Rams Head On the Road For First Time To Saint Mary's (Calif.) This Saturday

2020-21 Colorado State Men's Basketball
Game #3 - Colorado State (2-0) at Saint Mary's (Calif.) (7-1)
Dec. 19, 2020 • 6 p.m. MT • University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) - Moraga, Calif.

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Radio: Colorado State Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Brian Roth /  Color Analyst: Adam Nigon)
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Complete Game Notes: Colorado State  / Saint Mary's

Opening Tip
• The Rams head on the road for the first time this season, traveling to Saint Mary's (Calif.) on Sat., Dec. 17 for a 6 p.m. tip.
• The game will be streamed on the West Coast Conference Network.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth 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.

2020-21 Rams Quick Hits
• Colorado State is under the direction of third-year head coach Niko Medved, who took over the helm of the Rams' program in 2018-19. In his eighth season as a head coach, Medved has a 113-119 record overall but improved on the previous season's record in each of his seven years as a head coach, including both years now at CSU.
• The 2020-21 season marks the 117th in the history of the Colorado State men's basketball program. The Rams are 1,284-1,284 (.500) in 2,568 games all-time.
• CSU concluded the 2019-20 season in the Mountain West Tournament first round and finished the year with an 20-12 overall record, including 11-7 in MW play, an eight-game improvement over 2018-19.
• The Rams earned their eighth invitation for postseason play in the last 11 years, though postseason events were eventually cancelled due to the CoVID-19 virus and worldwide pandemic.
• CSU returns four starters and seven letterwinners to this year's squad along with five newcomers to Division I action.

• 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 third season at CSU as head coach with a 34-32 mark and has an 113-119 overall record is in his eighth season as a head coach.
• Saint Mary's Head Coach Randy Bennett (UC San Diego, '86) is in his 20th season at Saint Mary's and as a head coach overall with a 449-183 record. He has led them to seven NCAA and 13 postseason appearances in his storied career.

A Familiar Face In Fort Collins
• While he may be in just his third 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.

Statistical Leaders
Minutes/Game....................................................... Tommy Kuhse (34.5)
Points/Game........................................................... Tommy Kuhse (15.6)
Rebounds/Game......................................................... Kyle Bowen (5.8)
Three-Pointers................................................................ Alex Ducas (15)
Assists........................................................................ Tommy Kuhse (51)
Blocks......................................................................... Matthias Tass (10)
Steals.......................................................................... Tommy Kuhse (13)
Field-Goal % ........................................................... Matthias Tass (59.4)
Three-Point % ........................................................ Quinn Clinton (45.5)
Free-Throw % ..................................................... Logan Johnson (85.0)

A Quick Look at Saint Mary's
• Returning two starters and seven letterwinners from last season's 26-8 squad that tied for third in the West Coast Conference at 11-5, the Gaels were picked to finish third in each of the league's preseason poll.
• Junior center Matthias Tass, who was an All-WCC Preseason selection, and redshirt-senior guard Tommy Kuhse return to the lineup this year. Kuhse is the leader in minutes, points, assists and steals, including a career-high 34-point outing in Wednesday night's win over Eastern Washington. A presence on the interior, Tass leads SMC in blocks and field goal percentage.
• This is the first of a home-and-home series, as the Gaels will travel to Fort Collins next season for the second game.

History Versus Saint Mary's
• The Rams have won two of the three previous meetings, including the only previous one in Moraga in 1949.
• The last time the two met was in the consolation game of the Nevada-Reno Wolfpack Classic on Dec. 29, 1984, with CSU eeking out a 61-60 win.
• CSU leader Niko Medved has never faced the Gaels in his seven-plus years as a head coach.

SAINT MARY'S (CALIF.) - 2-1
Away: 1-0 / Neutral: 1-1
    Date              Loc.       W/L      Score          Att.
    12/17/1949      Away        W       67-58
# 12/15/1951      Neutral       L        64-68
% 12/29/1984    Neutral      W       61-60        6432
% Nevada-Reno Wolfpack Classic (Reno, Nev.)
# Wyoming Tournament (Laramie, Wyo.)

Medved vs. Saint Mary's (CA) -- First Meeting

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 past season, the Rams had nine non-conference wins, surpassing last year's total of five. The squad has also won 20 games overall, surpassing last year's total of 12.
• The five-game win streak during the 2020-21 season was the longest for CSU since the Rams won seven straight during 2016-17.

The Improvement Under Medved
Year            School                  Overall   Conf      Post
2012-13        Furman**                 6-24     3-15
2013-14        Furman                   9-21     3-13
2014-15        Furman                   11-22     5-13
2015-16        Furman                   19-16     11-7         $
2016-17        Furman                   23-11     14-4        $

2016-17        Drake**                   7-24     5-13
2017-18        Drake                     17-17     10-8        $

2017-18        Colorado State**        11-21     4-14
2018-19        Colorado State         12-20     7-11
2019-20       Colorado State         20-12     11-7        $*
** Seasons prior to Medved taking over program
$ Postseason action for the program (2020 postseason canceled due to CoVID-19)

CSU vs. West Coast Conference
School                  Overall     Home      Away    Neut.
BYU                       46-90       33-32      10-55      3-3
Gonzaga                   2-3          1-0          0-2        1-1
Loyola Marymount      3-5          2-2          1-3         -
Pacific                      4-2          2-0         0-2       2-0
Pepperdine               3-3          2-0         0-2        1-1
Portland                    3-1           1-0          0-1       2-0
St. Mary's (Calif.)         2-1            -           1-0        1-1
San Francisco            2-3          1-0          1-1        0-2
Santa Clara                0-1            -             -         0-1
Totals                   65-109      42-34      13-66     10-9

Medved vs. 2020-21 Opponents
School                  Overall     Home      Away    Neut.
Air Force                  4-0          2-0         2-0         -
Boise State                1-3           0-1          1-1        0-1
CSU Pueblo               1-0           1-0           -          -
Fresno State              3-1          2-0          1-1         -
Nevada                     1-3           1-1          0-2         -
New Mexico               2-1          2-0          0-1         -
Northern Arizona        1-0           1-0           -          -
Saint Mary's (CA)                First Meeting
San Diego State         0-3          0-2          0-1         -
San Jose State           3-0          1-0          2-0         -
UNLV                       1-3           1-1          0-2         -
Utah State                 0-4          0-2         0-2         -
Wyoming                  3-3          2-0          1-2        0-1
TOTALS                  20-21        13-7        7-12      0-2

CSU vs. 2020-21 Opponents
School                  Overall     Home      Away    Neut.
Air Force                 82-33       44-11       34-18      4-4
Boise State               11-14         8-4         2-9        1-1
CSU Pueblo               7-0          7-0           -          -
Fresno State            20-18        15-3        3-13       2-2
Nevada                   10-15         6-4         4-10       0-1
New Mexico             48-78       35-26      12-50      1-2
Northern Arizona        3-2          3-0          0-1        0-1
Saint Mary's (CA)         2-1            -           1-0        1-1
San Diego State        41-45       26-14       13-27      2-4
San Jose State          20-0         9-0         9-0       2-0
UNLV                      17-41        12-16       5-24       0-1
Utah State               39-58      28-20       11-36      0-2
Wyoming                96-136      53-56      40-76     3-4
TOTALS                396-441   246-154   134-264 16-23

Latest Opening In A LOOOONG Time
• The team was previously scheduled to start the 2020-21 season with the rest of the nation on Nov. 25, but due to CoVID-19, the program was forced to cancel and postpone games until the Dec. 12 game against CSU Pueblo.
• This was the latest start for the program since the 1942-43 season during World War II when CSU did not start until Jan. 8, 1943 with a 35-33 loss at Northern Colorado.
• The most recent home opener later on the calendar than the CSU Pueblo game on Dec. 12 was the following day on Jan. 9, 1943 at Glenn Morris Field House, where the Rams avenged their loss with a 29-22 win on Jan. 9.

Non-Conference Winning Record in '19-20
• With the victory over South Dakota State Dec. 10, 2019, the Rams secured a winning non-conference record.
• The nine non-conference wins was the most since CSU posted a school-best a 13-0 mark in 2014-15.

2020 All-Mountain West Honorees
• Nico Carvacho - Second Team All-MW (coaches & media)
• Isaiah Stevens - MW Freshman of the Year (coaches & media), Third Team All-MW (coaches), Honorable Mention All-MW (media)
• David Roddy - Honorable Mention All-MW (media)

Wrapping Up the '19-20 Season
• The win gave CSU an overall 20-win season for just the fifth time in its 21-year membership in the Mountain West and 10th since 1954-55.
• The 11 Mountain West wins tied for the third-most wins in MW play for CSU.
• This was just the ninth time in school history that CSU has won 11 conference games and just the 19th time that CSU will finish above .500 in league action (87 years of conference play combined between four leagues).

Roster Size... But Inexperienced
• The Rams starts the 2020-21 year with 12 eligible players on the roster for the second straight season. CSU had 14 players available to start the 2018-19 season but only 11 in 2017-18.
• Of those 12 this season, eight were a part of the program last season with seven seeing action.
• Returners for the Rams combined for 10 seasons of NCAA Division I experience, starting the year.
• However that did not hamper the Rams in 2019-20, as the regular rotation consisted of three seniors, two sophomores and four freshmen, with the breakdown below.

2019-20 Production Breakdown (Total (%))
Category          Fr. (4)          So. (3)        Jr. (1)       Sr. (3)
> Points        996 (42.5)     593 (25.3)     7 (0.3)     745 (31.8)
> Rebounds    378 (34.5)      162 (14.8)         0        489 (44.7)
> Assists        222 (46.0)       94 (19.5)      1 (0.3)      166 (34.4)
> Steals          55 (26.7)       63 (30.6)      1 (0.5)      87 (42.2)
> Blocks         30 (50.0)        3 (5.0)          0        27 (45.0)
> Minutes      2374 (37.7)     1749 (27.8)    14 (0.2)    2154 (34.2)

Stevens Preseason All-MW
• Sophomore Isaiah Stevens was selected to the Preseason All-Mountain West squad.
• The second-ever league Freshman of the Year for the Rams, Stevens made an immediate impact on the program in 2019-20, starting all 32 games and leading the team in scoring at 13.3 points per game, which ranks 13th in the league.
• He also was third in the Mountain West at 4.5 assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.18. He played more minutes than any other Ram and scored in double figures in 24 games last season.
• He hit a pair of game winners in the final seconds last year in wins over Loyola Chicago and Nevada. The Allen, Texas product also led the Rams with 26 points and a school record-tying 12 assists in the triple-overtime win at Tulsa Dec. 21.
• He was the first CSU freshman ever to earn Mountain West Player of the Week on Feb. 3 after leading CSU to a pair of wins over Nevada and UNLV when he averaged 16.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in those contests.
• He set a new CSU freshman assists record of 144, which is fifth on the CSU single-season chart and is a Mountain West record for a freshman.
• He also broke the record for Mountain West only games with 84 last year, surpassing Sam Merrill (Utah State) with 71 in 2016-17.

Better Basketball Evident
• The numbers tell the story as CSU improved in the final 18 regular-season contests of 2019-20 in key categories, including overall scoring (+6.2 ppg) as well as the number of players averaging 10 or more points a game. The result was wins in 13 of the last 18 regular-season games after a 7-6 start.

Category      FG%    3P%    Reb +/-   Ast      Stl   Plyr 10+ ppg
First 13 (7-6)   45.1    33.3      -1.1      13.7     6.3         2
Last 18 (13-5) 48.6    38.4      +4.3     16.9     6.9         5

Stevens       PPG    RPG     APG     SPG    FG%       3P%
First 13 (7-6)   10.9     2.9       3.5      0.5    46.4       37.0
Last 18 (13-5) 14.4     2.9       5.3       1.1     47.3       38.0

Roddy         PPG    RPG     APG     SPG    FG%       3P%
First 13 (7-6)    8.5     4.6       1.2      0.7     41.2        15.4
Last 18 (13-5) 14.0     6.5       2.2      0.6    50.6       24.3

Long Distance Charges Incurred
• The Rams dialed long distance effectively over the last 18 regular season games last year, connecting on 38.4 percent (163-of-425) of their shots beyond the arc.
• Four different CSU players were 38.0 percent or better beyond the line, led by sophomore Kendle Moore and freshman John Tonje at 43.5 percent each (60-of-138 and 20-of-46, respectively).
• The other two were Adam Thistlewood (39.3) and freshman Isaiah Stevens (38.0 percent).

Conference Only Rankings
• Here were the team categories the Rams' rank in the top three in Mountain West only games and where the individual players appeared in the rankings in 2019-20.
                                (through 2019-20 regular season)
CSU's Team Rankings                 Rank   Avg.
Scoring Offense                        3rd     75.67
Field Goal Percentage                 2nd     47.1
3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage          2nd     37.7
Assists                                    1st      15.67
Assist-to-Turnover Ratio              2nd     1.30

Individual Mountain West ONLY RankS (CSU only)
Scoring                     t-14.    Isaiah Stevens        13.33

17. David Roddy 12.94

Rebounding 1. Nico Carvacho 10.78

13. David Roddy 6.11

Free Throw Percentage 8. Isaiah Stevens 79.0

10. David Roddy 75.0

3-Pt. FG Made 11. Kendle Moore 2.17

                                 15.    Adam Thistlewood    1.94
Assists                         3.    Isaiah Stevens         4.67
Assist-to-Turnover          3.    Isiaah Stevens         2.27
Blocked Shots               8.    David Roddy           0.83
Steals                       t-12.    Kendle Moore          1.22

Offensive Rebounds 1. Nico Carvacho 3.50

                                t-7.    David Roddy            2.11
Defensive Rebounds       1.    Nico Carvacho        7.33
Minutes Played              11.    Isaiah Stevens       32.79

Moby Arena Home Court Advantage
• CSU has a record of 567-239 (.704) record all-time at Moby Arena.
• With the win over Nevada Jan. 29, CSU guaranteed a better than .500 home record in 2019-20.
• Last year's 12-4 mark had to do with some significant differences in major categories in favor of the Rams.

Category      PPG    FG%   Reb     PF     Ast      TO    Stl
Colorado St. 79.7    50.7   38.3    224    288     186    110
Opponents    70.2    43.8   35.7    306    197     213    90

Moving On Up
• Juniors Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood are looked at to help lead this team as two of the four returning starters.
• Thistlewood was fourth on the team at 10.2 points and fifth at 3.2 rebounds per game, while Moore was fifth at 9.0 points a contest and led with 42 steals. Moore led the Rams at 43.5 percent from the three-point line, while Thistlewood was third at 39.3 as each connected 60 and 57 times, respectively, beyond the arc.
• For their careers, the third-year roommates have played in a combined 129 of a possible 132 games (120 starts) and contributed 18.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and better than 39 percent from the three-point arc as a duo.
• Both are on the verge of cracking the career top 20 for CSU in three-pointers as Thistlewood has 116 and Moore has 97. Jameel Mahmu (1994-98) is currently 20th at 117 threes in his career.

In the 2020-21 Season
• The pair both scored in double figures in the opener against CSU Pueblo, as Thsitlewood had 16 points, including three triples and 5-of-6 at the free throw line, while Moore tallied 13 points, hitting all six of his field goal attempts and adding three assists and two steals.
• Against Northern Arizona, Moore had 12 points, four rebounds and four steals, while Thistlewood chipped in nine points and four rebounds.

Last Season Highlights
• 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.
• In the win over New Mexico Jan. 15, the duo combined for 33 points on 11-of-14 field goal shooting, 8-of-9 from the three-point arc, a pair of assists and four steals.
• The duo was strong in the thrilling win over Nevada Jan. 29. Thistlewood tallied a career-high 24 points, 22 of them coming in the second half, including hitting 7-of-10 from the field and a perfect 7-of-7 at the charity stripe. Moore added 14 of his own and grabbed a pair of key steals.

Newcomers With Impact in '19-20
• Head coach Niko Medved played four freshmen in 31 of the 32 contests in 2019-20, with three playing in all 32.
• Guard Isaiah Stevens started all 32 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 both played at least 31 contests and contributed off the bench.
• 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.
• Stevens hit the game-winner in the Caymans against Loyola Chicago in the closing seconds.
• 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.
• In the domination over New Mexico Jan. 15, Stevens (19 points), Roddy (12) and Tonje (10) all played key roles, as Stevens also added eight assists and Roddy had six rebounds in the win.
• Both played key roles in the Nevada win on Jan. 29. After combining for just 13 points in the first half, the duo finished wtih 30 points (Roddy 18, Stevens 12), including Stevens hitting the 18-foot game-winner as time expired. Roddy also had a key block in the final minutes that helped the Rams rally from a 10-point, second-half deficit for the victory.
• Stevens led the team in scoring at 13.3 points per game, shooting 46.7 percent from the floor, 38.0 from the arc and 81.6 percent from the free throw line. He reached at least 10 points in 24 of the 32 games and had at least four assists in 20 of them, averaging 4.6 per game (3rd in the MW).
• Against Wyoming Feb. 15, Stevens set CSU's freshman assist record, surpassing Michael Morris (2002-03) at 121. He had 144 assists on the year, which is fifth on the CSU single-season chart (Milt Palacio in 4th with 147).
• Roddy was third at 11.4 points per game and second at 5.6 rebounds a contest, as the freshman scored in double figures in 22 of the last 28 games and 23 total contests last season.
• In conference action only, the pair ranked among the top 20 scorers in the Mountain West, with Stevens in 14th with 13.33 points per game and Roddy 17th with 12.94. Roddy was also 13th in rebounding at 6.11 boards per MW game, while Stevens is third in assists at 4.67 per contest. The duo earned honorablemention All-MW from the media, Stevens Third Team All-MW by the coaches and also MW Freshman of the Year by both the coaches and media.

In 2020-21
• Roddy started the season with a bang against CSU Pueblo Dec. 12, recording his third double-double of his career with 25 points and 12 rebounds (both one off his career bests).
• Stevens led the team to the CSUP win with 18 points, six assists and three steals in 36 minutes of action.
• Against Northern Arizona Dec. 14, Stevens had a game-high 23 points and nine assists, while Roddy added 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Tonje chipped in seven points and two rebounds off the bench.

Coors Light Coaches' Show Is Back
• The Coors Light Basketball Coaches' Show, hosted by "Voice of the Rams" Brian Roth, will make its 2020 debut on Wed. Dec. 16, from 7-8 p.m., broadcast live from the Lucky Joe's Studio at Moby Arena. Due to the global pandemic, fans are not permitted at the show this year.
• The show will air on the Colorado State Sports Network powered by Canvas Credit Union, including the flagship home of the Colorado State Rams, Power 102.9 FM, in Northern Colorado and on Mile High Sports 1430 AM in the Denver Metro area.
• The one-hour weekly show provides an inside look at the Rams' men's and women's program from men's head coach Niko Medved and women's head coach Ryun Williams, including previews of the upcoming action for each squad. The show will run at the same time, with the date varying based on coach availability due to game schedules. Fans also may submit questions on social media via the Twitter account @CSURamsRadio.
• Dates are subject to change based on changes in the basketball schedule.

Coors Light Basketball Coaches' Show Schedule:
Dec. 16
Dec. 16 (Wed), 23 (Wed.) and 29 (Tue.)
Jan. 4, 11, 18 and 25 (all Mondays)
Feb. 1 (Mon.), 8 (Mon.), 15 (Mon.) and 24 (Wed.)
Tuesday or Wednesday, March 2 or 3 (based on final game schedules)

CSU Scheduled To Appear On National Television 14 Times
• Colorado State Men's Basketball will appear on national television broadcasts 14 times during the regular season, the Mountain West and TV partners CBS Sports Network and FOX Sports announced today.
•                                                           The schedule includes shifts of eight games along with the potential makeup series at defending conference champion San Diego State.
• Colorado State will have six series and two individual games televised nationally, beginning with the UNLV series on Jan. 7 (CBS Sports Network) and Jan. 9 (FS1). Of the six series on the schedule, five are splits between CBS Sports Network and FS1.
• The four series altered to accommodate broadcasts are at Utah State (Jan. 19 and 21), Boise State (Jan. 27 and 29), New Mexico (Feb. 9 and 11) and at Nevada (Feb. 20 and 22). Individual games on a broadcast are the Border War at Wyoming on Sat., Feb. 6 (CBS Sports Network) and the home finale against Air Force on March 1 (CBS Sports Network).

CBS Sports Network (7)
Thu., Jan. 7 - UNLV
Tue., Jan. 19 - at Utah State
Wed., Jan. 27 - Boise State
Sat., Feb. 6 - at Wyoming
Thu., Feb. 11 - New Mexico
Mon., Feb. 22 - at Nevada
Mon., March 1 - Air Force

FS1 (7)
Sat., Jan. 9 - UNLV
Thu., Jan. 21 - at Utah State
Fri., Jan. 29 - Boise State
Tue., Feb. 9 - New Mexico
Sat., Feb. 20 - at Nevada
TBA - at San Diego State (both)

Carvacho Leaves Legacy at CSU
• Graduated center Nico Carvacho showed his increased comfort level on the floor, growing extensively over his four years to leave his mark on the record book.
• A three-time All-Mountain West selection, Carvacho led the nation in rebounding in 2018-19 at 12.9 rebounds per game while recording a single-season school-record 22 double-doubles.
• Carvacho was named First Team All-Mountain West and All-Defensive Team by the league's media, in 2018-19 and honored on the USBWA All-District squad after moving to the top spot on CSU's career rebounding chart.
• He now has a Mountain West-record 1295, passing previous leader Pat Durham (1985-89) at 851.
• He is the first player in league history with 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds and is the leader in Mountain West-only double-doubles with 34.
• Below are his career rankings for both CSU and the Mountain West, showing the legacy he leaves behind.

CSU Career Ranks
Points                            7th          1,414
Field Goals Made              7th          553
Field Goal Percentage        13th         .558
Rebounds                       1st           1,295
Rebounding Average         3rd          9.8
Defensive Rebounds         1st           860
Offensive Rebounds          1st           435
Blocked Shots                  11th         79
Games Played                  1st           132
Games Started                 2nd         129
Minutes                          3rd          3,648
Double-Doubles               1st           49

Mountain West Career Rankings
Rebounds                       1st           1,295
Rebounds (MW gms only)   1st           771
Double-Doubles               1st           49
Double-Doubles (MW)        1st           34

NCAA Overall Career Rebound Leaders since 1985-86
20.    Nico Carvacho                                           1295

Players Passed In His Final Season
        Alonzo Mourning (Georgetown)                     1032
        Draymond Green (Michigan State)                  1096
        Christian Laettner (Duke)                              1149
        Paul Millsap (La. Tech/Denver Nuggets)            1172
        Dale Davis (Clemson)                                   1216
        Shaquille O'Neal (LSU)                                  1217

Rams Playing Professionally
• J.J. Avila ('15) - Fuerza Regia Monterrey (Mexico) - 11.5 ppg, 9.3 rpg - league champions
• Daniel Bejarano ('15) - Fuerza Regia Monterrey (Mexico) - 7.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, league champions
• Che Bob ('18) - Elitzur Ironi Netanya (Israel)
• Nico Carvacho ('20) - Rilski (Bulgaria) - 13.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg
• Gian Clavell ('17) - Avtodor Saratov (Russia) - 16.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg
• John Gillon ('17) - Darussafaka (Turkey) - 5.2 ppg, 2.7 apg
• Colton Iverson ('13) - New Zealand Breakers (Australia)
• Stanton Kidd ('15) - OGM Orman (Turkey) - 13.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.4 apg
• Jon Octeus ('15) - Shiga Lakestars (Japan) - 11.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg
• Andy Ogide ('11) - Allianz Pazienza Cestistica San Severo (Italy) - 15.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg
• Emmanuel Omogbo ('17) - Levitec Huesca (Spain) - 10.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg
• Gerson Santo ('14) - Sao Paulo FC (Brazil)

All-Time Overtime – 94 games
Overall: 45-49
                1-ot       2-ot     3-ot       Tot        MW
Home:      18-17       7-4       0-1      25-22       4-8
Road:       13-21       1-1        1-1       15-23       2-3
Neutral:     4-2       0-2       1-0        5-4
Totals      35-40     8-7      2-2     45-49      6-11

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