Colorado State University Athletics
Monday, November 4
Fort Collins, CO
7:30 PM
Colorado State
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North Dakota
Men’s Hoops Continues Homestand Friday
11/7/2024 3:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tennessee State visits Moby Arena
FORT COLLINS – Colorado State men's basketball continues its three-game homestand to open the 2024-25 season on Friday night when they host Tennessee State at 7:30 p.m.
The game is a part of a doubleheader inside Moby Arena with the women's team hosting Oregon State at 5:30 p.m. Fans can attend both games with just one ticket. Tickets for the games can be purchased at CSURams.com/Tickets.
Opening Tip
- Colorado State opened the 2024-25 campaign with an 82-56 victory over North Dakota on Monday.
- The win extended CSU's season opening win streak to 17 games and home opener streak to 45 games.
- Six Rams made their debut in the Green & Gold: Bowen Born, Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, Kyle Jorgenson, Ethan Morton, Jaden Steppe and Keshawn Williams.
- Colorado State turned North Dakota over 21 times on Monday. That was more than any time in 2023-24.
- The Rams owned the pain against the Fighting Hawks, outscoring them 52-18.
- Kyan Evans led the team with a career-best five steals.
- Nique Clifford comes into 2024-25 with high expectations and lived up to them in the opener with 20 points and matching a career-high 14 rebounds.
- Playing in his first game in 333 days and have only played 14 minutes of game action in 667 days, Keshawn Williams showed off his athletic ability scoring 14 points off the bench for CSU.
- CSU assisted on 25 of their 35 made baskets. Newcomer Bowen Born led the team with seven assists.
- Friday's match up with Tennessee State is the second meeting between the two schools and first in Fort Collins. The Rams defeated the Tigers in 2007 at the BP Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska.
- Head coach Niko Medved is in his seventh year leading Colorado State. He is 117-75 as the Rams' head coach.
- He became the fifth coach in program history to reach 100 wins in Fort Collins last year.
- Medved is the only coach in program history to win 20-plus games four times.
- He is three wins away from 200 for his career.
- The Rams finished last year 15-2 inside Moby Arena, the second most in program history.
- CSU is 62-15 (.805) inside Moby Arena the past six years.
- Nique Clifford enjoyed his first year in Fort Collins transferring to Colorado State from Colorado. He shot an impressive 52 .2 from the field including 37.6% from behind the arc on his way to averaging 12.2 points and 7.6 rebounds.
- CSU welcomes 10 new faces to the program in 2024-25. Six are transfers with four others being true freshman.
- The program's all-time leading scorer and assists leader, Isaiah Stevens has moved on to professional basketball after exhausting his eligibility. He is currently with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the G League affiliate of the Miami Heat.
- Stevens helped the Heat to a 2024 Summer League Championship.
- CSU has two players currently in the NBA or G League with David Roddy (Atlanta Hawks) and Isaiah Stevens (Miami Heat/Sioux Falls Skyforce).
Scouting the Tigers
Tennessee State comes to Moby Arena Friday night 1-0 on the year after defeating Fisk 96-66 in their season opener.
The Tigers were led by Roland Jessamy and his 23 points and 14 rebounds in the win. The scoring mark was a career-best.
TSU's team has just one returner from last year and 15 newcomers. This is head coach Penny Collins's seventh season in Nashville.
What's Ahead
Colorado State closes its three-game homestand to open the season by hosting in-state foe Denver on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
The game is a part of a doubleheader inside Moby Arena with the women's team hosting Oregon State at 5:30 p.m. Fans can attend both games with just one ticket. Tickets for the games can be purchased at CSURams.com/Tickets.
Opening Tip
- Colorado State opened the 2024-25 campaign with an 82-56 victory over North Dakota on Monday.
- The win extended CSU's season opening win streak to 17 games and home opener streak to 45 games.
- Six Rams made their debut in the Green & Gold: Bowen Born, Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, Kyle Jorgenson, Ethan Morton, Jaden Steppe and Keshawn Williams.
- Colorado State turned North Dakota over 21 times on Monday. That was more than any time in 2023-24.
- The Rams owned the pain against the Fighting Hawks, outscoring them 52-18.
- Kyan Evans led the team with a career-best five steals.
- Nique Clifford comes into 2024-25 with high expectations and lived up to them in the opener with 20 points and matching a career-high 14 rebounds.
- Playing in his first game in 333 days and have only played 14 minutes of game action in 667 days, Keshawn Williams showed off his athletic ability scoring 14 points off the bench for CSU.
- CSU assisted on 25 of their 35 made baskets. Newcomer Bowen Born led the team with seven assists.
- Friday's match up with Tennessee State is the second meeting between the two schools and first in Fort Collins. The Rams defeated the Tigers in 2007 at the BP Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska.
- Head coach Niko Medved is in his seventh year leading Colorado State. He is 117-75 as the Rams' head coach.
- He became the fifth coach in program history to reach 100 wins in Fort Collins last year.
- Medved is the only coach in program history to win 20-plus games four times.
- He is three wins away from 200 for his career.
- The Rams finished last year 15-2 inside Moby Arena, the second most in program history.
- CSU is 62-15 (.805) inside Moby Arena the past six years.
- Nique Clifford enjoyed his first year in Fort Collins transferring to Colorado State from Colorado. He shot an impressive 52 .2 from the field including 37.6% from behind the arc on his way to averaging 12.2 points and 7.6 rebounds.
- CSU welcomes 10 new faces to the program in 2024-25. Six are transfers with four others being true freshman.
- The program's all-time leading scorer and assists leader, Isaiah Stevens has moved on to professional basketball after exhausting his eligibility. He is currently with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the G League affiliate of the Miami Heat.
- Stevens helped the Heat to a 2024 Summer League Championship.
- CSU has two players currently in the NBA or G League with David Roddy (Atlanta Hawks) and Isaiah Stevens (Miami Heat/Sioux Falls Skyforce).
Scouting the Tigers
Tennessee State comes to Moby Arena Friday night 1-0 on the year after defeating Fisk 96-66 in their season opener.
The Tigers were led by Roland Jessamy and his 23 points and 14 rebounds in the win. The scoring mark was a career-best.
TSU's team has just one returner from last year and 15 newcomers. This is head coach Penny Collins's seventh season in Nashville.
What's Ahead
Colorado State closes its three-game homestand to open the season by hosting in-state foe Denver on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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