Like his rookie classmates, Isaiah Johnson is certain to make a few freshman mistakes.

Johnson’s, however, might be a little less frequent.

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Due to the late date of his high school graduation, Johnson was the last of the five players signed last November by the Colorado men’s basketball team to arrive on campus this summer. Yet even with the slightly delayed start, Johnson might have been the first to turn heads.

Johnson wasn’t the most heralded of that quintet signed nearly a year ago but he is trending toward playing a key role this season for the Buffaloes, who open the 16th season under head coach Tad Boyle on Monday at home against Montana State (7 p.m., ESPN+).

Coming off a 14-21 mark that was the worst of Boyle’s tenure, any return to prominence will almost cert

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