Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, January 4
Fort Collins, Colo.
11 a.m. MT
Colorado State
vs
Wyoming
Redshirt-senior Nico Carvacho ranks in the top 20 in the MW in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage
Rams Return Home To Take On Wyoming Saturday Morning
1/2/2020 3:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CSU to play its first part of this year's Border War in Moby Arena at 11 a.m.
2019-20Â Colorado State Men's Basketball
Game #17 - Colorado State (9-7, 0-3 MW) vs. Wyoming (5-10, 0-3 MW)
Jan. 4, 2020 • 11 a.m. MT • Moby Arena (8,083) - Fort Collins, Colo.
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Video: AT&T SportsNet (Play-by-Play: Drew Goodman /Â Color Analyst: Sed Bonner / Sideline: Taylor McGregor) -Â DirectTV: 683, 683-1, 684-1 (HD) /Â Dish Network: 414 (SD), 5414 (HD) / Comcast Digital: 26 (SD), 665 (HD)
Radio: Colorado State Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Brian Roth /  Color Analyst: Adam Nigon)
      Flagship: KARS 102.9 FM (Fort Collins) / Affiliates: KDCO 104.7 FM (Denver), KMTS    99.1 FM (Glenwood Springs), KMTS 96.7 FM (West Glenwood Springs), KRDO 105.5 FM (Colorado Springs), KKVT 100.7 FM (Grand Junction), KMTS/KKVT 99.5/100.3 FM (Rifle), KKVT 97.1 FM (Delta), KKVT 98.1 FM (Montrose), KRFD 100.1 FM (Sterling), KNEC 100.9 FM (Yuma), KNAB 1140 AM (Burlington), KLMR 920 AM (Lamar) / TuneIn App
Live Stats: Colorado State
Complete Game Notes: Colorado State / Wyoming
Video: AT&T SportsNet (Play-by-Play: Drew Goodman /Â Color Analyst: Sed Bonner / Sideline: Taylor McGregor) -Â DirectTV: 683, 683-1, 684-1 (HD) /Â Dish Network: 414 (SD), 5414 (HD) / Comcast Digital: 26 (SD), 665 (HD)
Radio: Colorado State Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Brian Roth /  Color Analyst: Adam Nigon)
      Flagship: KARS 102.9 FM (Fort Collins) / Affiliates: KDCO 104.7 FM (Denver), KMTS    99.1 FM (Glenwood Springs), KMTS 96.7 FM (West Glenwood Springs), KRDO 105.5 FM (Colorado Springs), KKVT 100.7 FM (Grand Junction), KMTS/KKVT 99.5/100.3 FM (Rifle), KKVT 97.1 FM (Delta), KKVT 98.1 FM (Montrose), KRFD 100.1 FM (Sterling), KNEC 100.9 FM (Yuma), KNAB 1140 AM (Burlington), KLMR 920 AM (Lamar) / TuneIn App
Live Stats: Colorado State
Complete Game Notes: Colorado State / Wyoming
Opening Tip
• The Rams return home for the first edition of this year's Border War, hosting Wyoming on Sat., Jan. 4 at 11 am MT.
• The game will be televised on AT&T SportsNet with Drew Goodman (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline) handling the broadcast.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth and Adam Nigon on the call. CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the TuneIn app (free on all Apple, Android, Windows, Blackberry and Amazon Kindle devices) – once downloaded, search "Colorado St. Rams Sports Network" in the app for the games and coaches' show broadcasts.
• The game will also have live stats on CSURams.com
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The Leaders
• Colorado State Head Coach Niko Medved (Minnesota, '97) is in his second season at CSU as head coach with a 21-27 mark and has an 100-114 overall record is in his seventh season as a head coach.
• Wyoming Head Coach Allen Edwards (Kentucky, 2002) is in his fourth season at Wyoming and as a head coach overall with a 56-62 mark.
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A Familiar Face In Fort Collins
• While he may be in just his second season in charge of the program, head coach Niko Medved was already a familiar face around Fort Collins and to Ram fans. Medved previously was on the coaching staff from 2007-13 under two different coaches. He was a key part of recruiting players that helped the Rams to four consecutive postseason appearances, the last two in the NCAA Tournament that included a win over Missouri in 2013.
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A Quick Look at Wyoming
• Returning four starters and eight letterwinners from last season's 8-24 squad that was 4-14 in the Mountain West, the Cowboys were picked to finish 10th in the league's preseason poll.
• Redshirt-sophomore Hunter Maldonado was the leading returning scorer and has upped his numbers, leading the Cowboys in points (17.6), rebounds (5.5), total assists (52), free throw percentage (74.2) and minutes per game (34.3).
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History Versus Wyoming
• The longest running series for CSU, the Rams trail in the overall margin 136-94, including 117-67 in conference action.
• The series is much closer in Fort Collins, as Wyoming holds a slim 56-52 advantage. In fact, CSU has won four of the last six meetings overall and, since 2010, is 7-3 against Wyoming in Moby Arena.
• Last year, the two teams split the season series, with each winning at home. The victory for CSU in Fort Collins was the largest margin of victory (35) in the all-time results for both squads. (box scores on pages 19-20).
• CSU leader Niko Medved has an 1-2 record against Wyoming as a head coach.
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WYOMING - 94-136
Conference: 67-117
Home: 52-56 / Away: 39-76 / Neutral: 3-4
(complete list on page 21 with returner stats)
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Medved vs. Wyoming -- 1-2 (1-1 at CSU)
Home: 1-0 / Away: 0-2
    Date           School    Loc.        W/L  Score
    12/2/2017     Drake       A             L    89-96
*   2/9/19        Colo. St.     A             L    66-74
*   2/23/19      Colo. St.     H            W    83-48
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Improvement Always
• Head coach Niko Medved has had extensive success wherever he has coached, both as a head and an assistant.
• As an assistant coach, he helped turn around the CSU program to improving its win totals from his first year in each successive year, ending in four straight postseason appearances.
• He continued that trend at Furman and Drake, improving both programs' win totals from the previous year in each of his five seasons as a head coach, finishing his last three years in postseason play.
• In his first year at CSU in 2018-19, he continued that trend, surpassing the previous season's win totals at CSU, both overall and in Mountain West play.
• This season, the Rams already have nine non-conference wins, surpassing last year's total of five.
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Non-Conference Winning Record
• With the victory over South Dakota State Dec. 10, the Rams secured a winning non-conference record.
• The nine non-conference wins is the most since CSU posted a school-best a 13-0 mark in 2014-15.
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Mountain West Record
• Colorado State - a charter member of the Mountain West - is now 130-183 (.415) in regular-season action against MW foes since the formation of the league in 1999-2000.
CSU vs. Mountain West Conference
School                 Overall    Home     Away   Neut.
Air Force                80-33      43-11      33-18     4-4
Boise State              11-14        8-4        2-9       1-1
Fresno State            18-18       14-3       2-13      2-2
Nevada                   9-15         5-4        4-10      0-1
New Mexico            47-78      34-26     12-50     1-2
San Diego State       41-44      26-14      13-26     2-4
San Jose State         18-0         8-0        8-0      2-0
UNLVÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 16-40Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 11-16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5-23Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1
Utah State              39-56      28-19      11-35     0-2
Wyoming               94-136     52-56     39-76    3-4
Totals                 373-434  229-153  129-260  15-21
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Roster Size... But Inexperienced
• The Rams started the year with 12 eligible players on the roster. CSU had 14 players available to start the 2018-19 season but only 11 in 2017-18.
• Of those 12 this season, just five were a part of the program last season.
• Returners for the Rams combine for 10 seasons of NCAA Division I experience.
Returning/Lost...By the Numbers
• The Rams added several key newcomers for 2019-20 as Colorado State looked to fill some gaps from last year's production on the floor, though CSU returns a significant portion on all categories despite having just five returners from last year's lineup.
• Here is a quick look at what the Rams returned in major statistical categories:
Category     Returning / Lost     Total          % Return
> Scoring        1449 / 944        2,393            60.6
> Rebounding   737 / 344          1,081             68.2
> Assists          302 / 170           472              64.0
> Blocks            48 / 28             76               63.2
> Steals            124 / 75            199              62.3
> Minutes       4099 / 2326       6,425            63.8
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A Big Night At Tulsa
• The Rams had a lot of moments in the triple-overtime win at Tulsa Dec. 21.
• CSU is now 28-36 all-time in overtime games and 1-1 in triple overtime. The previous 3OT game was in 1986-87 at Air Force, a 71-67 loss for CSU (the first year of the three-pointer in the college game)
• The 12 assists by Stevens tied the school record was the first time a Ram had 10 or more in a game since John Gillon handed out 11 against Nevada on Jan. 14, 2015.
• This was the first time this season that CSU has had two players with 20 or more points as well as two players with 10 or more rebounds.
• The last time CSU scored 100 points in a game was Nov. 7, 2018, a 100-66 win to open the year over Colorado Christian.
• The 111 points is the second-most ever scored by CSU against a Division I opponent, the most ever in a road game and the fourth most in school history (119 vs. Fort Lewis in 1992-93, 117 in 1970-71 vs. West Texas A&M (then D-I) and 113 in 1991-92 vs. Fort Lewis)
• The 14 three-pointers tie for the fifth-most in program history, while the 25 assists tie for eighth-most in a game.
• The 55 rebounds are the fourth-most in a single game.
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Moby Arena Home Court Advantage
• CSU has a record of 558-238 (.702) record all-time at Moby Arena.
• The Rams had finished at least .500 in each of the last nine years prior to last season. This dated back to the 2008-09 season when the program was 6-9, prior to 2018-19's 8-9 mark.
• Current head coach Niko Medved was part of a coaching staff at CSU that posted two of the top records in program history at home, as the 2012-13 team set the best mark at 16-1 with the 2011-12 team going 14-1. Overall as an assistant at CSU, he was part of a team that went 97-97 overall and 59-30 in Moby Arena and improved their overall record in each successive season.
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Basketball Staff
• Head coach Niko Medved brought four members of his staff from Drake with him last season and the crew stayed together for this season. Dave Thorson, JR Blount and Ali Farokhmanesh were assistant coaches with Medved, while Aaron Katsuma joined him again as Director of Basketball Operations. Thorson has extensive experience as a high school coach and had previously worked with Medved at the University of Minnesota. Blount and Farokhmanesh also bring extensive recent playing experience with them as Blount played at Loyola Chicago, graduating in 2009, and Farokhmanesh was a key part of a Northern Iowa squad that knocked off No. 1 Kansas in the NCAA Tournament in his senior year in 2010.
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Rams On the Tube
• The Rams' package has 18 televised games, with nine of them occurring at Moby Arena, eight of those nine league contests.
• In the 18 televised games, CSU will appear on the ESPN family of networks eight times, CBS Sports Network five times, AT&T SportsNet on four occasions and Stadium once.
• One non-conference game will be televised from Moby Arena, with the Colorado contest on Dec. 13 on CBS Sports Network.
• As part of the Mountain West conference slate, one home game and three road games were moved from Wednesday to Tuesday to accommodate broadcast requests. The game at Fresno State was moved from Feb. 5 to Feb. 4, the Utah State home game moved from Feb. 12 to 11th, at UNLV moved from Feb. 19 to Feb. 18 and the road finale at San Diego State moved from Feb. 26 to Feb. 25.
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ESPN Networks (8)
Fri., Nov. 8Â Â Â Â Â at Duke (ACC Network)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L, 55-89
Sat., Dec. 21Â Â Â Â at Tulsa (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â W-3ot, 111-104
Wed., Jan. 15Â Â New Mexico* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 22Â Fresno State* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 25Â Â Â at Utah State* (ESPNU)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 29Â Nevada* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 1Â Â Â Â Â Â UNLV (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 29Â Â Â Air Force* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
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CBS Sports Network (5)
Fri., Dec. 13     Colorado                                 L, 48-56
Tue., Feb. 4Â Â Â Â at Fresno State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 11Â Â Â Â Utah State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 18Â Â Â at UNLV*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 25Â Â at San Diego State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9 p.m.
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AT&T SportsNet (4)
Wed., Jan. 1Â Â Â Â at Nevada*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L, 61-67
Sat. Jan. 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Wyoming*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 11 a.m.
Sat., Jan. 18Â Â Â Â at Air Force*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 15Â Â Â Â at Wyoming*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
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Stadium (1)
Wed., Dec. 4Â Â Â San Diego State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L, 57-79
All times listed are Mountain Time
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Travel Miles (including bus & to/from airport)
Total Travel So Far: 6 trips - 14,251 miles
Remaining: 8 trips - 9,198 miles
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Non-Conference (round trip) - 4 trips/11,242 mi.
• Cayman Islands Classic (Grand Cayman) - 4,464 miles
• Duke (Durham, N.C.) - 3,036 miles
• Tulsa (Tulsa, Okla.) - 1,878 miles
• Loyola Marymount (Los Angeles, Calif.) - 1,864 miles
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Mountain West (round trip) - 10 trips/12,207 mi.
• San Jose State (San Jose, Calif.) - 1,899 miles
• San Diego State (San Diego, Calif.) - 1,753 miles
• Nevada (Reno, Nev.) - 1,748 miles
• Fresno State (Fresno, Calif.) - 1,701 miles
• UNLV (Las Vegas, Nev.) - 1,289 miles
• MW Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.) - 1,289 miles
• Boise State (Boise, Idaho) - 1,261 miles
• Utah State (Logan, Utah) - 771 miles
• Air Force (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - 256 miles
• Wyoming (Laramie, Wyo.) - 131 miles
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National Rankings (Team/Players)
(through Jan. 1, 2020)
Team (Top 70 of 350 Division I teams)
Free Throws Attempted                          342          5th
Total Assists                                       242          11th
Free Throws Made                                230         13th
Personal Fouls Per Game                       15.1         43rd
3-Point FG Attempts                              343        59th
Total Steals                                         107         66th
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Players (top 100 nationally)
Nico Carvacho
Free Throw Attempts                             99           6th
Defensive Rebounds Per Game               7.69        14th
Rebounds Per Game                             10.3         16th
Double-Doubles                                   6          22nd
Field Goal Percentage                           54.0       70th
Isaiah Stevens
Total Assists                                       67          60th
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Carvacho Growing On the Floor
• Redshirt-senior center Nico Carvacho showed his increased comfort level on the floor, growing extensively since his freshman year.
• In 2017-18, he averaged 11.1 points and 12.3 rebounds in Mountain West play, leading by a wide margin in rebounding for league games only (next was 9.6 per game).
• For his play in '17-18, Carvacho was named Honorable Mention All-Mountain West by both the league's coaches and media members in two separate votes.
• Last season, Carvacho was effective, recording double-doubles in a school-record 22 games and averaged a team-high 16.1 points and a nation-leading 12.9 rebounds per game while shooting a league-best 59.2 percent from the floor (31st in NCAA).
• In 2018-19, he led CSU in rebounding in 29 of 32 games including 22 straight before Feb. 23's contest against Wyoming when he was limited to 20 minutes due to fouls.
• At UNLV Jan. 2, 2019, Carvacho set a new career best with 28 points and added 20 rebounds for his second 20-20 game of the year and school-record third of his career.
• Carvacho also was named First Team All-Mountain West and All-Defensive Team by the league's media, in 2018-19.
• In addition, Carvacho was honored on the US Basketball Writers Association All-District squad last season after moving up from 20th to the top spot on CSU's career rebounding chart.
• He now has a Mountain West-record 1115 (tops in NCAA Division I among current active players), passing previous leader Pat Durham (1985-89) at 851.
• Carvacho also is first in CSU offensive rebounds with 377 and in CSU career defensive rebounds with 729 (since tracking of the two categories began).
• He is now the leader in Mountain West-only double-doubles with 27, passing San Diego State's Kawhi Leonard (2009-11) and Nevada's Jordan Caroline. His 41 career double-doubles are second in the league's history (tied for first among current active NCAA Division I players).
• Carvacho became the 29th CSU player in history to reach the 1,000 point mark in his career, accomplishing that feat in the opening round of the 2019 MW Championship.
• With his five rebounds against Arkansas State Nov. 20, 2019, he became the first player in league history with 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.
• He was also named to the preseason watch list for the 2020 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced. Last year, he was a finalist as one of final 10 players from which the top center in men's college basketball will be recognized.
• Carvacho was named to the Preseason All-MW team entering this season by the league's media representatives.
• For his play against Omaha and in the three contests in Grand Cayman as CSU went 3-1 combined, Carvacho was named to the Cayman Islands Classic All-Tournament Team. He posted a pair of double-doubles and averaged 14.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in those games.
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CSU Career Ranks
Points
12.   1246    Lonnie Wright (69 Games)             1963-66
13.   1229    Andy Ogide (94 Games)                  2007-11
14.   1213    Nico Carvacho (116 Games)        2016-pres.
15.   1210     J.D. Paige (124 Games)                    2015-19
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Field Goals Made
9.    486    Andy Ogide (94 Games)                  2007-11
10.   476     Nico Carvacho (116 Games)        2016-pres.
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Field Goal Percentage (Minimum 75 Made)
12.   .559    David Fisher (151-270)                    1998-01
13.   .552    Nico Carvacho (476-860)            2016-pres
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Rebounds
1.    1115     Nico Carvacho (116 Games)       2016-pres.
2.    851     Pat Durham (125 Games)               1985-89
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Rebounding Average (Minimum 35 Games)
3.    9.6     Bill Green (76 Games)                   1960-63
      9.6     Nico Carvacho (116 Games)       2016-pres.
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Defensive Rebounds
1.    738     Nico Carvacho (116 Games)       2016-pres.
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Offensive Rebounds
1.    377     Nico Carvacho (116 Games)        2016-pres.
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Blocked Shots
10.   80      Alan Cunningham                         1976-78
11.   70      Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
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Games Started
1.     130     Dorian Green                              2009-13
2.    117       Rich Strong                                1982-86
3.    113      Pat Durham                                1985-89
      113      Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
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Minutes
6.    3289   Matt Barnett                               1994-98
7.              3202                                Nico Carvacho   2016-pres.
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Double-Doubles
1.     41  Nico Carvacho (2016-pres.) (t-2nd in MW history)
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CSU Single-Season Rebounding Ranks (only 300+ boards)
1.     414     Nico Carvacho (32 Games)            2018-19
2.    392    Mike Childress (23 Games)             1969-70
3.    373     Emmanuel Omogbo (36 Games)       2016-17
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CSU Single-Season Offensive Rebounds
1.     133     Pierce Hornung (33 Games)            2012-13
2.    125     Nico Carvacho (32 Games)            2018-19
     125     Nico Carvacho (32 Games)              2017-18
4.    121      Tiel Daniels (34 Games)                 2015-16
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CSU Single-Season Defensive Rebounds
1.    289    Nico Carvacho (32 Games)            2018-19
2Â Â Â Â 272Â Â Â Â Â Emmanuel Omogbo (36 Games)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2016-17
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Mountain West Career Rebounds (All Games)
1.     1115     Nico Carvacho (CSU, 116 gm)     2016-pres.
2.     958    Jordan Caroline (Nevada, 105 gm)    2016-19
3.     943    Luke Nevill (Utah)                       2005-09
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Mountain West Only Game Career Rebounds
1.     607     Nico Carvacho (CSU)               2016-pres.
2.     486    Jordan Caroline (Nevada)               2016-19
3.     460    Luke Nevill (Utah)                       2005-09
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Mountain West Career Double-Doubles
1.      44 Jordan Caroline (Nevada)                    2016-19
2.     41  Nico Carvacho (CSU)                    2016-pres.
3.     40 Kawhi Leonard (SDSU)                       2009-11
       40 Andrew Bogut (Utah)                        2003-05
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Mountain West Games Only Career Double-Doubles
1. Â Â Â Â Â 27Â Â Nico Carvacho (CSU)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2016-pres.
2.     22 Jordan Caroline (Nevada)                    2016-19
3.     21  Kawhi Leonard (SDSU)                       2009-11
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NCAA D-I Active Career Rankings (through Jan. 1, 2020)
1.      Total Rebounds                                           1115
1.      Double-Doubles                                           41
6.     Rebounding Average                                   9.6
7.           Consecutive Starts                                  113
29.   Free Throws Attempted                               470
t-31.   Games Played                                             116
44.   Field Goal Percentage                                55.3
Martin Stepping Up His Role
• Redshirt-senior Kris Martin has emerged as one of the leaders this season.
• He started last 16 of 27 games played in 2018-19, averaging 9.2 points (fourth for the Rams), 3.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 29.5 minutes a game
• He scored in double digits in 13 games, with two of 20+
• The guard made his season debut in 2018-19 against South Dakota State, Nov. 21, and tallied 11 points in 30 minutes of action.
• He led CSU with 21 points at Colorado, Dec. 1, 2018.     Â
• Martin recorded his first CSU career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Utah State, March 5.
• The guard led CSU in its opening win over Denver, Nov. 5, scoring a team-high 18 points and adding five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• Most recently, he had 17 points (career-high tying 5 three-pointers) in the win over Doane, Dec. 28.
• The senior currently is fifth for CSU at 8.1 points per game while playing 25.8 minutes a contest, fifth on the team. He is shooting 36.3 percent from the field and 68.4 from the charity stripe while also adding 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists a game.
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Moving On Up
• Sophomores Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood are looked at to help lead this team as two of the four returning starters.
• Thistlewood was fifth on last year's team at 8.9 points per game and Moore is sixth at 8.8 points per game. Thistlewood scored in double figures in 16 contests, with Moore with 11 10+ point games.
• Thistlewood scored in double figures in each of the last six games and ranked third in the MW in three-point field goal percentage in conference games.
• Moore and Thistlewood each shot 78 percent or better from the charity stripe.
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This season
• Thistlewood and Moore both had a solid game in the win over Omaha, Nov. 13.
• Thistlewood was 5-for-11 on field goals, including 5-for-8 from the three-point arc, and hit all four free throws for a career-high 19 points. He also added seven rebounds, two off his career best earlier this year against Denver.
• Moore tallied a season-best 16 points, including five triples against the Mavericks.
• Moore was solid in the thrilling win over Loyola Chicago Nov. 26, as he had a game-high 15 points, including 6-of-9 FG and 3-5 from the arc.
• Thistlewood was a standout against Washington State Nov. 27, as he had a game high and career-high 20 points on 6-of-9 FG, including tying a career-high with five three-pointers and chipped in four rebounds.
• Thistlewood also hit a long three with 16.9 seconds to play to lift the Rams to a win over South Dakota State, Dec. 10.
• Moore had a 23-point outing and Thistlewood contributed 12 points, in limited minutes, in the triple-overtime win at Tulsa Dec. 21.
• Thistlewood is now fourth on the team at 9.9 points and third at 3.9 rebounds per game, while Moore is sixth at 7.9 points a contest and leads in steals with 19.
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Newcomers With Early Impact
• Head coach Niko Medved has played four freshmen in 15 of the 16 contests so far, with three playing in all 16.
• Guard Isaiah Stevens has started all 15 games and tied for game-high honors with forward David Roddy with 12 points at #4 Duke, Nov. 8.
• Roddy also added six rebounds and a steal in his 21 minutes of action.
• Dischon Thomas and John Tonje have both played at least 13 contests and contributed off the bench.
• Stevens followed it up with against Omaha, Nov. 13, tallying 11 points and a team season-high five assists in the win and at Loyola Marymount, Nov. 16, with a game-high 21 points, five rebounds and five assists in the come-from-behind win.
• Stevens and Roddy both had a presence against Arkansas State Nov. 20. Stevens then had 11 points, six rebounds and a team season-high eight assists while Roddy had a personal-best 14 points with three blocks.
• Roddy scored in double figures in all three games in Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands Classic, averaging 11.0 points per game on 50.0 percent shooting from the field.
• Against Utah Valley Dec. 1, two other newcomers made a major contribution. Thomas scored a game-high 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor and hitting all four free throws while adding six rebounds. Sophomore P.J. Byrd come off the bench and tallied eight points in 10 minutes in his first action of the season.
• Stevens led the Rams with 26 points, including 10 free throws, and a school record-tying 12 assists in the triple-overtime win at Tulsa Dec. 21. Roddy had his first CSU double-double as well with 17 points and 11 rebounds, both season highs.
• Stevens is currently second on the team in scoring at 11.9 points per game, shooting 45.2 percent from the floor, 35.9 from the arc and a team-best 81.8 percent from the free throw line. He has reached at least 10 points in 11 of the 16 games so far and had at least four assists in 10 of them, averaging 4.2 per game (4th in the MW).
• Roddy is third at 10.1 points per game and second at 5.1 rebounds a contest, as the freshman has scored in double figures in nine of the last 12 games and 10 total contests this season (11.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg in those 12 games).
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Rams Playing Professionally
• Daniel Bejarano ('15) - Fuerza Regia Monterrey (Mexican LNBP - Second Division) - 7.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg
• Emmanuel Omogbo ('17) - Edinol BI (Italy Serie A2) - 11.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.5 apg
• Colton Iverson ('13) - Zenit Sankt Petersburg (Russia - Euroleague)
• Andy Ogide ('11) - UCC Piacenza (Italy - Unieuro) - 14.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg
• Che Bob ('18) - CD Puerto Varas (Chile) - 23.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg
• Gerson Santo ('14) - Rio Claro (Brazilian NBB) - 12.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg
• J.J. Avila ('15) - Agua Caliente Clippers (NBA G League) - 12.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg
• Gian Clavell ('17) - Bursaspor (Turkey) - 15.o ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.5 apg
• John Gillon ('17) - P. Zvaigzdes (Lithuania) - 12.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 4.1 apg
• Stanton Kidd ('15) - Melbourne United (Australia) / formerly Utah Jazz
• Tiel Daniels ('16) - China
• Jon Octeus ('15) - Phoenix Hagen (Germany) - 12.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 6.4 apg
• J.D. Paige ('19) - Parnu (Estonia) - 13.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.8 apg
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Coors Light Coaches Show Is Back
• The Coors Light Basketball Head Coaches Show returns to Lucky Joe's Sidewalk Saloon in Old Town Fort Collins this year. Join men's head coach Niko Medved and women's head coach Ryun Williams starting at 6 p.m. on the Mondays listed below (other than the first and last shows) to hear their thoughts on the previous week and look forward to upcoming action.
• January: 6, 13, 20 & 27
• February: 10 & 20 (Thur.)
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All-Time Overtime
Overall: 28-36
               1-ot      2-ot    3-ot      Tot
Home:Â Â Â Â Â 10-15Â Â Â Â Â 6-2Â Â Â Â Â 0-0Â Â Â Â 16-17
Road:Â Â Â Â Â Â 10-15Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-1Â Â Â Â Â 12-17
Neutral:Â Â Â Â Â 0-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-0Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-2
Totals     20-31     7-4      1-1    28-36
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Looking Ahead
• The Rams will get a week off and head back on the road, traveling to San Jose State on Sat., Jan. 11 for a 2 p.m. PT/3 p.m. MT tip.
• The game will be streamed on the Mountain West Network.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth and Adam Nigon on the call.
• CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the TuneIn app (free on all Apple, Android, Windows, Blackberry and Amazon Kindle devices) – once downloaded, search "Colorado St. Rams Sports Network" in the app for the games and coaches' show broadcasts.
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• The Rams return home for the first edition of this year's Border War, hosting Wyoming on Sat., Jan. 4 at 11 am MT.
• The game will be televised on AT&T SportsNet with Drew Goodman (play-by-play), Sed Bonner (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline) handling the broadcast.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth and Adam Nigon on the call. CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the TuneIn app (free on all Apple, Android, Windows, Blackberry and Amazon Kindle devices) – once downloaded, search "Colorado St. Rams Sports Network" in the app for the games and coaches' show broadcasts.
• The game will also have live stats on CSURams.com
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The Leaders
• Colorado State Head Coach Niko Medved (Minnesota, '97) is in his second season at CSU as head coach with a 21-27 mark and has an 100-114 overall record is in his seventh season as a head coach.
• Wyoming Head Coach Allen Edwards (Kentucky, 2002) is in his fourth season at Wyoming and as a head coach overall with a 56-62 mark.
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A Familiar Face In Fort Collins
• While he may be in just his second season in charge of the program, head coach Niko Medved was already a familiar face around Fort Collins and to Ram fans. Medved previously was on the coaching staff from 2007-13 under two different coaches. He was a key part of recruiting players that helped the Rams to four consecutive postseason appearances, the last two in the NCAA Tournament that included a win over Missouri in 2013.
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A Quick Look at Wyoming
• Returning four starters and eight letterwinners from last season's 8-24 squad that was 4-14 in the Mountain West, the Cowboys were picked to finish 10th in the league's preseason poll.
• Redshirt-sophomore Hunter Maldonado was the leading returning scorer and has upped his numbers, leading the Cowboys in points (17.6), rebounds (5.5), total assists (52), free throw percentage (74.2) and minutes per game (34.3).
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History Versus Wyoming
• The longest running series for CSU, the Rams trail in the overall margin 136-94, including 117-67 in conference action.
• The series is much closer in Fort Collins, as Wyoming holds a slim 56-52 advantage. In fact, CSU has won four of the last six meetings overall and, since 2010, is 7-3 against Wyoming in Moby Arena.
• Last year, the two teams split the season series, with each winning at home. The victory for CSU in Fort Collins was the largest margin of victory (35) in the all-time results for both squads. (box scores on pages 19-20).
• CSU leader Niko Medved has an 1-2 record against Wyoming as a head coach.
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WYOMING - 94-136
Conference: 67-117
Home: 52-56 / Away: 39-76 / Neutral: 3-4
(complete list on page 21 with returner stats)
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Medved vs. Wyoming -- 1-2 (1-1 at CSU)
Home: 1-0 / Away: 0-2
    Date           School    Loc.        W/L  Score
    12/2/2017     Drake       A             L    89-96
*   2/9/19        Colo. St.     A             L    66-74
*   2/23/19      Colo. St.     H            W    83-48
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Improvement Always
• Head coach Niko Medved has had extensive success wherever he has coached, both as a head and an assistant.
• As an assistant coach, he helped turn around the CSU program to improving its win totals from his first year in each successive year, ending in four straight postseason appearances.
• He continued that trend at Furman and Drake, improving both programs' win totals from the previous year in each of his five seasons as a head coach, finishing his last three years in postseason play.
• In his first year at CSU in 2018-19, he continued that trend, surpassing the previous season's win totals at CSU, both overall and in Mountain West play.
• This season, the Rams already have nine non-conference wins, surpassing last year's total of five.
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Non-Conference Winning Record
• With the victory over South Dakota State Dec. 10, the Rams secured a winning non-conference record.
• The nine non-conference wins is the most since CSU posted a school-best a 13-0 mark in 2014-15.
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Mountain West Record
• Colorado State - a charter member of the Mountain West - is now 130-183 (.415) in regular-season action against MW foes since the formation of the league in 1999-2000.
CSU vs. Mountain West Conference
School                 Overall    Home     Away   Neut.
Air Force                80-33      43-11      33-18     4-4
Boise State              11-14        8-4        2-9       1-1
Fresno State            18-18       14-3       2-13      2-2
Nevada                   9-15         5-4        4-10      0-1
New Mexico            47-78      34-26     12-50     1-2
San Diego State       41-44      26-14      13-26     2-4
San Jose State         18-0         8-0        8-0      2-0
UNLVÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 16-40Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 11-16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5-23Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1
Utah State              39-56      28-19      11-35     0-2
Wyoming               94-136     52-56     39-76    3-4
Totals                 373-434  229-153  129-260  15-21
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Roster Size... But Inexperienced
• The Rams started the year with 12 eligible players on the roster. CSU had 14 players available to start the 2018-19 season but only 11 in 2017-18.
• Of those 12 this season, just five were a part of the program last season.
• Returners for the Rams combine for 10 seasons of NCAA Division I experience.
Returning/Lost...By the Numbers
• The Rams added several key newcomers for 2019-20 as Colorado State looked to fill some gaps from last year's production on the floor, though CSU returns a significant portion on all categories despite having just five returners from last year's lineup.
• Here is a quick look at what the Rams returned in major statistical categories:
Category     Returning / Lost     Total          % Return
> Scoring        1449 / 944        2,393            60.6
> Rebounding   737 / 344          1,081             68.2
> Assists          302 / 170           472              64.0
> Blocks            48 / 28             76               63.2
> Steals            124 / 75            199              62.3
> Minutes       4099 / 2326       6,425            63.8
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A Big Night At Tulsa
• The Rams had a lot of moments in the triple-overtime win at Tulsa Dec. 21.
• CSU is now 28-36 all-time in overtime games and 1-1 in triple overtime. The previous 3OT game was in 1986-87 at Air Force, a 71-67 loss for CSU (the first year of the three-pointer in the college game)
• The 12 assists by Stevens tied the school record was the first time a Ram had 10 or more in a game since John Gillon handed out 11 against Nevada on Jan. 14, 2015.
• This was the first time this season that CSU has had two players with 20 or more points as well as two players with 10 or more rebounds.
• The last time CSU scored 100 points in a game was Nov. 7, 2018, a 100-66 win to open the year over Colorado Christian.
• The 111 points is the second-most ever scored by CSU against a Division I opponent, the most ever in a road game and the fourth most in school history (119 vs. Fort Lewis in 1992-93, 117 in 1970-71 vs. West Texas A&M (then D-I) and 113 in 1991-92 vs. Fort Lewis)
• The 14 three-pointers tie for the fifth-most in program history, while the 25 assists tie for eighth-most in a game.
• The 55 rebounds are the fourth-most in a single game.
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Moby Arena Home Court Advantage
• CSU has a record of 558-238 (.702) record all-time at Moby Arena.
• The Rams had finished at least .500 in each of the last nine years prior to last season. This dated back to the 2008-09 season when the program was 6-9, prior to 2018-19's 8-9 mark.
• Current head coach Niko Medved was part of a coaching staff at CSU that posted two of the top records in program history at home, as the 2012-13 team set the best mark at 16-1 with the 2011-12 team going 14-1. Overall as an assistant at CSU, he was part of a team that went 97-97 overall and 59-30 in Moby Arena and improved their overall record in each successive season.
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Basketball Staff
• Head coach Niko Medved brought four members of his staff from Drake with him last season and the crew stayed together for this season. Dave Thorson, JR Blount and Ali Farokhmanesh were assistant coaches with Medved, while Aaron Katsuma joined him again as Director of Basketball Operations. Thorson has extensive experience as a high school coach and had previously worked with Medved at the University of Minnesota. Blount and Farokhmanesh also bring extensive recent playing experience with them as Blount played at Loyola Chicago, graduating in 2009, and Farokhmanesh was a key part of a Northern Iowa squad that knocked off No. 1 Kansas in the NCAA Tournament in his senior year in 2010.
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Rams On the Tube
• The Rams' package has 18 televised games, with nine of them occurring at Moby Arena, eight of those nine league contests.
• In the 18 televised games, CSU will appear on the ESPN family of networks eight times, CBS Sports Network five times, AT&T SportsNet on four occasions and Stadium once.
• One non-conference game will be televised from Moby Arena, with the Colorado contest on Dec. 13 on CBS Sports Network.
• As part of the Mountain West conference slate, one home game and three road games were moved from Wednesday to Tuesday to accommodate broadcast requests. The game at Fresno State was moved from Feb. 5 to Feb. 4, the Utah State home game moved from Feb. 12 to 11th, at UNLV moved from Feb. 19 to Feb. 18 and the road finale at San Diego State moved from Feb. 26 to Feb. 25.
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ESPN Networks (8)
Fri., Nov. 8Â Â Â Â Â at Duke (ACC Network)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L, 55-89
Sat., Dec. 21Â Â Â Â at Tulsa (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â W-3ot, 111-104
Wed., Jan. 15Â Â New Mexico* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 22Â Fresno State* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 25Â Â Â at Utah State* (ESPNU)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 29Â Nevada* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 1Â Â Â Â Â Â UNLV (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 29Â Â Â Air Force* (ESPN3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
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CBS Sports Network (5)
Fri., Dec. 13     Colorado                                 L, 48-56
Tue., Feb. 4Â Â Â Â at Fresno State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 11Â Â Â Â Utah State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 18Â Â Â at UNLV*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 25Â Â at San Diego State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9 p.m.
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AT&T SportsNet (4)
Wed., Jan. 1Â Â Â Â at Nevada*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L, 61-67
Sat. Jan. 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Wyoming*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 11 a.m.
Sat., Jan. 18Â Â Â Â at Air Force*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 15Â Â Â Â at Wyoming*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m.
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Stadium (1)
Wed., Dec. 4Â Â Â San Diego State*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â L, 57-79
All times listed are Mountain Time
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Travel Miles (including bus & to/from airport)
Total Travel So Far: 6 trips - 14,251 miles
Remaining: 8 trips - 9,198 miles
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Non-Conference (round trip) - 4 trips/11,242 mi.
• Cayman Islands Classic (Grand Cayman) - 4,464 miles
• Duke (Durham, N.C.) - 3,036 miles
• Tulsa (Tulsa, Okla.) - 1,878 miles
• Loyola Marymount (Los Angeles, Calif.) - 1,864 miles
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Mountain West (round trip) - 10 trips/12,207 mi.
• San Jose State (San Jose, Calif.) - 1,899 miles
• San Diego State (San Diego, Calif.) - 1,753 miles
• Nevada (Reno, Nev.) - 1,748 miles
• Fresno State (Fresno, Calif.) - 1,701 miles
• UNLV (Las Vegas, Nev.) - 1,289 miles
• MW Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.) - 1,289 miles
• Boise State (Boise, Idaho) - 1,261 miles
• Utah State (Logan, Utah) - 771 miles
• Air Force (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - 256 miles
• Wyoming (Laramie, Wyo.) - 131 miles
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National Rankings (Team/Players)
(through Jan. 1, 2020)
Team (Top 70 of 350 Division I teams)
Free Throws Attempted                          342          5th
Total Assists                                       242          11th
Free Throws Made                                230         13th
Personal Fouls Per Game                       15.1         43rd
3-Point FG Attempts                              343        59th
Total Steals                                         107         66th
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Players (top 100 nationally)
Nico Carvacho
Free Throw Attempts                             99           6th
Defensive Rebounds Per Game               7.69        14th
Rebounds Per Game                             10.3         16th
Double-Doubles                                   6          22nd
Field Goal Percentage                           54.0       70th
Isaiah Stevens
Total Assists                                       67          60th
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Carvacho Growing On the Floor
• Redshirt-senior center Nico Carvacho showed his increased comfort level on the floor, growing extensively since his freshman year.
• In 2017-18, he averaged 11.1 points and 12.3 rebounds in Mountain West play, leading by a wide margin in rebounding for league games only (next was 9.6 per game).
• For his play in '17-18, Carvacho was named Honorable Mention All-Mountain West by both the league's coaches and media members in two separate votes.
• Last season, Carvacho was effective, recording double-doubles in a school-record 22 games and averaged a team-high 16.1 points and a nation-leading 12.9 rebounds per game while shooting a league-best 59.2 percent from the floor (31st in NCAA).
• In 2018-19, he led CSU in rebounding in 29 of 32 games including 22 straight before Feb. 23's contest against Wyoming when he was limited to 20 minutes due to fouls.
• At UNLV Jan. 2, 2019, Carvacho set a new career best with 28 points and added 20 rebounds for his second 20-20 game of the year and school-record third of his career.
• Carvacho also was named First Team All-Mountain West and All-Defensive Team by the league's media, in 2018-19.
• In addition, Carvacho was honored on the US Basketball Writers Association All-District squad last season after moving up from 20th to the top spot on CSU's career rebounding chart.
• He now has a Mountain West-record 1115 (tops in NCAA Division I among current active players), passing previous leader Pat Durham (1985-89) at 851.
• Carvacho also is first in CSU offensive rebounds with 377 and in CSU career defensive rebounds with 729 (since tracking of the two categories began).
• He is now the leader in Mountain West-only double-doubles with 27, passing San Diego State's Kawhi Leonard (2009-11) and Nevada's Jordan Caroline. His 41 career double-doubles are second in the league's history (tied for first among current active NCAA Division I players).
• Carvacho became the 29th CSU player in history to reach the 1,000 point mark in his career, accomplishing that feat in the opening round of the 2019 MW Championship.
• With his five rebounds against Arkansas State Nov. 20, 2019, he became the first player in league history with 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.
• He was also named to the preseason watch list for the 2020 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced. Last year, he was a finalist as one of final 10 players from which the top center in men's college basketball will be recognized.
• Carvacho was named to the Preseason All-MW team entering this season by the league's media representatives.
• For his play against Omaha and in the three contests in Grand Cayman as CSU went 3-1 combined, Carvacho was named to the Cayman Islands Classic All-Tournament Team. He posted a pair of double-doubles and averaged 14.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in those games.
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CSU Career Ranks
Points
12.   1246    Lonnie Wright (69 Games)             1963-66
13.   1229    Andy Ogide (94 Games)                  2007-11
14.   1213    Nico Carvacho (116 Games)        2016-pres.
15.   1210     J.D. Paige (124 Games)                    2015-19
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Field Goals Made
9.    486    Andy Ogide (94 Games)                  2007-11
10.   476     Nico Carvacho (116 Games)        2016-pres.
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Field Goal Percentage (Minimum 75 Made)
12.   .559    David Fisher (151-270)                    1998-01
13.   .552    Nico Carvacho (476-860)            2016-pres
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Rebounds
1.    1115     Nico Carvacho (116 Games)       2016-pres.
2.    851     Pat Durham (125 Games)               1985-89
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Rebounding Average (Minimum 35 Games)
3.    9.6     Bill Green (76 Games)                   1960-63
      9.6     Nico Carvacho (116 Games)       2016-pres.
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Defensive Rebounds
1.    738     Nico Carvacho (116 Games)       2016-pres.
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Offensive Rebounds
1.    377     Nico Carvacho (116 Games)        2016-pres.
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Blocked Shots
10.   80      Alan Cunningham                         1976-78
11.   70      Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
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Games Started
1.     130     Dorian Green                              2009-13
2.    117       Rich Strong                                1982-86
3.    113      Pat Durham                                1985-89
      113      Nico Carvacho                         2016-pres.
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Minutes
6.    3289   Matt Barnett                               1994-98
7.              3202                                Nico Carvacho   2016-pres.
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Double-Doubles
1.     41  Nico Carvacho (2016-pres.) (t-2nd in MW history)
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CSU Single-Season Rebounding Ranks (only 300+ boards)
1.     414     Nico Carvacho (32 Games)            2018-19
2.    392    Mike Childress (23 Games)             1969-70
3.    373     Emmanuel Omogbo (36 Games)       2016-17
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CSU Single-Season Offensive Rebounds
1.     133     Pierce Hornung (33 Games)            2012-13
2.    125     Nico Carvacho (32 Games)            2018-19
     125     Nico Carvacho (32 Games)              2017-18
4.    121      Tiel Daniels (34 Games)                 2015-16
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CSU Single-Season Defensive Rebounds
1.    289    Nico Carvacho (32 Games)            2018-19
2Â Â Â Â 272Â Â Â Â Â Emmanuel Omogbo (36 Games)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2016-17
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Mountain West Career Rebounds (All Games)
1.     1115     Nico Carvacho (CSU, 116 gm)     2016-pres.
2.     958    Jordan Caroline (Nevada, 105 gm)    2016-19
3.     943    Luke Nevill (Utah)                       2005-09
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Mountain West Only Game Career Rebounds
1.     607     Nico Carvacho (CSU)               2016-pres.
2.     486    Jordan Caroline (Nevada)               2016-19
3.     460    Luke Nevill (Utah)                       2005-09
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Mountain West Career Double-Doubles
1.      44 Jordan Caroline (Nevada)                    2016-19
2.     41  Nico Carvacho (CSU)                    2016-pres.
3.     40 Kawhi Leonard (SDSU)                       2009-11
       40 Andrew Bogut (Utah)                        2003-05
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Mountain West Games Only Career Double-Doubles
1. Â Â Â Â Â 27Â Â Nico Carvacho (CSU)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2016-pres.
2.     22 Jordan Caroline (Nevada)                    2016-19
3.     21  Kawhi Leonard (SDSU)                       2009-11
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NCAA D-I Active Career Rankings (through Jan. 1, 2020)
1.      Total Rebounds                                           1115
1.      Double-Doubles                                           41
6.     Rebounding Average                                   9.6
7.           Consecutive Starts                                  113
29.   Free Throws Attempted                               470
t-31.   Games Played                                             116
44.   Field Goal Percentage                                55.3
Martin Stepping Up His Role
• Redshirt-senior Kris Martin has emerged as one of the leaders this season.
• He started last 16 of 27 games played in 2018-19, averaging 9.2 points (fourth for the Rams), 3.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 29.5 minutes a game
• He scored in double digits in 13 games, with two of 20+
• The guard made his season debut in 2018-19 against South Dakota State, Nov. 21, and tallied 11 points in 30 minutes of action.
• He led CSU with 21 points at Colorado, Dec. 1, 2018.     Â
• Martin recorded his first CSU career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Utah State, March 5.
• The guard led CSU in its opening win over Denver, Nov. 5, scoring a team-high 18 points and adding five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• Most recently, he had 17 points (career-high tying 5 three-pointers) in the win over Doane, Dec. 28.
• The senior currently is fifth for CSU at 8.1 points per game while playing 25.8 minutes a contest, fifth on the team. He is shooting 36.3 percent from the field and 68.4 from the charity stripe while also adding 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists a game.
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Moving On Up
• Sophomores Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood are looked at to help lead this team as two of the four returning starters.
• Thistlewood was fifth on last year's team at 8.9 points per game and Moore is sixth at 8.8 points per game. Thistlewood scored in double figures in 16 contests, with Moore with 11 10+ point games.
• Thistlewood scored in double figures in each of the last six games and ranked third in the MW in three-point field goal percentage in conference games.
• Moore and Thistlewood each shot 78 percent or better from the charity stripe.
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This season
• Thistlewood and Moore both had a solid game in the win over Omaha, Nov. 13.
• Thistlewood was 5-for-11 on field goals, including 5-for-8 from the three-point arc, and hit all four free throws for a career-high 19 points. He also added seven rebounds, two off his career best earlier this year against Denver.
• Moore tallied a season-best 16 points, including five triples against the Mavericks.
• Moore was solid in the thrilling win over Loyola Chicago Nov. 26, as he had a game-high 15 points, including 6-of-9 FG and 3-5 from the arc.
• Thistlewood was a standout against Washington State Nov. 27, as he had a game high and career-high 20 points on 6-of-9 FG, including tying a career-high with five three-pointers and chipped in four rebounds.
• Thistlewood also hit a long three with 16.9 seconds to play to lift the Rams to a win over South Dakota State, Dec. 10.
• Moore had a 23-point outing and Thistlewood contributed 12 points, in limited minutes, in the triple-overtime win at Tulsa Dec. 21.
• Thistlewood is now fourth on the team at 9.9 points and third at 3.9 rebounds per game, while Moore is sixth at 7.9 points a contest and leads in steals with 19.
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Newcomers With Early Impact
• Head coach Niko Medved has played four freshmen in 15 of the 16 contests so far, with three playing in all 16.
• Guard Isaiah Stevens has started all 15 games and tied for game-high honors with forward David Roddy with 12 points at #4 Duke, Nov. 8.
• Roddy also added six rebounds and a steal in his 21 minutes of action.
• Dischon Thomas and John Tonje have both played at least 13 contests and contributed off the bench.
• Stevens followed it up with against Omaha, Nov. 13, tallying 11 points and a team season-high five assists in the win and at Loyola Marymount, Nov. 16, with a game-high 21 points, five rebounds and five assists in the come-from-behind win.
• Stevens and Roddy both had a presence against Arkansas State Nov. 20. Stevens then had 11 points, six rebounds and a team season-high eight assists while Roddy had a personal-best 14 points with three blocks.
• Roddy scored in double figures in all three games in Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands Classic, averaging 11.0 points per game on 50.0 percent shooting from the field.
• Against Utah Valley Dec. 1, two other newcomers made a major contribution. Thomas scored a game-high 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor and hitting all four free throws while adding six rebounds. Sophomore P.J. Byrd come off the bench and tallied eight points in 10 minutes in his first action of the season.
• Stevens led the Rams with 26 points, including 10 free throws, and a school record-tying 12 assists in the triple-overtime win at Tulsa Dec. 21. Roddy had his first CSU double-double as well with 17 points and 11 rebounds, both season highs.
• Stevens is currently second on the team in scoring at 11.9 points per game, shooting 45.2 percent from the floor, 35.9 from the arc and a team-best 81.8 percent from the free throw line. He has reached at least 10 points in 11 of the 16 games so far and had at least four assists in 10 of them, averaging 4.2 per game (4th in the MW).
• Roddy is third at 10.1 points per game and second at 5.1 rebounds a contest, as the freshman has scored in double figures in nine of the last 12 games and 10 total contests this season (11.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg in those 12 games).
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Rams Playing Professionally
• Daniel Bejarano ('15) - Fuerza Regia Monterrey (Mexican LNBP - Second Division) - 7.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg
• Emmanuel Omogbo ('17) - Edinol BI (Italy Serie A2) - 11.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.5 apg
• Colton Iverson ('13) - Zenit Sankt Petersburg (Russia - Euroleague)
• Andy Ogide ('11) - UCC Piacenza (Italy - Unieuro) - 14.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg
• Che Bob ('18) - CD Puerto Varas (Chile) - 23.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg
• Gerson Santo ('14) - Rio Claro (Brazilian NBB) - 12.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg
• J.J. Avila ('15) - Agua Caliente Clippers (NBA G League) - 12.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg
• Gian Clavell ('17) - Bursaspor (Turkey) - 15.o ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.5 apg
• John Gillon ('17) - P. Zvaigzdes (Lithuania) - 12.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 4.1 apg
• Stanton Kidd ('15) - Melbourne United (Australia) / formerly Utah Jazz
• Tiel Daniels ('16) - China
• Jon Octeus ('15) - Phoenix Hagen (Germany) - 12.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 6.4 apg
• J.D. Paige ('19) - Parnu (Estonia) - 13.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.8 apg
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Coors Light Coaches Show Is Back
• The Coors Light Basketball Head Coaches Show returns to Lucky Joe's Sidewalk Saloon in Old Town Fort Collins this year. Join men's head coach Niko Medved and women's head coach Ryun Williams starting at 6 p.m. on the Mondays listed below (other than the first and last shows) to hear their thoughts on the previous week and look forward to upcoming action.
• January: 6, 13, 20 & 27
• February: 10 & 20 (Thur.)
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All-Time Overtime
Overall: 28-36
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Home:Â Â Â Â Â 10-15Â Â Â Â Â 6-2Â Â Â Â Â 0-0Â Â Â Â 16-17
Road:Â Â Â Â Â Â 10-15Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-1Â Â Â Â Â 12-17
Neutral:Â Â Â Â Â 0-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-0Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-2
Totals     20-31     7-4      1-1    28-36
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Looking Ahead
• The Rams will get a week off and head back on the road, traveling to San Jose State on Sat., Jan. 11 for a 2 p.m. PT/3 p.m. MT tip.
• The game will be streamed on the Mountain West Network.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth and Adam Nigon on the call.
• CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the TuneIn app (free on all Apple, Android, Windows, Blackberry and Amazon Kindle devices) – once downloaded, search "Colorado St. Rams Sports Network" in the app for the games and coaches' show broadcasts.
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/ Men's BasketballColorado State Basketball (M): Season 1 - Ep. 1
Sunday, August 10
Ramily - CSU Men's Basketball
Tuesday, August 05
Ram Line - Shoot Around with Josh Pascarelli & Darnez Slater (MBB)
Monday, August 04
Behind the White Board - Ken DeWeese
Monday, August 04