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2024–25 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

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2024–25 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record2–0 (0–0 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoby Arena
Seasons
2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State 0 0   2 0   1.000
Nevada 0 0   2 0   1.000
New Mexico 0 0   2 0   1.000
Utah State 0 0   2 0   1.000
Fresno State 0 0   1 0   1.000
San Diego State 0 0   1 0   1.000
Wyoming 0 0   1 0   1.000
Air Force 0 0   1 1   .500
Boise State 0 0   1 1   .500
UNLV 0 0   1 1   .500
San Jose State 0 0   0 2   .000
2025 Mountain West tournament winner
As of November 9, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams are led by 7th-year head coach Niko Medved and play their home games for the 59th season at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colorado. They participate as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 26th season.

Previous season

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The Rams finished the 2023–24 season 25–11, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tied for 6th place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament and Nevada in the quarterfinals before losing to New Mexico in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 10 seed in the Midwest Region where they defeated Virginia in the first four before losing to Texas in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Joel Scott 1 F 6'7" 225 GS Senior Monument, CO Graduated
Taviontae Jackson 2 G 6'2" 165 Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Transferred to Southern Utah
Josiah Strong 3 G 6'4" 195 GS Senior Brooklyn Park, MN Graduated
Isaiah Stevens 4 G 6'0" 185 GS Senior Allen, TX Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Miami Heat
Jack Payne 11 F 6'6" 195 Redshirt Freshman Boise, ID Transferred to Idaho
Patrick Cartier 12 F 6'8" 220 GS Senior Brookfield, WI Graduated
Javanté Johnson 13 G 6'6" 215 Redshirt Senior Colorado Springs, CO Transferred to California Baptist
Joe Palmer 20 F 6'4" 190 GS Senior Faribault, MN Graduated
Cam Lowe 22 G 6'5" 182 Freshman Monument, CO Walk-on; transferred to Black Hills State
Kyle Evans 32 F 6'10" 200 Sophomore Aliso Viejo, CA Transferred to UC Irvine

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson 8 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore San Antonio, TX Little Rock[1]
Keshawn Williams 11 G 6'4" 175 GS Senior Chicago Heights, IL Southern Illinois[2]
Bowen Born 13 G 5'11" 170 GS Senior Norwalk, IA Northern Iowa[3]
Nikola Djapa 23 F 7'0" 230 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia LIU[4]
Ethan Morton 25 G 6'7" 215 GS Senior Butler, PA Purdue[5]
Charlie Dortch 30 F 6'9" 235 Redshirt Freshman Fort Collins, CO Walk-on; Fort Lewis

2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaden Steppe
#34 PF
Tualatin, OR Tualatin High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 25, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Jonathan Mekonnen
SF
Saint Paul, MN Eastview Senior High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 27, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Darnez Slater
PG
Corona, CA Eleanor Roosevelt High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jul 11, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Kyle Jorgensen
C
Minneapolis, MN Washburn High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Jun 26, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
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 2024". Rivals.com.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2024". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2025 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Docker Tedeschi
SF
Benton, IL Benton Consolidated High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 25, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster

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2024–25 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kyan Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Staley HS Kansas City, MO
G 3 Darnez Slater 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Eleanor Roosevelt HS Eastvale, CA
F 5 Jon Mekonnen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Eastview HS Eagan, MN
F 8 Jaylen Crocker-Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Little Rock San Antonio, TX
G 10 Nique Clifford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Colorado Colorado Springs, CO
G 11 Keshawn Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Southern Illinois Chicago Heights, IL
G 13 Bowen Born 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Northern Iowa Norwalk, IA
G 14 Luke Murphy (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Southern California Academy Calabasas, CA
G 15 Jalen Lake 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Waxahachie HS Waxachachie, TX
G 21 Rashaan Mbemba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Borgi St. Polten Vienna, Austria
F 23 Nikola Djapa 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So LIU Belgrade, Serbia
G 25 Ethan Morton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Purdue Butler, PA
F 30 Charlie Dortch (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Fort Lewis Fort Collins, CO
F 35 Kyle Jorgensen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Washburn HS Minneapolis, MN
F 44 Jaden Steppe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Tualatin HS Tualatin, OR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
7:00 p.m.
Adams State W 90–74 
 23  Clifford   7  Clifford   6  Clifford  Moby Arena (3,417)
Fort Collins, CO
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:30 p.m., MW Network
North Dakota W 82−56  1−0
 20  Clifford   14  Clifford   7  Born  Moby Arena (4,060)
Fort Collins, CO
November 8, 2024*
7:30 p.m., MW Network
Tennessee State W 87–79 OT 2–0
 31  Clifford   13  Clifford   5  Evans  Moby Arena (4,866)
Fort Collins, CO
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
Denver       Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
November 16, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
vs. Ole Miss       Landers Center 
Southaven, MS
November 22, 2024*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
UC Riverside
Acrisure Invitational campus site game
      Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
November 28, 2024*
4:30 p.m., TruTV
vs. Washington
Acrisure Invitational semifinals
      Acrisure Arena 
Thousand Palms, CA
November 29, 2024*
11:30 a.m./2:00 p.m., TruTV
vs. TCU/Santa Clara
Acrisure Invitational
      Acrisure Arena 
Thousand Palms, CA
December 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
Loyola Marymount       Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
December 7, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Colorado       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
December 14, 2024*
5:30 p.m., Baller TV
vs. VCU
Jack Jones Classic
      Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
December 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
Radford       Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West regular season
TBA
TBA
TBA       TBA 
TBA
Mountain West tournament
March 12–15, 2025
TBA
vs.        Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[6]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Week
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AP
Coaches

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lytle, Kevin (May 2, 2024). "Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year to transfer to Colorado State basketball". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Lytle, Kevin (April 30, 2024). "Veteran guard Keshawn Williams to transfer to Colorado State men's basketball team". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Lytle, Kevin (May 3, 2024). "Northern Iowa guard to transfer to Colorado State men's basketball team". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Lytle, Kevin (May 6, 2024). "Serbian 7-footer commits to Colorado State men's basketball team". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Lytle, Kevin (April 29, 2024). "Purdue basketball transfer to join Colorado State". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". csurams.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.