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Redshirt-senior Nico Carvacho is the MW all-time leader in rebounds and double-doubles.
Rams To Honor State Pride Tuesday Night Hosting Utah State
2/9/2020 6:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CSU will look to keep its hold on second place when taking on the Aggies at 7:30 p.m.
2019-20Â Colorado State Men's Basketball
Game #26 - Colorado State (17-8, 8-4) vs. Utah State (19-7, 8-5)
Feb. 11, 2020 • 7:30 p.m. MT • Moby Arena (8,083) - Fort Collins, Colo.
Video: CBS Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Jason Horowitz /  Color Analyst: Dan Dickau) -- 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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Radio: Colorado State Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Brian Roth /  Color Analyst: Adam Nigon)
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Complete Game Notes: Colorado State / Utah State
Opening Tip
• Winners of eight of their last nine (all in Mountain West play), the Rams are coming off their bye date and returning home to host Utah State, who was won five of its last six, 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, with Jason Horowitz and Dan Dickau handling the commentary.
• 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 108-115 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 1,279-1,280 (.500) in 2,559 games all-time.
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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 29-28 mark and has an 108-115 overall record is in his seventh season as a head coach.
• Utah State Head Coach Craig Smith (North Dakota, '96) is in his second season with the Aggies with a 47-14 mark and sixth as a Division I head coach overall with a 126-69 record.
• The coaches are very familiar with each other, having been assistant coaches at CSU from 2008-12 under Tim Miles.
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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 Utah State
• Returning four starters and six letterwinners from last season's 28-7 squad that was 15-3 in the Mountain West, tied for the regular season title and won the tournament, the Aggies were the favorite to win the title in the league's preseason poll.
• Senior Sam Merrill was the 2019 MW Player of the Year and has continued playing like that, leading the Aggies in points, assists, three-pointers, minutes, three-point percentage and free throw percentage. Freshman Justin Bean paces the squad in rebounds and blocks, while sophomore Neemias Queta, last year's league Freshman and Defensive Player of the Year, has returned from an early-season injury and is tops in field goal percentage.
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History Versus Utah State
• Utah State has the better end of this long-time series, holding a 57-39 win advantage, but CSU leads in Fort Collins, 28-19.
• Last year, it took overtime in Fort Collins for the game to be decided. This year, Utah State pulled away late for the victory in Logan (box scores on page 19-20).
• CSU leader Niko Medved has an 0-3 record against Utah State as a head coach.
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UTAH STATE - 39-57
Conference: 21-40
Home: 28-19 / Away: 11-36 / Neutral: 0-2
(complete list on page 21 with returner stats)
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Medved vs. Utah State -- 0-3 (0-3 at CSU)
Home: 0-1 / Away: 0-2
    Date           School    Loc.        W/L  Score
*   1/19/19        Colo. St.     A             L     72-87
*   3/5/19         Colo. St.     H          L-ot 96-100
*   1/25/20      Colo. St.     A             L     61-77
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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         17-8     8-4
** 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 138-184 (.429) 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        823 (43.1)     480 (25.1)    5 (0.3)   603 (31.6)
> Rebounds   302 (34.2)     131 (14.8)        0      395 (44.7)
> Assists       182 (46.1)      80 (20.3)     1 (0.3)    132 (33.4)
> Blocks        24 (50.0)       2 (4.2)         0      22 (45.8)
> Steals         46 (26.7)      50 (29.1)     1 (0.6)    75 (43.6)
> Minutes      1914 (37.5)    1423 (27.9)   13 (0.3)   1751 (34.3)
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Better Basketball Evident
• The numbers tell the story as CSU has improved in its last 12 contests in key categories, including overall scoring (+14.6 ppg) as well as the number of players averaging 9.9 or more points a game. The result is wins in 10 of the last 12 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 12 (10-2)Â 49.5Â Â Â 40.3Â Â Â Â Â +5.2Â Â Â Â 18.1Â Â Â Â 7.5Â 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 12 (10-2)Â 16.3Â Â Â Â 7.0Â Â Â Â Â Â 2.8Â Â Â Â Â 0.7Â Â Â 50.7Â Â Â Â Â 28.6
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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 12 (10-2)Â 16.0Â Â Â Â 3.2Â Â Â Â Â Â 5.5Â Â Â Â Â 1.3Â Â Â Â 51.2Â Â Â Â Â Â 43.6
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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 12 (10-2)Â 12.7Â Â Â Â 0.5Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.5Â Â Â Â 50.0Â Â Â 43.8Â Â Â Â Â 92.0
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Long Distance Charges Incurred
• The Rams have dialed long distance effectively over the last 12 games, connecting on 40.3 percent (119-of-295) of their shots beyond the arc.
• Five different CSU players are 36.0 percent or better beyond the line, led by freshman freshman John Tonje at 51.9 percent (14-of-27).
• The other four are sophomores Kendle Moore (.450) and Adam Thistlewood (43.8 percent), freshman Isaiah Stevens (43.6 percent) and redshirt-senior Kris Martin (36.4 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 +1.4 over the last 12 games (going 10-2), 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 10-2 (4-1 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. 8, 2020)
CSU's Team Rankings                Rank  Avg.
Scoring Offense                        3rd    77.67
Scoring Margin                          3rd    +5.00
Field Goal Percentage                3rd    47.3
3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage          2nd    39.5
3-Pt. Field Goals Made                3rd    8.92
Assists                                    1st    16.17          Â
Turnover Margin                        3rd    +1.08
Assist/Turnover Ratio                 1st     1.42
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Individual Mountain West ONLY RankS (CSU only)
Scoring                      12.   David Roddy         14.67
                                13.   Isaiah Stevens       14.33
Rebounding                  1.   Nico Carvacho      11.25
                                 11.   David Roddy          6.42
Field Goal Percentage    4.   David Roddy          48.5
Free Throw Percentage  10.   Isaiah Stevens        78.0
3-Pt. FG Made              10.   Adam Thistlewood   2.10
Field Goal Percentage    4.   David Roddy          48.5
Free Throw Percentage  10.   Isaiah Stevens        78.0
                                15.   Kendle Moore         1.92
Assists                        4.   Isaiah Stevens        4.50
Steals                        14.   Kendle Moore         1.25
Assist-to-Turnover         3.   Isiaah Stevens        2.25
Blocked Shots             t-8.   David Roddy          0.83
Offensive Rebounds       1.   Nico Carvacho       3.83
Assists                        4.   Isaiah Stevens        4.50
Steals                        14.   Kendle Moore         1.25
Assist-to-Turnover         3.   Isiaah Stevens        2.25
Blocked Shots             t-8.   David Roddy          0.83
                                t-5.   David Roddy          2.25
Defensive Rebounds       1.   Nico Carvacho       7.42
Minutes Played             9.   Isaiah Stevens       33.41
 Defensive Rebounds       1.   Nico Carvacho       7.42
Minutes Played             9.   Isaiah Stevens       33.41
Moby Arena Home Court Advantage
• CSU has a record of 563-238 (.703) 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.
• With the win over Nevada Jan. 29, CSU guaranteed a better than .500 home record this year.
• This year's 10-3 mark has to do with some significant differences in major categories in favor of the Rams.
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Category     PPG   FG%  Reb    PF    Ast     TO   Stl
Colorado St. 79.8   50.3  34.1    181    232    150   90
Opponents  69.5   43.6  31.8   253   160     181    72
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National Rankings (Team/Players)
(through Feb. 8, 2020)
Team (Top 70 of 350 Division I teams)
Total Assists                                       395         15th
Personal Fouls Per Game                       15.0       22nd
Assists Per Game                                 15.8        23rd
Field Goal Percentage                           47.3        27th
Free Throws Attempted                          539        28th
3-Point Field Goal Percentage                 37.1        33rd
Assist-to-Turnover Radio                        1.23        36th
Scoring Offense                                   76.4       55th
Free Throws Made                                367        57th
Total 3-Pointers Made                           206        60th
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Players (top 100 nationally)
Nico Carvacho
Defensive Rebounds Per Game               7.76         11th
Rebounds Per Game                             10.8         12th
Double-Doubles                                   11           23rd
Free Throw Attempts                             142         38th
Offensive Rebounds Per Game                3.08       56th
Isaiah Stevens
Assist-to-Turnover Radio                        2.15         61st
Total Assists                                       112         63rd
Assists Per Game                                 4.5          94th
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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 1221 (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 32, passing San Diego State's Kawhi Leonard (2009-11) and Nevada's Jordan Caroline. His 46 career double-doubles are also 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 10.8 rpg and has 11 double-doubles on the year.
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CSU Career Ranks
Points
8.    1360    Eddie Hughes (106 Games)            1978-82
9.    1316    Nico Carvacho (125 Games)        2016-pres.
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Field Goals Made
7.              536                      Barry Young (81 Games)    1977-80
8.    519     Nico Carvacho (125 Games)        2016-pres.
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Field Goal Percentage (Minimum 75 Made)
12.   .559    David Fisher (151-270)                    1998-01
13.   .556    Nico Carvacho (519-934)            2016-pres
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Rebounds
1.    1221    Nico Carvacho (125 Games)       2016-pres.
Rebounding Average (Minimum 35 Games)
3.    9.8     Nico Carvacho (125 Games)       2016-pres.
4.    9.6     Bill Green (76 Games)                   1960-63
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Defensive Rebounds
1.    809    Nico Carvacho (124 Games)       2016-pres.
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Offensive Rebounds
1.    412     Nico Carvacho (1234 Games)      2016-pres.
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Blocked Shots
10.   80      Alan Cunningham                         1976-78
11.   75      Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
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Games Started
1.     130     Dorian Green                              2009-13
2.    122     Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
3.    117       Rich Strong                                1982-86
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Minutes
3.    3510    J.D. Paige                                    2015-19
4.    3443   Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
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Double-Doubles
1.     46 Nico Carvacho (2016-pres.) (1st in MW history)
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Mountain West Career Rebounds (All Games)
1.     1221    Nico Carvacho (CSU, 125 gm)    2016-pres.
2.     958    Jordan Caroline (Nevada, 105 gm)    2016-19
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Mountain West Only Game Career Rebounds
1.     712     Nico Carvacho (CSU)               2016-pres.
2.     486    Jordan Caroline (Nevada)               2016-19
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Mountain West Career Double-Doubles
1.      46 Nico Carvacho (CSU)                    2016-pres.
2Â Â Â Â Â 45Â Jordan Caroline (Nevada) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2016-19
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 32Â 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. 8, 2020)
1.      Total Rebounds                                          1221
1.      Double-Doubles                                          46
5.     Rebounding Average                                   9.8
7.           Consecutive Starts                                 122
31.    Free Throws Attempted                                513
36.   Games Played                                            125
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NCAA Overall Career Rebound Leaders since 1983-84
31.    Nico Carvacho                                          1221
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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
       Dale Davis (Clemson)                                   1216
       Shaquille O'Neal (LSU)                                 1217
Other notables coming up on the list soon
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 8.8 points a contest and leads with 33 steals. Thistlewood is second on the team at 42.5 percent from the three-point line, while Moore is fourth at 41.7 as each have connected 45 and 43 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 48.9 percent from the floor, 40.6 from the arc and a team-best 80.8 percent from the free throw line. He has reached at least 10 points in 19 of the 25 games so far and had at least four assists in 16 of them, averaging 4.4 per game (3rd in the MW).
• Roddy is third at 12.2 points per game and second at 5.8 rebounds a contest, as the freshman has scored in double figures in 18 of the last 21 games and 21 total contests this season.
• In conference action only, the pair rank among the top 20 scorers in the Mountain West, with Roddy 12th at 14.7 points per game and Stevens 13th at 14.3. Roddy is also 11th in MW rebounding at 6.42 boards a game, while Stevens is fourth in assists at 4.50 per contest.
 • Since entering the starting lineup against Tulsa 12 games ago, Roddy is averaging a team-best 16.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg and shooting 50.7 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 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 1-0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-2
Totals     20-31     7-4      1-1    28-36
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Looking Ahead
• The Rams will go on the road for their shortest road trip in Mountain West play, heading to Laramie to take on Wyoming on Saturday, Feb. 15.
• The game will be broadcast on AT&T SportsNet at 2 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