Mitch Lombard

Photo by: Tony Harman

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Castle Pines, Colo.
High School:
Rock Canyon HS

2016-17 (Sophomore): Saw action in seven games dishing out a pair of assists and recording his first career rebound. He made his season debut in the final two minutes of the season opener against Sacramento State (11/11), logging one of his assists. Lombard's first rebound came against Stanford (3/2), on the defensive end in the closing minutes. Four of his games played came against Pac-12 competition including the closing seconds of Colorado's Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal game against No. 7/7 ranked Arizona.

2015-16 (Freshman): Saw action in six contests as a first-year Buffalo, averaging just under two minutes an outing. He made his collegiate debut by playing in the final two minutes in the home opener against Portland (11/20). Dished out his first career assist in the win over Northern Colorado (11/29). Appeared in his first Pac-12 contest in the home win over Stanford (1/27) and also saw floor time at the end of Colorado's first round Pac-12 Tournament win over Washington State (3/9).

Rock Canyon HS: Lettered in basketball all four years. Two-time All-Continental League first team (junior and senior years). Named second team all-state senior year. All-Continental League second team as a sophomore.

Academics: Is an Open Option major in Colorado’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Personal: Born October 23, 1996. Son of James and Hallie Lombard. Has an older sister, Carly. Mother played field hockey at Ohio State. Interested in sports broadcasting/journalism after college graduation. Lists winning the AAU Best Buy Chicago Class with the Colorado Hawks as his biggest moment of prep career. Selected CU because it was always his dream to play with the Buffaloes.