Colorado State University Athletics
Men's hoops to host Loyola Marymount for home opener Nov. 19
11/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
2015-16 Colorado State Men's Basketball
Colorado State vs. Loyola Marymount
November 19, 2015 • 7 p.m. MT • Moby Arena (8,745) - Fort Collins, Colo.
Opening Tip
• The Rams start the home portion of their fourth season under head coach Larry Eustachy, Thu., Nov. 19 hosting Loyola Marymount of the West Coast Conference.
• Tipoff between the Rams and the Panthers is set for 7 p.m. MT at Moby Arena.
• The game will air across the Colorado State Sports Network, including flagship 105.5 FM ESPN, with Gary Miller calling the action and Brian Roth on the analysis.
• Streaming video is available via the Mountain West Network, for free at CSURams.com/videos and TheMW.com.
• GameTracker live statistics are available at CSURams.com.
Rams Quick Hits
• The 2015-16 season marks the 113th in the history of the Colorado State men's basketball program. The Rams are 1,199-1,202 (.499) in 2,401 games all-time.
• Colorado State enters the 2015-16 men's basketball season under the direction of coaching veteran Larry Eustachy, who is in his fourth season at the helm of the Rams' program and his 25th as a Division I head coach.
• Colorado State basketball is looking for its sixth postseason appearance in seven years, and its third NCAA Tournament berth in five seasons, in 2015-16.
• CSU lost its top three scorers from last year's team, all starters, and five letterwinners overall, but return starters seniors Joe De Ciman and Tiel Daniels along with Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year, junior John Gillon, and seniors Gian Clavell and Fred Richardson III. Redshirt senior Antwan Scott was granted a sixth year of eligibility and returns to the floor, while the Rams add transfers Kimani Jackson and Emmanuel Omogbo, redshirt freshmen J.D. Paige and Toby Van Ry and true freshmen Prentiss Nixon, Anthony Bonner and Nico Carvacho to the lineup.
• The Rams are 86-25 in home openers since the start of the program and 65-12 in the Modern NCAA Division era (starting in 1937-38). As a matter of fact, CSU has not lost a home opener since Dec. 8, 1980, losing at home to Oklahoma State, 79-64, a streak of 34 straight home-opening victories.
The Coaches
• Colorado State Head Coach Larry Eustachy (Long Beach State, `79) is in his fourth season at the helm of the Rams and holds a 70-32 record at CSU and 472-290 overall coaching record in 24-plus seasons. Last season, CSU posted a 27-7 mark, including 13-5 in Mountain West play and advanced to the first round of the NIT.
• Mike Dunlap (Loyola Marymount, '80) is in his second season at his alma mater with a 9-24 record and 15th seaason as a head coach overall, with a 337-128 record. Last season, the Lions were 8-23 and 4-14 to tie for ninth in West Coast Conference action.
Scouting Loyola Marymount
• LMU posted an 8-23 record overall and 4-14 mark in head coach Mike Dunlap's first season at the helm.
• The Lions opened the season with a win over Cal State Fullerton before dropping a tough decision at defending Big West champion UC Irvine on Sunday.
• Loyola Marymount returns two starters and five letterwinners from last year's team. They have added a redshirt-sophomore, four junior college transfers and two true freshmen to the roster this year.
• Junior forward Adom Jacko led LMU in both games, posting a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds in the home victory over Fullerton. He then followed it up with 17 points against UCI.
A Win Over LMU Will...
• Be the second win for the Rams against LMU in history, as the two teams have met five times previously with CSU winning just one of the two meetings at home and losing all three on the road.
• Give Larry Eustachy his 71st win in three-plus seasons at CSU and the 473nd of his 25-year career. His 69 victories from 2012-2015 was the most in any three-year stretch by a coach in program history.
• Tie Eustachy for sixth in the CSU coaching ranks with his predecessor Tim Miles (71-88 - 2007-12).
• Advance Eustachy's record against West Coast Conference teams to 3-1 while giving him a victory in his first-ever game against the Lions.
• Improve CSU's record versus current WCC teams to 61-106 overall, including 38-33 at home. Much of that can be attributed to the long history against BYU as the Rams and Cougars were in the same Western Athletic Conference for many years and have played 132 times (BYU leads 88-44).
Rams vs. Loyola Marymount
Overall: 1-4
(Home: 1-1 / Away: 0-3 / Neutral: 0-0)
Date Opponent W/L Score Coach
1966-67 at Loyola Marymount L 73-82 Williams
1967-68 at Loyola Marymount L 69-83 Williams
1968-69 Loyola Marymount W 76-57 Williams
1982-83 at Loyola Marymount L 61-63 McAndrews
1983-84 Loyola Marymount L 71-73 McAndrews
Rams vs. West Coast Conference
Overall Home Road Neutral
BYU 44-88 31-32 10-54 3-2
Gonzaga 2-3 1-0 1-3 0-0
Loyola Marymount 1-4 1-1 0-3 0-0
Pacific 4-2 1-0 2-2 1-0
Pepperdine 3-3 1-0 1-3 1-0
Portland 2-1 1-0 0-1 1-0
St. Mary's 2-1 0-0 2-1 0-0
San Francisco 2-3 1-0 1-3 0-0
Santa Clara 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1
Totals 60-106 37-33 17-70 6-3
Never Met: San Diego
Eustachy vs. Loyola Marymount
First Ever Meeting
Eustachy vs. WCC while at CSU
Overall: 2-1
(Home: 1-0 / Away: 0-1 / Neutral: 1-0)
Date Opponent W/L Score
12/22/12 Portland W 70-53
11/11/13 at Gonzaga L 61-93
11/28/14 vs. Pacific W 75-64
Eustachy vs. West Coast Conference
Overall Home Road Neutral
BYU 3-3 2-0 0-3 1-0
Gonzaga 2-2 2-0 0-2 0-0
Pacific 8-3 4-0 2-2 2-1
Portland 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0
San Francisco 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1
Totals 15-9 10-0 2-7 3-2
Not Played: Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, St. Mary's, San Diego, Santa Clara
Moby Arena Win Streaks
• CSU has won seven consecutive regular-season contests at Moby Arena, with the total streak snapped in the loss to South Dakota State in last year's NIT.
• Colorado State's loss to Wyoming on Jan. 7, snapped the Rams' 10-game Moby Arena win streak.
• The Rams' 10-game run marked the ninth home win streak of at least 10 games since the team began playing in Moby Arena in January of 1966.
• The longest win streak in program history, a 27-game run, occurred between 2011-12 and 2012-13.
Non-Conference Win Streak
• CSU currently holds a 17-game win streak in regular-season nonconference contests. Its last loss was suffered on Dec. 11, 2013 vs. Denver (80-70).
Last Time Out...
• Using balanced scoring with five players in double figures and clutch plays down the stretch, the Colorado State men's basketball program opened the 2015-16 season with a thrilling 84-78 victory at Northern Iowa, Nov. 14, as part of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge.
• Seniors Joe De Ciman and Gian Clavell and junior John Gillon led the Rams' scoring with 16 points each, with senior Antwan Scott coming off the bench to chip in 12. Junior Emmanuel Omogbo, in his first action for CSU, nearly had a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.
• Both teams were solid from the field, with CSU hitting 30-of-60 (50.0 percent) and Northern Iowa going 28-of-61 (45.9 percent) from the floor. The Rams committed just eight turnovers and outscored the hosts 15-10 off of miscues.
Something's Had to Give
• The season opener for the Rams and Panthers was a battle of wills in many ways, and it had significant impacts.
• The Rams improved to 61-17 in season openers in the modern NCAA era (since 1937-38). Most recently, Colorado State has won eight in a row and 24 of its last 25. The last time CSU lost an opener was Nov. 9, 2007, losing a 75-39 decision at Montana. Overall in season openers, the Rams have gone on the road 23 times and are 13-10 against the host squad.
• CSU head coach Larry Eustachy, in his 25 season openers, is an impressive 23-2. Eustachy has led his teams to 11 consecutive regular-season openers, dating back to a 70-68 loss to Georgia State in his first game as the head coach at Southern Miss in 2004.
• Northern Iowa carried an 18-game home court win streak into the contest, which opened the season 12th among active win streaks. UNI also had not lost in the month of November (now 21-1) since the building opened 10 years ago.
• ESPN's Andy Katz named it one of three Significant Wins on the weekend and it also earned the Rams their first vote this season in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.
MW-MVC Challenge
• This was the fifth time that CSU has participated in the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge, with the Rams currently holding a 3-2 record. In Larry Eustachy's first year at Colorado State (the only time prior to this season he has coached in it), the Rams came away with a 79-72 victory over Evansville at Moby Arena. This event was renewed this year after not being played for the two previous seasons.
Date Opponent W/L Score Coach
11/20/09 at Indiana State L 60-65 Miles
12/1/10 Drake W 78-67 Miles
12/3/11 at Northern Iowa L 77-83 Miles
12/1/12 Evansville W 79-72 Eustachy
11/14/15 at Northern Iowa W 84-78 Eustachy
Moby Arena Homecourt Advantage
• CSU starts the 2014-15 season with a record of 512-207 (.711) record all-time at Moby Arena.
• The Rams are 45-9 (.833) under Larry Eustachy in games played at Moby Arena.
• At 15-2 last season at Moby, it marked the third time in program history that CSU has won at least 15 home games.
• The Rams finished the regular-season one win shy of the best home mark in program history (16-1 in 2012-13). CSU went 15-2 at Moby in 1987-88.
• The Rams have won seven consecutive regular-season home games starting the 2015-16 season, having lost the NIT First Round game against South Dakota State to snap the overall streak.
Eustachy in Season Openers
• CSU head coach Larry Eustachy opened his 25th season as a head coach at the DI level with the win at Northern Iowa, making him an impressive 23-2.
• Eustachy has led his teams to 11 consecutive wins in regular-season openers, dating back to a 70-68 loss to Georgia State in his first game as the head coach at Southern Miss in 2004.
Year School Opponent Result
1990-91 Idaho Simon Fraser W, 88-54
1991-92 Idaho Simon Fraser W, 116-101
1992-93 Idaho Simon Fraser W, 93-68
1993-94 Utah State at Colorado State L, 65-78
1994-95 Utah State Simon Fraser W, 97-67
1995-96 Utah State Simon Fraser W, 67-52
1996-97 Utah State Simon Fraser W, 75-39
1997-98 Utah State Simon Fraser W, 79-67
1998-99 Iowa State Chicago State W, 79-48
1999-00 Iowa State Simon Fraser W, 79-54
2000-01 Iowa State Morningside W, 102-97 (OT)
2001-02 Iowa State Hartford W, 83-54
2002-03 Iowa State Coe W, 87-65
2004-05 Southern Miss Georgia State L, 70-68
2005-06 Southern Miss vs. Lamar W, 79-76
2006-07 Southern Miss Belhaven W, 63-38
2007-08 Southern Miss Belhaven W, 92-45
2008-09 Southern Miss Loyola (N.O.) W, 75-51
2009-10 Southern Miss Louisiana-Lafayette W, 79-72
2010-11 Southern Miss South Florida W, 60-53
2011-12 Southern Miss Spring Hill W, 76-41
2012-13 Colorado State Montana W, 72-65
2013-14 Colorado State UCCS W, 99-70
2014-15 Colorado State Montana W, 83-66
2015-16 Colorado State at Northern Iowa W, 84-78
Total 23-2
Rams on the Radio
• Rams basketball can be heard live worldwide on the Rams Sports Properties Colorado State Sports Network. The 2015-16 season will feature live game coverage of all of Colorado State's exhibition, regular-season and postseason contests. Gary Miller, the Voice of the Rams, begins his third season as the basketball team's full-time play-by-play announcer. He will be joined by longtime Rams' broadcaster Brian Roth, who will provide color commentary for the Rams. Jerry Schemmel will also handle some limited broadcasts during season overlaps.
• All of CSU's contests can be heard on Rams Sports Properties Colorado State Sports Network, and flagship station 105.5 FM ESPN Radio. Affiliate stations include: KJME 890 AM (Colorado Springs/Pueblo), KKVT 100.7 FM (Grand Junction), KRFD 94.5 FM (Sterling). Live coverage isn't limited to the Colorado State Sports Network's normal coverage area. Rams fans worldwide can listen to the action live streaming on CSURams.com in partnership with Stretch Internet.
Rams on the Tube
• In total, Colorado State will have 19 games broadcast this season, with the Rams on ESPN Networks (eight), ROOT Sports (five), CBS Sports Network (four) and Campus Insiders (two). Additionally, all of the Rams remaining home games, and conference road games not selected by the league's broadcast partners, will be available via a free, live-streamed broadcast as part of the Mountain West Network.
• The selection process by the MW's television partners also shifted two of the Rams' league games from Wednesday to Tuesday. Colorado State's showdown at San Diego State, originally scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 3, will now be played on Tuesday, Feb. 2 with a 9 p.m. MT/8 p.m. PT tipoff on either ESPN2 or ESPNU. The Rams home matchup vs. New Mexico, which was slated for Wednesday, Feb. 24, also shifted ahead one day to Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. MT to accommodate a national television audience on CBS Sports Network.
• The Northern Iowa matchup will be broadcast on ESPN3 to open the season, as will the game versus Kansas State in Wichita on Dec. 19. Should CSU face UTEP in the Corpus Christi Coastal Classic, that game will be televised with broadcast information to follow. Additional television information for the Rams' key non-conference matchup at Northern Colorado (Dec. 13) has not yet been announced by the host institution.
Rams on the Web
• Fans worldwide can get an inside look into Colorado State University and Rams hoops as CSU continually expands its coverage through the use of new media. By logging onto www.CSURams.com, fans can instantly access all of the most up-to-date information on the team including game statistics, exclusive video content and more. In addition, CSU basketball fans can follow the Rams on twitter @CSUMensbball. Colorado State men's basketball is also on Facebook. Log onto facebook.com/CSUMensBasketball.
Live Statistics
• Live statistics are available for all home games and most road contests games by clicking the "GameTracker" logo on the men's basketball "Schedule/Results" page on CSURams.com.
Eustachy Milestones
• Colorado State's Larry Eustachy continues to reach new milestones as he starts his 25th career year as a head coach.
> Career win No. 450: Eustachy won the 450th game of his career in 2014-15 when the Rams captured the Great Alaska Shootout tournament title with a 65-63 win over UC Santa Barbara on Dec. 29, 2014.
> CSU victory No. 50: Eustachy won his 50th game at CSU on Dec. 7 against Northern Colorado (66-58). He accomplished the milestone in his 75th game at CSU, one game behind Boyd "Tiny" Grant, who was the quickest to 50 wins in his 74th game at the helm of the CSU program.
> CSU victory No. 60: Eustachy won his 60th game at CSU on Dec. 24 vs. San Diego State. The win pulled him into a tie with Bill Strannigan (60-56 from 1951-54) and Harry Hughes (60-79 from 1912-25) for seventh on the Rams' all-time coaching wins list.
> CSU victory No. 70: Eustachy picked up his 70th victory at the helm of the Rams on Nov. 14, 2015 at Northern Iowa. It put him one win behind his predecessor Tim Miles (71-88 - 2007-12) in the CSU coaching ranks.
Eustachy Among the Elite
• CSU head coach Larry Eustachy has ranked among the best coaches in his sport for nearly two and a half decades, now in his 25th season as a mentor at the NCAA Division I level.
• In his first season at the helm of the Rams' program, Eustachy became the only head coach in NCAA Division I history to lead five different programs - CSU, Southern Miss, Iowa State, Utah State and Idaho - to 24 or more wins in a season.
• With a career record of 472-290 (.621), Eustachy ranks as one of just 75 head coaches (out of 351 Division I programs) to have a .600 or better win percentage with a minimum of five years experience. He enters the season tied for 57th on the list, and is one of just 33 coaches in the ranking with at least 20 years of Division I experience.
• Entering the 2015-16 season, Eustachy's 471 total victories ranked 30th on the list of active coaches nationally.
• In 2000, during his tenure at Iowa State, Eustachy earned National Coach of the Year honors from both the Associated Press and the U.S. Basketball Writers' Association. In doing so, he became one of just 29 coaches since 1967 (when the AP began handing out its award) to win both.
• Entering the 2015-16 season, he is one of just 15 active coaches to have won both the AP and USBWA National Coach of the Year Awards.
Returning/Lost...By the Numbers
• The Rams have added several key newcomers for 2015-16 as Colorado State looks to fill some gaps from last year's production on the floor.
• Here is a quick look at what the Rams return in major statistical categories:
Category Total (R/L) % Returning
> Scoring 2,454 (1,092/1,362) 44.5%
> Rebounding 1,287 (588/699) 45.7%
> Assists 499 (248/251) 49.7%
> Blocks 116 (51/65) 44.0%
> Steals 190 (78/112) 41.1%
> Minutes 6,825 (3,412/3,413) 50.0%
Longest Win Streaks
• Colorado State's 14-0 start to the 2014-15 season represented the longest single-season win streak in program history.
• The Rams have now posted win streaks of eight or more 11 times in program history, nine or more four times, and 10 or more three times, including last year's 14-game run.
About Last Year
• Colorado State basketball made its fifth postseason appearance in six years.
• CSU's NIT berth marked its first since 2011, its seventh overall in program history, and its first under Larry Eustachy.
• The Rams' 27-7 record last season is the best in program history, and established a program record for most wins in a season. CSU's previous best 34-game mark was 26-8 in 2012-13.
• CSU's 14 consecutive wins to open the 2014-15 season ranks as the longest win streak in program history.
• Prior to CSU's first loss of the year, Jan. 3 at New Mexico, the Rams were one of four remaining unbeatens in the country.
• CSU featured a balanced scoring attack, with the Rams posting 15 games last season with at least four players in double-figures scoring, including six games with five players notching 10 points.
20-Win Seasons
• Colorado State's 83-82 win over UNLV on Feb. 7 gave the Rams 20 wins for the 2014-15 season.
• It marked the CSU program's ninth 20-win season, and the second in three years under head coach Larry Eustachy.
• Eustachy joins Boyd Grant and Stew Morrill as the only coaches in CSU's history with multiple 20-win campaigns.
• In the Rams' nine previous 20-win campaigns, the squad advanced to the NCAA tournament six times, added two NIT berths, and missed the postseason one time.
> Season Record Postseason Coach
> 2014-15 27-7 NIT Larry Eustachy
> 2012-13 26-9 NCAA Larry Eustachy
> 1988-89 23-10 NCAA Boyd Grant
> 1953-54 22-7 NCAA Bill Strannigan
> 1987-88 22-13 NCAA Boyd Grant
> 1989-90 21-9 NCAA Boyd Grant
> 1996-97 20-9 NIT Stew Morrill
> 1997-98 20-9 -- Stew Morrill
> 2011-12 20-12 NCAA Tim Miles
Back to the Postseason
• Colorado State's selection for the 2015 NIT marked a return to the postseason after missing out in 2013-14.
• The Rams played in the postseason for their fifth time in six seasons in 2015, having also qualified for the 2010 CBI, the 2011 NIT and back-to-back NCAA tournaments in 2012 and 2013.
• The Rams' return to the postseason in 2014-15 matched the best stretch in program history. The squad qualified in four postseason tourneys in five years between 1960-61 and 1965-66.
Road Success
• Last season, CSU was 12-5 (.706) away from home (road/neutral games).
• The Rams secured just the 17th season in program history with a winning record away from Moby Arena.
• It marked the Rams' best single-season winning percentage in road/neutral games, surpassing the record of .667 (10-5 in 1962-63).
• The 2014-15 Rams also tied the 1988-89 squad for the most wins away from home in a single season with 12.
Top Win Percentages Nationally
• At 27-7 (.844), the Rams tied for 16th nationally in win percentage in 2014-15.
• The following is a look at the top records in the nation:
Team Conference Record (%)
1. Kentucky Southeastern 38-1 (0.974)
2. Gonzaga West Coast 35-3 (0.921)
3. Villanova Big East 33-3 (0.917)
4. Wisconsin Big Ten 36-4 (0.900)
5. Duke Atlantic Coast 35-4 (0.897)
6. Arizona Pac-12 34-4 (0.895)
7. Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 31-4 (0.886)
8. Virginia Atlantic Coast 30-4 (0.882)
9. Wichita St. Missouri Valley 30-5 (0.857)
10. Stephen F. Austin Southland 29-5 (0.853)
11. Notre Dame Atlantic Coast 32-6 (0.842)
12. Murray St. OVC 29-6 (0.829)
13. Valparaiso Horizon 28-6 (0.824)
14. Maryland Big Ten 28-7 (0.800)
Wofford Southern 28-7 (0.800)
16. Colorado State Mountain West 27-7 (0.794)
SMU AAC 27-7 (0.794)
Rams Add Four Newcomers to Squad
• Colorado State adds four newcomers to the team this season in the form of one junior college transfer and three true freshmen.
• Emmanuel Omogbo, a 6-8, 210-pound forward from Hyattsville, Md., joins the Rams from South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, the same program that current Ram Stanton Kidd played for out of high school. In his first season at South Plains, Omogbo - named a preseason JuCo All-American by The Sporting News heading into his sophomore campaign - helped the Texans to a 29-6 record and an appearance in the NJCAA National Tournament quarterfinals. As a freshman at SPC he averaged 16.2 minutes, appearing in all 35 games with five starts. He posted 7.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 57.5 percent. Omogbo chose Colorado State over offers from Duquesne, East Carolina, La Salle and Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, UTEP and Wichita State.
• Prentiss Nixon, rated a four-star recruit by ESPN.com, comes to the CSU as one of the top prep players in his class, rated as the No. 9 player in the state of Illinois, the No. 31 overall recruit in the Midwest region, and the No. 25 point guard in the class of 2015. As a junior in 2013-14, the 6-1, 180-pound point guard from Bolingbrook, Ill, helped the Bolingbrook Raiders to a 22-6 mark, averaging 18.2 points, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game. Nixon chose Colorado State over offers from Bradley, Drake, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Saint Louis, SMU, UIC and Wright State, and was also recruited by several Big Ten schools, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Purdue and Wisconsin.
• Anthony Bonner, 6-2, 170-pounder, is a versatile guard who joins the Rams from the same Lawrence (Kan.) High School program that produced CSU great Dorian Green. As a junior in 2013-14, he averaged 16.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists, shooting 49 percent from the field overall, including hitting at a 42 percent clip from beyond the arc. As a sophomore Bonner averaged 10.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game for the Lions. Bonner, rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, chose the Rams over offers from Florida Gulf Coast, Missouri State and UMKC.
• Nico Carvacho, from Frisco, Texas, come to CSU after his senior season at Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kan. As a junior last season at Frisco High, prior to his transfer to Sunrise Christian, Carvacho, the 6-10, 225-pound forward/center, averaged a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds per game, helping the Raccoons to a 19-10 record. Carvacho was born in Santiago, Chile, and boasts international experience playing with the Chilean national team at the 2013 FIBA U-16 Americas Championships.
Winning the Close Ones
• CSU was very effective last season in games decided by one possession, posting a 6-0 mark in those contests.
• The following is a look at CSU's victories last season in single-possession games:
> Nov. 29 vs. UC Santa Barbara - W, 65-63
> Dec. 3 vs. UTEP - W, 65-62
> Dec. 10 at Colorado - W, 62-60
> Dec. 19 at Denver - W, 85-84
> Dec. 27 at New Mexico State - W, 58-57 (OT)
> Feb. 7 vs. UNLV - W, 83-82
Come-From-Behind Wins
• Colorado State recorded four home wins last season in which the team has overcome double-digit deficits.
• The Rams have overcome deficits of 18 points vs. UNLV (W, 83-82), 14 points vs. Boise State (W, 71-65), 12 points vs. Georgia State (W, 80-70) and 11 points vs. UNC (W, 66-58).
Rams' Best Start
• Colorado State's 14 wins to open the season without a loss in 2014-15 established a new program record for best start.
• The Rams had previously started 6-0 on three occasions, first setting the mark in 1970-71 and matching it in 2005-06 and 2012-13, Larry Eustachy's first at CSU.
• The Rams' 27-7 mark was the best in program history, eclipsing the 26-8 record in 2012-13, Eustachy's first at the helm of the Rams' program.
Rams in the Rankings
• In 2014-15, Colorado State men's basketball cracked the Top-25 rankings in both the Associated Press media poll and the USA Today Coaches poll when the Week 7 rankings were released on Dec. 22, and remained in both Top-25 polls when the Week 8 rankings were released on Dec. 29, before falling out in the Week 9 polls on Jan. 5.
• The Rams returned to the rankings in Week 12, coming in at No. 24 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
• It marked the second time in three years under head coach Larry Eustachy that CSU has earned a Top-25 rank.
• The Rams were last ranked for multiple weeks during their 26-9 season in 2012-13, coming in at No. 24/24 (AP/USA Today) on Feb. 11, and moving up to No. 22/21 when the polls were updated the following week.
• Overall it was the eighth week that the Rams have been ranked in the Associated Press poll. CSU was also ranked for four weeks during the 1953-54 season.
• With the Rams' football program earning national rankings last season, it marked the first year in school history that both programs achieved Top-25 accolades.
• Colorado State was one of 12 programs nationally - along with Arizona, Duke, Michigan State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio State, Stanford, UCLA, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin - to rank in the Top 25 in 2014-15 in football, men's basketball and women's volleyball.
Rams One of Final Four Unbeatens
• Prior to the Rams' first loss of the 2014-15 season, Jan. 3 at New Mexico, Colorado State was one just four remaining unbeatens in the country, joining No. 1 Kentucky, No. 2 Duke and No. 3 Virginia.
• At the time of CSU's first setback, the Rams' 14-0 record marked the best win-loss record, and the longest win streak in the nation.
Looking Ahead
• Colorado State will start the Corpus Christi Coastal Classic by hosting the Oakland Golden Grizzlies of the Horizon League on Sun., Nov. 21. The tournament starts with two home games for the Rams against Oakland and Abilene Christian (Nov. 23) before the squad travels to Texas to take on Portland (Nov. 27) and either UTEP or Southern Illiniois (Nov. 28)
• The Golden Grizzlies open their 2015-16 season Nov. 18, hosting Eastern Michigan at the O'Rena. They are the final Division I team to open the season.
• OU returns two starters and five letterwinners from last year's squad that went 16-17 overall and 11-5 in league action.
• The Golden Grizzlies are led by Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year Kay Felder. Last season, the 5-9 junior guard averaged 18.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game.
• Oakland is ranked No. 14 in the CollegeInsider.com Preseason Mid-Major Poll after tying for third last year in the Horizon League and earning its sixth postseason berth in seven years.
• The game will air across the Colorado State Sports Network, including flagship 105.5 FM ESPN, with Gary Miller on the play-by-play and Brian Roth handling analysis.
• The game will have its video stream on the Mountain West Network, live audio on CSURams.com in partnership with Stretch Internet and live stats on GameTracker.
