Colorado State University Athletics
GAME NOTES: Rams Entertain MSU Northern Saturday Afternoon
11/17/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 17, 2006
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GAME NO. 4
COLORADO STATE (1-2/0-0) vs.
MONTANA STATE NORTHERN (3-3/0-0)
Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006 | Fort Collins, Colo. | Moby Arena (8,745) | 1:05 p.m. MT
THE MATCHUP
The Colorado State men's basketball team will return to Moby Arena Saturday afternoon when they face the Montana State Northern Lights in a 1:05 p.m. contest. The Rams returned home from the NIT Season Tip-Off in Spokane, Wash., with losses to Baylor and Rice moving their season record to 1-2. Junior forward Jason Smith currently leads CSU averaging 21 points and 13.7 rebounds per game including double-doubles in his last two contests. Junior guard Tyler Smith ranks second on the team in scoring with 15 points per game while junior center Stuart Creason nets 8.3 points and six rebounds a night.
ABOUT MONTANA STATE NORTHERN
Montana State Northern, an NAIA Division I team from Havre, Mont., holds a 3-3 overall record coming into a Friday night contest against Johnson & Wales in Denver. The Lights' claimed a victory over Dickinson State and two wins over Minot State to account for their win total. MSUN fell in exhibition play to the University of Montana 83-42 in their only competition against a NCAA Division I foe yet this season. Junior guard Delvaughn Tinned leads MSUN with 16.8 points and two rebounds per game.
SINCE 1902
Colorado State is in the school's 103rd season of intercollegiate competition in 2006-07. Colorado State has a cumulative record of 1,042-1,071 in 2,113 previous games dating back to 1902.
NON-CONFERENCE STREAK
Colorado State holds a 41-4 overall record against non-conference foes in Moby Arena. The Rams have won 17-straight games over non-conference opponents at home dating back to a 84-78 loss to Colorado in 2003.
ALL-TIME MOBY RECORD
Colorado State holds an all-time record of 416-165 (.716) in Moby Arena.
MOBY UNDER LAYER
Colorado State holds a 60-28 overall record in home games during Dale Layer's six seasons.
Season Games Record
2006-07 1 1-0
2005-06 15 9-6
2004-05 15 11-4
2003-04 12 8-4
2002-03 18 14-4
2001-02 14 7-7
2000-01 13 10-3
Totals 88 60-28 (.682)
THE RAMS IN NOVEMBER
Colorado State holds a 23-9 regular season record in the month of November. CSU was a perfect 5-0 in the 11th month last season.
ON SATURDAYS
The Rams hold a 34-43 record in Saturday games during the Dale Layer era. CSU was 5-6 in Saturday games last season.
PRESEASON PICK
Colorado State junior forward Jason Smith was tabbed as one of five players on the preseason all-Mountain West Conference team. Smith was CSU's leader in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots a year ago.
PRESEASOSN PLAYBOY ALL-AMERICAN
Junior forward Jason Smith was named 2006-07 preseason Playboy All-American team. He was one of 10 players selected to the team. Others listed include: Morris Almond (Rice), Taurean Green (Florida), Ronald Steele (Alabama), Alando Tucker (Wisconsin), Glen Davis (LSU), Nick Fazekas (Nevada), Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina), Joakim Noah (Florida) and Greg Oden (Ohio State).
WOODEN WATCH LIST
Colorado State forward Jason Smith was named as one of 50 preseason candidates for the Men's 2006-07 Wooden Award All-American Team. The list is composed of 50 student athletes who, based on last year's individual performance and team records, are the early frontrunners for college basketball's most coveted trophy. These top 50 candidates are comprised of returning players, although transfers, freshmen, medical redshirts and other players who excel throughout the season will be evaluated and considered for both the Midseason Top 30 list and the National Ballot. Players not on the preseason list are eligible for the midseason Top 30 and ballot.
SMITH NAMED ALL-DISTRICT
Junior forward Jason Smith was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) all-district second team following the 2005-06 season. It marked the second-straight year that a CSU player had secured a spot on the second team after Matt Nelson's appearance in 2005.
FIRST TEAM...FIRST TIME
CSU junior Jason Smith was a first team all-MWC selection in the 2005-06 season. He is Colorado State's first ever selcetion to the first team in Mountain West Conference history.
SINCE 2002...
As a team, Colorado State has blocked at least one shot in every game since its Jan. 28, 2002 matchup with New Mexico, a span that encompasses 102-straight contests.
16-WIN SEASONS
With CSU's 16-win season in 2005-06, the Rams tied for 19th in single-season victories in the history of the program.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Rams will entertain Boise State in a 7:05 p.m. contest Monday night in Moby Arena. The game will be televised live by the Mountain West Sports Network (the mtn.)
PLAYER TIDBITS
#4 Cory Lewis
• Lewis has had an assist in 32 of 33 games in his career including 28 multi-assist games.
• Has led CSU in assists 26 times in his career.
• Has had 11 assists in his last two games.
#5 Tyler Smith
• Tyler Smith's 26 points against CSU-Pueblo marked the most points by a CSU player in their debut game in the modern era. CSU's Ronnie Clark netted 25 in his first game with the Rams in the 2001-02 season.
#14 Jason Smith
• Scored in double figures in 28 of 31 games last season and in 42 of 58 games in his collegiate career.
• Had six or more rebounds in 22 of 31 games last season.
• Has recorded at least one assist in 22 straight games.
• Has scored in double-figures in seven straight games.
• Has double-doubles in his last two games.
• Leads the Mountain West Conference with 13.7 rebounds per game.
#30 Stuart Creason
• Creason is 35-of-55 (.636) from the field in his last 14 games.
#33 Stephan Gilling
• Has hit a three-pointer in 27 of 34 games and has had multiple three-pointers in 19 games.
• Ranks third in the CSU freshman record books in games started (24).
THEY COME FROM ALL OVER
Colorado State's roster, in 2006-07, is comprised of players from nine different states. The CSU roster broken down by state is: California (6), Colorado (2), Arizona (1), Louisiana (1), Maryland (1), Mississippi (1), Oklahoma (1), Texas (1) and West Virginia (1).
THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 70
Over the past three seasons, Colorado State is 4-19 when scoring less than 70 points in a game. In contrast the Rams are 24-14 when hitting 70 and 13-4 when reaching the 80-point plateau.
TELEVISION STARS
Colorado State will play on television more times this season than they ever have in the history of the program. Fans will be able to catch the Rams at least 19 times on television this season. CSU will play on the mtn. 15 times and on CSTV and Fox Sports Net twice. CSU may get even more T.V. exposure depending on the outcomes of the Preseason NIT and the Mountain West Conference Tournament.
GOING STONG IN THE SECOND
Colorado State has started slow in each of its first three games. The Rams are averaging only 28.7 points in the frirst half compared to a 39 point average in the second.
SLOW START
2006-07 marks the first time that Colorado State has started its season 1-2 under Dale Layer. The Rams were 3-0 five times and 2-1 once in Layer's first six years as head coach at CSU.
FOES UNDER 40
Colorado State is 0-1 when holding an opponent to less than 40 percent shooting from the floor including the following games:
Date Game FG-A Pct.
Nov. 15 Rice 17-49 .347
RAMS PLUS 50
Colorado State was 0-0 when shooting better than 50 percent from the floor last year. Those games include:
Date Game FG-A Pct.
No Games
CONSECUTIVE FREE THROWS
Following is a list of consecutive free throws made by current Colorado State players along with their all-time longest streak at CSU:
Player Current All-Time
Cory Lewis 1 20
Jason Smith 11 19
Stuart Creason 0 11
Freddy Robinson 2 11
Stephan Gilling 1 6
Tim Denson 5 5
Tyler Smith 1 4
Xavier Kilby 0 3
Alton Robinson 3 3
CSU BASKETBALL ADDS THREE
Colorado State head coach Dale Layer today announced that three players have signed National Letters of Intent to play basketball at Colorado State.
Jesse Woodard (6-1, 190, Guard, Compton, Calif./Centennial HS)
Jesse Woodard was ranked as a top 30 player in the nation and was a top five West Coast point guard at Centennial High School in Compton, Calif. He averaged 10 points, four rebounds and seven assists for Centennial HS and helped his team reach the sectional finals as a junior. He competed for the Compton Magic AAU team and was a three-time all-star at the renowned Adidas All-Star camps. Woodard chose CSU over Iowa State, Virginia Tech, Utah and UNLV.
Shane Edwards (6-7, 190, Forward, Gilbert, Ariz./Northeastern JC)
Shane Edwards averaged eight points and five rebounds in his freshman season at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo. Currently, Edwards is averaging better than 20 points, 10 rebounds per game for the Plainsmen after helping the team to a 30-4 overall record and a top 20 ranking in 2005-06. The athletic 6-7 forward was widely regarded as one of the best high school athletes to come out of the State of Arizona, sporting a wing span of 7-feet, one-inch. Edwards played at Mountain Pointe High School before coming to NJC.
Omar Leary (5-10, 170, Guard, Portland, Ore./Northeastern JC)
Leary, a 5-10, 170 point guard, averaged 10 points, four assists and two steals per game for Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo., as a freshman in 2005-06. The Portland, Ore., native was regarded as one of the top 10 players to come out of Oregon as an all-city and all-state selection for Lincoln High School in Portland. He is regarded as one of the best point guards in the western U.S. coming out of NJC after helping the Plainsmen to a 30-4 record as the team's starting point guard in 2005-06.
THE GREEN MACHINE
Following a vote by the student body at Colorado State, the CSU student section will be referred to as "The Green Machine" in all 2006-07 home basketball contests.
CSU BASKETBALL TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets to all home games are available by calling 1-800-491-RAMS or online at CSURAMS.com, or at any King Soopers or City Market grocery store location throughout the state of Colorado.
PEPSI SIX-PACK
Colorado State University basketball fans can take advantage of two ticket promotions being offered by the school for the 2006-07 season. The "Pepsi 6-Pack" features tickets to six games at a reduced price. Ram fans can purchase tickets to six games (Boise State, Kansas State, Northern Colorado, Air Force, New Mexico and TCU) for $60, and $10 savings. For information, call the CSU Ticket Office, 1-800-491-RAMS, or visit online, CSU RAMS.com.
LIVE STATS
Live statistics for all Colorado State home games may be obtained by going to CSURams.com and going to the men's basketball schedule/results page. Live statistics are tracked through College Sports Online's Gametracker.
