Colorado State University Athletics
Tuesday, January 7
Fort Collins, CO
7:00 PM
Colorado State
vs
Fresno State
Men’s Hoops Returns Home Tuesday Evening
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Colorado State men’s basketball hosts Fresno State Tuesday at 7 p.m.
FORT COLLINS – Colorado State men's basketball returns home to open the 2025 calendar year hosting Fresno State at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 7. The Rams look to start the New Year right entering the game at 8-6 overall and 2-1 in Mountain West play.
Any non-CSU student can attend the game for just $2, regardless of grade level. Those tickets must be purchased at the CSU Ticket Office. General tickets for the games can be purchased at CSURams.com/MBBTickets or by calling 888-491-RAMS (7267).
Opening Tip
- Colorado State moved to 2-1 in Mountain West play with a dominant 72-50 win at San Jose State on New Year's Eve.
- The 50 points in a game and 15 in the first half by San Jose State were an opponent season low. Along with the 29.5% shooting the Rams held the Spartans to.
- Nique Clifford recorded his seventh double-double of the season with 22 points and 10 rebounds. It was his fourth 20-point game of the year.
- Clifford is averaging 16.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
- He is one of two players averaging at least 15.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game this season joining Auburn's Johni Broome.
- Clifford is leading the nation with 8.86 defensive rebounds per game and 12th for total rebounds at 10.4.
- He was selected to the preseason All-Mountain West team after earning third team honors last season.
- Rashaan Mbemba grabbed a career-best eight rebounds in the win to go with his 12 points.
- Over the past five contests, he is averaging 10.8 points and 5.0 rebounds shooting 74.2%.
- Jalen Lake reached double figures scoring for the 11th time this season with his 12 points.
- Lake is averaging 13.4 points on 44.4% shooting including 34.5% from behind the arc this season.
- Kyan Evans matched his career-high in assists with five against the Spartans.
- Evans is averaging 9.1 points and 2.7 assists per game in his last nine games and shooting 45.2% (14-31) from behind the arc in the past seven.
- Head coach Niko Medved is in his seventh year leading Colorado State. He is 125-81 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.
- The Rams welcome 10 new faces to the program in 2024-25. Six are transfers, and four are true freshmen.
- The program's all-time leading scorer and assists leader, Isaiah Stevens has moved on to professional basketball after exhausting his eligibility. He signed a two-way contract with the Miami Heat on December 26 after a strong start to the year with the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
- 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 Bulldogs
First-year coach Vance Walberg's team has struggled to slow down opponents this season. The Bulldogs are giving up 82.3 points per game and allowing opponents to shoot 47.2% against them.
Fresno State does have a very balanced offensive attack with five players averaging over 9.0 points per game. Zaon Collins leads the team with 13.1 points per game after previous leading scorer Amar Augillard left the team in December.
What's Ahead
Colorado State stays home for the weekend hosting UNLV on Saturday for State Pride Day at 2 p.m.
Tickets for the games can be purchased at CSURams.com/MBBTickets or by calling 888-491-RAMS (7267).
Any non-CSU student can attend the game for just $2, regardless of grade level. Those tickets must be purchased at the CSU Ticket Office. General tickets for the games can be purchased at CSURams.com/MBBTickets or by calling 888-491-RAMS (7267).
Opening Tip
- Colorado State moved to 2-1 in Mountain West play with a dominant 72-50 win at San Jose State on New Year's Eve.
- The 50 points in a game and 15 in the first half by San Jose State were an opponent season low. Along with the 29.5% shooting the Rams held the Spartans to.
- Nique Clifford recorded his seventh double-double of the season with 22 points and 10 rebounds. It was his fourth 20-point game of the year.
- Clifford is averaging 16.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
- He is one of two players averaging at least 15.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game this season joining Auburn's Johni Broome.
- Clifford is leading the nation with 8.86 defensive rebounds per game and 12th for total rebounds at 10.4.
- He was selected to the preseason All-Mountain West team after earning third team honors last season.
- Rashaan Mbemba grabbed a career-best eight rebounds in the win to go with his 12 points.
- Over the past five contests, he is averaging 10.8 points and 5.0 rebounds shooting 74.2%.
- Jalen Lake reached double figures scoring for the 11th time this season with his 12 points.
- Lake is averaging 13.4 points on 44.4% shooting including 34.5% from behind the arc this season.
- Kyan Evans matched his career-high in assists with five against the Spartans.
- Evans is averaging 9.1 points and 2.7 assists per game in his last nine games and shooting 45.2% (14-31) from behind the arc in the past seven.
- Head coach Niko Medved is in his seventh year leading Colorado State. He is 125-81 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.
- The Rams welcome 10 new faces to the program in 2024-25. Six are transfers, and four are true freshmen.
- The program's all-time leading scorer and assists leader, Isaiah Stevens has moved on to professional basketball after exhausting his eligibility. He signed a two-way contract with the Miami Heat on December 26 after a strong start to the year with the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
- 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 Bulldogs
First-year coach Vance Walberg's team has struggled to slow down opponents this season. The Bulldogs are giving up 82.3 points per game and allowing opponents to shoot 47.2% against them.
Fresno State does have a very balanced offensive attack with five players averaging over 9.0 points per game. Zaon Collins leads the team with 13.1 points per game after previous leading scorer Amar Augillard left the team in December.
What's Ahead
Colorado State stays home for the weekend hosting UNLV on Saturday for State Pride Day at 2 p.m.
Tickets for the games can be purchased at CSURams.com/MBBTickets or by calling 888-491-RAMS (7267).
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