2018–19 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Niko Medved in his first 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 12–20, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Boise State.

2018–19 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record12–20 (7–11 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoby Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Nevada 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
No. 25 Utah State 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
Fresno State 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
San Diego State 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
UNLV 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Air Force 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
New Mexico 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Boise State 7 11   .389 13 20   .394
Colorado State 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Wyoming 4 14   .222 8 24   .250
San Jose State 1 17   .056 4 27   .129
Mountain West Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Rams finished the 2017–18 season 11–21, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Utah State.

On February 3, 2018, prior to their game against Nevada, head coach Larry Eustachy was placed on administrative leave amid an internal investigation by Colorado State of Eustachy's conduct with players and other staff members.[1][2] Eustachy had previously been reprimanded by the university in 2017 for the same type of behavior from a 2014 university led investigation. On February 8, players boycotted practice because of the lack of communication from the athletic department as to the situation.[3] On the same day, it was reported that Eustachy would be fired by the school.[4]

The Rams were initially led by assistant coach Steve Barnes for the first 2 games of Eustachy's absence.[5] However, prior to the team's home game against San Jose State on February 10, he was also placed on administrative leave.[6] Assistant coach Jase Herl took over as interim head coach for the rest of the season.

On February 26, Eustachy officially resigned from Colorado State.[7]

On March 22, Drake head coach and former CSU assistant coach Niko Medved was hired as the new head coach of the Rams.[8]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Raquan Mitchell 3 G 6'3" 185 RS Sophomore Homestead, FL Graduate transferred to New Mexico Highlands
Che Bob 10 G 6'6" 220 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated
Prentiss Nixon 11 G 6'1" 180 Junior Bolingbrook, IL Transferred to Iowa State

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Hyron Edwards 0 G 6'0" 170 Junior East Chicago, IN Transferred from Texas Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Edwards will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jack Schoemann
SF
Shawnee Mission, KS Shawnee Mission East High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Adam Thistlewood
SF
Golden, CO Golden High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 6, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Jack Schoemann
SF
Shawnee Mission, KS Shawnee Mission East High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
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 2018". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  • "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2018". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.

Roster

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2018–19 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Hyron Edwards 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr East Chicago Central
Texas Tech
East Chicago, IN
F 1 Zo Tyson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Trinity Christian HS
Cape Fear CC
Fayetteville, NC
G 3 Kendle Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Danville HS Danville, IL
G 12 Juan Sabino II (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Fountain-Fort Carson HS Fountain, CO
G 13 Lorenzo Jenkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr First Baptist Academy
Arkansas
Naples, FL
G 14 Robbie Berwick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Atascadero HS
Florida State
Atascadero, CA
G 15 Anthony Masinton-Bonner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Lawrence HS Lawrence, KS
F 20 Deion James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Empire HS
Pime CC
Tucson, AZ
F 21 Logan Ryan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So International Sports Academy Plymouth, MI
G 22 J. D. Page 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 166 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Rangeview HS Aurora, CO
G 30 Kris Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Kimball HS
Oral Roberts
Frisco, TX
F 31 Adam Thistlewood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Golden HS Golden, CO
F/C 32 Nico Carvacho 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Sunrise Christian Academy Frisco, TX
F 33 Jack Schoemann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Shawnee Mission East HS Prairie Village, KS
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 Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018*
2:00 pm
CSU–Pueblo W 87–67 
Moby Arena (2,142)
Fort Collins, CO
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018*
7:00 pm
Colorado Christian
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 100–66  1–0
Moby Arena (2,220)
Fort Collins, CO
Nov 10, 2018*
2:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 92–67  2–0
Moby Arena (2,208)
Fort Collins, CO
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm
Montana State W 81–77  3–0
Moby Arena (2,243)
Fort Collins, CO
Nov 19, 2018*
3:00 pm
vs. Louisiana
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
L 73–91  3–1
Hertz Arena (598)
Estero, FL
Nov 20, 2018*
3:00 pm
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation second round
W 82–74  4–1
Hertz Arena (1,245)
Estero, FL
Nov 21, 2018*
12:30 pm
vs. South Dakota State
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game
L 65–78  4–2
Hertz Arena 
Estero, FL
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm
Southern Illinois
MW–MVC Challenge
L 67–82  4–3
Moby Arena (2,566)
Fort Collins, CO
Dec 1, 2018*
1:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 80–86  4–4
CU Events Center (7,887)
Boulder, CO
Dec 5, 2018*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Arkansas L 74–98  4–5
Moby Arena (3,238)
Fort Collins, CO
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 71–65  5–5
Moby Arena (2,298)
Fort Collins, CO
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm
South Dakota L 63–68  5–6
Moby Arena (2,302)
Fort Collins, CO
Dec 22, 2018*
3:00 pm
at Long Beach State L 61–64  5–7
Walter Pyramid (1,727)
Long Beach, CA
Dec 30, 2018*
2:00 pm, ATTSNRM
New Mexico State L 68–88  5–8
Moby Arena (3,218)
Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West regular season
Jan 2, 2019
8:30 pm, CBSSN
at UNLV L 76–78  5–9
(0–1)
Thomas & Mack Center (7,881)
Paradise, NV
Jan 5, 2019
8:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at Fresno State L 67–78  5–10
(0–2)
Save Mart Center (5,481)
Fresno, CA
Jan 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
Air Force W 87–64  6–10
(1–2)
Moby Arena (2,268)
Fort Collins, CO
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, CBSSN
New Mexico W 91–76  7–10
(2–2)
Moby Arena (3,057)
Fort Collins, CO
Jan 19, 2019
7:00 pm
at Utah State L 72–87  7–11
(2–3)
Smith Spectrum (7,509)
Logan, UT
Jan 23, 2019
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 7 Nevada L 60–100  7–12
(2–4)
Lawlor Events Center (10,931)
Reno, NV
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ATTSNRM
Fresno State W 74–65  8–12
(3–4)
Moby Arena (2,877)
Fort Collins, CO
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
Boise State L 68–70  8–13
(3–5)
Moby Arena (2,669)
Fort Collins, CO
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at Air Force W 85–53  9–13
(4–5)
Clune Arena (3,215)
Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 6, 2019
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 6 Nevada L 82–98  9–14
(4–6)
Moby Arena (3,765)
Fort Collins, CO
Feb 9, 2019
12:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at Wyoming
Border War
L 66–74  9–15
(4–7)
Arena-Auditorium (5,055)
Laramie, WY
Feb 13, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN2
San Diego State L 60–71  9–16
(4–8)
Moby Arena (2,596)
Fort Collins, CO
Feb 20, 2019
8:00 pm
at San Jose State W 91–70  10–16
(5–8)
Event Center Arena (1,467)
San Jose, CA
Feb 23, 2019
12:00 pm, ATTSNRM
Wyoming
Border War
W 83–48  11–16
(6–8)
Moby Arena (5,026)
Fort Collins, CO
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, Stadium
at Boise State W 76–62  12–16
(7–8)
Taco Bell Arena (5,151)
Boise, ID
Mar 2, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at New Mexico L 65–77  12–17
(7–9)
Dreamstyle Arena (11,207)
Albuquerque, NM
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
Utah State L 96–100 OT 12–18
(7–10)
Moby Arena (2,548)
Fort Collins, CO
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
UNLV L 60–65  12–19
(7–11)
Moby Arena (3,505)
Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West tournament
Mar 13, 2019
12:00 pm
(8) vs. (9) Boise State
First round
L 57–66  12–20
Thomas & Mack Center (5,578)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[9]

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