Colorado State Rams
Mountain West (25-9, 16-4)
Big Wins: 3/7 at Boise State (83-73), 3/14 vs Utah State (83-72)
Bad Losses: 11/28 Washington (67-73), 12/7 at Colorado (55-72)
Coach: Niko Medved
Probable Starters:
Rashaan Mbemba, Sophomore, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, Sophomore, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Kyan Evans, Sophomore, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 3.1 apg
Jalen Lake, Senior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 2.0 apg
Nique Clifford, Senior, Guard, 19.0 ppg, 4.4 apg, 9.7 rpg
Key Role Players:
Ethan Morton, Senior, Guard, 3.7 ppg, 2.3 apg
Keshawn Williams, Senior, Guard, 5.3 ppg
Bowen Born, Senior, Guard, 4.9 ppg, 1.5 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.4 (134th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.5 (55, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.9 (36, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.7 (116, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.6 (85, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.8 (81, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 79.0 (10, 1)
Rebound Margin: 3.6 (86, 3)
Assists Per Game: 16.8 (23, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.8 (180, 8)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2024 | NCAA | First Four win over Virginia |
2024 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Texas |
2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Michigan |
2021 | NIT | Semifinal loss to Memphis |
2021 | NIT | First Round win over Buffalo |
2021 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over North Carolina State |
2017 | NIT | First Round win over Charleston |
2017 | NIT | Second Round loss to Cal State Bakersfield |
2015 | NIT | First Round loss to South Dakota State |
2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Missouri |
2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Louisville |
2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Murray State |
2011 | NIT | First Round loss to Fairfield |
2010 | CBI | First Round loss to Morehead State |
2003 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Duke |
1999 | NIT | First Round win over Mississippi State |
1999 | NIT | Second Round win over Colorado |
1999 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to California |
1998 | NIT | First Round loss to Minnesota |
*all team stats through 3/9