As announced Monday, Colorado men’s basketball forward Bangot Dak has switched uniform numbers, while the Buffs’ six newcomers have received their jersey digits.
Dak, a sophomore, has officially switched to the No. 8 jersey. The 6-foot-2 big man rocked No. 12 as a freshman last season.
Of the six new players who received their numbers, three were transfers. Colorado Mesa transfer Trevor Baskin will wear No. 6, Washington State transfer Andrej Jakimovski chose No. 23, and Grace College transfer Elijah Malone will wear No. 50. Baskin, who wore No. 22 with the Mavericks, is the only transfer that changed. last year’s numbers.
As for the three freshmen, Sebastian Rancik chose number 7, Felix Kossaras will wear number 15 and Andrew Crawford will have number 42 on his back.
None of the six chosen numbers were worn by a Buff last year, except number 23, which belonged to Tristão da Silva.
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