Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, December 21
Tulsa, Okla. / BOK Center
12:30 p.m. MT
Colorado State
vs
Tulsa
Photo by: Cris Tiller
Rams To Take On Tulsa In Opener of BOK Showcase Saturday Afternoon
12/17/2019 11:39:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CSU to tip at 12:30 pm MT on ESPN3 against the Golden Hurricane
2019-20Â Colorado State Men's Basketball
Game #14 - Colorado State (7-6, 0-2 MW) vs. Tulsa (8-3)
Dec. 21, 2019 • 12:30 p.m. MT • BOK Center (17,839) - Tulsa, Okla.
Video: WatchESPN.com (Play-by-Play: Brett Doland / Color Analyst: Bryndon Manzer)
Radio: Colorado State Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Brian Roth /  Color Analyst: Adam Nigon)
      Flagship: KARS 102.9 FM (Fort Collins) / Affiliates: KDCO 104.7 FM (Denver), KMTS    99.1 FM (Glenwood Springs), KMTS 96.7 FM (West Glenwood Springs), KRDO 105.5 FM (Colorado Springs), KKVT 100.7 FM (Grand Junction), KMTS/KKVT 99.5/100.3 FM (Rifle), KKVT 97.1 FM (Delta), KKVT 98.1 FM (Montrose), KRFD 100.1 FM (Sterling), KNEC 100.9 FM (Yuma), KNAB 1140 AM (Burlington), KLMR 920 AM (Lamar) / TuneIn App
Live Stats: Tulsa
Complete Game Notes: Colorado State / Tulsa
Radio: Colorado State Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Brian Roth /  Color Analyst: Adam Nigon)
      Flagship: KARS 102.9 FM (Fort Collins) / Affiliates: KDCO 104.7 FM (Denver), KMTS    99.1 FM (Glenwood Springs), KMTS 96.7 FM (West Glenwood Springs), KRDO 105.5 FM (Colorado Springs), KKVT 100.7 FM (Grand Junction), KMTS/KKVT 99.5/100.3 FM (Rifle), KKVT 97.1 FM (Delta), KKVT 98.1 FM (Montrose), KRFD 100.1 FM (Sterling), KNEC 100.9 FM (Yuma), KNAB 1140 AM (Burlington), KLMR 920 AM (Lamar) / TuneIn App
Live Stats: Tulsa
Complete Game Notes: Colorado State / Tulsa
Opening Tip
• The Rams will head to the Central time zone to take on Tulsa as part of the BOK Showcase at the BOK Center in Tulsa, playing at 12:30 pm MT. Oklahoma State and Minnesota will play the second game of the doubleheader.
• The game will be televised on ESPN3 with Brett Doland (play-by-play) and Bryndon Manzer (analyst) on the broadcast.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio 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.
• The game will also have live stats on CSURams.com
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2019-20 Rams Quick Hits
• Colorado State is under the direction of second-year head coach Niko Medved, who took over the helm of the Rams' program in 2018-19. In his seventh season as a head coach, Medved has an 97-110 record overall but improved on the previous season's record in each of his six years as a head coach, including last year at CSU.
• The 2019-20 season marks the 116th in the history of the Colorado State men's basketball program. The Rams are 1,269-1,278 (.498) in 2,547 games all-time.
• 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.
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The Leaders
• Colorado State Head Coach Niko Medved (Minnesota, '97) is in his second season at CSU as head coach with an 19-26 mark and has a 98-113 overall record is in his seventh season as a head coach.
• Tulsa Head Coach Frank Haith (Elon, '88) is in his sixth season at Tulsa with a 103-69 mark and 16th as a head coach overall with a 290-198 record.
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A Quick Look at Tulsa
• Returning two starters and six letterwinners from last season's 18-14 squad that was seventh in the American Athletic Conference with an 8-10 record, the Golden Hurricane were picked to finish 10th in the league's preseason poll.
• Senior forward Martins Igbanu and senior guard Lawson Korita are the returning starters for Tulsa. Junior guard Brandon Rachal transferred in from Pearl River Community College and leads Tulsa in scoring at 15.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game, including 55.0 percent from the floor.
• The two teams have two similar opponents, with CSU dropping both games against Arkansas State and at Boise State. Tulsa defeated Boise State at home (69-56) and lost to Arkansas State (63-66), both in the last two weeks.
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History Versus Tulsa
• The two teams have met just five times previously, with Golden Hurricane having won three of the games, including 2-1 in Tulsa.
• The last meetings were in the 1998-99 season with both teams playing in the Western Athletic Conference. The squads split the two games, with each winning on their home court.
• CSU leader Niko Medved has never gone against Tulsa as a head coach and has only faced an American Athletic Conference foe once, losing at Connecticut when he was at Furman as part of the 2015 Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.
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TULSA - 2-3
Conference: 1-1
Home: 1-1 / Away: 1-2
    Date             Loc.      W/L       Score    Att.
    12/2/1961      Away       W         85-72
    12/10/1966   Home       L         64-77
#  12/30/1986   Away        L         61-68  8504
*   1/7/1999       Away        L         62-74  8089
*   2/6/1999      Home       W         71-64   4791
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CSU vs. American Athletic Conference
School                    Overall    H        A        N
East Carolina              1-1       1-0      0-1        -
Houston                     1-1       1-0       -       0-1
South Florida             2-0      1-0      1-0        -
SMUÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3-4Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-0Â Â Â Â Â 0-2Â Â Â Â Â 2-2
Tulane                        0-1        -         -       0-1
Tulsa                          2-3       1-1      1-2        -    Â
Wichita State              1-8       1-3     0-5       -
Totals                       10-18    6-4    2-10    2-4
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Medved vs. Tulsa -- First Meeting
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Medved vs. American Athletic Conference
School                    Overall    H        A        N
Connecticut                0-1        -       0-1        -
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Improvement Always
• 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.
• In his first year at CSU in 2018-19, he continued that trend, surpassing the previous season's win totals at CSU, both overall and in Mountain West play.
• This season, the Rams already have seven non-conference wins, surpassing last year's total of five, with three games to play.
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Roster Size... But Inexperienced
• The Rams started the year with 12 eligible players on the roster. CSU had 14 players available to start the 2018-19 season but only 11 in 2017-18.
• Of those 12 this season, just five were a part of the program last season.
• Returners for the Rams combine for 10 seasons of NCAA Division I experience.
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Non-Conference Winning Record
• With the victory over South Dakota State Dec. 10, the Rams secured a winning non-conference record.
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Returning/Lost...By the Numbers
• The Rams added several key newcomers for 2019-20 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 despite having just five returners from last year's lineup.
• Here is a quick look at what the Rams returned in major statistical categories:
Category     Returning / Lost     Total          % Return
> Scoring        1449 / 944        2,393            60.6
> Rebounding   737 / 344          1,081             68.2
> Assists          302 / 170           472              64.0
> Blocks            48 / 28             76               63.2
> Steals            124 / 75            199              62.3
> Minutes       4099 / 2326       6,425            63.8
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Basketball Staff
• Head coach Niko Medved brought four members of his staff from Drake with him last season and the crew stayed together for this season. 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.
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Rams On the Tube
• The Rams' package has 18 televised games, with nine of them occurring at Moby Arena, eight of those nine league contests.
• In the 18 televised games, CSU will appear on the ESPN family of networks eight times, CBS Sports Network five times, AT&T SportsNet on four occasions and Stadium once.
• One non-conference game will be televised from Moby Arena, with the Colorado contest on Dec. 13 on CBS Sports Network.
• As part of the Mountain West conference slate, one home game and three road games were moved from Wednesday to Tuesday to accommodate broadcast requests. The game at Fresno State was moved from Feb. 5 to Feb. 4, the Utah State home game moved from Feb. 12 to 11th, at UNLV moved from Feb. 19 to Feb. 18 and the road finale at San Diego State moved from Feb. 26 to Feb. 25.
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ESPN Networks (8)
Fri., Nov. 8Â Â Â Â Â at Duke (ACC Network)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L, 55-89
Sat., Dec. 21Â Â Â Â at Tulsa (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 15Â Â New Mexico* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 22Â Fresno State* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 25Â Â Â at Utah State* (ESPNU)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 29Â Nevada* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 1Â Â Â Â Â Â UNLV (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 29Â Â Â Air Force* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
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CBS Sports Network (5)
Fri., Dec. 13     Colorado                                 L, 48-56
Tue., Feb. 4Â Â Â Â at Fresno State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 11Â Â Â Â Utah State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 18Â Â Â at UNLV*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 25Â Â at San Diego State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9 p.m.
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AT&T SportsNet (4)
Wed., Jan. 1Â Â Â Â at Nevada*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Wyoming*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 11 a.m.
Sat., Jan. 18Â Â Â Â at Air Force*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 15Â Â Â Â at Wyoming*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
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Stadium (1)
Wed., Dec. 4Â Â Â San Diego State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L, 57-79
All times listed are Mountain Time
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Travel Miles (including bus & to/from airport)
Non-Conference (round trip) - 4 trips/11,242 mi.
• Cayman Islands Classic (Grand Cayman) - 4,464 miles
• Duke (Durham, N.C.) - 3,036 miles
• Tulsa (Tulsa, Okla.) - 1,878 miles
• Loyola Marymount (Los Angeles, Calif.) - 1,864 miles
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Mountain West (round trip) - 10 trips/12,207 mi.
• San Jose State (San Jose, Calif.) - 1,899 miles
• San Diego State (San Diego, Calif.) - 1,753 miles
• Nevada (Reno, Nev.) - 1,748 miles
• Fresno State (Fresno, Calif.) - 1,701 miles
• UNLV (Las Vegas, Nev.) - 1,289 miles
• MW Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.) - 1,289 miles
• Boise State (Boise, Idaho) - 1,261 miles
• Utah State (Logan, Utah) - 771 miles
• Air Force (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - 256 miles
• Wyoming (Laramie, Wyo.) - 131 miles
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National Rankings (Team/Players)
(through Dec. 16, 2019)
Team (Top 70 of 350 Division I teams)
Free Throws Attempted                          273         10th
Free Throws Made                                181          18th
Total Assists                                       178         28th
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Players (top 100 nationally)
Nico Carvacho
Free Throw Attempts                             86          2nd
Double-Doubles                                   5             21st
Defensive Rebounds Per Game               7.23       26th
Rebounds Per Game                             9.9        32nd
Free Throws Made                                45         52nd
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Carvacho Growing On the Floor
• Redshirt-senior center Nico Carvacho showed his increased comfort level on the floor, growing extensively since his freshman year.
• Last season, Carvacho was effective, recording double-doubles in a school-record 22 games and averaged a team-high 16.1 points and a nation-leading 12.9 rebounds per game while shooting a league-best 59.2 percent from the floor (31st in NCAA).
• In 2018-19, he led CSU in rebounding in 29 of 32 games including 22 straight before Feb. 23's contest against Wyoming when he was limited to 20 minutes due to fouls.
• At UNLV Jan. 2, 2019, Carvacho set a new career best with 28 points and added 20 rebounds for his second 20-20 game of the year and school-record third of his career.
• Carvacho also was named First Team All-Mountain West and All-Defensive Team by the league's media, in 2018-19.
• In addition, Carvacho was honored on the US Basketball Writers Association All-District squad last season.
• Carvacho started the 2018-19 season No. 20 on the CSU career rebounding chart. With his 12 rebounds against San Diego State Feb. 12, he became the all-time leading rebounder at CSU.
• He now has a Mountain West-record 1079 (tops in NCAA among current active players), passing previous leader Pat Durham (1985-89) at 851.
• Carvacho also is first in CSU offensive rebounds with 365 and in CSU career defensive rebounds with 704 (since tracking of the two categories began).
• He is now the leader in Mountain West-only double-doubles with 27, passing San Diego State's Kawhi Leonard (2009-11) and Nevada's Jordan Caroline. His 40 career double-doubles are tied for second in the league's history (tied for first among current active NCAA Division I players).
• Carvacho became the 29th CSU player in history to reach the 1,000 point mark in his career, accomplishing that feat in the opening round of the 2019 MW Championship.
• With his five rebounds against Arkansas State Nov. 20, 2019, he became the first player in league history with 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.
• He was also named to the preseason watch list for the 2020 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced. Last year, he was a finalist as one of final 10 players from which the top center in men's college basketball will be recognized.
• Carvacho was named to the Preseason All-MW team entering this season by the league's media representatives.
• For his play against Omaha and in the three contests in Grand Cayman as CSU went 3-1 combined, Carvacho was named to the Cayman Islands Classic All-Tournament Team. He posted a pair of double-doubles and averaged 14.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in those games.
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CSU Career Ranks
Points
15.   1199     Wes Eikmeier (96 Games)              2009-13
16.   1171     Nico Carvacho (113 Games)        2016-pres.
17.   1160     Cliff Shegogg (72 Games)               1966-70
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Field Goals Made
11.    465    Cliff Shegogg (72 Games)               1966-70
12.   457     Nico Carvacho (113 Games)        2016-pres.
13.   456    Jason Smith (87 Games)                2004-07
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Field Goal Percentage (Minimum 75 Made)
12.   .559    David Fisher (151-270)                    1998-01
13.   .548    Nico Carvacho (457-834)            2016-pres
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Rebounds
1.    1079    Nico Carvacho (113 Games)       2016-pres.
2.    851     Pat Durham (125 Games)               1985-89
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Rebounding Average (Minimum 35 Games)
3.    9.6     Bill Green (76 Games)                   1960-63
4.    9.5     Nico Carvacho (113 Games)       2016-pres.
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Defensive Rebounds
1.    709     Nico Carvacho (113 Games)       2016-pres.
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Offensive Rebounds
1.    370     Nico Carvacho (13 Games)         2016-pres.
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Blocked Shots
10.   80      Alan Cunningham                         1976-78
11.   69      Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
12.   66      Michael Harrison                        2005-06
      66      Ceedric Goodwyn                        1998-00
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Games Started
1.     130     Dorian Green                              2009-13
2.    117       Rich Strong                                1982-86
3.    113      Pat Durham                                1985-89
4.    110      Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
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Minutes
7.   3192                                  John Sivesind    1997-01
8.    3097   Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
9.    3038   Pierce Hornung                           2009-13
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Double-Doubles
1.     40 Nico Carvacho (2016-pres.) (t-2nd in MW history)
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CSU Single-Season Rebounding Ranks (only 300+ boards)
1.     414     Nico Carvacho (32 Games)            2018-19
2.    392    Mike Childress (23 Games)             1969-70
3.    373     Emmanuel Omogbo (36 Games)       2016-17
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CSU Single-Season Offensive Rebounds
1.     133     Pierce Hornung (33 Games)            2012-13
2.    125     Nico Carvacho (32 Games)            2018-19
     125     Nico Carvacho (32 Games)              2017-18
4.    121      Tiel Daniels (34 Games)                 2015-16
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CSU Single-Season Defensive Rebounds
1.    289    Nico Carvacho (32 Games)            2018-19
2Â Â Â Â 272Â Â Â Â Â Emmanuel Omogbo (36 Games)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2016-17
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Mountain West Career Rebounds (All Games)
1.     1079    Nico Carvacho (CSU, 113 gm)     2016-pres.
2.     958    Jordan Caroline (Nevada, 105 gm)    2016-19
3.     943    Luke Nevill (Utah)                       2005-09
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Mountain West Only Game Career Rebounds
1.     598    Nico Carvacho (CSU)               2016-pres.
2.     486    Jordan Caroline (Nevada)               2016-19
3.     460    Luke Nevill (Utah)                       2005-09
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Mountain West Career Double-Doubles
1.      44 Jordan Caroline (Nevada)                    2016-19
2.     40 Nico Carvacho (CSU)                    2016-pres.
       40 Kawhi Leonard (SDSU)                       2009-11
       40 Andrew Bogut (Utah)                        2003-05
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Mountain West Games Only Career Double-Doubles
1. Â Â Â Â Â 27Â Â Nico Carvacho (CSU)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2016-pres.
2.     22 Jordan Caroline (Nevada)                    2016-19
3.     21  Kawhi Leonard (SDSU)                       2009-11
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NCAA D-I Active Career Rankings (through Dec. 16, 2019)
1.      Total Rebounds                                         1079
t-1.    Double-Doubles                                          40
5.     Rebounding Average                                   9.5
7.     Consecutive Starts                                        110
t-34.  Games Played                                             113
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• Redshirt-senior Kris Martin has emerged as one of the leaders this season.
• He started last 16 of 27 games played in 2018-19, averaging 9.2 points (fourth for the Rams), 3.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 29.5 minutes a game
• He scored in double digits in 13 games, with two of 20+
• The guard made his season debut in 2018-19 against South Dakota State, Nov. 21, and tallied 11 points in 30 minutes of action.
• He led CSU with 21 points at Colorado, Dec. 1.            Â
• Martin recorded his first CSU career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Utah State, March 5.
• The guard led CSU in its opening win over Denver, Nov. 5, scoring a team-high 18 points and adding five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• He had 12 points and three steals in the victory over South Dakota State, Dec. 10.
• The senior currently is fifth for CSU at 8.0 points per game while playing 26.2 minutes a contest, fifth on the team. He is shooting 36.1 percent from the field and 68.4 from the charity stripe while also adding 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists a game.
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Moving On Up
• Sophomores Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood are going to be looked at to help lead this team as two of the four returning starters.
• Thistlewood was fifth on last year's team at 8.9 points per game and Moore is sixth at 8.8 points per game. Thistlewood scored in double figures in 16 contests, with Moore with 11 10+ point games.
• Thistlewood scored in double figures in each of the last six games and ranked third in the MW in three-point field goal percentage in conference games.
• Moore and Thistlewood each shot 78 percent or better from the charity stripe.
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This season
• Thistlewood and Moore both had a solid game in the win over Omaha, Nov. 13.
• Thistlewood was 5-for-11 on field goals, including 5-for-8 from the three-point arc, and hit all four free throws for a career-high 19 points. He also added seven rebounds, two off his career best earlier this year against Denver.
• Moore tallied a season-best 16 points, including five triples against the Mavericks.
• Moore was solid in the thrilling win over Loyola Chicago Nov. 26, as he had a game-high 15 points, including 6-of-9 FG and 3-5 from the arc.
• Thistlewood was a standout against Washington State Nov. 27, as he had a game high and career-high 20 points on 6-of-9 FG, including tying a career-high with five three-pointers and chipped in four rebounds.
• Thistlewood also hit a long three with 16.9 seconds to play to lift the Rams to a win over South Dakota State, Dec. 10.
• Thistlewood is now third on the team at 9.7 points and third at 4.10 rebounds per game, while Moore is sixth at 7.7 points a contest and leads in steals with 17.
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Newcomers With Early Impact
• Head coach Niko Medved has played four freshmen in 12 of the 13 contests so far, with three playing in all 13.
• Guard Isaiah Stevens has started all 13 games and tied for game-high honors with forward David Roddy with 12 points at #4 Duke, Nov. 8.
• Roddy also added six rebounds and a steal in his 21 minutes of action.
• Dischon Thomas and John Tonje have both played at least 12 contests and contributed off the bench.
• Stevens followed it up with against Omaha, Nov. 13, tallying 11 points and a team season-high five assists in the win and at Loyola Marymount, Nov. 16, with a game-high 21 points, five rebounds and five assists in the come-from-behind win.
• Stevens and Roddy both had a presence against Arkansas State Nov. 20. Stevens then had 11 points, six rebounds and a team season-high eight assists while Roddy had a personal-best 14 points with three blocks.
• Roddy scored in double figures in all three games in Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands Classic, averaging 11.0 points per game on 50.0 percent shooting from the field.
• Against Utah Valley Dec. 1, two other newcomers made a major contribution. Thomas scored a game-high 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor and hitting all four free throws while adding six rebounds. Sophomore P.J. Byrd come off the bench and tallied eight points in 10 minutes in his first action of the season.
• Stevens is currently second on the team in scoring at 10.9 points per game, shooting 46.4 percent from the floor, 37.0 from the arc and a team-best 82.1 percent from the free throw line. He has reached at least 10 points in eight of the 13 games so far and had at least four assists in eight of them.
• Roddy is fourth at 8.5 points per game and second at 4.6 rebounds a contest, as the freshman has scored in double figures in six of the last nine games and seven total contests this season.
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All-Time Overtime
Overall: 27-36
               1-ot      2-ot    3-ot      Tot
Home:Â Â Â Â Â 10-15Â Â Â Â Â 6-2Â Â Â Â Â 0-0Â Â Â Â 16-17
Road:Â Â Â Â Â Â 10-15Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-1Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1Â Â Â Â Â 11-17
Neutral:Â Â Â Â Â 0-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-0Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-2
Totals     20-31     7-4     0-2    27-35
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Looking Ahead
• The Rams will enjoy the holidays and then return to Moby Arena for their final non-conference game of 2019-20, hosting Doane on Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. It will be Kids Day with a special promotion for families to attend.
• The game will be streamed on the Mountain West Network.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio 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.
• The Rams will head to the Central time zone to take on Tulsa as part of the BOK Showcase at the BOK Center in Tulsa, playing at 12:30 pm MT. Oklahoma State and Minnesota will play the second game of the doubleheader.
• The game will be televised on ESPN3 with Brett Doland (play-by-play) and Bryndon Manzer (analyst) on the broadcast.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio 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.
• The game will also have live stats on CSURams.com
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2019-20 Rams Quick Hits
• Colorado State is under the direction of second-year head coach Niko Medved, who took over the helm of the Rams' program in 2018-19. In his seventh season as a head coach, Medved has an 97-110 record overall but improved on the previous season's record in each of his six years as a head coach, including last year at CSU.
• The 2019-20 season marks the 116th in the history of the Colorado State men's basketball program. The Rams are 1,269-1,278 (.498) in 2,547 games all-time.
• 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.
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The Leaders
• Colorado State Head Coach Niko Medved (Minnesota, '97) is in his second season at CSU as head coach with an 19-26 mark and has a 98-113 overall record is in his seventh season as a head coach.
• Tulsa Head Coach Frank Haith (Elon, '88) is in his sixth season at Tulsa with a 103-69 mark and 16th as a head coach overall with a 290-198 record.
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A Quick Look at Tulsa
• Returning two starters and six letterwinners from last season's 18-14 squad that was seventh in the American Athletic Conference with an 8-10 record, the Golden Hurricane were picked to finish 10th in the league's preseason poll.
• Senior forward Martins Igbanu and senior guard Lawson Korita are the returning starters for Tulsa. Junior guard Brandon Rachal transferred in from Pearl River Community College and leads Tulsa in scoring at 15.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game, including 55.0 percent from the floor.
• The two teams have two similar opponents, with CSU dropping both games against Arkansas State and at Boise State. Tulsa defeated Boise State at home (69-56) and lost to Arkansas State (63-66), both in the last two weeks.
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History Versus Tulsa
• The two teams have met just five times previously, with Golden Hurricane having won three of the games, including 2-1 in Tulsa.
• The last meetings were in the 1998-99 season with both teams playing in the Western Athletic Conference. The squads split the two games, with each winning on their home court.
• CSU leader Niko Medved has never gone against Tulsa as a head coach and has only faced an American Athletic Conference foe once, losing at Connecticut when he was at Furman as part of the 2015 Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.
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TULSA - 2-3
Conference: 1-1
Home: 1-1 / Away: 1-2
    Date             Loc.      W/L       Score    Att.
    12/2/1961      Away       W         85-72
    12/10/1966   Home       L         64-77
#  12/30/1986   Away        L         61-68  8504
*   1/7/1999       Away        L         62-74  8089
*   2/6/1999      Home       W         71-64   4791
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CSU vs. American Athletic Conference
School                    Overall    H        A        N
East Carolina              1-1       1-0      0-1        -
Houston                     1-1       1-0       -       0-1
South Florida             2-0      1-0      1-0        -
SMUÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3-4Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-0Â Â Â Â Â 0-2Â Â Â Â Â 2-2
Tulane                        0-1        -         -       0-1
Tulsa                          2-3       1-1      1-2        -    Â
Wichita State              1-8       1-3     0-5       -
Totals                       10-18    6-4    2-10    2-4
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Medved vs. Tulsa -- First Meeting
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Medved vs. American Athletic Conference
School                    Overall    H        A        N
Connecticut                0-1        -       0-1        -
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Improvement Always
• 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.
• In his first year at CSU in 2018-19, he continued that trend, surpassing the previous season's win totals at CSU, both overall and in Mountain West play.
• This season, the Rams already have seven non-conference wins, surpassing last year's total of five, with three games to play.
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Roster Size... But Inexperienced
• The Rams started the year with 12 eligible players on the roster. CSU had 14 players available to start the 2018-19 season but only 11 in 2017-18.
• Of those 12 this season, just five were a part of the program last season.
• Returners for the Rams combine for 10 seasons of NCAA Division I experience.
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Non-Conference Winning Record
• With the victory over South Dakota State Dec. 10, the Rams secured a winning non-conference record.
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Returning/Lost...By the Numbers
• The Rams added several key newcomers for 2019-20 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 despite having just five returners from last year's lineup.
• Here is a quick look at what the Rams returned in major statistical categories:
Category     Returning / Lost     Total          % Return
> Scoring        1449 / 944        2,393            60.6
> Rebounding   737 / 344          1,081             68.2
> Assists          302 / 170           472              64.0
> Blocks            48 / 28             76               63.2
> Steals            124 / 75            199              62.3
> Minutes       4099 / 2326       6,425            63.8
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Basketball Staff
• Head coach Niko Medved brought four members of his staff from Drake with him last season and the crew stayed together for this season. 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.
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Rams On the Tube
• The Rams' package has 18 televised games, with nine of them occurring at Moby Arena, eight of those nine league contests.
• In the 18 televised games, CSU will appear on the ESPN family of networks eight times, CBS Sports Network five times, AT&T SportsNet on four occasions and Stadium once.
• One non-conference game will be televised from Moby Arena, with the Colorado contest on Dec. 13 on CBS Sports Network.
• As part of the Mountain West conference slate, one home game and three road games were moved from Wednesday to Tuesday to accommodate broadcast requests. The game at Fresno State was moved from Feb. 5 to Feb. 4, the Utah State home game moved from Feb. 12 to 11th, at UNLV moved from Feb. 19 to Feb. 18 and the road finale at San Diego State moved from Feb. 26 to Feb. 25.
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ESPN Networks (8)
Fri., Nov. 8Â Â Â Â Â at Duke (ACC Network)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L, 55-89
Sat., Dec. 21Â Â Â Â at Tulsa (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 15Â Â New Mexico* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 22Â Fresno State* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 25Â Â Â at Utah State* (ESPNU)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 29Â Nevada* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 1Â Â Â Â Â Â UNLV (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 29Â Â Â Air Force* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
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CBS Sports Network (5)
Fri., Dec. 13     Colorado                                 L, 48-56
Tue., Feb. 4Â Â Â Â at Fresno State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 11Â Â Â Â Utah State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 18Â Â Â at UNLV*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 25Â Â at San Diego State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9 p.m.
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AT&T SportsNet (4)
Wed., Jan. 1Â Â Â Â at Nevada*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Wyoming*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 11 a.m.
Sat., Jan. 18Â Â Â Â at Air Force*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 15Â Â Â Â at Wyoming*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
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Wed., Dec. 4Â Â Â San Diego State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L, 57-79
All times listed are Mountain Time
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Travel Miles (including bus & to/from airport)
Non-Conference (round trip) - 4 trips/11,242 mi.
• Cayman Islands Classic (Grand Cayman) - 4,464 miles
• Duke (Durham, N.C.) - 3,036 miles
• Tulsa (Tulsa, Okla.) - 1,878 miles
• Loyola Marymount (Los Angeles, Calif.) - 1,864 miles
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Mountain West (round trip) - 10 trips/12,207 mi.
• San Jose State (San Jose, Calif.) - 1,899 miles
• San Diego State (San Diego, Calif.) - 1,753 miles
• Nevada (Reno, Nev.) - 1,748 miles
• Fresno State (Fresno, Calif.) - 1,701 miles
• UNLV (Las Vegas, Nev.) - 1,289 miles
• MW Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.) - 1,289 miles
• Boise State (Boise, Idaho) - 1,261 miles
• Utah State (Logan, Utah) - 771 miles
• Air Force (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - 256 miles
• Wyoming (Laramie, Wyo.) - 131 miles
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National Rankings (Team/Players)
(through Dec. 16, 2019)
Team (Top 70 of 350 Division I teams)
Free Throws Attempted                          273         10th
Free Throws Made                                181          18th
Total Assists                                       178         28th
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Players (top 100 nationally)
Nico Carvacho
Free Throw Attempts                             86          2nd
Double-Doubles                                   5             21st
Defensive Rebounds Per Game               7.23       26th
Rebounds Per Game                             9.9        32nd
Free Throws Made                                45         52nd
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Carvacho Growing On the Floor
• Redshirt-senior center Nico Carvacho showed his increased comfort level on the floor, growing extensively since his freshman year.
• Last season, Carvacho was effective, recording double-doubles in a school-record 22 games and averaged a team-high 16.1 points and a nation-leading 12.9 rebounds per game while shooting a league-best 59.2 percent from the floor (31st in NCAA).
• In 2018-19, he led CSU in rebounding in 29 of 32 games including 22 straight before Feb. 23's contest against Wyoming when he was limited to 20 minutes due to fouls.
• At UNLV Jan. 2, 2019, Carvacho set a new career best with 28 points and added 20 rebounds for his second 20-20 game of the year and school-record third of his career.
• Carvacho also was named First Team All-Mountain West and All-Defensive Team by the league's media, in 2018-19.
• In addition, Carvacho was honored on the US Basketball Writers Association All-District squad last season.
• Carvacho started the 2018-19 season No. 20 on the CSU career rebounding chart. With his 12 rebounds against San Diego State Feb. 12, he became the all-time leading rebounder at CSU.
• He now has a Mountain West-record 1079 (tops in NCAA among current active players), passing previous leader Pat Durham (1985-89) at 851.
• Carvacho also is first in CSU offensive rebounds with 365 and in CSU career defensive rebounds with 704 (since tracking of the two categories began).
• He is now the leader in Mountain West-only double-doubles with 27, passing San Diego State's Kawhi Leonard (2009-11) and Nevada's Jordan Caroline. His 40 career double-doubles are tied for second in the league's history (tied for first among current active NCAA Division I players).
• Carvacho became the 29th CSU player in history to reach the 1,000 point mark in his career, accomplishing that feat in the opening round of the 2019 MW Championship.
• With his five rebounds against Arkansas State Nov. 20, 2019, he became the first player in league history with 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.
• He was also named to the preseason watch list for the 2020 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced. Last year, he was a finalist as one of final 10 players from which the top center in men's college basketball will be recognized.
• Carvacho was named to the Preseason All-MW team entering this season by the league's media representatives.
• For his play against Omaha and in the three contests in Grand Cayman as CSU went 3-1 combined, Carvacho was named to the Cayman Islands Classic All-Tournament Team. He posted a pair of double-doubles and averaged 14.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in those games.
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CSU Career Ranks
Points
15.   1199     Wes Eikmeier (96 Games)              2009-13
16.   1171     Nico Carvacho (113 Games)        2016-pres.
17.   1160     Cliff Shegogg (72 Games)               1966-70
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Field Goals Made
11.    465    Cliff Shegogg (72 Games)               1966-70
12.   457     Nico Carvacho (113 Games)        2016-pres.
13.   456    Jason Smith (87 Games)                2004-07
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Field Goal Percentage (Minimum 75 Made)
12.   .559    David Fisher (151-270)                    1998-01
13.   .548    Nico Carvacho (457-834)            2016-pres
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Rebounds
1.    1079    Nico Carvacho (113 Games)       2016-pres.
2.    851     Pat Durham (125 Games)               1985-89
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Rebounding Average (Minimum 35 Games)
3.    9.6     Bill Green (76 Games)                   1960-63
4.    9.5     Nico Carvacho (113 Games)       2016-pres.
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Defensive Rebounds
1.    709     Nico Carvacho (113 Games)       2016-pres.
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Offensive Rebounds
1.    370     Nico Carvacho (13 Games)         2016-pres.
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Blocked Shots
10.   80      Alan Cunningham                         1976-78
11.   69      Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
12.   66      Michael Harrison                        2005-06
      66      Ceedric Goodwyn                        1998-00
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Games Started
1.     130     Dorian Green                              2009-13
2.    117       Rich Strong                                1982-86
3.    113      Pat Durham                                1985-89
4.    110      Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
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Minutes
7.   3192                                  John Sivesind    1997-01
8.    3097   Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
9.    3038   Pierce Hornung                           2009-13
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Double-Doubles
1.     40 Nico Carvacho (2016-pres.) (t-2nd in MW history)
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CSU Single-Season Rebounding Ranks (only 300+ boards)
1.     414     Nico Carvacho (32 Games)            2018-19
2.    392    Mike Childress (23 Games)             1969-70
3.    373     Emmanuel Omogbo (36 Games)       2016-17
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CSU Single-Season Offensive Rebounds
1.     133     Pierce Hornung (33 Games)            2012-13
2.    125     Nico Carvacho (32 Games)            2018-19
     125     Nico Carvacho (32 Games)              2017-18
4.    121      Tiel Daniels (34 Games)                 2015-16
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CSU Single-Season Defensive Rebounds
1.    289    Nico Carvacho (32 Games)            2018-19
2Â Â Â Â 272Â Â Â Â Â Emmanuel Omogbo (36 Games)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2016-17
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Mountain West Career Rebounds (All Games)
1.     1079    Nico Carvacho (CSU, 113 gm)     2016-pres.
2.     958    Jordan Caroline (Nevada, 105 gm)    2016-19
3.     943    Luke Nevill (Utah)                       2005-09
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Mountain West Only Game Career Rebounds
1.     598    Nico Carvacho (CSU)               2016-pres.
2.     486    Jordan Caroline (Nevada)               2016-19
3.     460    Luke Nevill (Utah)                       2005-09
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Mountain West Career Double-Doubles
1.      44 Jordan Caroline (Nevada)                    2016-19
2.     40 Nico Carvacho (CSU)                    2016-pres.
       40 Kawhi Leonard (SDSU)                       2009-11
       40 Andrew Bogut (Utah)                        2003-05
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Mountain West Games Only Career Double-Doubles
1. Â Â Â Â Â 27Â Â Nico Carvacho (CSU)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2016-pres.
2.     22 Jordan Caroline (Nevada)                    2016-19
3.     21  Kawhi Leonard (SDSU)                       2009-11
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NCAA D-I Active Career Rankings (through Dec. 16, 2019)
1.      Total Rebounds                                         1079
t-1.    Double-Doubles                                          40
5.     Rebounding Average                                   9.5
7.     Consecutive Starts                                        110
t-34.  Games Played                                             113
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• Redshirt-senior Kris Martin has emerged as one of the leaders this season.
• He started last 16 of 27 games played in 2018-19, averaging 9.2 points (fourth for the Rams), 3.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 29.5 minutes a game
• He scored in double digits in 13 games, with two of 20+
• The guard made his season debut in 2018-19 against South Dakota State, Nov. 21, and tallied 11 points in 30 minutes of action.
• He led CSU with 21 points at Colorado, Dec. 1.            Â
• Martin recorded his first CSU career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Utah State, March 5.
• The guard led CSU in its opening win over Denver, Nov. 5, scoring a team-high 18 points and adding five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• He had 12 points and three steals in the victory over South Dakota State, Dec. 10.
• The senior currently is fifth for CSU at 8.0 points per game while playing 26.2 minutes a contest, fifth on the team. He is shooting 36.1 percent from the field and 68.4 from the charity stripe while also adding 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists a game.
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Moving On Up
• Sophomores Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood are going to be looked at to help lead this team as two of the four returning starters.
• Thistlewood was fifth on last year's team at 8.9 points per game and Moore is sixth at 8.8 points per game. Thistlewood scored in double figures in 16 contests, with Moore with 11 10+ point games.
• Thistlewood scored in double figures in each of the last six games and ranked third in the MW in three-point field goal percentage in conference games.
• Moore and Thistlewood each shot 78 percent or better from the charity stripe.
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This season
• Thistlewood and Moore both had a solid game in the win over Omaha, Nov. 13.
• Thistlewood was 5-for-11 on field goals, including 5-for-8 from the three-point arc, and hit all four free throws for a career-high 19 points. He also added seven rebounds, two off his career best earlier this year against Denver.
• Moore tallied a season-best 16 points, including five triples against the Mavericks.
• Moore was solid in the thrilling win over Loyola Chicago Nov. 26, as he had a game-high 15 points, including 6-of-9 FG and 3-5 from the arc.
• Thistlewood was a standout against Washington State Nov. 27, as he had a game high and career-high 20 points on 6-of-9 FG, including tying a career-high with five three-pointers and chipped in four rebounds.
• Thistlewood also hit a long three with 16.9 seconds to play to lift the Rams to a win over South Dakota State, Dec. 10.
• Thistlewood is now third on the team at 9.7 points and third at 4.10 rebounds per game, while Moore is sixth at 7.7 points a contest and leads in steals with 17.
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Newcomers With Early Impact
• Head coach Niko Medved has played four freshmen in 12 of the 13 contests so far, with three playing in all 13.
• Guard Isaiah Stevens has started all 13 games and tied for game-high honors with forward David Roddy with 12 points at #4 Duke, Nov. 8.
• Roddy also added six rebounds and a steal in his 21 minutes of action.
• Dischon Thomas and John Tonje have both played at least 12 contests and contributed off the bench.
• Stevens followed it up with against Omaha, Nov. 13, tallying 11 points and a team season-high five assists in the win and at Loyola Marymount, Nov. 16, with a game-high 21 points, five rebounds and five assists in the come-from-behind win.
• Stevens and Roddy both had a presence against Arkansas State Nov. 20. Stevens then had 11 points, six rebounds and a team season-high eight assists while Roddy had a personal-best 14 points with three blocks.
• Roddy scored in double figures in all three games in Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands Classic, averaging 11.0 points per game on 50.0 percent shooting from the field.
• Against Utah Valley Dec. 1, two other newcomers made a major contribution. Thomas scored a game-high 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor and hitting all four free throws while adding six rebounds. Sophomore P.J. Byrd come off the bench and tallied eight points in 10 minutes in his first action of the season.
• Stevens is currently second on the team in scoring at 10.9 points per game, shooting 46.4 percent from the floor, 37.0 from the arc and a team-best 82.1 percent from the free throw line. He has reached at least 10 points in eight of the 13 games so far and had at least four assists in eight of them.
• Roddy is fourth at 8.5 points per game and second at 4.6 rebounds a contest, as the freshman has scored in double figures in six of the last nine games and seven total contests this season.
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All-Time Overtime
Overall: 27-36
               1-ot      2-ot    3-ot      Tot
Home:Â Â Â Â Â 10-15Â Â Â Â Â 6-2Â Â Â Â Â 0-0Â Â Â Â 16-17
Road:Â Â Â Â Â Â 10-15Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-1Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1Â Â Â Â Â 11-17
Neutral:Â Â Â Â Â 0-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-0Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-2
Totals     20-31     7-4     0-2    27-35
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Looking Ahead
• The Rams will enjoy the holidays and then return to Moby Arena for their final non-conference game of 2019-20, hosting Doane on Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. It will be Kids Day with a special promotion for families to attend.
• The game will be streamed on the Mountain West Network.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio 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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Sunday, August 10
Ramily - CSU Men's Basketball
Tuesday, August 05
Ram Line - Shoot Around with Josh Pascarelli & Darnez Slater (MBB)
Monday, August 04
Behind the White Board - Ken DeWeese
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