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2020–21 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

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2020–21 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
NIT, Fourth place
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record20–8 (14–4 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoby Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 San Diego State 14 3   .824 23 5   .821
Utah State 15 4   .789 20 9   .690
Colorado State 14 4   .778 20 8   .714
Boise State 14 6   .700 19 9   .679
Nevada 10 7   .588 16 10   .615
Fresno State 9 11   .450 12 12   .500
UNLV 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
Wyoming 7 9   .438 14 11   .560
San Jose State 3 13   .188 5 16   .238
Air Force 3 17   .150 5 20   .200
New Mexico 2 15   .118 6 16   .273
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Niko Medved in his third season. The Rams played their home games at Moby Arena on CSU's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 20-8, 14-4 to finish in 3rd place. They defeated Fresno State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the semifinals to Utah State. They received an invitation to the NIT where they defeated Buffalo and NC State to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Memphis. They played the third-place game where they lost to Louisiana Tech.

Previous season

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The Rams finished the 2019–20 season 20–12, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Wyoming.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Hyron Edwards 0 G 6'0" 165 RS Senior East Chicago, IN Graduation
Kris Martin 1 G 6'4" 190 RS Senior Frisco, TX Graduation
Nico Carvacho 32 F/C 6'11" 245 RS Senior Frisco, TX Graduation
Teyvion Kirk 2 G 6'4" 185 Junior Joliet, IL Transferred to UIC

2020 Recruiting Class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaiah Rivera
SG
Geneseo, IL Geneseo High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 13, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Jacob Jennissen
C
Sauk Centre, MN Sauk Centre Secondary 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Unknown 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Trace Young
G
Austin, TX Dripping Springs High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 10, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Colorado State Commit List for 2020". Rivals.com.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2020". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2020–21 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Trace Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Dripping Springs HS Austin, TX
G 1 John Tonje 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS So Omaha Central HS Omaha, NE
G 3 Kendle Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 151 lb (68 kg) Jr Danville HS Danville, IL
G 4 Isaiah Stevens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Allen HS Allen, TX
G 5 P. J. Byrd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Bush HS
VCU
Houston, TX
F 10 James Moors 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 239 lb (108 kg) RS Fr Westlake Boys HS Auckland, New Zealand
F 11 Dischon Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Hillcrest Prep Phoenix, AZ
G/F 21 David Roddy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 252 lb (114 kg) So Breck School Minneapolis, MN
G 22 Nick Bassett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Cheyenne Mountain HS
Nebraska Wesleyan
Colorado Springs, CO
G 23 Isaiah Rivera 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Geneseo HS Geneseo, IL
F 31 Adam Thistlewood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Golden HS Golden, CO
C 35 Jacob Jennissen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Sauk Centre Secondary Sauk Centre, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 12, 2020*
2:30 0m, MWN
CSU–Pueblo W 89–77  1–0
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
December 14, 2020*
6:00 pm, MWN
Northern Arizona W 91–52  2–0
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
December 19, 2020*
6:00 pm, WCCN
at Saint Mary's L 33–53  2–1
University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
December 22, 2022*
2:00 pm, WCCN
vs. Santa Clara W 70–57  3–1
Kaiser Permanente Arena 
Santa Cruz, CA
December 28, 2020
6:00 pm, MWN
Fresno State W 75–53  4–1
(1–0)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
December 30, 2020
2:00 pm, MWN
Fresno State W 81–59  5–1
(2–0)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
January 2, 2021
2:00 pm, CBS
at San Diego State W 70–67  6–1
(3–0)
Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
January 4, 2021
7:00 pm, FS1
at San Diego State L 65–78  6–2
(3–1)
Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
January 7, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
UNLV W 74–71  7–2
(4–1)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm, FS1
UNLV W 83–80  8–2
(5–1)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
January 14, 2021
7:30 pm, MWN
vs. San Jose State W 90–57  9–2
(6–1)
Ability360 
Phoenix, AZ
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm, MWN
vs. San Jose State W 88–61  10–2
(7–1)
Ability360 
Phoenix, AZ
January 19, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Utah State L 64–83  10–3
(7–2)
Smith Spectrum (1,553)
Logan, UT
January 21, 2021
9:00 pm, FS1
at Utah State W 84–76  11–3
(8–2)
Smith Spectrum (1,592)
Logan, UT
January 27, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Boise State W 78–56  12–3
(9–2)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
January 29, 2021
9:00 pm, FS1
Boise State L 77–85  12–4
(9–3)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
February 4, 2021
7:00 pm, MWN
at Wyoming W 74–72  13–4
(10–3)
Arena-Auditorium (1,807)
Laramie, WY
February 6, 2021
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Wyoming W 68–59  14–4
(11–3)
Arena-Auditorium (2,000)
Laramie, WY
February 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, MWN
Northern Colorado Cancelled due to Covid-19 Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
February 27, 2021
2:00 pm, MWN
Air Force W 72–49  15–4
(12–3)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
March 1, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Air Force W 74–44  16–4
(13–3)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
March 3, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
New Mexico
Previously scheduled for Feb. 9
W 87–73  17–4
(14–3)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
March 5, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Nevada
Previously scheduled for Feb. 20
L 82–85  17–5
(14–4)
Lawlor Events Center (100)
Reno, NV
Mountain West tournament
March 11, 2021
9:30 pm, CBSSN
(3) vs. (6) Fresno State
Quarterfinals
W 72–62  18–5
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
March 12, 2021
9:59 pm, CBSSN
(3) vs. (2) Utah State
Semifinals
L 50–62  18–6
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
NIT
March 19, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) vs. (4) Buffalo
First round – Colorado State bracket
W 75–73  19–6
The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
March 25, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN
(1) vs. (3) NC State
Quarterfinals – Colorado State bracket
W 65–61  20–6
Comerica Center 
Frisco, TX
March 27, 2021
9:00 am, ESPN
(1) vs. (1) Memphis
Semifinals
L 67–90  20–7
Comerica Center 
Frisco, TX
March 28, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN
(1) vs. (4) Louisiana Tech
Third-place game
L 74–76  20–8
Comerica Center 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[1]

Notable games

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Regular season

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2021 Mountain West tournament

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2021 National Invitation Tournament (NIT)

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References

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