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Nico Carvacho again leads the Mountain West in rebounding
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Rams Return To The Road Quickly, Heading To Fresno State Tuesday Night
2/3/2020 1:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CSU looks to earn a tough win in Fresno when they take on the Bulldogs on CBS Sports Network
2019-20Â Colorado State Men's Basketball
Game #25 - Colorado State (16-8, 7-4) at Fresno State (8-14, 4-7)
Feb. 4, 2020 • 7 p.m. MT • Save Mart Center (16,182) - Fresno, Calif.
Video: CBS Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Rich Waltz /  Color Analyst: Bob Wenzel) -- DirectTV: 221 / Dish Network: 158 / Comcast Digital: 412 (HD)
Radio: Colorado State Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Brian Roth /  Color Analyst: Adam Nigon)
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Complete Game Notes: Colorado State / Fresno State
Radio: Colorado State Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Brian Roth /  Color Analyst: Adam Nigon)
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Complete Game Notes: Colorado State / Fresno State
Opening Tip
• Winners of seven of their last eight (all in Mountain West play), the Rams will go back out on the road quickly, traveling to California to take on Fresno State on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
• The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m. MT with Rich Waltz and Bob Wenzel handling the national 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 a 106-115 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 2019-20 season marks the 116th in the history of the Colorado State men's basketball program. The Rams are 1,278-1,280 (.499) in 2,558 games all-time.
•                                                           CSU concluded the 2018-19 season in the Mountain West Tournament first round and finished the year with an 12-20 overall record, including 7-11 in MW play.
• The Rams are hoping to earn their eighth invitation for postseason play in the last 11 years.
• CSU returns four starters and five letterwinners to this year's squad along with seven newcomers to the program.
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• 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 second season at CSU as head coach with a 28-28 mark and has an 107-115 overall record is in his seventh season as a head coach.
• Fresno State Head Coach Justin Hutson (CSU Bakersfield, '94) is in his second season with the Bulldogs and as a head coach overall with a 31-23 record.
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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.
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A Quick Look at Fresno State
• Returning three starters and five letterwinners from last season's 23-9 squad that was 13-5 in the Mountain West and finished third, the Bulldogs were picked to finish sixth in the league's preseason poll.
• Freshman forward Orlando Robinson tops Fresno State in points per game, while senior forward Nate Grimes is the leader in rebounds, field goal percentage, 3-point percentage and blocks. Senior guard New Williams paces the Bulldogs in 3-pointers and steals with freshman guard Jarred Hyder leading the team in minutes and free throw percentage.
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History Versus Fresno State
• This is as almost as even a series as it can be, with the Rams having a slim 19-18 advantage. However, CSU has struggled in Fresno, going just 2-13.
• Last year, the two teams split, each winning on its home court, and CSU continued that with a win at home this season. The last time the Rams won in Fresno was Feb. 18, 2015, an 81-73 victory in the Save Mart Center (box scores on page 19-20).
• CSU leader Niko Medved has a 2-1 record against Fresno State as a head coach.
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FRESNO STATE - 19-18
Conference: 11-13
Home: 15-3 / Away: 2-13 / Neutral: 2-2
(complete list on page 21 with returner stats)
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Medved vs. Fresno State -- 2-1 (2-1 at CSU)
Home: 2-0/ Away: 0-1
    Date           School    Loc.        W/L  Score
*   1/5/2019     Colo. St.     A             L     67-78
*   1/26/2019   Colo. St.     H            W    74-65
*   1/22/2020  Colo. St.     H            W    86-68
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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 had nine non-conference wins, surpassing last year's total of five. The squad has also won 16 games overall, surpassing last year's total of 12.
• The recent five-game win streak was the longest for CSU since the Rams won seven straight during 2016-17.
The Improvement Under Medved
Year           School                 Overall  Conf     Post
2012-13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Furman**Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6-24Â Â Â Â 3-15
2013-14        Furman                  9-21    3-13       Â
2014-15        Furman                  11-22    5-13       Â
2015-16        Furman                  19-16    11-7        $
2016-17        Furman                  23-11    14-4       $
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2016-17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Drake**Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7-24Â Â Â Â 5-13
2017-18        Drake                    17-17    10-8       $                     Â
2017-18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Colorado State**Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 11-21Â Â Â Â 4-14
2018-19        Colorado State        12-20    7-11
2019-20       Colorado State         16-8     7-4
** Seasons prior to Medved taking over program
$ Postseason action for the program
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Mountain West Record
• Colorado State - a charter member of the Mountain West - is now 137-184 (.427) in regular-season action against MW foes since the formation of the league in 1999-2000.
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Stevens MW Player of the Week
• Guard Isaiah Stevens has been named Mountain West Player of the Week for his performances last week, the league announced Feb. 3. This is the first weekly award for the freshman and the first for the Rams this season.
• He is the first CSU freshman in the modern era to earn conference player of the week honors and just the 17th true freshman in MW history.
• The guard led the Rams to a pair of wins this past week over the two teams in second place in the MW, moving CSU up into a tie for second and secure at least a .500 season record for the Rams.
• He averaged 16.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the week while shooting 68.8 percent from the field and 75.0 percent from the 3-point arc.
• He hit the game winner as time expired to defeat Nevada, finishing with 12 points, a season high-tying six rebounds and four assists for the game.
• He then paced the Rams with 21 points in the win over UNLV, connecting on 7-of-8 from the field and hitting all five of his 3-point attempts, including a highly-contested three as time expired in the first half.
• The Allen, Texas native added five rebounds and five assists in the victory over the Runnin' Rebels.
• He impacted this week's team performances, as CSU posted its third and fourth highest scoring outputs of the year (second and third in regulation).
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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 combined for 10 seasons of NCAA Division I experience, starting the year.
• However that has not hampered the Rams, as the regular rotation consists of three seniors, two sophomores and four freshmen, with the breakdown below.
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2019-20 Production Breakdown (Total (%))
Category         Fr. (4)         So. (3)       Jr. (1)      Sr. (3)
> Points        793 (43.3)     456 (24.9)    5 (0.3)    577 (31.5)
> Rebounds   290 (34.5)     128 (15.2)        0      373 (44.4)
> Assists        171 (45.0)      78 (20.5)     1 (0.3)    130 (34.2)
> Blocks        22 (50.0)        1 (2.3)          0       21 (47.7)
> Steals         43 (26.5)      47 (29.0)     1 (0.6)    71 (43.8)
> Minutes      1827 (37.3)    1367 (27.9)   13 (0.3)  1694 (34.6)
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Better Basketball Evident
• The numbers tell the story as CSU has improved in its last 11 contests in key categories, including overall scoring (+9.7 ppg) as well as the number of players averaging 10 or more points a game. The result is wins in nine of the last 11 games after a 7-6 start.
Category     FG%   3P%   Reb +/-  Ast     Stl  Plyr 9+ ppg
First 13 (7-6)Â Â 45.1Â Â Â 33.3Â Â Â Â Â -1.1Â Â Â Â Â 13.7Â Â Â Â 6.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3
Last 11 (9-2)Â Â 50.3Â Â Â 40.1Â Â Â Â Â +5.1Â Â Â Â 18.4Â Â Â Â 7.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5
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Roddy        PPG   RPG    APG    SPG   FG%     3P%
First 13 (7-6)Â Â Â 8.5Â Â Â Â 4.6Â Â Â Â Â Â 1.2Â Â Â Â Â 0.7Â Â Â Â 41.2Â Â Â Â Â Â 15.4
Last 11 (9-2)Â Â Â 16.7Â Â Â Â 6.9Â Â Â Â Â Â 2.8Â Â Â Â Â 0.6Â Â Â 52.0Â Â Â Â Â 28.0
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Stevens      PPG   RPG    APG    SPG   FG%     3P%
First 13 (7-6)Â Â 10.9Â Â Â Â 2.9Â Â Â Â Â Â 3.5Â Â Â Â Â 0.5Â Â Â 46.4Â Â Â Â Â 37.0
Last 11 (9-2)Â Â 16.3Â Â Â Â 3.2Â Â Â Â Â Â 5.3Â Â Â Â Â 1.2Â Â Â Â 52.2Â Â Â Â Â 45.3
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Thistlewood PPG   APG     SPG   FG%   3P%     FT%
First 13 (7-6)Â Â Â 9.7Â Â Â Â 0.8Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.7Â Â Â Â 44.7Â Â Â 41.4Â Â Â Â Â Â 72.2
Last 11 (9-2)Â Â 12.8Â Â Â Â 0.5Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.5Â Â Â Â 53.3Â Â Â 46.2Â Â Â Â Â 90.9
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Long Distance Charges Incurred
• The Rams have dialed long distance effectively over the last 11 games, connecting on 40.1 percent (107-of-267) of their shots beyond the arc.
• Five different CSU players are 35.0 percent or better beyond the line, led by freshman freshman John Tonje at 48.0 percent (12-of-25).
• The other four are sophomore Adam Thistlewood (46.2 percent), freshman Isaiah Stevens (45.3 percent), sophomore Kendle Moore (44.2 percent) and redshirt-senior Kris Martin (35.3 percent).
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Valuing the Basketball
• The Rams have done a great job taking care of possessions, especially the last three games.
• CSU is a +1.3 over the last 11 games (going 9-2), including season lows of six at Air Force, Jan. 18, followed by a new low of five versus Fresno State, Jan. 22.
• This season, Colorado State is 9-2 (3-1 in MW) when the opponent has more turnovers as compared to just 4-7 (MW 2-7) last year in the same situation.
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Conference Only Rankings
• Here are the team categories the Rams' rank in the top three in Mountain West only games and where the individual players appear in the rankings
                               (through games of Feb. 2, 2020)
CSU's Team Rankings                Rank  Avg.
Scoring Offense                        2nd   77.45
Scoring Margin                          3rd    +4.55
Field Goal Percentage                1st     47.9
3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage          2nd    39.1
Def. Rebound Percentage            2nd    78.1
Assists                                    1st    16.27          Â
Turnover Margin                        2nd   +0.91
Assist/Turnover Ratio                 1st      1.41
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Individual Mountain West ONLY RankS (CSU only)
Scoring                       11.   David Roddy         15.00
                                13.   Isaiah Stevens       14.45
Rebounding                  1.   Nico Carvacho      10.82
                                 11.   David Roddy          6.27
Field Goal Percentage    5.   David Roddy          49.6
                                 6.   Isaiah Stevens        49.5
Free Throw Percentage  15.   David Roddy          74.5
3-Pt. FG Made              t-11.   Adam Thistlewood  2.00
Free Throw Percentage  15.   David Roddy          74.5
                                t-11.   Isaiah Stevens        2.00
Assists                        4.   Isaiah Stevens         4.18
Steals                       t-14.   Hyron Edwards        1.18
Assists                        4.   Isaiah Stevens         4.18
                               t-14.   Kendle Moore          1.18
Assist-to-Turnover         5.   Isiaah Stevens        2.00
Blocked Shots             t-7.   David Roddy          0.82
Offensive Rebounds       1.   Nico Carvacho       3.64
Assist-to-Turnover         5.   Isiaah Stevens        2.00
Blocked Shots             t-7.   David Roddy          0.82
                                 3.   David Roddy          2.45
Defensive Rebounds       1.   Nico Carvacho        7.18
Minutes Played            12.   Isaiah Stevens       33.18
 Defensive Rebounds       1.   Nico Carvacho        7.18
Minutes Played            12.   Isaiah Stevens       33.18
National Rankings (Team/Players)
(through Feb. 2, 2020)
Team (Top 70 of 350 Division I teams)
Total Assists                                       380         10th
Free Throws Attempted                          518         20th
Personal Fouls Per Game                       14.9        23rd
Field Goal Percentage                           47.6       23rd
Assists Per Game                                 15.8        26th
Assist-to-Turnover Radio                        1.22        38th
3-Point Field Goal Percentage                 36.7       40th
Free Throws Made                                331         44th
Total 3-Pointers Made                           194         56th
Scoring Offense                                   76.3       63rd
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Players (top 100 nationally)
Nico Carvacho
Defensive Rebounds Per Game               7.67         11th
Rebounds Per Game                             10.6         12th
Double-Doubles                                   10         22nd
Free Throw Attempts                             138         30th
Offensive Rebounds Per Game                2.96       65th
Isaiah Stevens
Total Assists                                       104         65th
Assist-to-Turnover Radio                        2.04       74th
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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.
• 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), earning Honorable Mention All-Mountain West by both the league's coaches and media members.
• 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).
• 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 1179 (tops in NCAA Division I among current active players), passing previous leader Pat Durham (1985-89) at 851.
• He is now the leader in Mountain West-only double-doubles with 31, passing San Diego State's Kawhi Leonard (2009-11) and Nevada's Jordan Caroline. His 45 career double-doubles are tied for first in the league's history (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. Last year, he was a finalist as one of final 10 players for the top center in men's college basketball.
• 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.
• He currently leads the Mountain West in rebounding at 10.6 rpg, ranks in the top 20 in scoring and has 10 double-doubles on the year.
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CSU Career Ranks
Points
8.    1360    Eddie Hughes (106 Games)            1978-82
9.    1299   Nico Carvacho (124 Games)        2016-pres.
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Field Goals Made
7.              536                      Barry Young (81 Games)    1977-80
8.    512     Nico Carvacho (124 Games)        2016-pres.
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Field Goal Percentage (Minimum 75 Made)
12.   .559    David Fisher (151-270)                    1998-01
13.   .555    Nico Carvacho (512-922)            2016-pres
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Rebounds
1.    1205   Nico Carvacho (124 Games)       2016-pres.
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Rebounding Average (Minimum 35 Games)
3.    9.7      Nico Carvacho (124 Games)       2016-pres.
4.    9.6     Bill Green (76 Games)                   1960-63
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Defensive Rebounds
1.    799     Nico Carvacho (124 Games)       2016-pres.
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Offensive Rebounds
1.    406    Nico Carvacho (1234 Games)      2016-pres.
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Blocked Shots
10.   80      Alan Cunningham                         1976-78
11.   74      Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
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Games Started
1.     130     Dorian Green                              2009-13
2.    121      Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
3.    117       Rich Strong                                1982-86
4.    113      Pat Durham                                1985-89
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Minutes
3.    3510    J.D. Paige                                    2015-19
4.    3417    Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
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Double-Doubles
1.     45 Nico Carvacho (2016-pres.) (t-1st in MW history)
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Mountain West Career Rebounds (All Games)
1.     1205   Nico Carvacho (CSU, 124 gm)    2016-pres.
2.     958    Jordan Caroline (Nevada, 105 gm)    2016-19
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Mountain West Only Game Career Rebounds
1.     696    Nico Carvacho (CSU)               2016-pres.
2.     486    Jordan Caroline (Nevada)               2016-19
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Mountain West Career Double-Doubles
1.      45 Jordan Caroline (Nevada)                    2016-19
       45 Nico Carvacho (CSU)                    2016-pres.
3.     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 31Â 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 Feb. 2, 2020)
1.      Total Rebounds                                         1205
1.      Double-Doubles                                          45
5.     Rebounding Average                                    9.7
7.           Consecutive Starts                                  121
31.    Free Throws Attempted                               509
36.   Games Played                                            124
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NCAA Overall Career Rebound Leaders since 1983-84
39.   Nico Carvacho                                         1205
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Passed This Year
       Alonzo Mourning (Georgetown)                     1032
       Draymond Green (Michigan State)                 1096
       Christian Laettner (Duke)                              1149
       Paul Millsap (La. Tech/Denver Nuggets)            1172
Other notables coming up on the list soon
34.   Dale Davis (Clemson)                                   1216
32.   Shaquille O'Neal (LSU)                                 1217
25.   David Robinson (Navy)                                 1314
24.   Patrick Ewing (Georgetown)                          1316
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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.
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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 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.
• 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.
• Thistlewood is now fourth on the team at 10.9 points and fourth at 3.1 rebounds per game, while Moore is fifth at 8.6 points a contest and leads with 31 steals. Thistlewood is second on the team at 43.3 percent from the three-point line, while Moore is fourth at 41.1 as each have connected 42 and 39 times, respectively, beyond the arc.      Â
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Newcomers With Impact
• Head coach Niko Medved has played four freshmen in 23 of the 24 contests so far, with three playing in all 24.
• Guard Isaiah Stevens has started all 23 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 23 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.
• The duo were also key in the win over Wyoming Jan. 4. Roddy had season highs of 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Stevens added 17 points, six assists and three steals.
• They also combined for 42 points in the win at San Jose State, Jan. 11, including nine in the crucial final 3:48.
• 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.
• Against Fresno State Jan. 22, the duo combined for 47 points (Roddy 26, Stevens 21) to lead the Rams to their fifth consecutive 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 is currently leading the team in scoring at 13.4 points per game, shooting 49.3 percent from the floor, 41.4 from the arc and a team-best 80.6 percent from the free throw line. He has reached at least 10 points in 18 of the 24 games so far and had at least four assists in 15 of them, averaging 4.3 per game (3rd in the MW).
• Roddy is third at 12.3 points per game and second at 5.7 rebounds a contest, as the freshman has scored in double figures in 17 of the last 20 games and 20 total contests this season.
• In conference action only, the pair rank among the top 20 scorers in the Mountain West, with Roddy 11th at 15.0 points per game and Stevens 13th at 13.5. Roddy is also 11th in MW rebounding at 6.27 boards a game, while Stevens is fourth in assists at 4.18 per contest.
 •                                                          Since entering the starting lineup against Tulsa 11 games ago, Roddy is averaging a team-best 16.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg and shooting 52.0 percent from the floor.
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All-Time Overtime
Overall: 28-36
               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 Â 1-1Â Â Â Â Â 12-17
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      1-1    28-36
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Looking Ahead
• The Rams will have the rest of the week off before returning home to host Utah State for the annual State Pride game on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
• The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network at 7:30 p.m. MT.
• 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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Players Mentioned
Colorado State Basketball (M): Season 1 - Ep. 1
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
Monday, August 04