Despite having 10 new players on a roster of 13, Colorado head coach JR Payne said that at this point, it doesn’t feel new.

“We feel like we’re just family, and it’s always been this way,” she said Tuesday after her Buffs routed Boise State, 83-53.

Still, several days together on the island of Oahu should help the Buffs grow even closer. CU arrived in Hawaii on Wednesday and will play three games at the North Shore Showcase, beginning Saturday against UT Arlington (7 p.m. MT). They’ll also meet up with VCU on Monday (5:30 p.m. MT) and Texas A&M on Tuesday (5 p.m. MT).

“I think it’s really important especially for a group we keep talking about how new we are,” Payne said of being on the road together. “I know at this point, it doesn’t feel like it to us. … But it is really important, bec

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