Colorado State University Athletics
Wednesday, January 1
Reno, Nev. / Lawlor Events Center
8 p.m. MT
Colorado State
at
Nevada
Photo by: Brandy Moton
Rams Open the New Year and Re-Open MW Play At Nevada Wednesday Night
12/30/2019 5:16:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CSU looks to end the Wolf Pack's seven-game win streak in the series in Reno at 8 pm MT on AT&T SportsNet
2019-20 Colorado State Men's Basketball
Game #16 - Colorado State (9-6, 0-2 MW) at Nevada (8-5, 1-0)
Jan. 1, 2020 • 8 p.m. MT • Lawlor Events Center (11,536) - Reno, Nev.
Video: AT&T SportsNet (Play-by-Play: Drew Goodman / Color Analyst: Dave Bollwinkel) - DirectTV: 683, 683-1, 684-1 (HD) / Dish Network: 414 (SD), 5414 (HD) / Comcast Digital: 26 (SD), 665 (HD)
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: Nevada
Complete Game Notes: Colorado State / Nevada
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: Nevada
Complete Game Notes: Colorado State / Nevada
Opening Tip
• The Rams will return to the bulk of Mountain West Conference action, opening up the main stretch and the new year at Nevada on Jan. 1, 2020 at 8 p.m. MT.
• The game will be televised on AT&T SportsNet with Drew Goodman and Dave Bollwinkel on the call
• 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
The Leaders
• Colorado State Head Coach Niko Medved (Minnesota, '97) is in his second season at CSU as head coach with a 21-26 mark and has an 100-113 overall record is in his seventh season as a head coach.
• Nevada Head Coach Steve Alford (Indiana, 1987) is in his first season at Nevada with an 8-5 mark and 25th as a Division I head coach overall with a 517-274 record. Alford previously coached in the Mountain West at New Mexico.
A Familiar Face In Fort Collins
• While he may be in just his second season in charge of the program, head coach Niko Medved was already a familiar face around Fort Collins and to Ram 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.
A Quick Look at Nevada
• Returning no starters and three letterwinners from last season's 29-5 squad that tied for the Mountain West regular season title with a 15-3 mark and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, the Wolf Pack were picked to finish fourth in the league's preseason poll.
• Senior guard Lindsey Drew returns after missing last year due to injury and leads the Wolf Pack in assists and steals. Returning guard Jazz Johnson is the top Nevada player in minutes, three-pointers, three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage, while junior Jalen Harris has paced the squad in points and rebounds after sitting out last year due to NCAA transfer rules.
History Versus Nevada
• Nevada has had the better of the overall series, leading 14-9 and having won the last seven meetings between the two programs, including four in Reno. The last CSU win in Nevada was on March 4, 2015, a 78-62 victory.
• Last year, the Wolf Pack dominated the game in Reno before a much tighter win in Fort Collins. (box scores on pages 19-20).
• CSU leader Niko Medved has an 0-2 record against Nevada as a head coach and 7-15 against Mountain West teams overall in his six-plus years.
NEVADA - 9-14
Conference: 5-7
Home: 5-4 / Away: 4-9 / Neutral: 0-1
(complete list on page 14 with returner stats)
Medved vs. Nevada -- 0-2 (0-2)
Home: 0-1 / Away: 0-1
Date School Loc. W/L Score
* 1/23/2019 Colo. St. A (@#7) L 60-100
* 2/6/2019 Colo. St. H (v #6) L 82-98
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 nine non-conference wins, surpassing last year's total of five.
Non-Conference Winning Record
• With the victory over South Dakota State Dec. 10, the Rams secured a winning non-conference record.
• The nine non-conference wins is the most since CSU posted a school-best a 13-0 mark in 2014-15.
Mountain West Record
• Colorado State - a charter member of the Mountain West - is now 130-182 (.417) in regular-season action against MW foes since the formation of the league in 1999-2000.
CSU vs. Mountain West Conference
School Overall Home Away Neut.
Air Force 80-33 43-11 33-18 4-4
Boise State 11-14 8-4 2-9 1-1
Fresno State 18-18 14-3 2-13 2-2
Nevada 9-14 5-4 4-9 0-1
New Mexico 47-78 34-26 12-50 1-2
San Diego State 41-44 26-14 13-26 2-4
San Jose State 18-0 8-0 8-0 2-0
UNLV 16-40 11-16 5-23 0-1
Utah State 39-56 28-19 11-35 0-2
Wyoming 94-136 52-56 39-76 3-4
Totals 373-433 229-153 129-259 15-21
Medved vs. 2019-20 Opponents
School Overall Home Away Neut.
Air Force 2-0 1-0 1-0 -
Arkansas State 0-1 0-1 - -
Boise State 1-3 0-1 1-1 0-1
Colorado 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-1
Denver 1-0 1-0 - -
Doane 1-0 1-0 - -
Duke 0-2 - 0-2 -
Fresno State 1-1 1-0 0-1 -
Loyola Chicago 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-0
Loyola Marymount 1-0 - 1-0 -
Nevada 0-2 0-1 0-1 -
New Mexico 1-1 1-0 0-1 -
New Mexico State 0-2 0-1 - 0-1
Omaha 2-1 2-0 0-1 -
San Diego State 0-2 0-2 - -
San Jose State 1-0 - 1-0 -
South Dakota State 1-2 1-0 0-1 0-1
Tulsa 1-0 - 1-0 -
UNLV 0-2 0-1 0-1 -
Utah State 0-2 0-1 0-1 -
Utah Valley 1-0 1-0 - -
Washington State 1-0 - - 1-0
Wyoming 1-2 1-0 0-2 -
TOTALS 17-28 10-10 5-14 2-4
CSU vs. 2019-20 Opponents
School Overall Home Away Neut.
Air Force 80-33 43-11 33-18 4-4
Arkansas State 3-1 2-1 1-0 -
Boise State 11-14 8-4 2-9 1-1
Colorado 38-91 28-37 9-54 1-0
Denver 94-70 57-29 35-41 2-0
Doane 2-0 2-0 - -
Duke 0-3 - 0-2 0-1
Fresno State 18-18 14-3 2-13 2-2
Loyola Chicago 2-1 1-0 0-1 1-0
Loyola Marymount 3-5 2-2 1-3 -
Nevada 9-14 5-4 4-9 0-1
New Mexico 47-78 34-26 12-50 1-2
New Mexico State 5-4 4-1 1-2 0-1
Omaha 3-0 3-0 - -
San Diego State 41-44 26-14 13-26 2-4
San Jose State 18-0 8-0 8-0 2-0
South Dakota State 1-2 1-1 - 0-1
Tulsa 3-3 1-1 2-2 -
UNLV 16-40 11-16 5-23 0-1
Utah State 39-56 28-19 11-35 0-2
Utah Valley 1-0 1-0 - -
Washington State 9-1 3-1 4-0 2-0
Wyoming 94-136 52-56 39-76 3-4
TOTALS 537-614 334-226 182-364 21-24
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.
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
A Big Night At Tulsa
• The Rams had a lot of moments in the triple-overtime win at Tulsa Dec. 21.
• CSU is now 28-36 all-time in overtime games and 1-1 in triple overtime. The previous 3OT game was in 1986-87 at Air Force, a 71-67 loss for CSU (the first year of the three-pointer in the college game)
• The 12 assists by Stevens tied the school record was the first time a Ram had 10 or more in a game since John Gillon handed out 11 against Nevada on Jan. 14, 2015.
• This was the first time this season that CSU has had two players with 20 or more points as well as two players with 10 or more rebounds.
• The last time CSU scored 100 points in a game was Nov. 7, 2018, a 100-66 win to open the year over Colorado Christian.
• The 111 points is the second-most ever scored by CSU against a Division I opponent, the most ever in a road game and the fourth most in school history (119 vs. Fort Lewis in 1992-93, 117 in 1970-71 vs. West Texas A&M (then D-I) and 113 in 1991-92 vs. Fort Lewis)
• The 14 three-pointers tie for the fifth-most in program history, while the 25 assists tie for eighth-most in a game.
• The 55 rebounds are the fourth-most in a single game.
Moby Arena Home Court Advantage
• CSU has a record of 558-238 (.702) record all-time at Moby Arena.
• The Rams had finished at least .500 in each of the last nine years prior to last season. This dated back to the 2008-09 season when the program was 6-9, prior to 2018-19's 8-9 mark.
• 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.
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.
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.
ESPN Networks (8)
Fri., Nov. 8 at Duke (ACC Network) L, 55-89
Sat., Dec. 21 at Tulsa (ESPN3) W-3ot, 111-104
Wed., Jan. 15 New Mexico* (ESPN3) 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 22 Fresno State* (ESPN3) 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 25 at Utah State* (ESPNU) 8 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 29 Nevada* (ESPN3) 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 1 UNLV (ESPN3) 2 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 29 Air Force* (ESPN3) 2 p.m.
CBS Sports Network (5)
Fri., Dec. 13 Colorado L, 48-56
Tue., Feb. 4 at Fresno State* 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 11 Utah State* 7:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 18 at UNLV* 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 25 at San Diego State* 9 p.m.
AT&T SportsNet (4)
Wed., Jan. 1 at Nevada* 8 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 4 Wyoming* 11 a.m.
Sat., Jan. 18 at Air Force* 2 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 15 at Wyoming* 2 p.m.
Stadium (1)
Wed., Dec. 4 San Diego State* L, 57-79
All times listed are Mountain Time
Travel Miles (including bus & to/from airport)
Total Travel So Far: 5 trips - 12,503 miles
Remaining: 9 trips - 10,946 miles
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
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
National Rankings (Team/Players)
(through Dec. 29, 2019)
Team (Top 70 of 350 Division I teams)
Free Throws Attempted 325 6th
Total Assists 229 14th
Free Throws Made 218 24th
Personal Fouls Per Game 15.3 51st
3-Point FG Attempts 328 61st
Total Steals 104 66th
Assists Per Game 15.3 69th
Players (top 100 nationally)
Nico Carvacho
Free Throw Attempts 93 6th
Defensive Rebounds Per Game 7.67 16th
Rebounds Per Game 10.4 17th
Double-Doubles 6 19th
Field Goal Percentage 54.3 65th
Isaiah Stevens
Total Assists 64 59th
Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 2.21 68th
Carvacho Growing On the Floor
• Redshirt-senior center Nico Carvacho showed his increased comfort level on the floor, growing extensively since his freshman year.
• In 2017-18, 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).
• 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.
• 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 after moving up from 20th to the top spot on CSU's career rebounding chart.
• He now has a Mountain West-record 1106 (tops in NCAA Division I among current active players), passing previous leader Pat Durham (1985-89) at 851.
• Carvacho also is first in CSU offensive rebounds with 376 and in CSU career defensive rebounds with 721 (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 41 career double-doubles are 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.
CSU Career Ranks
Points
14. 1210 J.D. Paige (124 Games) 2015-19
15. 1200 Nico Carvacho (115 Games) 2016-pres.
16. 1199 Wes Eikmeier (96 Games) 2009-13
Field Goals Made
9. 486 Andy Ogide (94 Games) 2007-11
10. 473 Brian Greene (120 Games) 1999-03
11. 471 Nico Carvacho (115 Games) 2016-pres.
Field Goal Percentage (Minimum 75 Made)
12. .559 David Fisher (151-270) 1998-01
13. .554 Nico Carvacho (471-850) 2016-pres
Rebounds
1. 1106 Nico Carvacho (115 Games) 2016-pres.
2. 851 Pat Durham (125 Games) 1985-89
Rebounding Average (Minimum 35 Games)
3. 9.6 Bill Green (76 Games) 1960-63
9.6 Nico Carvacho (115 Games) 2016-pres.
Defensive Rebounds
1. 730 Nico Carvacho (115 Games) 2016-pres.
Offensive Rebounds
1. 376 Nico Carvacho (115 Games) 2016-pres.
Blocked Shots
10. 80 Alan Cunningham 1976-78
11. 70 Nico Carvacho 2016-pres.
Games Started
1. 130 Dorian Green 2009-13
2. 117 Rich Strong 1982-86
3. 113 Pat Durham 1985-89
4. 112 Nico Carvacho 2016-pres.
Minutes
6. 3289 Matt Barnett 1994-98
7. 3192 John Sivesind 1997-01
8. 3169 Nico Carvacho 2016-pres.
Double-Doubles
1. 41 Nico Carvacho (2016-pres.) (t-2nd in MW history)
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
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
CSU Single-Season Defensive Rebounds
1. 289 Nico Carvacho (32 Games) 2018-19
2 272 Emmanuel Omogbo (36 Games) 2016-17
Mountain West Career Rebounds (All Games)
1. 1106 Nico Carvacho (CSU, 115 gm) 2016-pres.
2. 958 Jordan Caroline (Nevada, 105 gm) 2016-19
3. 943 Luke Nevill (Utah) 2005-09
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
Mountain West Career Double-Doubles
1. 44 Jordan Caroline (Nevada) 2016-19
2. 41 Nico Carvacho (CSU) 2016-pres.
3. 40 Kawhi Leonard (SDSU) 2009-11
40 Andrew Bogut (Utah) 2003-05
Mountain West Games Only Career Double-Doubles
1. 27 Nico Carvacho (CSU) 2016-pres.
2. 22 Jordan Caroline (Nevada) 2016-19
3. 21 Kawhi Leonard (SDSU) 2009-11
NCAA D-I Active Career Rankings (through Dec. 29, 2019)
1. Total Rebounds 1106
1. Double-Doubles 41
6. Rebounding Average 9.6
7. Consecutive Starts 112
30. Free Throws Attempted 464
t-37. Games Played 115
42. Field Goal Percentage 55.4
Martin Stepping Up His Role
• 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.
• 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.
• Most recently, he had 17 points (career-high tying 5 three-pointers) in the win over Doane, Dec. 28.
• The senior currently is fifth for CSU at 8.4 points per game while playing 26.1 minutes a contest, fifth on the team. He is shooting 36.7 percent from the field and 68.4 from the charity stripe while also adding 3.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists a game.
Moving On Up
• Sophomores Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood are 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.
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.
• Moore had a 23-point outing and Thistlewood contributed 12 points, in limited minutes, in the triple-overtime win at Tulsa Dec. 21.
• Thistlewood is now third on the team at 9.9 points and third at 3.9 rebounds per game, while Moore is sixth at 8.3 points a contest and leads in steals with 19.
Newcomers With Early Impact
• Head coach Niko Medved has played four freshmen in 14 of the 15 contests so far, with three playing in all 15.
• Guard Isaiah Stevens has started all 15 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 13 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 led the Rams with 26 points, including 10 free throws, and a school record-tying 12 assists in the triple-overtime win at Tulsa Dec. 21. Roddy had his first CSU double-double as well with 17 points and 11 rebounds, both season highs.
• Stevens is currently second on the team in scoring at 11.9 points per game, shooting 45.9 percent from the floor, 35.6 from the arc and a team-best 82.5 percent from the free throw line. He has reached at least 10 points in 10 of the 15 games so far and had at least four assists in 10 of them, averaging 4.3 per game (4th in the MW).
• Roddy is fourth at 9.7 points per game and second at 5.1 rebounds a contest, as the freshman has scored in double figures in eight of the last 11 games and nine total contests this season (11.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg in those 11 games).
Rams Playing Professionally
• Daniel Bejarano ('15) - Fuerza Regia Monterrey (Mexican LNBP - Second Division) - 7.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg
• Emmanuel Omogbo ('17) - Edinol BI (Italy Serie A2) - 11.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.5 apg
• Colton Iverson ('13) - Zenit Sankt Petersburg (Russia - Euroleague)
• Andy Ogide ('11) - UCC Piacenza (Italy - Unieuro) - 14.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg
• Che Bob ('18) - CD Puerto Varas (Chile) - 23.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg
• Gerson Santo ('14) - Rio Claro (Brazilian NBB) - 12.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg
• J.J. Avila ('15) - Agua Caliente Clippers (NBA G League) - 12.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg
• Gian Clavell ('17) - Bursaspor (Turkey) - 15.o ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.5 apg
• John Gillon ('17) - P. Zvaigzdes (Lithuania) - 12.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 4.1 apg
• Stanton Kidd ('15) - Melbourne United (Australia) / formerly Utah Jazz
• Tiel Daniels ('16) - China
• Jon Octeus ('15) - Phoenix Hagen (Germany) - 12.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 6.4 apg
• J.D. Paige ('19) - Parnu (Estonia) - 13.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.8 apg
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 (other than the first and last shows) to hear their thoughts on the previous week and look forward to upcoming action.
• January: 6, 13, 20 & 27
• February: 10 & 20 (Thur.)
All-Time Overtime
Overall: 28-36
1-ot 2-ot 3-ot Tot
Home: 10-15 6-2 0-0 16-17
Road: 10-15 1-1 1-1 12-17
Neutral: 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2
Totals 20-31 7-4 1-1 28-36
Looking Ahead
• The Rams return home for the first edition of this year's Border War, hosting Wyoming on Sat., Jan. 4 at 11 am MT.
• The game will be televised on AT&T SportsNet with Drew Goodman (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline) handling 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.
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Monday, November 03
Colorado State Basketball (M): Ali Farokhmanesh Post-Game (Incarnate Word)
Monday, November 03
Season 1 - CSU MBB (Ep. 2)
Monday, November 03
Colorado State Basketball (M): Season 1 - Ep. 1
Sunday, August 10