Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, November 21
Fort Collins, CO
7:00 p.m.
Colorado State
vs
Denver
Rams Return Home to Host Pioneers
11/20/2025 12:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Men’s basketball puts undefeated record on the line against Denver Friday night
FORT COLLINS – The undefeated Colorado State men's basketball team returns home Friday night to host in-state foe Denver at 7 p.m.
Tickets for the game, along with season tickets, mini plans and flex passes, are available at CSURams.com/MBBTickets or by calling 800-491-RAMS (7267).
Opening Tip
- Colorado State picked up its first road win of the year with an 80-67 win at Loyola Chicago on Sunday.
- The Rams strong defensive effort in the first half helped lead them to the win holding the Ramblers to 25.0% shooting including without a field goal over the final 7:32 of the half.
- CSU enters Friday's game with a 12 game home win streak dating back to the 2024-25 season.
- Colorado State continues to shoot well behind the arc making 14 3s in the win over Loyola Chicago. Five different Rams made multiple 3s.
- Kyle Jorgensen and Brandon Rechsteiner led the way for CSU with 15 points each. Both, made a trio of 3s in the win.
- Josh Pascarelli and Carey Booth also scored in double figures with 11 points each.
- Booth finished a rebound away from his third straight double-double.
- Colorado State continues to share the ball well with 19 assists on 25 makes on Sunday.
- CSU ranks in the top 20 in the nation and leads the Mountain West in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.02, 18th) and assists per game (20.8, 16th).
- The Rams are assisting on 74.1% of their makes this season ranking third in the nation.
- CSU had eight different players record an assists, including seven with multiple.
- Kyle Jorgensen's performance over the first week earned him Mountain West Player of the Week honors. The sophomore averaged 20.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steal in the first two games of the season.
- He had a career-high 25 points and nine rebounds in the win over Omaha.
- Colorado State ranks leads the nation for free throw percentage at 88.2%.
- The Rams have shot the ball efficiently to open the year with an effective field goal percentage of 64.7% ranking fourth in the nation.
- CSU earned a second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2024-25 and third in four years.
- Colorado State's 26 wins in 2024-25 tied for the second most in program history. They finished one win behind the record of 27 set by the 2014-15 team.Â
- The Rams welcomed the best transfer portal class in the Mountain West in 2025 ranking 61st in the nation.
- Colorado State has the longest active streak of having a player on the first team All-Mountain West list at seven years. Nico Carvacho (2019-20), David Roddy (2021-22), Isaiah Stevens (2023-24) and Nique Clifford (2025).
- Nique Clifford became the fourth player in program history to be picked in the first round of the NBA Draft in June. Clifford was the 24th pick overall by Oklahoma City with his rights traded to Sacramento.
- Clifford had one of the best seasons in program history his final year. He earned AP All-America honorable mention, was the MVP for the Mountain West Tournament and helped the program earn its first Mountain West title since 2003 by winning the Mountain West Tournament.
Scouting the Pioneers
Denver is led by first year coach Tim Bergstraser who came to the school from MSU-Moorhead. The Pioneers are off to a 1-3 start on the season with the lone win coming at Montana State.
DU relies heavily on the trio of Jeremiah Burke (20.5 ppg), Carson Johnson (18.8 ppg) and Logan Kinsey (14.5 ppg). Only one other player is averaging over 5.0 points a game for Denver.
Defensively, the Pioneers are allowing opponents to shoot 49.4% against them this season.
What's Ahead
Colorado State heads to the Bahamas to compete in the Battle 4 Atlantis November 26-28. CSU will open the tournament against Virgina Tech at 3 p.m. MT on ESPNU.Â
Tickets for the game, along with season tickets, mini plans and flex passes, are available at CSURams.com/MBBTickets or by calling 800-491-RAMS (7267).
Opening Tip
- Colorado State picked up its first road win of the year with an 80-67 win at Loyola Chicago on Sunday.
- The Rams strong defensive effort in the first half helped lead them to the win holding the Ramblers to 25.0% shooting including without a field goal over the final 7:32 of the half.
- CSU enters Friday's game with a 12 game home win streak dating back to the 2024-25 season.
- Colorado State continues to shoot well behind the arc making 14 3s in the win over Loyola Chicago. Five different Rams made multiple 3s.
- Kyle Jorgensen and Brandon Rechsteiner led the way for CSU with 15 points each. Both, made a trio of 3s in the win.
- Josh Pascarelli and Carey Booth also scored in double figures with 11 points each.
- Booth finished a rebound away from his third straight double-double.
- Colorado State continues to share the ball well with 19 assists on 25 makes on Sunday.
- CSU ranks in the top 20 in the nation and leads the Mountain West in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.02, 18th) and assists per game (20.8, 16th).
- The Rams are assisting on 74.1% of their makes this season ranking third in the nation.
- CSU had eight different players record an assists, including seven with multiple.
- Kyle Jorgensen's performance over the first week earned him Mountain West Player of the Week honors. The sophomore averaged 20.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steal in the first two games of the season.
- He had a career-high 25 points and nine rebounds in the win over Omaha.
- Colorado State ranks leads the nation for free throw percentage at 88.2%.
- The Rams have shot the ball efficiently to open the year with an effective field goal percentage of 64.7% ranking fourth in the nation.
- CSU earned a second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2024-25 and third in four years.
- Colorado State's 26 wins in 2024-25 tied for the second most in program history. They finished one win behind the record of 27 set by the 2014-15 team.Â
- The Rams welcomed the best transfer portal class in the Mountain West in 2025 ranking 61st in the nation.
- Colorado State has the longest active streak of having a player on the first team All-Mountain West list at seven years. Nico Carvacho (2019-20), David Roddy (2021-22), Isaiah Stevens (2023-24) and Nique Clifford (2025).
- Nique Clifford became the fourth player in program history to be picked in the first round of the NBA Draft in June. Clifford was the 24th pick overall by Oklahoma City with his rights traded to Sacramento.
- Clifford had one of the best seasons in program history his final year. He earned AP All-America honorable mention, was the MVP for the Mountain West Tournament and helped the program earn its first Mountain West title since 2003 by winning the Mountain West Tournament.
Scouting the Pioneers
Denver is led by first year coach Tim Bergstraser who came to the school from MSU-Moorhead. The Pioneers are off to a 1-3 start on the season with the lone win coming at Montana State.
DU relies heavily on the trio of Jeremiah Burke (20.5 ppg), Carson Johnson (18.8 ppg) and Logan Kinsey (14.5 ppg). Only one other player is averaging over 5.0 points a game for Denver.
Defensively, the Pioneers are allowing opponents to shoot 49.4% against them this season.
What's Ahead
Colorado State heads to the Bahamas to compete in the Battle 4 Atlantis November 26-28. CSU will open the tournament against Virgina Tech at 3 p.m. MT on ESPNU.Â
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