CSU Hosts Arkansas Dec. 5 For Annual White Out Game

2018-19 Colorado State Men's Basketball
Game #9 - Colorado State (4-4) vs. Arkansas (5-1) (White Out)
Dec. 5, 2018 • 8 p.m. MT • Moby Arena (8,083) - Fort Collins, Colo.

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Video: CBS Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Carter Blackburn / Color Analyst: Pete Gillen)
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Opening Tip
• Colorado State returns home to host Arkansas of the Southeastern Conference for the Rams' annual White Out contest, Wed., Dec. 5 at 8 p.m.
• The contest between the Rams and Razorbacks will be televised on CBS Sports Network, with Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and former Virginia coach Pete Gillen (color analyst) handling the broadcast.
• Live audio is available on the Colorado State Sports Network, including KARS 102.9 FM (flagship). Brian Roth is on the play-by-play for the Rams, with Adam Nigon handling the analysis.
• The game will also have live audio on CSURams.com in partnership with SIDEARM Sports and live stats on CSURams.com.

2018-19 Rams Quick Hits
• Colorado State is under new direction, as Niko Medved has taken over the helm of the Rams' program in 2018-19. In his sixth season as a head coach, Medved has a 83-91 record overall but improved on the previous season's record in each of his five years as a head coach.
• The 2018-19 season marks the 116th in the history of the Colorado State men's basketball program. The Rams are 1,255-1,256 (.500) in 2,511 games all-time.
• Colorado State basketball is hoping to earn its eighth invitation for postseason play in the last 10 years.
• CSU returns three starters and six letterwinners to this year's squad along with seven newcomers to the program.
• Overall, the Rams return three players with 23 or more starts from the 2017-18 campaign, led by Honorable Mention All-Mountain West selection Nico Carvacho. The redshirt-junior center will be expected to pace this squad along with senior guard J.D. Paige and redshirt-junior guard Anthony Masinton-Bonner.

• For broadcasting quick hits, current averages and career highs on individual players, go to the back page of the notes for a Radio/TV chart that includes that information.

The Leaders
• Colorado State Head Coach Niko Medved (Minnesota, '97) is in his first season at CSU as head coach and has a 83-91 overall record as he starts his sixth season as a head coach.
• Arkansas Head Coach Mike Anderson (Tulsa, '82) is in his eighth season as leader of the Razorbacks with a 156-87 record and 17th as a head coach overall with a 356-185 mark.

A Quick Look at Arkansas
• Returning four starters from last season's 23-12 squad that advanced to the NCAA Tournament, the Razorbacks were picked to finish 10th in the Southeastern Conference in the annual league and media Preseason Poll.
• Arkansas returns 2018 SEC All-Freshman and 2019 Preseason All-Conference honoree Daniel Gafford, who currently leads the team in scoring, rebounds, blocks and field goal percentage.

History Versus Arkansas
• This will be the second meeting between the schools, with Arkansas having won the first meeting last year in Fayetteville, 92-66.
• CSU has a 10-7 lifetime record against Southeastern Conference opponents, including 5-1 in home contests.
• Head Coach Niko Medved has never faced Arkansas as a head coach and has only played one SEC team, losing at Georgia in 2016-17 while at Furman.
• The last time a SEC opponent was in Moby was Nov. 28, 2005, with the Rams defeating Auburn, 77-67.

ARKANSAS - 0-1
Away: 0-1
    Date                 Loc.         W/L       Score           Att.
    12/5/2017          Away          L        66-92        13634

Southeastern Conference
School                        Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
Alabama                        0-1          -          -         0-1
Arkansas                        0-1          -         0-1         -
Auburn                          2-2        1-0       0-2        1-0
Florida                           1-0        1-0         -          -
Mississippi                      1-0          -          -         1-0
Mississippi State              1-0        1-0         -          -
Missouri                         2-1        1-0       0-1        1-0
South Carolina                 1-1         1-0       0-1         -
Texas A&M                     2-1        0-1       2-0         -
Totals                          10-7       5-1       2-5       3-1

A New Leader But Familiar Face
• While he may be in his first season in charge of the program, head coach Medved is already a familiar face around Fort Collins and to Rams' fans. Medved previously was on the coaching staff from 2007-13 under two different coaches. He was a key part of recruiting players that helped the Rams to four consecutive postseason appearances, the last two in the NCAA Tournament that included a win over Missouri in 2013.

Postseason Experience
• Head coach Niko Medved has had extensive success wherever he has coached, both as a head and an assistant.
• As an assistant coach, he helped turn around the CSU program to improving its win totals from his first year in each successive year, ending in four straight postseason appearances.
• He continued that trend at Furman and Drake, improving both programs' win totals from the previous year in each of his five seasons as a head coach, finishing his last three years in postseason play.

Medved vs. 2018-19 Opponents
School                  Overall     Home      Away    Neut.
Air Force                           First Meeting
Arkansas                           First Meeting
Arkansas-Pine Bluff     1-0           1-0           -          -
Boise State                        First Meeting
Colorado                  0-2            -           0-1        0-1
Colorado Christian      1-0           1-0           -          -
Florida Gulf Coast       1-2           0-1          1-1         -
Fresno State                      First Meeting
Long Beach State                First Meeting
Louisiana                  0-2          0-1           -         0-1
Montana State            1-0           1-0           -          -
Nevada                             First Meeting
New Mexico                       First Meeting
New Mexico State               First Meeting
Sam Houston State              First Meeting
San Diego State                  First Meeting
San Jose State                   First Meeting
South Dakota             0-1            -           0-1         -
South Dakota St.         0-2            -           0-1        0-1
Southern Illinois          1-2          0-2          1-0         -
UNLV                               First Meeting
Utah State                         First Meeting
Wyoming                  0-1            -           0-1         -
Totals                     5-12         3-4         2-5       0-3

Basketball Staff
• Head coach Niko Medved brought four members of his staff from Drake with him. Dave Thorson, JR Blount and Ali Farokhmanesh were assistant coaches with Medved, while Aaron Katsuma joined him again as Director of Basketball Operations. Thorson has extensive experience as a high school coach and had previously worked with Medved at the University of Minnesota. Blount and Farokhmanesh also bring extensive recent playing experience with them as Blount played at Loyola Chicago, graduating in 2009, and Farokhmanesh was a key part of a Northern Iowa squad that knocked off No. 1 Kansas in the NCAA Tournament in his senior year in 2010.

Coors Light Coaches Show Is Back
• The Coors Light Basketball Head Coaches Show returns to Lucky Joe's Sidewalk Saloon in Old Town Fort Collins this year. Join men's head coach Niko Medved and women's head coach Ryun Williams starting at 6 p.m. on the Mondays listed below to hear their thoughts on the previous week and look forward to upcoming action
• December: 3 & 10
• January: 7, 14, 21 & 28
• February: 4, 11, 18 & 25

2018-19 Schedule Is Home Laden
• The Rams will play a good schedule in head coach Niko Medved's first season as the leader in Fort Collins.
• Of the 13 non-conference games on the schedule, eight of them are in the friendly confines of Moby Arena, including the first three to start the season.
• The program first played away from home on Nov. 19-21 at the Gulf Coast Showcase, a three-game tournament that is all neutral games unless the Rams take on co-host Florida Gulf Coast.
• CSU is scheduled for just a pair of true road games and only a single plane trip for those. The Rams played their first true road contest at Colorado on Sat. Dec. 1, with the flight trip to Long Beach to take on the 49ers on Dec. 22.
• The Rams welcome a Southeastern Conference team to Moby Arena on Dec. 5, as Arkansas makes the return trip after last year's meeting in Fayetteville. This will be just the third meeting with a SEC foe since 2010 and the first time a squad from that league has come to Moby since Nov. 28, 2005, when the Rams defeated Auburn, 77-67. Versus the SEC, CSU is 5-1 all-time at home and 10-7 overall.
• Non-conference play wraps up on Dec. 30, with CSU hosting New Mexico State.

Roster Size... But Inexperienced
• The Rams started the year with 14 eligible players on the roster, one of the largest opening day rosters in recent history. CSU had 11 players available to start the 2017-18 season. Of those 14 this season, a total of 11 were part of the program last season, with seven having played, with four returners who did play and also four newcomers to the lineup this year.
• Last year's Rams combined for just 7.5 seasons of NCAA Division I experience to start the season, but this year's squad comes in with 17 combined Division I seasons, a marked improvement.

Returning/Lost...By the Numbers
• The Rams added several key newcomers for 2018-19 as Colorado State looked to fill some gaps from last year's production on the floor, though CSU returns a significant portion on all categories.
• Here is a quick look at what the Rams returned in major statistical categories:
Category                Total (R/L)                   % Returning
> Scoring               2314 (1353 / 961)                  58.5%
> Rebounding         1126 (764 / 362)                   67.9%
> Assists                409 (251 / 158)                     61.4%
> Blocks                 102 (55 / 47)                       53.9%
> Steals                 190 (100 / 90)                      52.6%
> Minutes               6475 (4110 / 2365)               63.5%

Newcomers (Lots of)
• The Rams will have a strong group of newcomers to the floor this year, made up of three transfers and four freshmen.
• The class distribution among those that could see the floor for CSU the first time this season is:
   -- Juniors (Hyron Edwards, Kris Martin, Zo Tyson)
   -- Freshmen (Sam Bannec, Kendle Moore,
          Jack Schoemann, Adam Thistlewood)

Moby Arena Home Court Advantage
• CSU has a record of 549-227 (.707) record all-time at Moby Arena.
• The Rams have finished at least .500 in each of the last nine years, dating back to the 2008-09 season when the program was 6-9.
• Current head coach Niko Medved was part of a coaching staff at CSU that posted two of the top records in program history at home, as the 2012-13 team set the best mark at 16-1 with the 2011-12 team going 14-1. Overall as an assistant at CSU, he was part of a team that went 97-97 overall and 59-30 in Moby Arena and improved their overall record in each successive season.

Moby & Record Improvement WIth Medved (CSU Asst.)
               Overall    Moby    Total Attend. Avg Att.
2012-13      26-9       16-1         92,488       5,440
2011-12      20-12       14-1         62,889        4,193
2010-11       19-13       9-5         68.305       4.879
2009-10    16-16       11-4         50,878       3,392
2008-09    9-22       6-9         48,858       3,257
2007-08    7-25       3-10         43,588       3,353
Totals        97-97     59-30

Last Time Out...
• Colorado State overcame a second-half Colorado run but couldn't withstand the final minutes and fell to the hosts, 86-80, Dec. 1. The Rams fell to 4-4 on the young season, while the Buffaloes improved to 5-1.
• With the Rams leading 32-29 after a tight first half that saw CSU lead the majority of the time, the two teams traded early baskets and leads before Colorado scored six straight points and took a 46-41 lead with 13 minutes to play. The Rams cut it to two three times in the final 10 minutes, and then took the lead at the end of a 12-2 run on a fast break three by redshirt-junior Anthony Masinton-Bonner to go up 75-74 with 2:22 remaining. However, Evan Battey's conventional three-point play put the Buffs up for good with just over two minutes to go. CSU could not regain the lead in the final minutes, even though it had a chance to tie on a three-point attempt with under a minute to play.
• For the game, CSU shot 51.7 percent (30-of-58) from the floor and 43.5 percent (10-of-23) from the arc. CU shot 47.1 percent (33-of-70) and 28.6 percent (6-of-21) beyond the arc, but won the board battle, 40-21, including holding CSU to just three offensive boards. CU was also more effective at the line, hitting 14-of-18 attempts as compared to 10-of-16 for the Rams.
• Colorado State was led by redshirt-junior Kris Martin's season-high 21 points, while redshirt-senior J.D. Paige added 17 points and six rebounds. Redshirt-junior Nico Carvacho had a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Masinton-Bonner added 14. CU had four players also in double figures, led by Tyler Bey with 23.
(See page 18 for complete box score)

Last Year's Meeting...
• Despite a quick start, Colorado State did not have an answer to Arkansas's full court pressure in a 92-66 loss in Fayetteville, Dec. 5, 2017. With the loss, the Rams fell to 4-5 on the season while the Razorbacks improved to 6-2.
• The Rams got off to one of their best starts of the year, opening the game on a 13-2 run. However, the Razorbacks rallied back and put together a 19-0 run over the next six minutes to take a 21-13 lead the hosts would never relinquish. CSU found itself hanging around with good rebounding but couldn't buy a bucket. The Rams found foul trouble with all five starters with two fouls in the first half as the Razorbacks raced out to a 47-29 halftime lead. The lead grew with a 12-3 run to start the final period and got no smaller than 20 the rest of the way.
• CSU shot just 36.5 percent (19-of-52) for the game, including 36.0 percent (9-of-25) from the three-point line. Arkansas was a stellar 52.2 percent (35-of-67) from the field in the contest. The Rams did grab more rebounds, 38-31, but could only convert that into an 18-8 advantage in second-chance points.
• Junior guard Prentiss Nixon was the only Ram in double figures with a career-high 31 points, shooting 8-of-13 on field goals, 5-of-8 three pointers and 10-of-11 at the free throw line. Arkansas was led by Jaylen Barford and CJ Jones with 19 points each, while Daniel Gafford added 14.
(See page 19 for complete box score)

National Rankings (Team/Players)
(through Dec. 2, 2018)
Team (Top 60 of 351 Division I teams)
Turnovers Per Game                              10.9         26th
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game             9.6          45th
Personal Fouls Per Game                        16.1          49th
Players (top 100 nationally)
J.D. Paige
Assist-to-Turnover Ratio                          85th        2.63
Anthony Masinton-Bonner
3-Point Field Goal Percentage                  47.7         35th
Field Goal Percentage                            56.6        70th
Nico Carvacho
Double Doubles                                   4             14th
Rebounds Per Game                              10.1           17th
Defensive Rebounds Per Game                7.38       22nd
Offensive Rebounds Per Game                 2.88        83rd

Sharing the Load
• Through eight games, seven different Rams have either led or tied for the team-high points in a game.
• Redshirt-juniors Anthony Masinton-Bonner (3) and Kris Martin (2) and freshman Kendle Moore (2) are the only CSU players with more than one game leading in scoring.

Carvacho Growing On the Floor
• Redshirt-junior center Nico Carvacho showed his increased comfort level on the floor, growing extensively as a sophomore in 2017-18.
• In the 2017-18 season, Carvacho was the leader on the glass for CSU with 331 boards (125 offensive) in 32 games (the only Ram to start all 32 last year). His 10.3 boards per game average ranked second in the Mountain West, as he had double-digit boards in the last 16 games (averaging 13.6 per game in that span). He also just had the sixth-ever individual 300-rebound season in CSU history, surpassing the mark at Nevada, Feb. 25.
• Last year, he averaged 11.1 points and 12.3 rebounds in Mountain West play, leading by a wide margin in rebounding for league games only (next was 9.6 per game). He also had seven of the top 14 single-game totals in MW action.
• He has had double-doubles in 10 of the last 16 games he played in 2017-18 and had a higher rebound average in MW league contests than Emmanuel Omogbo had in 2016-17 (10.9).
• Carvacho posted a career-high 26 points and tied a career best with 20 rebounds in the win over San Jose State, Feb. 10, 2018. The last Ram to have a 20-point/20-rebound game prior to that one was current Washington Wizards' Jason Smith, with 27 & 22 in a win over Wyoming on Feb. 24, 2007.
• He finished the season in fifth with 331 boards, surpassing former standout and current Washington Wizard Jason Smith in sixth.
• For his play in '17-18, Carvacho was named Honorable Mention All-Mountain West by both the league's coaches and media members in two separate votes.
• This season, Carvacho has started out effectively, recording double-doubles in his first three games and is currently averaging 12.0 points and 10.4 rebounds while shooting 52.0 percent from the floor.
• He had CSU game highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Nov. 10.
• Carvacho started the season No. 20 on the CSU career rebounding chart and moved up to 15th after his play at Colorado as he now stands at 619, just passing Barry Bailey (1984-88) at 610. Andy Ogide (2007-11) is next in 14th at 627.

Carvacho's '17-18 MW/Nat'l Rankings Stat      MW    NCAA
Rebounds Per Game                     10.3      2nd      15th
Offensive Rebounds Per Game        3.91      1st       7th
Defensive Rebounds Per Game       6.44      5th      49th
Double-Doubles                            11        4th      55th
Total Rebounds                            331      2nd      17th

Carvacho's Career Double-Doubles Date      Pts      Reb
Northern Colorado                     12/10/16    13         11
Wyoming                                  2/28/17     10        10
Sacramento State                       11/10/17     11        20
Fresno State                               1/6/18      10        19
at Utah State                              1/10/18     10        15
Air Force                                   1/17/18     12        13
at San Diego State                      1/24/18     14        12
at New Mexico                           1/27/18     14        15
Wyoming                                  1/31/18     10        13
at Air Force                                2/6/18     16        12
San Jose State                           2/10/18    26       20
at Fresno State                           2/17/18     14         11
at Nevada                                 2/25/18    13        14
Colorado Christian                      11/7/18     14        15
Arkansas-Pine Bluff                     11/10/18     18         11
Montana State                           11/14/18     15        13
at Colorado                               12/1/18     15        12

CSU Career Rebounding Ranks
1.      851      Pat Durham (52O-799D)                 1985-89
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12.    638     Larry Hoffner (70 Games)              - 1957-60
       638     Emmanuel Omogbo (203O-435D)    - 2015-17
14.    627      Andy Ogide (185O-442D)               - 2007-11
15.    619      Nico Carvacho (76 Games)              2016-19
16.    610      Barry Bailey (63O-547D)                 1984-88
17.    577      Matt Nelson (152O-425D)              2000-05
18.    569     Sonny Bustion (70 Games)     1963-65,66-67
19.    564     Gary Rhoades (77 Games)               1970-73
20.   555     Gary Hibbard (73 Games)                1953-56

Paige Wheels & Deals
• Redshirt-senior J.D. Paige adjusted well to his new role within CSU's offense the last two years.
• In 2016-17, Paige led CSU assists (2.5 apg), was third in steals (0.9 spg) and blocked shots (0.7) and fourth in scoring (8.8 ppg).
• The Denver, Colo., native had a solid outing against Alcorn State (11/23/16), recording career bests of 23 points and six assists in the home victory.
• Paige tied his career high with 23 points, including a career-best five three-pointers in the win over Fresno State, Feb. 11, 2017.
• Last season, Paige picked up a season-high 22 points versus San Diego State (1/2/18), making a career-high field goals.
• Paige scored in double figures in five of his last six games in 2017-18, including the performance at San Diego State and a 14-point, six-rebound outing in the win at Wyoming, Jan. 13. He also had 19 points against UNLV, Jan. 20.
• After missing six games with a broken hand suffered at San Diego State on Jan. 24, Paige returned to the lineup against Boise State (Feb. 21) with 12 points and averaged 10.4 points per game, third on the team, and had a team-high 2.6 assists per game.
• Paige missed the season opener but returned with 14 points (4-of-5 3-pointers) and a career-high tying six assists in the win against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Nov. 10.
• He tied his career high against Montana State, Nov. 14, tallying a team-high 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field in the win.
• Paige currently ranks third for CSU at 15.1 points per game, connecting on 51.2 percent from the floor, including 39.4 percent from the arc.
• Currently with 832 career points, if Paige stays healthy and averages 12.0 points per game during the season, he would reach the career 1,000-point plateau on Feb. 6 vs. Nevada.

A Little Different Name, Same Face
• Redshirt-junior guard Anthony Masinton-Bonner (the guard previously known as Anthony Bonner but always "AB") is expected to take up more of the scoring load this season.
• Last year, Masinton-Bonner started in 21 of the 32 games he played in, averaging 8.9 points per contest in 27.1 minutes per game.
• He was the team leader at the three-point arc at 43.2 percent and was second from the charity stripe, connecting on 82.1 percent of his attempts.
• In the season opener against Colorado Christian, Masinton-Bonner was not only effective but efficient. He tallied a career-high tying 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field, including 6-of-7 from the three-point arc. He also chipped in five rebounds and four assists.
• Against Montana State Nov. 14, Masinton-Bonner was inspired after suffering an ankle injury late in the first half, as he returned in the second half to score 12 of his 14 points in the win.
• In the first eight contests, he is second on the team in scoring at 15.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists a game while shooting 56.6 percent from the field, 47.7 percent from the three-point line and 80.0 percent from the charity stripe.
Newcomers Jumping In Early
• Five Rams made their debut in the Green and Gold in season-opening win over Colorado Christian.
• Freshman Kendle Moore started and scored a game-high 26 points in 32 minutes of action. He was solid, going 9-of-11 from the floor, 4-of-5 from the arc and 4-of-5 at the charity stripe. He also added four rebounds, four assists and one steal.
• Freshman Adam Thistlewood had 10 points in starting his first collegiate game, while also grabbing five rebounds in 26 minutes of play.
• Also seeing time were redshirt-junior Zo Tyson and freshmen Jack Schoemann and Sam Bannec. Tyson had six points and four rebounds, while Bannec hit a three-pointer late.
• Redshirt-junior Kris Martin made his season debut against South Dakota State, Nov. 21, and tallied 11 points in 30 minutes of action. Since then he has at least tied for the team lead in scoring over the next two games, including 21 points at Colorado, Dec. 1.
• Martin is CSU's leader in scoring at 15.7 points per game with Moore fifth at 11.3 and Thistlewood seventh at 8.9 points a contest. Moore has scored in double figures in five contests, with Thistlewood having scored 10 or more in four while making 24 of 30 free throw attempts (80.0 percent).

2019 Signees
• Colorado State men's basketball has signed three to National Letters of Intent, head coach Niko Medved announced today. The group, including guards Isaiah Stevens (Allen, Texas/Allen HS) and and forwards David Roddy (Minneapolis, Minn./Breck School) and James Moors (Auckland, New Zealand/Westlake Boys HS), will be freshmen for the 2019-20 academic year in Fort Collins.
• Isaiah Stevens (6-0, 160) -- Starter for his final two years at Allen after seeing extensive time off the bench his first two seasons… Was the District 6-6A Newcomer of the Year and Academic First Team his sophomore season… Helped lead Allen to a 34-5 overall record and the Texas Class 6A title last year, scoring 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting and handing out five assists in the overtime win over Katy Tompkins… Scored 14 points in the semifinal game, with both leading to his Conference 6A State All-Tournament Team honor… Selected Colorado State over schools including Mississippi State, SMU, Oral Roberts, Air Force and UTEP.
• David Roddy (6-5, 250) -- A three-star prospect by Rivals.com… A candidate for Mr. Basketball as a senior… Averaged 25.4 points and 12.9 rebounds a game his junior year at Breck… Scored a season-high 49 points against Walden Grove, earning Minnesota Player of the Week from StarTribune… Played AAU ball for Howard Pulley… Played three sports in high school, also as a member of the football and track programs… Starting quarterback for Breck who has more than 1500 yards passing and 200 yards rushing this year, leading his squad to the section playoffs… As a junior, threw for 22 touchdowns on a 56.2 percent completion rate and ran for 130 yards and three scores… Threw both the shot and discus in high school as well, finishing fifth in the state in the shot put and qualifying in the discus in 2018… Won the shot and discus at the Section 4A track meet… Also qualified for state as a sophomore in the shot put… Chose Colorado State over Minnesota, Northwestern, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Cal State Fullerton and Saint Louis, among others… Also had offers to play college football, including from Wyoming.
• James Moors (6-11, 215) -- Represented New Zealand at the Olympic Summer Youth Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 3-on-3 basketball.. Averaged 14 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists for New Zealand at the FIBA U18 Asian Championship… Shot 45 percent from the field and 71 percent from the free throw line in his seven games in the event… Had 26 points and 14 rebounds against Iran in the quarterfinals… Also scored 20 points and chipped in 10 boards in bracket play against India… Played amateur ball for North Harbour U17A and New Zealand Breakers Academy… Also had offers from several schools including Southern Illinois and Middle Tennessee.

Looking Ahead
• The Rams will continue a three-game homestand on Sat., Dec. 8, hosting Sam Houston State at 2 p.m.
• The contest between will be televised on the Mountain West Network, including CSURams.com/live
• The game will air across the Colorado State Sports Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth and Adam Nigon on the call.
• CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the TuneIn app (free on all Apple, Android, Windows, Blackberry and Amazon Kindle devices) – once downloaded, search "Colorado St. Rams Sports Network" in the app for the games and coaches' show broadcasts.

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