Colorado State University Athletics
Monday, November 22
St. Thomas, USVI / University of the Virgin Islands Sports & Fitness Center
6:00 PM
Colorado State
vs
Northeastern
David Roddy has had two career-high scoring efforts in USVI, combining for 66 points against Bradley and Creighton
Photo by: Zane Hopen/Basketball Travelers
CSU To Battle Northeastern For 2021 USVI Paradise Jam Championship Monday Night
11/22/2021 11:21:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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The Rams and Huskies will meet for just the second time in history at 6 pm MT on ESPN3
Opening Tip
• In their longest trip of the year, the Rams will take on Northeastern for the championship of the 2021 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Monday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. MT.
• The entire tournament will be televised on ESPN+/ESPN3 nationally with Brad Wells and Kevin Lehman on the call.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Matt Wozniak and Adam Nigon on the call. CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the Varsity Network app (free on all Apple and Android devices). Fans can use the app for instant access to free gameday audio streams and receive push notifications to remind them of games starting or upcoming audio broadcasts.
• The game will also have live stats on CSURams.com.
2021-22 Rams Quick Hits
• Colorado State is under the direction of fourth-year head coach Niko Medved, who took over the helm of the Rams' program in 2018-19. In his ninth season as a head coach, Medved has a 136-127 record overall but improved on the previous season's winning percentage in each of his eight years as a head coach, including both years now at CSU.
• The 2021-22 season marks the 117th in the history of the Colorado State men's basketball program. The Rams are 1,307-1,292 (.503) in 2,598 games all-time.
• CSU concluded the 2020-21 season in the National Invitation Tournament, advancing to the final four and finishing 20-8 overall record, including 14-4 in MW play, an three-game improvement over 2019-20 and 11 games 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 worldwide pandemic.
• CSU returns all five starters and nine letterwinners to this year's squad along with four newcomers.
• 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 fourth season at CSU as head coach with a 57-40 mark and has an 136-127 overall record is in his ninth season as a head coach.
• Northeastern Head Coach Greg McDermott (Hamilton College, 1983) is in his 16th season with the Huskies and as a college head coach with a 254-224 record.
A Familiar Face In Fort Collins
• While he may be in just his fourth 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 Northeastern
• Returning three starters and nine total letterwinners from last year's 10-9 team that was 8-2 and tied for first in the Colonial Athletic Association, Creighton was picked to finish second in the league.
• The Huskies are led by Second Team Preseason All-CAA picks guards Jahmyl Telfort and Shaquille Walters along with forward Chris Doherty and guard Nikola Djogo, both who originally started their collegiate careers at Notre Dame. Walters was a starter for Northeastern last season and paces the team in minutes and three-point field goal percentage. Doherty leads the team in points, rebounds, assists, field goal percentage and free throw percentage. Djogo is tops in three-pointers, blocks and steals.
History Versus Northeastern
• CSU has met Northeastern just once, winning the previous meeting 63-52 in the consolation game of the 2000 Hoosier Classic in Indianapolis.
• CSU is just 3-2 all-time against current Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) schools, including 2-1 at neutral sites.
• CSU head coach Niko Medved has never coached against Northeastern and is just 1-3 against current CAA opponents.
NORTHEASTERN - 1-0
Neutral: 1-0
Date Loc. W/L Score Att.
# 12/29/2000 Neutral W 63-52 10000
# Indiana Classic (Indianapolis, Ind.)
CSU vs. Colonial Athletic Association
School Overall Home Away Neut.
Charleston 1-0 1-0 - -
Drexel 1-1 0-1 - 1-0
Northeastern 1-0 - - 1-0
William & Mary 0-1 - - 0-1
Totals 3-2 1-1 - 2-1
Medved vs. Northeastern - First Meeting
Medved vs. CAA Opponents - 1-3 (0-0 at CSU)
Starting 5-0 Is A New Thing
• For the first time in his head coaching career, Niko Medved has his team at 5-0 in the early part of the season. He was 3-1 in his only season at Drake and has been 3-1 in each of his three previous seasons at CSU.
• The last time CSU was 5-0 at this point was in 2015-16, when the Rams were 5-0 to start but finished at 18-16. It is only the eighth time that Colorado State has been 5-0 in the 117-year history of the program.
• If the Rams win, it will be fourth time in program history to start 6-0 (1970-71 -- 6-0, 2012-13 -- 6-0 (Medved Asst. Coach); 2014-15 -- 14-0)
Tournament Finals
• CSU has advanced to the tournament championship game of a three-game neutral site tournament for the 10th time in school history, the most recent in 2014.
• In three-game neutral site tournament title games, the Rams are 5-4.
Previous Tournament Titles-Location (Number of Games)
1964 Mile High Classic-Denver, Colo. (2)
1965 Mile High Classic-Denver, Colo. (2)
1968 Utah Classic-Salt Lake City, Utah (2)
1977 Far West Classic-Portland, Ore. (3)
1989 Mile High Classic-Denver, Colo.(2)
1990 Gator Bowl Classic-Jacksonville, Fla. (2)
1994 Foothills Dodge Classic-Moby Arena (2)
1996 Foothills Dodge Classic-Moby Arena (2)
1997 Jam Fest Tournament-Moby Arena (2)
1999 Pearl Harbor Classic-Honolulu, Hawai'i (3)
2000 Phoenix Classic-Harford, Conn. (2)
2002 CSU Tournament-Moby Arena (3)
2006 Dr. Pepper Classic-Chattanooga, Tenn. (2)
2007 BP Top of the World Classic-Fairbanks, Alaska (3)
2010 Cancun Governor's Cup-Cancun, Mexico (3)
2010 Hilltop Challenge-San Francisco, Calif. (2)
2011 Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invit.-El Paso, Texas (2)
2012 Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic (2)
2014 GCI Great Alaska Shootout-Anchorage, Alaska (3)
CSU Preseason MW Favorites
• For the first time in program history, the Colorado State men's basketball team has been picked to win the Mountain West in the annual preseason media poll, announced today prior to the league's Media Days.
• As part of that, juniors David Roddy and Isaiah Stevens were named to the Preseason All-Mountain West squad.
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 led the Rams to surpass the previous season's win totals at CSU, both overall and in Mountain West play.
• In 2019-20, the Rams had nine non-conference wins, betterring 2018-19's total of five. The squad also won 20 games overall, improving on 2018-19'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.
• In 2020-21, Medved led the Rams to their best conference record in program history with the 14-4 mark. The 14 wins were most CSU wins in any conference in history.
The Improvement Under Medved
Year School Overall Win% Conf. Post
2012-13 Furman** 6-24 .200 3-15
2013-14 Furman 9-21 .300 3-13
2014-15 Furman 11-22 .333 5-13
2015-16 Furman 19-16 .543 11-7 $
2016-17 Furman 23-11 .676 14-4 $
2016-17 Drake** 7-24 .226 5-13
2017-18 Drake 17-17 .500 10-8 $
2017-18 Colorado State** 11-21 .343 4-14
2018-19 Colorado State 12-20 .375 7-11
2019-20 Colorado State 20-12 .625 11-7 $*
2020-21 Colorado State! 20-8 .714 14-4# $
** Seasons prior to Medved taking over program
# School record for conference wins in a season
$ Postseason action for the program (2020 postseason canceled due to COVID-19)
! Season shortened due to COVID-19 protocols)
The Road Is Unique This Year
• Because of six neutral site games in non-conference play (though Birmingham will hardly be neutral for Alabama on Dec. 21), Colorado State's first "true" road game in an opponent's home arena is not until Dec. 28 at The Pit vs New Mexico, 49 days from the start of the season.
• This is the longest time from the opening of the season until Colorado State played a true road game in the program's modern history.
• The last time CSU played its first road game of the year this late was in the 1971-72 season (which wasn't allowed to start until Dec. 1), when the Rams played Arizona in Tempe on Jan. 14, 1972 (a 78-74 UA win). CSU finished 15-9 that year.
Challenging Schedule
• CSU has seven guaranteed opponents and two other possible opponents that played in postseason in 2020-21 on this year's schedule, combining for at least nine games.
• Alabama, Creighton, San Diego State, Oral Roberts and Utah State all competed in the NCAA Tournament, as CSU is 2-0 against those opponents so far.
• Saint Mary's and Mississippi State were in the NIT with Colorado State.
Medved vs. 2021-22 Opponents
School Overall Home Away Neut.
Air Force 6-0 4-0 2-0 -
Alabama First Meeting
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2-0 2-0 - -
Boise State 2-4 1-2 1-1 0-1
Bradley 3-1 1-0 1-0 1-1
Creighton 1-0 - - 1-0
Fresno State 6-1 4-0 1-1 1-0
Little Rock First Meeting
Mississippi State First Meeting
Nevada 1-4 1-1 0-3 -
New Mexico 3-1 3-0 0-1 -
Northeastern First Meeting
Northern Colorado 0-1 - 0-1 -
Oral Roberts 1-0 1-0 - -
Peru State 1-0 1-0 - -
Saint Mary's (CA) 0-1 - 0-1 -
San Diego State 1-4 0-2 1-2 -
San Jose State 5-0 1-0 2-0 2-0
Tulsa 1-0 - - 1-0
UNLV 3-3 3-1 0-2 -
Utah State 1-6 0-2 1-3 0-1
Wyoming 5-3 2-0 3-2 0-1
TOTALS 42-29 24-8 12-17 6-4
CSU vs. 2021-22 Opponents
School Overall Home Away Neut.
Air Force 84-33 46-11 34-18 4-4
Alabama 0-1 - - 0-1
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4-0 4-0 - -
Boise State 12-15 9-5 2-9 1-1
Bradley 1-0 - - 1-0
Creighton 2-3 1-1 0-2 1-0
Fresno State 23-18 17-3 3-13 3-2
Little Rock 0-2 0-1 0-1 -
Mississippi State 1-0 1-0 - -
Nevada 10-16 6-4 4-11 0-1
New Mexico 49-78 36-26 12-50 1-2
Northeastern 1-0 - - 1-0
Northern Colorado 69-36 50-12 18-24 1-0
Oral Roberts 4-1 3-0 1-1 -
Peru State 1-0 1-0 - -
St. Mary's (Calif.) 2-2 - 1-1 1-1
San Diego State 42-46 26-14 14-28 2-4
San Jose State 22-0 9-0 9-0 4-0
Tulsa 3-3 1-1 1-2 1-0
UNLV 19-41 14-16 5-24 0-1
Utah State 40-60 28-20 12-37 0-3
Wyoming 98-137 53-56 42-76 3-5
TOTALS 487-492 305-170 158-297 23-26
CSU vs. 2021-22 Conference Foes (-MW)
School Overall Home Away Neut.
American Athletic 11-19 6-4 2-10 3-5
Atlantic 10 4-4 1-0 1-1 2-3
Big East 3-4 1-1 0-2 2-1
Big Sky 140-75 99-21 38-51 3-3
Colonial Ath. Assoc. 3-2 1-1 - 2-1
Ivy League 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-0
Missouri Valley 14-13 8-1 3-9 3-3
Pac-12 124-251 79-90 36-151 9-10
Southeastern 10-8 5-2 2-5 3-1
Southwestern Athletic 10-0 9-0 - 1-0
Sun Belt 13-5 10-2 2-2 1-1
Summit League 107-75 69-31 36-43 2-1
West Coast 66-110 42-34 14-67 10-9
Divison II/Other 201-91 150-36 42-49 9-6
TOTALS 709-657 481-223 177-390 51-44
Experience Gained=Success in '21-'22?
• In 2020-21, CSU ranked 311th in terms of experience and youth in NCAA Division I basketball, yet finished among the top 70 teams in the nation.
• This year, CSU returns all five starters and nine total letterwinners from the 2021 NIT run.
• Here is a look at what CSU returns in production, making many optimistic about what the season could hold.
2021-22 Returners Production Breakdown (Total (%))
Category So. (4) Jr. (5) Sr. (2) Total
> Points 241 (11.6) 1,211 (58.4) 539 (26.0) 1,991 (96.1)
> Rebounds 134 (15.0) 551 (61.8) 180 (20.2) 938 (97.2)
> Assists 45 (11.0) 260 (63.7) 65 (15.9) 370 (90.7)
> Steals 20 (12.2) 76 (46.3) 55 (33.5) 151 (92.1)
> Blocks 20 (26.7) 34 (45.3) 20 (26.7) 74 (98.7)
> Minutes 809 (14.4) 2,800 (50.0) 1,623 (29.0) 5,232 (93.4)
Tonje With Career Night To Open
• Junior John Tonje came out with a stellar performance in the opening night win over 2021 NCAA Sweet 16 team Oral Roberts Nov. 9.
• Entering the contest with a previous career high of 15, Tonje was inserted in the starting lineup to help the defensive alignment but also made a great impact on offense. He tallied a career-high 31 points (18 of which came in the first half), while shooting 10-of-14 on field goal attempts, including 3-7 on triples, and making all eight free throw attempts.
Roddy Named To Malone Watch List
• Junior David Roddy was named to the Karl Malone Award Watch List, announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. One of 20 named to the initial watch list, this honor recognizes the top power forward in men's college basketball.
• A 2021 First-Team NABC All-District and All-Mountain West selection as well as a 2021-22 preseason All-MW pick, Roddy showed his development in his second year. As a sophomore, he increased both his scoring and rebounding averages, going from 11.4 points and 5.6 rebounds a game last season to a team-bests of 15.9 points and 9.4 rebounds. Those numbers were even higher in MW play at 16.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, ranking, fourth and second, respectively, in the league. One of the toughest matchups in the Mountain West, Roddy hit 55.3 percent of his shots from the field, also second in the Mountain West, and ranked 13th in assists at 2.83 per game. Roddy's best game was in the 22-point win over Boise State, where he recorded career bests of 27 points and 15 rebounds in the victory. He also was just shy of the program's first triple-double when he had 12 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists in the March 3 win over New Mexico. He has recorded 10 double-doubles this season, nine of them coming in conference play, with the two against Fresno State and the double-double in the comeback win at SDSU earning him Mountain West Player of the Week honors.
• This year after missing part of the opener with an upper body injury, Roddy has since then set career highs in scoring twice, including 30 points in the first round of the Paradise Jam against Bradley.
• Roddy had another career night against Creighton, Nov. 21, scoring 36 points with seven three-pointers to lead CSU to the Paradise Jam championship game.
Defense Setting A Tone
• CSU showed an improved defensive effort and shows clearly in the stats, despite having the 311th club in the country in terms of experience entering the 2020-21 year.
• In 2020-21, the Rams were ranked in the top 75 nationally in scoring defense, field goal percentage defense, three-point field goal percentage defense and defensive rebounds.
• CSU held opponents under 60 points for five consecutive games. The last time CSU held opponents each under 60 points that many consecutive games was in 2012-13 (NCAA Tournament bid and win over Missouri season), where they held six straight opponents under 60.
• The Rams had back-to-back games holding an opponent under 50 points on Feb. 27 and March 1. This was the first time it has happened since the 2014-15 season and the first time it has happened in head coach Niko Medved's eight-year career spanning three schools.
• Colorado State also gave up just 44 points to Air Force March 1, the lowest opponent output since Jan. 17, 2015, a 70-41 win at San Jose State. It was also the third-lowest overall opponent scoring total in Medved's career (second lowest vs Division I school).
• This year, the Rams had at least five blocks in each of the first three games. This was the first time that CSU has had three-straight contests with five or more rejections since 2006-07.
Getting Offensive (Fouls Drawn That Is)
• Part of CSU's improved defense is drawing offensive fouls on its opponents.
• The Rams averaged 3.5 offensive fouls drawn on their opponents in 2020-21 and had at least 3 in 23 of the 28 games.
• CSU's season high was seven in the home win over Fresno State on Dec. 28 and the Feb. 27 win over Air Force.
Starters Get It Going
• CSU's starters getting the scoring going was big last year, as the Rams were 17-2 last year when that group scored at least 54 points.
• In the season-opening win over Oral Roberts, the starting group had 56 points, while the bench chipped in 53.
• This year CSU is 3-0 when the starters tally at least 54.
More Improvement To See
• Basketball is a game where the numbers generally tell the story. For the Rams, here are some of the categories with NCAA rankings that they have improved on from 2018-19 to 2020-21 that demonstrate why.
CSU's Team Rankings 18-19 19-20 NCAA 20-21 NCAA
Scoring Def. 75.2 72.09 252nd 65.8 54th
Scoring Margin -0.4 +3.44 133rd +8.9 42nd
FG Percentage Def. 45.5 44.3 251st 41.2 60th
FT Percentage 69.4 67.9 272nd 79.2 6th
3-Pt. Percentage Def. 35.5 34.2 252nd 30.3 27th
Turnovers Forced 11.06 12.69 219th 13.68 140th
Defensive Rebounds 25.78 26.84 85th 27.40 48th
Hitting From Deep
• Last year's squad that ranked in the top 70 in the country in three-point field goals made features three of the most prolific three-point shooters in school history (who are all back this year).
• In the win over Creighton Nov. 21, CSU hit a school and Paradise Jam Tournament record 20 three-pointers. The mark is tied for the second most in Mountain West history.
• Junior Isaiah Stevens and seniors Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood are all in CSU's top-30 for 3-point field goal percentage.
10. .411 Antwan Scott (97-236) 2014-16
11. .406 Sean Morris (89-219) 2004-06
12. .400 A.Masinton-Bonner (100-250) 2016-19
13. .399 Isaiah Stevens (103-258) 2019-pres.
14. .398 Ryan Yoder (123-309) 1990-94
15. .397 Keith Bonds (114-287) 1991-93
16. .397 Tyson Maroney (73-184) 1990-94
17. .397 Andre Mcfarland (144-363) 2007-11
18. .394 Jameel Mahmud (117-297) 1994-98
19. .389 David Evans (150-386) 1994-96
20. .388 Adam Nigon (124-320) 2007-11
21. .384 Adam Thistlewood (165-430) 2018-pres.
28. .373 Kendle Moore (144-386) 2018-pres.
National Rankings (Team/Players)
(as of Nov. 21, 2021)
Team (Top 75 of 350 Division I teams)
3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 45.6 6th
Field Goal Percentage 53.6 7th
Scoring Offense 89.80 11th
Free Throw Percentage 80.2 23rd
Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.69 23rd
3-Pt. Field Goals Per Game 10.40 34th
Assists 17.60 37th
Turnovers (Fewest) 10.40 37th
Scoring Margin +19.00 51st
Blocked Shots 5.20 51st
Defensive Rebounds 29.40 57th
Free Throws Made 69 66th
Players (top 100 nationally)
Isaiah Stevens
Total Assists 33 5th
Assists Per Game 6.6 11th
Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 4.12 29th
David Roddy
Total Field Goals Made 42 4th
Points Per Game 23.6 7th
Double-Doubles 2 t-21st
Free Throws Made 21 t-21st
Free Throw Attempts 31 t-21st
Total Field Goal Attempts 72 31st
Defensive Rebounds Per Game 6.40 67th
Rebounds Per Game 8.6 85th
Field Goal Percentage 58.3 91st
Closing In On A Historic Mark (x4)
• Barring injuries, Colorado State will have four players reach the 1,000-point career mark during this season, as only 30 have reached that mark previously for the Rams. Shown are where the four players currently are and their current ranking on CSU's all-time scoring chart.
• Junior David Roddy - 929 points (#40)
• Junior Isaiah Stevens - 927 points (#41)
• Senior Kendle Moore - 857 points (#54)
• Senior Adam Thistlewood - 842 points (#57)
Double-Doubles
• The Rams have three players that have combined for 20 double-doubles in their young careers, including three via points-assists, as the program total is now 660 since 1965-66.
David Roddy 16 (2 in 2021-22)
Isaiah Stevens 4 (1 in 2021-22)
Dischon Thomas 1 (1 in 2021-22)
Points/Assists Double-Double Career Leaders
(18 total in history)
1. Ryan Yoder (1990-94) 6
2. Isaiah Stevens (2019-pres.) 4
DOUBLE-DOUBLE RANKINGS TOTAL
(105 Players since 1965-66)
1. Nico Carvacho (2015-20) 49
5. Tim Hall (1971-75) 23
11. David Roddy (2019-pres.) 16
Moving On Up
• Seniors Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood are looked at to help lead this team as two of the five returning starters.
• For their careers, the fourth-year roommates have played in a combined 188 of a possible 192 games (179 starts) and contributed 18.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and better than 37.8 percent from the three-point arc as a duo.
• Both are now in the career top 20 for CSU in three-pointers as Thistlewood is fifth at 165 and Moore has 144 and is tied for 13th. Moore is also fifth in career steals with 123.
Career 3-Pointers List
3. 197 Dorian Green (130 Games) 2009-13
4. 167 J.D. Paige (124 Games) 2015-19
5. 165 Adam Thistlewood (94 games) 2019-pres.
6. 158 Daniel Bejarano (100 Games) 2011-15
7. 154 Mark Meredith (59 Games) 1989-91
8. 152 Prentiss Nixon (94 Games) 2015-18
9. 150 David Evans (55 Games) 1994-96
150 Joe De Ciman (123 Games) 2012-16
11. 149 Gian Clavell (70 Games) 2014-17
12. 148 Wes Eikmeier (96 Games) 2009-13
13. 144 Andre McFarland (114 Games) 2007-11
144 Kendle Moore (94 games) 2019-pres.
Career Steals
3. 141 Eddie Hughes 1978-82
4. 128 Brian Greene 1999-03
5. 123 Kendle Moore (94 games) 2019-pres.
Career Free-Throw Percentage
14. .815 Adam Thistlewood (94 games) 2019-pres.
Career 3-Point Field Goal Percentage
21. .384 Adam Thistlewood (94 games) 2019-pres.
28. .373 Kendle Moore (94 games) 2019-pres.
Junior Class Continuing Impact
• The junior class of guards Isaiah Stevens and John Tonje, forward David Roddy and center Dischon Thomas are showed the growth in their second year of collegiate basketball.
• Roddy was first in scoring at 15.9 points per game and the top rebounder at 9.4 (2nd in MW), while Stevens was second in scoring at 15.3 points and first with 5.4 assists (#2 MW) per game. Roddy was a NABC First Team All-District, USBWA All-District, First Team All-MW pick while Stevens was named to the USBWA All-District squad as well as second team for the NABC All-District and Mountain West.
• Tonje was fifth at 6.6 points per game (having averaged 3.6 as a freshman in 2019-20), while Thomas averaged 5.2 points and 3.1 boards a contest (up from 3.8 and 2.2 respectively).
CSU Career Ranks
Isaiah Stevens
Assists Per Game 2nd 5.1
Free Throw Percentage 9th .839
3-Point Field Goal Percentage 13th .399
Career Assists
1. 530 Ryan Yoder 1990-94
4. 387 Eddie Hughes 1978-82
5. 373 Dorian Green 2009-13
6. 367 Micheal Morris 2002-06
7. 352 Matt Barnett 1994-98
8. 329 Isaiah Stevens 2019-pres.
9. 327 Andy Birley 1999-03
Conference Only Rankings
• Here are the team categories the Rams' ranked in the top three in Mountain West only games and where the individual players appeared in the rankings in 2020-21.
(2020-21 final)
CSU's Team Rankings Rank Avg.
Scoring Offense 1st 77.00
Field Goal Percentage 1st 49.1
Free Throw Percentage 1st 80.8
3-Point FG Percentage Defense 1st 31.1
3-Point Field Goal Percentage 2nd 37.3
3-Point Field Goals Made 2nd 9.22
Assists 2nd 15.50
Defensive Rebounds Per Game 2nd 27.28
Rebounding Defense 3rd 31.22
Scoring Margin 3rd +9.89
2020-21 Individual MW ONLY RankS (CSU only)
Scoring 4. David Roddy 16.56
t-10. Isaiah Stevens 15.00
t-10. Adam Thistlewood 1.89
t-12. David Roddy 0.72 Defensive Rebounds 1. David Roddy 7.56
The Historic Comeback at SDSU
• CSU's rally from 26 points down at #23 San Diego State on Jan. 2 made history in several ways.
• It is the largest comeback in both school and Mountain West history. The previous largest comeback in CSU history occurred under Medved last season, as the Rams rallied from 19 down at Wyoming to earn a 77-70 win on Feb. 15, 2020.
• It is the largest comeback win in Division I men's basketball this season and one of just five road comebacks of 26 points or more in a game between Division I opponents over the past 10 seasons, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
• This was the first win over a ranked opponent since Feb. 29, 2012, a 66-59 win over #17 UNLV at Moby Arena.
• This was the first road win over a ranked opponent since Jan. 5, 1973, a 93-86 win at #15 BYU.
• CSU had lost 28 straight games on the road against ranked teams before the win.
• CSU moved to 3-0 in Mountain West play for the first time in the 22-year history of the league.
Postseason History
• Colorado State made its 21st postseason appearance in school history last year.
• This was the 10th appearance in the National Invitation Tournament, having gone 9-11 overall.
• Last year, the Rams defeated Buffalo and NC State to advance to the Final Four. From there, CSU lost to eventual champion Memphis in the semifinals and then dropped a heartbreaker to Louisiana Tech in the third-place game.
• The most successful run was in 1988, when CSU went to the semifinals in New York City, losing to Ohio State in that game and then defeating Boston College for third.
2020-21 Awards
• National Association of Basketball Coaches
- David Roddy, First Team
- Isaiah Stevens, Second Team
• US Basketball Writers Association All-District
- Niko Medved, Coach of the Year
- David Roddy
- Isaiah Stevens
• All-Mountain West from the league's coaches
- David Roddy, First Team
- Isaiah Stevens, Second Team
- Adam Thistlewood, Honorable Mention
• All-Mountain West from the league's media
- Niko Medved, Coach of the Year
- David Roddy, First Team
- Isaiah Stevens, Second Team
2020-21 Season Quick Hits
• CSU had back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since 2011-12/2012-13, when Niko Medved was an assistant coach on the staff. This was also just the fourth time that the mark has been reached in program history.
• This was also the fourth time that the Rams have won multiple postseason games in a year.
• Colorado State picked up its 14th conference win March 3, the most wins in any conference season in program history.
• The Rams were the only team in the Mountain West not to get swept in a season series and had five series sweeps.
Looking Ahead
• Colorado State retuns home to host in-state rival Northern Colorado on Sat., Nov. 27 at 12 p.m.
• The game will be broadcast by on KCDO Denver 3 along with streamed on the Mountain West Network and CSURams.com.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth and Adam Nigon handling the broadcast.
• CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the Varsity Network app (free on all Apple and Android devices). Fans can use the app for instant access to free gameday audio streams and receive push notifications to remind them of games starting or upcoming audio broadcasts.
• In their longest trip of the year, the Rams will take on Northeastern for the championship of the 2021 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Monday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. MT.
• The entire tournament will be televised on ESPN+/ESPN3 nationally with Brad Wells and Kevin Lehman on the call.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Matt Wozniak and Adam Nigon on the call. CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the Varsity Network app (free on all Apple and Android devices). Fans can use the app for instant access to free gameday audio streams and receive push notifications to remind them of games starting or upcoming audio broadcasts.
• The game will also have live stats on CSURams.com.
2021-22 Rams Quick Hits
• Colorado State is under the direction of fourth-year head coach Niko Medved, who took over the helm of the Rams' program in 2018-19. In his ninth season as a head coach, Medved has a 136-127 record overall but improved on the previous season's winning percentage in each of his eight years as a head coach, including both years now at CSU.
• The 2021-22 season marks the 117th in the history of the Colorado State men's basketball program. The Rams are 1,307-1,292 (.503) in 2,598 games all-time.
• CSU concluded the 2020-21 season in the National Invitation Tournament, advancing to the final four and finishing 20-8 overall record, including 14-4 in MW play, an three-game improvement over 2019-20 and 11 games 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 worldwide pandemic.
• CSU returns all five starters and nine letterwinners to this year's squad along with four newcomers.
• 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 fourth season at CSU as head coach with a 57-40 mark and has an 136-127 overall record is in his ninth season as a head coach.
• Northeastern Head Coach Greg McDermott (Hamilton College, 1983) is in his 16th season with the Huskies and as a college head coach with a 254-224 record.
A Familiar Face In Fort Collins
• While he may be in just his fourth 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 Northeastern
• Returning three starters and nine total letterwinners from last year's 10-9 team that was 8-2 and tied for first in the Colonial Athletic Association, Creighton was picked to finish second in the league.
• The Huskies are led by Second Team Preseason All-CAA picks guards Jahmyl Telfort and Shaquille Walters along with forward Chris Doherty and guard Nikola Djogo, both who originally started their collegiate careers at Notre Dame. Walters was a starter for Northeastern last season and paces the team in minutes and three-point field goal percentage. Doherty leads the team in points, rebounds, assists, field goal percentage and free throw percentage. Djogo is tops in three-pointers, blocks and steals.
History Versus Northeastern
• CSU has met Northeastern just once, winning the previous meeting 63-52 in the consolation game of the 2000 Hoosier Classic in Indianapolis.
• CSU is just 3-2 all-time against current Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) schools, including 2-1 at neutral sites.
• CSU head coach Niko Medved has never coached against Northeastern and is just 1-3 against current CAA opponents.
NORTHEASTERN - 1-0
Neutral: 1-0
Date Loc. W/L Score Att.
# 12/29/2000 Neutral W 63-52 10000
# Indiana Classic (Indianapolis, Ind.)
CSU vs. Colonial Athletic Association
School Overall Home Away Neut.
Charleston 1-0 1-0 - -
Drexel 1-1 0-1 - 1-0
Northeastern 1-0 - - 1-0
William & Mary 0-1 - - 0-1
Totals 3-2 1-1 - 2-1
Medved vs. Northeastern - First Meeting
Medved vs. CAA Opponents - 1-3 (0-0 at CSU)
Starting 5-0 Is A New Thing
• For the first time in his head coaching career, Niko Medved has his team at 5-0 in the early part of the season. He was 3-1 in his only season at Drake and has been 3-1 in each of his three previous seasons at CSU.
• The last time CSU was 5-0 at this point was in 2015-16, when the Rams were 5-0 to start but finished at 18-16. It is only the eighth time that Colorado State has been 5-0 in the 117-year history of the program.
• If the Rams win, it will be fourth time in program history to start 6-0 (1970-71 -- 6-0, 2012-13 -- 6-0 (Medved Asst. Coach); 2014-15 -- 14-0)
Tournament Finals
• CSU has advanced to the tournament championship game of a three-game neutral site tournament for the 10th time in school history, the most recent in 2014.
• In three-game neutral site tournament title games, the Rams are 5-4.
Previous Tournament Titles-Location (Number of Games)
1964 Mile High Classic-Denver, Colo. (2)
1965 Mile High Classic-Denver, Colo. (2)
1968 Utah Classic-Salt Lake City, Utah (2)
1977 Far West Classic-Portland, Ore. (3)
1989 Mile High Classic-Denver, Colo.(2)
1990 Gator Bowl Classic-Jacksonville, Fla. (2)
1994 Foothills Dodge Classic-Moby Arena (2)
1996 Foothills Dodge Classic-Moby Arena (2)
1997 Jam Fest Tournament-Moby Arena (2)
1999 Pearl Harbor Classic-Honolulu, Hawai'i (3)
2000 Phoenix Classic-Harford, Conn. (2)
2002 CSU Tournament-Moby Arena (3)
2006 Dr. Pepper Classic-Chattanooga, Tenn. (2)
2007 BP Top of the World Classic-Fairbanks, Alaska (3)
2010 Cancun Governor's Cup-Cancun, Mexico (3)
2010 Hilltop Challenge-San Francisco, Calif. (2)
2011 Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invit.-El Paso, Texas (2)
2012 Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic (2)
2014 GCI Great Alaska Shootout-Anchorage, Alaska (3)
CSU Preseason MW Favorites
• For the first time in program history, the Colorado State men's basketball team has been picked to win the Mountain West in the annual preseason media poll, announced today prior to the league's Media Days.
• As part of that, juniors David Roddy and Isaiah Stevens were named to the Preseason All-Mountain West squad.
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 led the Rams to surpass the previous season's win totals at CSU, both overall and in Mountain West play.
• In 2019-20, the Rams had nine non-conference wins, betterring 2018-19's total of five. The squad also won 20 games overall, improving on 2018-19'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.
• In 2020-21, Medved led the Rams to their best conference record in program history with the 14-4 mark. The 14 wins were most CSU wins in any conference in history.
The Improvement Under Medved
Year School Overall Win% Conf. Post
2012-13 Furman** 6-24 .200 3-15
2013-14 Furman 9-21 .300 3-13
2014-15 Furman 11-22 .333 5-13
2015-16 Furman 19-16 .543 11-7 $
2016-17 Furman 23-11 .676 14-4 $
2016-17 Drake** 7-24 .226 5-13
2017-18 Drake 17-17 .500 10-8 $
2017-18 Colorado State** 11-21 .343 4-14
2018-19 Colorado State 12-20 .375 7-11
2019-20 Colorado State 20-12 .625 11-7 $*
2020-21 Colorado State! 20-8 .714 14-4# $
** Seasons prior to Medved taking over program
# School record for conference wins in a season
$ Postseason action for the program (2020 postseason canceled due to COVID-19)
! Season shortened due to COVID-19 protocols)
The Road Is Unique This Year
• Because of six neutral site games in non-conference play (though Birmingham will hardly be neutral for Alabama on Dec. 21), Colorado State's first "true" road game in an opponent's home arena is not until Dec. 28 at The Pit vs New Mexico, 49 days from the start of the season.
• This is the longest time from the opening of the season until Colorado State played a true road game in the program's modern history.
• The last time CSU played its first road game of the year this late was in the 1971-72 season (which wasn't allowed to start until Dec. 1), when the Rams played Arizona in Tempe on Jan. 14, 1972 (a 78-74 UA win). CSU finished 15-9 that year.
Challenging Schedule
• CSU has seven guaranteed opponents and two other possible opponents that played in postseason in 2020-21 on this year's schedule, combining for at least nine games.
• Alabama, Creighton, San Diego State, Oral Roberts and Utah State all competed in the NCAA Tournament, as CSU is 2-0 against those opponents so far.
• Saint Mary's and Mississippi State were in the NIT with Colorado State.
Medved vs. 2021-22 Opponents
School Overall Home Away Neut.
Air Force 6-0 4-0 2-0 -
Alabama First Meeting
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2-0 2-0 - -
Boise State 2-4 1-2 1-1 0-1
Bradley 3-1 1-0 1-0 1-1
Creighton 1-0 - - 1-0
Fresno State 6-1 4-0 1-1 1-0
Little Rock First Meeting
Mississippi State First Meeting
Nevada 1-4 1-1 0-3 -
New Mexico 3-1 3-0 0-1 -
Northeastern First Meeting
Northern Colorado 0-1 - 0-1 -
Oral Roberts 1-0 1-0 - -
Peru State 1-0 1-0 - -
Saint Mary's (CA) 0-1 - 0-1 -
San Diego State 1-4 0-2 1-2 -
San Jose State 5-0 1-0 2-0 2-0
Tulsa 1-0 - - 1-0
UNLV 3-3 3-1 0-2 -
Utah State 1-6 0-2 1-3 0-1
Wyoming 5-3 2-0 3-2 0-1
TOTALS 42-29 24-8 12-17 6-4
CSU vs. 2021-22 Opponents
School Overall Home Away Neut.
Air Force 84-33 46-11 34-18 4-4
Alabama 0-1 - - 0-1
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4-0 4-0 - -
Boise State 12-15 9-5 2-9 1-1
Bradley 1-0 - - 1-0
Creighton 2-3 1-1 0-2 1-0
Fresno State 23-18 17-3 3-13 3-2
Little Rock 0-2 0-1 0-1 -
Mississippi State 1-0 1-0 - -
Nevada 10-16 6-4 4-11 0-1
New Mexico 49-78 36-26 12-50 1-2
Northeastern 1-0 - - 1-0
Northern Colorado 69-36 50-12 18-24 1-0
Oral Roberts 4-1 3-0 1-1 -
Peru State 1-0 1-0 - -
St. Mary's (Calif.) 2-2 - 1-1 1-1
San Diego State 42-46 26-14 14-28 2-4
San Jose State 22-0 9-0 9-0 4-0
Tulsa 3-3 1-1 1-2 1-0
UNLV 19-41 14-16 5-24 0-1
Utah State 40-60 28-20 12-37 0-3
Wyoming 98-137 53-56 42-76 3-5
TOTALS 487-492 305-170 158-297 23-26
CSU vs. 2021-22 Conference Foes (-MW)
School Overall Home Away Neut.
American Athletic 11-19 6-4 2-10 3-5
Atlantic 10 4-4 1-0 1-1 2-3
Big East 3-4 1-1 0-2 2-1
Big Sky 140-75 99-21 38-51 3-3
Colonial Ath. Assoc. 3-2 1-1 - 2-1
Ivy League 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-0
Missouri Valley 14-13 8-1 3-9 3-3
Pac-12 124-251 79-90 36-151 9-10
Southeastern 10-8 5-2 2-5 3-1
Southwestern Athletic 10-0 9-0 - 1-0
Sun Belt 13-5 10-2 2-2 1-1
Summit League 107-75 69-31 36-43 2-1
West Coast 66-110 42-34 14-67 10-9
Divison II/Other 201-91 150-36 42-49 9-6
TOTALS 709-657 481-223 177-390 51-44
Experience Gained=Success in '21-'22?
• In 2020-21, CSU ranked 311th in terms of experience and youth in NCAA Division I basketball, yet finished among the top 70 teams in the nation.
• This year, CSU returns all five starters and nine total letterwinners from the 2021 NIT run.
• Here is a look at what CSU returns in production, making many optimistic about what the season could hold.
2021-22 Returners Production Breakdown (Total (%))
Category So. (4) Jr. (5) Sr. (2) Total
> Points 241 (11.6) 1,211 (58.4) 539 (26.0) 1,991 (96.1)
> Rebounds 134 (15.0) 551 (61.8) 180 (20.2) 938 (97.2)
> Assists 45 (11.0) 260 (63.7) 65 (15.9) 370 (90.7)
> Steals 20 (12.2) 76 (46.3) 55 (33.5) 151 (92.1)
> Blocks 20 (26.7) 34 (45.3) 20 (26.7) 74 (98.7)
> Minutes 809 (14.4) 2,800 (50.0) 1,623 (29.0) 5,232 (93.4)
Tonje With Career Night To Open
• Junior John Tonje came out with a stellar performance in the opening night win over 2021 NCAA Sweet 16 team Oral Roberts Nov. 9.
• Entering the contest with a previous career high of 15, Tonje was inserted in the starting lineup to help the defensive alignment but also made a great impact on offense. He tallied a career-high 31 points (18 of which came in the first half), while shooting 10-of-14 on field goal attempts, including 3-7 on triples, and making all eight free throw attempts.
Roddy Named To Malone Watch List
• Junior David Roddy was named to the Karl Malone Award Watch List, announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. One of 20 named to the initial watch list, this honor recognizes the top power forward in men's college basketball.
• A 2021 First-Team NABC All-District and All-Mountain West selection as well as a 2021-22 preseason All-MW pick, Roddy showed his development in his second year. As a sophomore, he increased both his scoring and rebounding averages, going from 11.4 points and 5.6 rebounds a game last season to a team-bests of 15.9 points and 9.4 rebounds. Those numbers were even higher in MW play at 16.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, ranking, fourth and second, respectively, in the league. One of the toughest matchups in the Mountain West, Roddy hit 55.3 percent of his shots from the field, also second in the Mountain West, and ranked 13th in assists at 2.83 per game. Roddy's best game was in the 22-point win over Boise State, where he recorded career bests of 27 points and 15 rebounds in the victory. He also was just shy of the program's first triple-double when he had 12 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists in the March 3 win over New Mexico. He has recorded 10 double-doubles this season, nine of them coming in conference play, with the two against Fresno State and the double-double in the comeback win at SDSU earning him Mountain West Player of the Week honors.
• This year after missing part of the opener with an upper body injury, Roddy has since then set career highs in scoring twice, including 30 points in the first round of the Paradise Jam against Bradley.
• Roddy had another career night against Creighton, Nov. 21, scoring 36 points with seven three-pointers to lead CSU to the Paradise Jam championship game.
Defense Setting A Tone
• CSU showed an improved defensive effort and shows clearly in the stats, despite having the 311th club in the country in terms of experience entering the 2020-21 year.
• In 2020-21, the Rams were ranked in the top 75 nationally in scoring defense, field goal percentage defense, three-point field goal percentage defense and defensive rebounds.
• CSU held opponents under 60 points for five consecutive games. The last time CSU held opponents each under 60 points that many consecutive games was in 2012-13 (NCAA Tournament bid and win over Missouri season), where they held six straight opponents under 60.
• The Rams had back-to-back games holding an opponent under 50 points on Feb. 27 and March 1. This was the first time it has happened since the 2014-15 season and the first time it has happened in head coach Niko Medved's eight-year career spanning three schools.
• Colorado State also gave up just 44 points to Air Force March 1, the lowest opponent output since Jan. 17, 2015, a 70-41 win at San Jose State. It was also the third-lowest overall opponent scoring total in Medved's career (second lowest vs Division I school).
• This year, the Rams had at least five blocks in each of the first three games. This was the first time that CSU has had three-straight contests with five or more rejections since 2006-07.
Getting Offensive (Fouls Drawn That Is)
• Part of CSU's improved defense is drawing offensive fouls on its opponents.
• The Rams averaged 3.5 offensive fouls drawn on their opponents in 2020-21 and had at least 3 in 23 of the 28 games.
• CSU's season high was seven in the home win over Fresno State on Dec. 28 and the Feb. 27 win over Air Force.
Starters Get It Going
• CSU's starters getting the scoring going was big last year, as the Rams were 17-2 last year when that group scored at least 54 points.
• In the season-opening win over Oral Roberts, the starting group had 56 points, while the bench chipped in 53.
• This year CSU is 3-0 when the starters tally at least 54.
More Improvement To See
• Basketball is a game where the numbers generally tell the story. For the Rams, here are some of the categories with NCAA rankings that they have improved on from 2018-19 to 2020-21 that demonstrate why.
CSU's Team Rankings 18-19 19-20 NCAA 20-21 NCAA
Scoring Def. 75.2 72.09 252nd 65.8 54th
Scoring Margin -0.4 +3.44 133rd +8.9 42nd
FG Percentage Def. 45.5 44.3 251st 41.2 60th
FT Percentage 69.4 67.9 272nd 79.2 6th
3-Pt. Percentage Def. 35.5 34.2 252nd 30.3 27th
Turnovers Forced 11.06 12.69 219th 13.68 140th
Defensive Rebounds 25.78 26.84 85th 27.40 48th
Hitting From Deep
• Last year's squad that ranked in the top 70 in the country in three-point field goals made features three of the most prolific three-point shooters in school history (who are all back this year).
• In the win over Creighton Nov. 21, CSU hit a school and Paradise Jam Tournament record 20 three-pointers. The mark is tied for the second most in Mountain West history.
• Junior Isaiah Stevens and seniors Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood are all in CSU's top-30 for 3-point field goal percentage.
10. .411 Antwan Scott (97-236) 2014-16
11. .406 Sean Morris (89-219) 2004-06
12. .400 A.Masinton-Bonner (100-250) 2016-19
13. .399 Isaiah Stevens (103-258) 2019-pres.
14. .398 Ryan Yoder (123-309) 1990-94
15. .397 Keith Bonds (114-287) 1991-93
16. .397 Tyson Maroney (73-184) 1990-94
17. .397 Andre Mcfarland (144-363) 2007-11
18. .394 Jameel Mahmud (117-297) 1994-98
19. .389 David Evans (150-386) 1994-96
20. .388 Adam Nigon (124-320) 2007-11
21. .384 Adam Thistlewood (165-430) 2018-pres.
28. .373 Kendle Moore (144-386) 2018-pres.
National Rankings (Team/Players)
(as of Nov. 21, 2021)
Team (Top 75 of 350 Division I teams)
3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage 45.6 6th
Field Goal Percentage 53.6 7th
Scoring Offense 89.80 11th
Free Throw Percentage 80.2 23rd
Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.69 23rd
3-Pt. Field Goals Per Game 10.40 34th
Assists 17.60 37th
Turnovers (Fewest) 10.40 37th
Scoring Margin +19.00 51st
Blocked Shots 5.20 51st
Defensive Rebounds 29.40 57th
Free Throws Made 69 66th
Players (top 100 nationally)
Isaiah Stevens
Total Assists 33 5th
Assists Per Game 6.6 11th
Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 4.12 29th
David Roddy
Total Field Goals Made 42 4th
Points Per Game 23.6 7th
Double-Doubles 2 t-21st
Free Throws Made 21 t-21st
Free Throw Attempts 31 t-21st
Total Field Goal Attempts 72 31st
Defensive Rebounds Per Game 6.40 67th
Rebounds Per Game 8.6 85th
Field Goal Percentage 58.3 91st
Closing In On A Historic Mark (x4)
• Barring injuries, Colorado State will have four players reach the 1,000-point career mark during this season, as only 30 have reached that mark previously for the Rams. Shown are where the four players currently are and their current ranking on CSU's all-time scoring chart.
• Junior David Roddy - 929 points (#40)
• Junior Isaiah Stevens - 927 points (#41)
• Senior Kendle Moore - 857 points (#54)
• Senior Adam Thistlewood - 842 points (#57)
Double-Doubles
• The Rams have three players that have combined for 20 double-doubles in their young careers, including three via points-assists, as the program total is now 660 since 1965-66.
David Roddy 16 (2 in 2021-22)
Isaiah Stevens 4 (1 in 2021-22)
Dischon Thomas 1 (1 in 2021-22)
Points/Assists Double-Double Career Leaders
(18 total in history)
1. Ryan Yoder (1990-94) 6
2. Isaiah Stevens (2019-pres.) 4
DOUBLE-DOUBLE RANKINGS TOTAL
(105 Players since 1965-66)
1. Nico Carvacho (2015-20) 49
5. Tim Hall (1971-75) 23
11. David Roddy (2019-pres.) 16
Moving On Up
• Seniors Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood are looked at to help lead this team as two of the five returning starters.
• For their careers, the fourth-year roommates have played in a combined 188 of a possible 192 games (179 starts) and contributed 18.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and better than 37.8 percent from the three-point arc as a duo.
• Both are now in the career top 20 for CSU in three-pointers as Thistlewood is fifth at 165 and Moore has 144 and is tied for 13th. Moore is also fifth in career steals with 123.
Career 3-Pointers List
3. 197 Dorian Green (130 Games) 2009-13
4. 167 J.D. Paige (124 Games) 2015-19
5. 165 Adam Thistlewood (94 games) 2019-pres.
6. 158 Daniel Bejarano (100 Games) 2011-15
7. 154 Mark Meredith (59 Games) 1989-91
8. 152 Prentiss Nixon (94 Games) 2015-18
9. 150 David Evans (55 Games) 1994-96
150 Joe De Ciman (123 Games) 2012-16
11. 149 Gian Clavell (70 Games) 2014-17
12. 148 Wes Eikmeier (96 Games) 2009-13
13. 144 Andre McFarland (114 Games) 2007-11
144 Kendle Moore (94 games) 2019-pres.
Career Steals
3. 141 Eddie Hughes 1978-82
4. 128 Brian Greene 1999-03
5. 123 Kendle Moore (94 games) 2019-pres.
Career Free-Throw Percentage
14. .815 Adam Thistlewood (94 games) 2019-pres.
Career 3-Point Field Goal Percentage
21. .384 Adam Thistlewood (94 games) 2019-pres.
28. .373 Kendle Moore (94 games) 2019-pres.
Junior Class Continuing Impact
• The junior class of guards Isaiah Stevens and John Tonje, forward David Roddy and center Dischon Thomas are showed the growth in their second year of collegiate basketball.
• Roddy was first in scoring at 15.9 points per game and the top rebounder at 9.4 (2nd in MW), while Stevens was second in scoring at 15.3 points and first with 5.4 assists (#2 MW) per game. Roddy was a NABC First Team All-District, USBWA All-District, First Team All-MW pick while Stevens was named to the USBWA All-District squad as well as second team for the NABC All-District and Mountain West.
• Tonje was fifth at 6.6 points per game (having averaged 3.6 as a freshman in 2019-20), while Thomas averaged 5.2 points and 3.1 boards a contest (up from 3.8 and 2.2 respectively).
CSU Career Ranks
Isaiah Stevens
Assists Per Game 2nd 5.1
Free Throw Percentage 9th .839
3-Point Field Goal Percentage 13th .399
Career Assists
1. 530 Ryan Yoder 1990-94
4. 387 Eddie Hughes 1978-82
5. 373 Dorian Green 2009-13
6. 367 Micheal Morris 2002-06
7. 352 Matt Barnett 1994-98
8. 329 Isaiah Stevens 2019-pres.
9. 327 Andy Birley 1999-03
Conference Only Rankings
• Here are the team categories the Rams' ranked in the top three in Mountain West only games and where the individual players appeared in the rankings in 2020-21.
(2020-21 final)
CSU's Team Rankings Rank Avg.
Scoring Offense 1st 77.00
Field Goal Percentage 1st 49.1
Free Throw Percentage 1st 80.8
3-Point FG Percentage Defense 1st 31.1
3-Point Field Goal Percentage 2nd 37.3
3-Point Field Goals Made 2nd 9.22
Assists 2nd 15.50
Defensive Rebounds Per Game 2nd 27.28
Rebounding Defense 3rd 31.22
Scoring Margin 3rd +9.89
2020-21 Individual MW ONLY RankS (CSU only)
Scoring 4. David Roddy 16.56
t-10. Isaiah Stevens 15.00
20. Kendle Moore 10.94
Rebounding 2. David Roddy 9.94
Free Throw Percentage 4. Isaiah Stevens 84.1
5. David Roddy 77.1
3-Pt. FG Made t-8. Kendle Moore 2.06t-10. Adam Thistlewood 1.89
t-10. Isaiah Stevens 1.89
Assists 2. Isaiah Stevens 5.94
13. David Roddy 2.83
Assist-to-Turnover 6. Isiaah Stevens 1.62
Blocked Shots t-12. Adam Thistlewood 0.72Assist-to-Turnover 6. Isiaah Stevens 1.62
t-12. David Roddy 0.72 Defensive Rebounds 1. David Roddy 7.56
13. Isaiah Stevens 4.11
Minutes Played 4. Isaiah Stevens 34.84
12. David Roddy 31.16
The Historic Comeback at SDSU
• CSU's rally from 26 points down at #23 San Diego State on Jan. 2 made history in several ways.
• It is the largest comeback in both school and Mountain West history. The previous largest comeback in CSU history occurred under Medved last season, as the Rams rallied from 19 down at Wyoming to earn a 77-70 win on Feb. 15, 2020.
• It is the largest comeback win in Division I men's basketball this season and one of just five road comebacks of 26 points or more in a game between Division I opponents over the past 10 seasons, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
• This was the first win over a ranked opponent since Feb. 29, 2012, a 66-59 win over #17 UNLV at Moby Arena.
• This was the first road win over a ranked opponent since Jan. 5, 1973, a 93-86 win at #15 BYU.
• CSU had lost 28 straight games on the road against ranked teams before the win.
• CSU moved to 3-0 in Mountain West play for the first time in the 22-year history of the league.
Postseason History
• Colorado State made its 21st postseason appearance in school history last year.
• This was the 10th appearance in the National Invitation Tournament, having gone 9-11 overall.
• Last year, the Rams defeated Buffalo and NC State to advance to the Final Four. From there, CSU lost to eventual champion Memphis in the semifinals and then dropped a heartbreaker to Louisiana Tech in the third-place game.
• The most successful run was in 1988, when CSU went to the semifinals in New York City, losing to Ohio State in that game and then defeating Boston College for third.
2020-21 Awards
• National Association of Basketball Coaches
- David Roddy, First Team
- Isaiah Stevens, Second Team
• US Basketball Writers Association All-District
- Niko Medved, Coach of the Year
- David Roddy
- Isaiah Stevens
• All-Mountain West from the league's coaches
- David Roddy, First Team
- Isaiah Stevens, Second Team
- Adam Thistlewood, Honorable Mention
• All-Mountain West from the league's media
- Niko Medved, Coach of the Year
- David Roddy, First Team
- Isaiah Stevens, Second Team
2020-21 Season Quick Hits
• CSU had back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since 2011-12/2012-13, when Niko Medved was an assistant coach on the staff. This was also just the fourth time that the mark has been reached in program history.
• This was also the fourth time that the Rams have won multiple postseason games in a year.
• Colorado State picked up its 14th conference win March 3, the most wins in any conference season in program history.
• The Rams were the only team in the Mountain West not to get swept in a season series and had five series sweeps.
Looking Ahead
• Colorado State retuns home to host in-state rival Northern Colorado on Sat., Nov. 27 at 12 p.m.
• The game will be broadcast by on KCDO Denver 3 along with streamed on the Mountain West Network and CSURams.com.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth and Adam Nigon handling the broadcast.
• CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the Varsity Network app (free on all Apple and Android devices). Fans can use the app for instant access to free gameday audio streams and receive push notifications to remind them of games starting or upcoming audio broadcasts.
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