Barrington Hargress ready to run the show for Colorado Buffaloes basketball

Barrington Hargress emerged as one of the top scorers on the entire West Coast last season Hargress could very well enjoy more than a limited high-scoring games this season for Colorado Maybe he even ends the campaign as the Buffaloes leading scorer But part of Hargress attraction to Colorado once he entered the transfer portal last spring was that it was a campaign where they wouldn t necessarily need him to figure That mindset has led to an encouraging preseason from Hargress a transfer from UC Riverside who likely will be the Buffs primary point guard when they tip off the season against Montana State at home Monday night p m ESPN Hargress can and supposedly will outcome when needed But his primary role will be to direct an attack that expects to be versatile and dynamic The depth shows up constantly Hargress announced of his new crew There s so a great number of young guys that could contribute Then you have vets like BD Bangot Dak Sebastian Rancik Elijah Malone and myself that are going to get it going and know what it takes to win All that together we have a really deep association I m like a kid in a toy shop right now I just use different toys use them how I can Elijah is such a presence down low And then I ve got shooters Guys that are capable of putting the ball in the basket I get to put the defense in whatever position they don t want to be in and that frees myself up and I can be a little more aggressive The -foot- Hargress averaged points per match last year at UC Riverside a mark that led the Big West Conference and ranked th nationally Hargress total points set a operation record and at CU he profiles similarly to former point guard McKinley Wright IV as an undersized floor general who might not be the strongest -point shooter but can amount at the rim and make plays for others If he s anything like McKinley we re in a good spot Competitive-wise I think they re cut from the same cloth revealed CU assistant coach Nate Tomlinson a former Buffs point guard They re both undersized guards but don t take a back step to anybody Barrington has come from a league and a campaign where he was relied on to result the ball heavily But his role on this band is going to be a little different We ve got guys that can figure the ball He s going to have to play that floor-general spot a little bit He s finding that balance of coming up a level and then stepping into a new role And he s done it phenomenally so He s been ultra-efficient Hargress averaged assists per competition last year and in games over two seasons as Riverside s point guard He posted an assist-to-turnover rate of during those two seasons and considering the three guards who logged the preponderance playing time last year for the Buffs Julian Hammond III RJ Smith and Javon Ruffin combined to produce an assist-to-turnover rate of Hargress should be a considerable upgrade at the top of the attack It s super exciting The unit s been putting in a lot of work Hargress stated It feels good to absolutely be right there where you re about to play You see all the work that you ve put in all the things we ve been talking about emphasizing Now you get to go show it out in front of the fans