Video: CU Buffs basketball players do it Gangnam style

About the only suspense regarding CU's 2012 football team is whether or not Oregon will break the century mark in their October 27 match-up with the Buffs. No wonder attention is already shifting to the men's basketball team, which made the NCAA tournament last season and upset UNLV in the...

By Michael Roberts

October 15, 2012

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About the only suspense regarding CU's 2012 football team is whether or not Oregon will break the century mark in their October 27 match-up with the Buffs. No wonder attention is already shifting to the men's basketball team, which made the NCAA tournament last season and upset UNLV in the first round. Optimism is high for this season, too, as witnessed by the response to a new Gangnam-style video featuring the team. See it below.

The goofy clip, featuring players such as Spencer Dinwiddie doing their loopiest dances to the trendy Korean pop-music phenomenon, was posted last week with little ballyhoo -- but now, it's got over 22,000 views. That translates to a lot of people who'll be fighting for seats once the Buffs season gets underway next month; the first game is November 9 in Boulder against Wofford College.

Here's the video.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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