Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, January 18
Laramie, WY
2:00 PM
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Colorado State and Wyoming renew rivalry Saturday afternoon
FORT COLLINS – Colorado State men's basketball renews its rivalry with Wyoming Saturday afternoon in Laramie at 2 p.m.
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Opening Tip
- Colorado State's three-game win streak was snapped by San Diego State on Tuesday night with the Rams falling 75-60 in San Diego.
- CSU turned the ball over 20 times in the loss.
- The 20 turnovers were the most by a CSU teams since December 21, 2019 when the Rams turned it over 21 times in a three overtime win over Tulsa.
- It was the seventh time in the Medved era that the Rams turned the ball over 20-plus times.
- Rashaan Mbemba reached double figures scoring for the sixth time in the past eight games with 11 points Tuesday.
- Mbemba is averaging 11.4 points on 72.9% (35-48) shooting over the past eight games.
- Nique Clifford had his 16th doube figures scoring game of the year with 11 points.
-Â Clifford is averaging 16.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
- Clifford is third in the nation with 8.41 defensive rebounds per game and 20th for total rebounds at 9.7.
- He was selected to the preseason All-Mountain West team after earning third team honors last season.
- Kyan Evans reached double figures scoring for the sixth time in the past seven games with 14 points. He matched his career-high for made 3s with four.Â
- Evans is averaging 11.6 points shooting 56.3% from 3-point range with 3.6 assists per game in his last seven games.
- Jalen Lake is having a strong senior season averaging 12.9 points on 44.4% shooting including 36.3% from behind the arc.
- He scored a team-leading 15 against SDSU including making a trio of 3s.
- CSU ranks 19th in the nation making 77.8% of its free throw attemps this season.
- Colorado State's defense has turned it up in conference play. They are allowing just 65.2 points and holding opponnets to 40.8% shooting.
- In conference games only, the Rams ranks third in Bartorvik for adjusted defensive efficency at 94.9 and and KenPom as well at 96.0.
- Head coach Niko Medved is in his seventh year leading Colorado State. He is 127-82 as the Rams' head coach. He has the second most wins in program history trailing only Jim Williams (1955-80) and his 352.
- 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 picked up his 200th career win in November with the Rams' overtime win over TCU.
- CSU has two players currently in the NBA or G League with David Roddy (Atlanta Hawks) and Isaiah Stevens (Miami Heat/Sioux Falls Skyforce).
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Scouting the Cowboys
Sundance Wicks' Wyoming Cowboys have been a streaky team this year with a pair of three-game win streaks, but also have a four-game losing streak and currently have dropped three of their past four.
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The Cowboys have been a tough team at home during conference play defeating Nevada and pushing both Boise State and New Mexico.
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Obi Agbim is the focal point of Wyoming's team averaging 18.3 points and 3.3 assists per game. No other Cowboy is scoring in double figures, with seven averaging between 5.0 and 9.0 points.
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What's Ahead
Colorado State returns home after being on the road all week to host Boise State Wednesday, January 22 at 6 p.m. The game is the team's annual White Out.
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Tickets to the game can be purchased at CSURams.com/MBB Tickets.
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Opening Tip
- Colorado State's three-game win streak was snapped by San Diego State on Tuesday night with the Rams falling 75-60 in San Diego.
- CSU turned the ball over 20 times in the loss.
- The 20 turnovers were the most by a CSU teams since December 21, 2019 when the Rams turned it over 21 times in a three overtime win over Tulsa.
- It was the seventh time in the Medved era that the Rams turned the ball over 20-plus times.
- Rashaan Mbemba reached double figures scoring for the sixth time in the past eight games with 11 points Tuesday.
- Mbemba is averaging 11.4 points on 72.9% (35-48) shooting over the past eight games.
- Nique Clifford had his 16th doube figures scoring game of the year with 11 points.
-Â Clifford is averaging 16.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
- Clifford is third in the nation with 8.41 defensive rebounds per game and 20th for total rebounds at 9.7.
- He was selected to the preseason All-Mountain West team after earning third team honors last season.
- Kyan Evans reached double figures scoring for the sixth time in the past seven games with 14 points. He matched his career-high for made 3s with four.Â
- Evans is averaging 11.6 points shooting 56.3% from 3-point range with 3.6 assists per game in his last seven games.
- Jalen Lake is having a strong senior season averaging 12.9 points on 44.4% shooting including 36.3% from behind the arc.
- He scored a team-leading 15 against SDSU including making a trio of 3s.
- CSU ranks 19th in the nation making 77.8% of its free throw attemps this season.
- Colorado State's defense has turned it up in conference play. They are allowing just 65.2 points and holding opponnets to 40.8% shooting.
- In conference games only, the Rams ranks third in Bartorvik for adjusted defensive efficency at 94.9 and and KenPom as well at 96.0.
- Head coach Niko Medved is in his seventh year leading Colorado State. He is 127-82 as the Rams' head coach. He has the second most wins in program history trailing only Jim Williams (1955-80) and his 352.
- 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 picked up his 200th career win in November with the Rams' overtime win over TCU.
- CSU has two players currently in the NBA or G League with David Roddy (Atlanta Hawks) and Isaiah Stevens (Miami Heat/Sioux Falls Skyforce).
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Scouting the Cowboys
Sundance Wicks' Wyoming Cowboys have been a streaky team this year with a pair of three-game win streaks, but also have a four-game losing streak and currently have dropped three of their past four.
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The Cowboys have been a tough team at home during conference play defeating Nevada and pushing both Boise State and New Mexico.
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Obi Agbim is the focal point of Wyoming's team averaging 18.3 points and 3.3 assists per game. No other Cowboy is scoring in double figures, with seven averaging between 5.0 and 9.0 points.
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What's Ahead
Colorado State returns home after being on the road all week to host Boise State Wednesday, January 22 at 6 p.m. The game is the team's annual White Out.
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Tickets to the game can be purchased at CSURams.com/MBB Tickets.
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