Colorado State University Athletics
Rams Head to Air Force Tuesday
2/24/2025 4:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Colorado State looks to match its most Mountain West road wins on Tuesday
FORT COLLINS – Colorado State men's basketball has a quick turnaround heading to Colorado Springs to face Air Force on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Opening Tip
- Colorado State held UNLV scoreless for the final 3:11 of a defensive battle against UNLV to pick up the 61-53 win.
- The win secured CSU a top 5 seed and bye in next month's Mountain West Tournament with two weeks left in the regular season.
- The Rams have won five Mountain West road games this season, tied for the third most in program history. The 2016-17 and 2021-22 teams each won six.
- Nique Clifford recorded his 13th double-double of the year with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Twelve of the 14 points came in the second half.
- Clifford has recorded a double-double in five of the past seven games only missing by a point in one game and one rebound in another. He is averaging 19.1 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists during that stretch.
- The fifth-year has scored 20-plus points in eight of the last 10 games averaging 20.1 points.
- He is averaging 17.9 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
- Clifford is one of two Division I players to have 475 points, 275 rebounds and 110 assists along with UAB's Yaxel Lendeborg.
- Clifford is third in the nation with 8.70 defensive rebounds per game and 11th for total rebounds at 10.2.
- He was selected to the preseason All-Mountain West team after earning third team honors last season.
- Jalen Lake is having a strong senior season averaging 11.6 points on 41.2% shooting including 33.3% from behind the arc.
- Kyan Evans has turned a corner in the past 17 games averaging 11.4 points shooting 44.8% from 3-point range with 3.5 assists per game.
- Evans scored 14 points, all in the second half of the win over UNLV while dishing out five assists.
- Jaylen Crocker-Johnson is averaging 10.6 points during the past eight games. He has scored in double figures in six of those, including 10 at UNLV Saturday.
- The Rams as averaging 16.8 assists per game to rank 23rd in the nation. Their assist rate of 64.0% is the sixth best in the NCAA.
- CSU ranks 16th in the nation making 78.0% of its free throw attempts this season.
- Head coach Niko Medved is in his seventh year leading Colorado State. He is 134-84 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.
Scouting the Falcons
Air Force ended its 16-game losing streak on Saturday defeating Fresno State at home in overtime 72-69.
Ethan Taylor leads the Falcon's Princeton style attack with 14.1 points per game and 00 assists on the year.
The Falcons have struggled on the defensive end allowing 72.3 points a game and opponents are shooting 47.8% against them.
What's Ahead
Colorado State returns home to host its final two home games of the year. First the Rams will welcome Utah State to Moby Arena on Saturday at 2 p.m. MT
The following Tuesday, CSU will host San Jose State at 7 p.m. MT for Senior Night. Tickets for the games are available at CSURams.com/MBBTickets
Fans heading to the Academy will need to fill out the following form to gain access on the base – Click Here
Opening Tip
- Colorado State held UNLV scoreless for the final 3:11 of a defensive battle against UNLV to pick up the 61-53 win.
- The win secured CSU a top 5 seed and bye in next month's Mountain West Tournament with two weeks left in the regular season.
- The Rams have won five Mountain West road games this season, tied for the third most in program history. The 2016-17 and 2021-22 teams each won six.
- Nique Clifford recorded his 13th double-double of the year with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Twelve of the 14 points came in the second half.
- Clifford has recorded a double-double in five of the past seven games only missing by a point in one game and one rebound in another. He is averaging 19.1 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists during that stretch.
- The fifth-year has scored 20-plus points in eight of the last 10 games averaging 20.1 points.
- He is averaging 17.9 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
- Clifford is one of two Division I players to have 475 points, 275 rebounds and 110 assists along with UAB's Yaxel Lendeborg.
- Clifford is third in the nation with 8.70 defensive rebounds per game and 11th for total rebounds at 10.2.
- He was selected to the preseason All-Mountain West team after earning third team honors last season.
- Jalen Lake is having a strong senior season averaging 11.6 points on 41.2% shooting including 33.3% from behind the arc.
- Kyan Evans has turned a corner in the past 17 games averaging 11.4 points shooting 44.8% from 3-point range with 3.5 assists per game.
- Evans scored 14 points, all in the second half of the win over UNLV while dishing out five assists.
- Jaylen Crocker-Johnson is averaging 10.6 points during the past eight games. He has scored in double figures in six of those, including 10 at UNLV Saturday.
- The Rams as averaging 16.8 assists per game to rank 23rd in the nation. Their assist rate of 64.0% is the sixth best in the NCAA.
- CSU ranks 16th in the nation making 78.0% of its free throw attempts this season.
- Head coach Niko Medved is in his seventh year leading Colorado State. He is 134-84 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.
Scouting the Falcons
Air Force ended its 16-game losing streak on Saturday defeating Fresno State at home in overtime 72-69.
Ethan Taylor leads the Falcon's Princeton style attack with 14.1 points per game and 00 assists on the year.
The Falcons have struggled on the defensive end allowing 72.3 points a game and opponents are shooting 47.8% against them.
What's Ahead
Colorado State returns home to host its final two home games of the year. First the Rams will welcome Utah State to Moby Arena on Saturday at 2 p.m. MT
The following Tuesday, CSU will host San Jose State at 7 p.m. MT for Senior Night. Tickets for the games are available at CSURams.com/MBBTickets
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