Colorado State University Athletics
Thursday, November 17
Charleston, SC
3:00 PM
Colorado State
vs
South Carolina
Men’s Basketball Ready for Challenging Shriners Charleston Classic
11/16/2022 8:01:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CSU men's basketball opens the Charleston Classic Thursday against South Carolina
CHARLESTON, SC. – Colorado State men's basketball hits the road for the first time this season to compete in the 2022 Shriners Charleston Classic starting Thursday against South Carolina. The Rams and Gamecocks face off inside TD Arena at 3 pm MT on ESPNU. Joining CSU and South Carolina in the tournament are host College of Charleston, Davidson, Furman, Old Dominion Penn State and Virginia Tech.
Opening Tip
- Colorado State improved to 3-0 on the year with an impressive 77-52 win over Weber State Monday night.
- Ten of the 11 Rams that saw game time scored a point.
- John Tonje led the team with 15 points to go with five rebounds and three steals.
- Jalen Lake scored a career-high 12 points, all coming behind the arc on a career-best four made threes. He added in five assists and four rebounds.
- For the second straight game CSU recorded 20 assists, this time on 29 made shots.
- Baylor Hebb dished out a career-high six assists in the win to lead the Rams.
- Tavi Jackson scored in double figures for the second straight game with 14 points along side his four assists, three rebounds and steals.
- The Rams held Weber State to an opponent season-low 33.9% shooting.
- CSU capitalized on Weber State turnovers scoring 23 points off them, 10 via steals.
- Head coach Niko Medved looks for his 160th career win on Thursday.
- Thursday's game is the first of three for CSU at t he Charleston Classic.
- South Carolina defeated rival Clemson their last time out 60-58.
- The Gamecocks welcome one of the top recruits in the nation to their team in GG Jackson.
- Thursday marks the third meeting between Colorado State and South Carolina. Both teams have won on their own home court.
- Colorado State has not played in the state of South Carolina since 2001 when they played in Columbia against USC.
Racking up the Mileage Points
Only one team competing in this year's Charleston Classic is traveling from outside the Eastern time zone. That would be CSU.
The Rams more than double the second-furthest team traveling to Charleston
Colorado State (Fort Collins, Co) - 1,769
Penn State (State College, Pa) - 730
Old Dominion (Norfolk, Va) - 445
Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Va) - 381
Davidson (Davidson, NC) - 233
Furman (Greenville, SC) - 213
South Carolina (Columbia, SC) - 119
Charleston (Charleston, SC) – 0
What's Ahead
Colorado State will face either Davidson or College of Charleston on Friday at either 3:00 pm MT if they win Thursday or 5:30 pm with a loss.
Opening Tip
- Colorado State improved to 3-0 on the year with an impressive 77-52 win over Weber State Monday night.
- Ten of the 11 Rams that saw game time scored a point.
- John Tonje led the team with 15 points to go with five rebounds and three steals.
- Jalen Lake scored a career-high 12 points, all coming behind the arc on a career-best four made threes. He added in five assists and four rebounds.
- For the second straight game CSU recorded 20 assists, this time on 29 made shots.
- Baylor Hebb dished out a career-high six assists in the win to lead the Rams.
- Tavi Jackson scored in double figures for the second straight game with 14 points along side his four assists, three rebounds and steals.
- The Rams held Weber State to an opponent season-low 33.9% shooting.
- CSU capitalized on Weber State turnovers scoring 23 points off them, 10 via steals.
- Head coach Niko Medved looks for his 160th career win on Thursday.
- Thursday's game is the first of three for CSU at t he Charleston Classic.
- South Carolina defeated rival Clemson their last time out 60-58.
- The Gamecocks welcome one of the top recruits in the nation to their team in GG Jackson.
- Thursday marks the third meeting between Colorado State and South Carolina. Both teams have won on their own home court.
- Colorado State has not played in the state of South Carolina since 2001 when they played in Columbia against USC.
Racking up the Mileage Points
Only one team competing in this year's Charleston Classic is traveling from outside the Eastern time zone. That would be CSU.
The Rams more than double the second-furthest team traveling to Charleston
Colorado State (Fort Collins, Co) - 1,769
Penn State (State College, Pa) - 730
Old Dominion (Norfolk, Va) - 445
Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Va) - 381
Davidson (Davidson, NC) - 233
Furman (Greenville, SC) - 213
South Carolina (Columbia, SC) - 119
Charleston (Charleston, SC) – 0
What's Ahead
Colorado State will face either Davidson or College of Charleston on Friday at either 3:00 pm MT if they win Thursday or 5:30 pm with a loss.
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