McGruder sank a long 3-pointer with Alec Burks in his face, but the shot was still on his fingertips as the clock hit zeros and Colorado escaped with a 58-56 win over Kansas State on Saturday night.

Wednesday, February 02, 2011  Alec Burks had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Colorado snapped a four-game skid with a 95-69 victory over Iowa State in front of a sparse crowd on a frigid Tuesday night.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011  Alec Burks scored 20 points, including four free throws in the final 10.8 seconds, and Colorado hung on to beat Oklahoma State 75-71 Saturday to extend its winning streak to seven games.

Monday, January 17, 2011  Levi Knutson scored 20 points, Alec Burks added 12 and Colorado beat a ranked team on the road for the first time in 14 years with a 74-66 win over No. 21 Kansas State on Wednesday night.

Friday, January 14, 2011  Super sophomore Alec Burks scored a career-high 36 points and the Colorado Buffaloes upset ninth-ranked Missouri 89-76 in their final Big 12 opener.

Monday, January 03, 2011  Alec Burks scored 19 points to lead four Colorado players in double figures as the Buffaloes defeated Cal State Bakersfield 85-73 Sunday night.

Monday, December 20, 2010  Alec Burks scored 19 points and Corey Higgins had 18 to lead Colorado to a 89-61 victory over The Citadel on Friday night.

Monday, December 06, 2010  Levi Knutson scored a career-high 22 points, Alec Burks had 15 points and Colorado used a strong first half to beat Oregon State 83-57 on Saturday night.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010  Alec Burks scored 22 points, his fourth straight game scoring 20 or more, to lead Colorado to a 91-51 victory over Alcorn State on Tuesday night.