Colorado State Men's Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
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:
 
2024NCAAFirst Four win over Virginia
2024NCAARound of 64 loss to Texas
2022NCAARound of 64 loss to Michigan
2021NITSemifinal loss to Memphis
2021NITFirst Round win over Buffalo
2021NITQuarterfinal win over North Carolina State
2017NITFirst Round win over Charleston
2017NITSecond Round loss to Cal State Bakersfield
2015NITFirst Round loss to South Dakota State
2013NCAARound of 64 win over Missouri
2013NCAARound of 32 loss to Louisville
2012NCAARound of 64 loss to Murray State
2011NITFirst Round loss to Fairfield
2010CBIFirst Round loss to Morehead State
2003NCAARound of 64 loss to Duke
1999NITFirst Round win over Mississippi State
1999NITSecond Round win over Colorado
1999NITQuarterfinal loss to California
1998NITFirst Round loss to Minnesota
 
*all team stats through 3/9