2024–25 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

2024–25 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
2024–25 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	3–1 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Niko Medved (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Ali Farokhmanesh; Brian Cooley; Tim Shelton;
Home arena	Moby Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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.

2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nevada	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Utah State	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Boise State	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
San Diego State	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
UNLV	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Air Force	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200

† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner As of November 18, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

Departures

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	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	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

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	Freshman	Fort Collins, CO	Walk-on; Fort Lewis

2024 recruiting class

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
Jaden Steppe #34 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Jonathan Mekonnen SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/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
Darnez Slater PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kyle Jorgensen C	Minneapolis, MN	Washburn High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A	Jun 26, 2023
Kyle Jorgensen C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/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

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
Docker Tedeschi SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/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 2025". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2025". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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

Niko Medved (Minnesota)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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	W 74–65	3–0	19 – Lake	9 – Clifford	3 – Tied	Moby Arena (4,000) Fort Collins, CO
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+	vs. No. 25 Ole Miss	L 69–84	3–1	21 – Lake	7 – Clifford	5 – Clifford	Landers Center (1,652) 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
December 21, 2024 3:00 p.m., MW Network	at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
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

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Lytle, Kevin (April 29, 2024). "Purdue basketball transfer to join Colorado State". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". csurams.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

[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.

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2024–25 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2024 recruiting class

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References