Colorado State University Athletics
Sunday, November 14
Fort Collins, CO
4:00 PM
Colorado State
vs
Peru State
CSU Wraps Up Season-Opening Homestand Against Peru State Nov. 14
11/13/2021 7:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Rams and Bobcats will tip at 4 p.m. in Moby, as CSU looks to improve to 3-0
Opening Tip
• The Rams will play the final of three games at Moby Arena to start the regular season, hosting Peru State on Sat., Nov. 14 at 4 p.m.
• The game will be broadcast by on KCDO Denver 3 along with streamed on the Mountain West Network and CSURams.com.
• 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 Varsity Network app (free on all Apple and Android devices). Fans can use the app for instant access to free gameday audio streams and receive push notifications to remind them of games starting or upcoming audio broadcasts.
• The game will also have live stats on CSURams.com.
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2021-22 Rams Quick Hits
• Colorado State is under the direction of fourth-year head coach Niko Medved, who took over the helm of the Rams' program in 2018-19. In his ninth season as a head coach, Medved has a 132-127 record overall but improved on the previous season's winning percentage in each of his eight years as a head coach, including both years now at CSU.
• The 2021-22 season marks the 117th in the history of the Colorado State men's basketball program. The Rams are 1,304-1,292 (.503) in 2,596 games all-time.
• CSU concluded the 2020-21 season in the National Invitation Tournament, advancing to the final four and finishing 20-8 overall record, including 14-4 in MW play, an three-game improvement over 2019-20 and 11 games over 2018-19.
• The Rams earned their eighth invitation for postseason play in the last 11 years, though postseason events were eventually cancelled due to the CoVID-19 virus worldwide pandemic.
• CSU returns all five starters and nine letterwinners to this year's squad along with four newcomers.
• For broadcasting quick hits, current averages and career highs on individual players, go to the back page of the notes for a Radio/TV chart that includes that information.
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The Leaders
• Colorado State Head Coach Niko Medved (Minnesota, '97) is in his fourth season at CSU as head coach with a 54-40 mark and has an 133-127 overall record is in his ninth season as a head coach.
• Peru State Head Coach Bob Ludwig (Nebraska Wesleyan, 2006) is in his fifth season with the Bobcats and as a college head coach with a 71-60 record.
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A Familiar Face In Fort Collins
• While he may be in just his fourth 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 Peru State
• Returning four starters and nine total letterwinners this year, Peru State will also rely on nine newcomers to improve on the 9-15 mark from last season.
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History Versus Peru State
• This will be the first ever game against Peru State for both the Rams and head coach Niko Medved.
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CSU Preseason MW Favorites
• For the first time in program history, the Colorado State men's basketball team has been picked to win the Mountain West in the annual preseason media poll, announced today prior to the league's Media Days.
• As part of that, juniors David Roddy and Isaiah Stevens were named to the Preseason All-Mountain West squad.
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Season Openers
                            Total      Home     Away   Neut.
Overall                  90-28      65-15      23-13     2-0
  - Modern Era         67-17       52-7       13-10     2-0
Openers by Loc.         --         93-25     49-64     --
  - Modern Era           --         71-12      34-46     --
Modern NCAA Division I Era (starts 1937-38)
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• CSU has won 14 straight season openers, with the last loss on Nov. 9, 2007, a 75-39 loss at Montana.
• The Rams have won 41 consecutive home openers (just one going to overtime), with the last home opening loss occurring Dec. 8, 1980, a 79-64 loss to Oklahoma State.
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Postseason History
• Colorado State made its 21st postseason appearance in school history last year.
• This was the 10th appearance in the National Invitation Tournament, having gone 9-11 overall.
• Last year, the Rams defeated Buffalo and NC State to advance to the Final Four. From there, CSU lost to eventual champion Memphis in the semifinals and then dropped a heartbreaker to Louisiana Tech in the third-place game.
• The most successful run was in 1988, when CSU went to the semifinals in New York City, losing to Ohio State in that game and then defeating Boston College for third.
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Mountain West Record
• Colorado State - a charter member of the Mountain West - is now 152-190 (.442) 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                84-33      46-11      34-18     4-4
Boise State              12-15        9-5        2-9       1-1
Fresno State           23-18       17-3       3-13      3-2
Nevada                  10-16        6-4        4-11      0-1
New Mexico            49-78      36-26     12-50     1-2
San Diego State       42-46      26-14      14-28     2-4
San Jose State         22-0        9-0        9-0      4-0
UNLVÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 19-41Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14-16Â Â Â Â Â Â 5-24Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1
Utah State              40-60     28-20     12-37     0-3
Wyoming               98-137     54-56     42-76    3-5
Totals                 399-444  244-155  137-266 18-23
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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 led the Rams to surpass the previous season's win totals at CSU, both overall and in Mountain West play.
• In 2019-20, the Rams had nine non-conference wins, betterring 2018-19's total of five. The squad also won 20 games overall, improving on 2018-19's total of 12.
• The five-game win streak during the 2020-21 season was the longest for CSU since the Rams won seven straight during 2016-17.
• In 2020-21, Medved led the Rams to their best conference record in program history with the 14-4 mark. The 14 wins were most CSU wins in any conference in history.
The Improvement Under Medved
Year      School            Overall  Win%  Conf.     Post
2012-13Â Â Furman**Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6-24Â Â Â Â .200Â Â Â Â 3-15
2013-14  Furman             9-21    .300    3-13       Â
2014-15  Furman             11-22    .333    5-13       Â
2015-16  Furman             19-16    .543    11-7        $
2016-17   Furman             23-11    .676    14-4        $
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2016-17Â Â Â Drake**Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7-24Â Â Â Â .226Â Â Â Â 5-13
2017-18   Drake               17-17    .500    10-8        $
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2017-18Â Â Â Colorado State**Â Â 11-21Â Â Â Â .343Â Â Â Â 4-14
2018-19  Colorado State   12-20    .375    7-11
2019-20  Colorado State   20-12   .625    11-7       $*
2020-21  Colorado State!   20-8    .714   14-4#       $
** Seasons prior to Medved taking over program
# School record for conference wins in a season
$ Postseason action for the program (2020 postseason canceled due to COVID-19)
! Season shortened due to COVID-19 protocols)
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The Road Is Unique This Year
• Because of six neutral site games in non-conference play (though Birmingham will hardly be neutral for Alabama on Dec. 21), Colorado State's first "true" road game in an opponent's home arena is not until Dec. 28 at The Pit vs New Mexico, 49 days from the start of the season.
• This is the longest time from the opening of the season until Colorado State played a true road game in the program's modern history.
• The last time CSU played its first road game of the year this late was in the 1971-72 season (which wasn't allowed to start until Dec. 1), when the Rams played Arizona in Tempe on Jan. 14, 1972 (a 78-74 UA win). CSU finished 15-9 that year.
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Challenging Schedule
• CSU has six guaranteed opponents and two other possible opponents that played in postseason in 2020-21 on this year's schedule, combining for up to 10 games.
• Alabama, San Diego State, Oral Roberts and Utah State all competed in the NCAA Tournament.
• Saint Mary's and Mississippi State were in the NIT with Colorado State.
• CSU could also see Creighton (NCAA) and Colorado (NCAA) in the Paradise Jam in November.
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Medved vs. 2021-22 Opponents
School                 Overall    Home     Away   Neut.
Air Force                 6-0         4-0        2-0        -
Alabama                          First Meeting
Arkansas-Pine Bluff    2-0         2-0          -         -
Boise State               2-4         1-2         1-1       0-1
Bradley                    2-1          1-0         1-0       0-1
Brown                             First Meeting
Colorado                 0-3         0-1         0-1       0-1
Creighton                        First Meeting
Duquesne                        First Meeting
Fresno State             6-1         4-0         1-1       1-0
Little Rock                        First Meeting
Mississippi State                First Meeting
Nevada                    1-4          1-1         0-3        -
New Mexico              3-1         3-0         0-1        -
Northeastern                    First Meeting
Northern Colorado     0-1           -          0-1        -
Oral Roberts             1-0          1-0          -         -
Peru State                        First Meeting
Saint Mary's (CA)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -
San Diego State         1-4         0-2         1-2        -
San Jose State          5-0         1-0         2-0      2-0
Southern Illinois         1-2         0-2         1-0        -
Tulsa                       1-0           -            -        1-0
UNLVÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3-3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -
Utah State                1-6         0-2         1-3       0-1
Wyoming                 5-3         2-0        3-2      0-1
TOTALSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 40-34Â Â Â Â Â Â 23-11Â Â Â Â Â Â 13-18Â Â Â Â Â 4-5
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CSU vs. 2021-22 Opponents
School                 Overall    Home     Away   Neut.
Air Force                84-33      46-11      34-18     4-4
Alabama                  0-1           -            -        0-1
Arkansas-Pine Bluff    4-0         4-0          -         -
Boise State              12-15        9-5        2-9       1-1
Bradley                            First Meeting
Brown                             First Meeting
Colorado                38-91      28-37      9-54      1-0
Creighton                 1-3          1-1         0-2        -
Duquesne                0-1           -          0-1        -
Fresno State           23-18       17-3       3-13      3-2
Little Rock                0-2         0-1         0-1        -
Mississippi State        1-0          1-0          -         -
Nevada                  10-16        6-4        4-11      0-1
New Mexico            49-78      36-26     12-50     1-2
Northeastern             1-0           -            -        1-0
Northern Colorado   69-36      50-12      18-24     1-0
Oral Roberts             4-1         3-0         1-1        -
Peru State                        First Meeting
St. Mary's (Calif.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2-2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-1
San Diego State       42-46      26-14      14-28     2-4
San Jose State         22-0        9-0        9-0      4-0
Southern Illinois         1-3          1-1         0-1       0-1
Tulsa                      3-3          1-1         1-2       1-0    Â
UNLVÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 19-41Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14-16Â Â Â Â Â Â 5-24Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1
Utah State              40-60     28-20     12-37     0-3
Wyoming               98-137     53-56     42-76    3-5
TOTALSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 523-587Â Â 333-208Â 167-353Â 23-26
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CSU vs. 2021-22 Conference Foes (-MW)
School                 Overall    Home     Away   Neut.
American Athletic      11-19        6-4        2-10      3-5
Atlantic 10 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4-4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2-3
Big East                   2-4          1-1         0-2       1-1
Big Sky                 140-75     99-21      38-51     3-3
Colonial Ath. Assoc.   3-2          1-1           -        2-1
Ivy League               3-0         1-0         1-0       1-0
Missouri Valley         13-13        8-1         3-9      2-3
Pac-12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 124-251Â Â Â Â Â 79-90Â Â Â Â Â 36-151Â Â Â Â 9-10
Southeastern           10-8         5-2        2-5      3-1
Southwestern Athletic 10-0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9-0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-0
Sun Belt                  13-5        10-2        2-2       1-1
Summit League       107-75      69-31     36-43     2-1
West Coast             66-110     42-34     14-67    10-9
Divison II/Other       200-91    149-36     42-49    9-6
TOTALSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 706-657Â Â 480-223Â 177-390Â 49-44
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2020-21 Awards
• National Association of Basketball Coaches
 - David Roddy, First Team
 - Isaiah Stevens, Second Team
• US Basketball Writers Association All-District
 - Niko Medved, Coach of the Year
 - David Roddy
 - Isaiah Stevens
• All-Mountain West from the league's coaches
 - David Roddy, First Team
 - Isaiah Stevens, Second Team
 - Adam Thistlewood, Honorable Mention
• All-Mountain West from the league's media
 - Niko Medved, Coach of the Year
 - David Roddy, First Team
 - Isaiah Stevens, Second Team
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2020-21 Season Quick Hits
• CSU had back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since 2011-12/2012-13, when Niko Medved was an assistant coach on the staff. This was also just the fourth time that the mark has been reached in program history.
• This was also the fourth time that the Rams have won multiple postseason games in a year.
•                                                           Colorado State picked up its 14th conference win March 3, the most wins in any conference season in program history.
• The Rams were the only team in the Mountain West not to get swept in a season series and had five series sweeps.
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Experience Gained=Success in '21-'22?
• In 2020-21, CSU ranked 311th in terms of experience and youth in NCAA Division I basketball, yet finished among the top 70 teams in the nation.
• This year, CSU returns all five starters and nine total letterwinners from the 2021 NIT run.
• Here is a look at what CSU returns in production, making many optimistic about what the season could hold.
2021-22 Returners Production Breakdown (Total (%))
Category      So. (4)        Jr. (5)         Sr. (2)         Total
> Points       241 (11.6)    1,211 (58.4)    539 (26.0)    1,991 (96.1)
> Rebounds  134 (15.0)    551 (61.8)    180 (20.2)    938 (97.2)
> Assists      45 (11.0)     260 (63.7)     65 (15.9)     370 (90.7)
> Steals       20 (12.2)     76 (46.3)     55 (33.5)      151 (92.1)
> Blocks      20 (26.7)     34 (45.3)     20 (26.7)      74 (98.7)
> Minutes    809 (14.4)  2,800 (50.0)  1,623 (29.0)  5,232 (93.4)
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Tonje With Career Night To Open
• Junior John Tonje came out with a stellar performance in the opening night win over 2021 NCAA Sweet 16 team Oral Roberts Nov. 9.
• Entering the contest with a previous career high of 15, Tonje was inserted in the starting lineup to help the defensive alignment but also made a great impact on offense. He tallied a career-high 31 points (18 of which came in the first half), while shooting 10-of-14 on field goal attempts, including 3-7 on triples, and making all eight free throw attempts.
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Roddy Named To Malone Watch List
• Junior David Roddy was named to the Karl Malone Award Watch List, announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. One of 20 named to the initial watch list, this honor recognizes the top power forward in men's college basketball.
• A 2021 First-Team NABC All-District and All-Mountain West selection as well as a 2021-22 preseason All-MW pick, Roddy showed his development in his second year. As a sophomore, he increased both his scoring and rebounding averages, going from 11.4 points and 5.6 rebounds a game last season to a team-bests of 15.9 points and 9.4 rebounds. Those numbers were even higher in MW play at 16.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, ranking, fourth and second, respectively, in the league. One of the toughest matchups in the Mountain West, Roddy hit 55.3 percent of his shots from the field, also second in the Mountain West, and ranked 13th in assists at 2.83 per game. Roddy's best game was in the 22-point win over Boise State, where he recorded career bests of 27 points and 15 rebounds in the victory. He also was just shy of the program's first triple-double when he had 12 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists in the March 3 win over New Mexico. He has recorded 10 double-doubles this season, nine of them coming in conference play, with the two against Fresno State and the double-double in the comeback win at SDSU earning him Mountain West Player of the Week honors.
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Defense Setting A Tone
• CSU showed an improved defensive effort and shows clearly in the stats, despite having the 311th club in the country in terms of experience entering the 2020-21 year.
• In 2020-21, the Rams were ranked in the top 75 nationally in scoring defense, field goal percentage defense, three-point field goal percentage defense and defensive rebounds.
• CSU held opponents under 60 points for five consecutive games. The last time CSU held opponents each under 60 points that many consecutive games was in 2012-13 (NCAA Tournament bid and win over Missouri season), where they held six straight opponents under 60.
• The Rams had back-to-back games holding an opponent under 50 points on Feb. 27 and March 1. This was the first time it has happened since the 2014-15 season and the first time it has happened in head coach Niko Medved's eight-year career spanning three schools.
• Colorado State also gave up just 44 points to Air Force March 1, the lowest opponent output since Jan. 17, 2015, a 70-41 win at San Jose State. It was also the third-lowest overall opponent scoring total in Medved's career (second lowest vs Division I school). Â
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Getting Offensive (Fouls Drawn That Is)
• Part of CSU's improved defense is drawing offensive fouls on its opponents.
• The Rams averaged 3.5 offensive fouls drawn on their opponents in 2020-21 and had at least 3 in 23 of the 28 games.
• CSU's season high was seven in the home win over Fresno State on Dec. 28 and the Feb. 27 win over Air Force.
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Starters Get It Going
• CSU's starters getting the scoring going was big last year, as the Rams were 17-2 last year when that group scored at least 54 points.
• In the season-opening win over Oral Roberts, the starting group had 56 points, while the bench chipped in 53.
• This year CSU is 2-0 when the starters tally at least 54.
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More Improvement To See
• Basketball is a game where the numbers generally tell the story. For the Rams, here are some of the categories with NCAA rankings that they have improved on from 2018-19 to 2020-21 that demonstrate why.
CSU's Team Rankings   18-19   19-20    NCAA   20-21 NCAA
Scoring Def.              75.2   72.09    252nd   65.8   54th
Scoring Margin           -0.4   +3.44    133rd    +8.9   42nd
FG Percentage Def.     45.5    44.3     251st    41.2   60th
FT Percentage           69.4    67.9    272nd    79.2    6th
3-Pt. Percentage Def.    35.5    34.2    252nd   30.3   27th
Turnovers Forced        11.06   12.69    219th   13.68  140th
Defensive Rebounds   25.78  26.84     85th    27.40  48th
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Hitting From Deep
• Last year's squad that ranked in the top 70 in the country in three-point field goals made features three of the most prolific three-point shooters in school history (who are all back this year).
• Junior Isaiah Stevens and seniors Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood are all in CSU's top-25 for 3-point field goal percentage.
9.       .422   Andy Birley          (232-550)      1999-03
10.      .411    Antwan Scott       (97-236)         2014-16
11.       .406   Sean Morris         (89-219)        2004-06
12.      .404   Isaiah Stevens      (99-245)    2019-pres.
13.      .400   A.Masinton-Bonner (100-250)       2016-19
14.      .398   Ryan Yoder         (123-309)       1990-94
15.      .397   Keith Bonds         (114-287)        1991-93
16.      .397   Tyson Maroney     (73-184)         1990-94
17.      .397   Andre Mcfarland   (144-363)        2007-11
18.      .394   Jameel Mahmud   (117-297)        1994-98
19.      .389   David Evans         (150-386)       1994-96
20.     .388   Adam Nigon        (124-320)        2007-11
21.      .382   Adam Thistlewood (162-424)   2018-pres.
23.     .376   Kendle Moore     (143-380)   2018-pres.
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National Rankings (Team/Players)
(Final 2020-21)
Team (Top 75 of 350 Division I teams)
Free Throw Percentage                         79.2         6th
Free Throws Made                               407        33rd
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted                   666       38th
3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Def.              31.1        49th
Field Goal Percentage                           46.5        51st
Scoring Margin                                    +7.2       58th
3-Pt. Field Goals Per Game                     8.4         68th
Defensive Rebounds                            26.89     68th
Scoring Defense                                  66.8       73rd
Free Throw Attempts                            514         74th
Players (top 100 nationally)
Isaiah Stevens
Total Assists                                       152         11th
Assists Per Game                                 5.4         29th
Free Throw Percentage                         86.5       39th
Minutes Per Game                                35:08     65th
Total Points                                        429        97th
David Roddy
Double-Doubles                                  12           15th
Defensive Rebounds Per Game               7.29        16th
Rebounds Per Game                             9.4         26th
Total Rebounds                                   264        15th
Free Throws Made                               116         28th
Free Throw Attempts                            147        35th
Total Points                                        446        68th
Field-Goal Percentage                           51.2         71st
Total Field Goals Made                          155        86th
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Conference Only Rankings
• Here are the team categories the Rams' ranked in the top three in Mountain West only games and where the individual players appeared in the rankings in 2020-21.
                                                                (2020-21 final)
CSU's Team Rankings                Rank  Avg.
Scoring Offense                       1st     77.00
Field Goal Percentage                1st      49.1
Free Throw Percentage              1st     80.8
3-Point FG Percentage Defense   1st      31.1
3-Point Field Goal Percentage      2nd    37.3
3-Point Field Goals Made            2nd    9.22
Assists                                   2nd   15.50
Defensive Rebounds Per Game    2nd   27.28
Rebounding Defense                 3rd    31.22
Scoring Margin                         3rd    +9.89
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Individual Mountain West ONLY RankS (CSU only)
Scoring                       4.   David Roddy         16.56
                              t-10.   Isaiah Stevens       15.00
                              t-10.   Adam Thistlewood   1.89
                              t-12.   David Roddy          0.72
Closing In On A Historic Mark (x4)
• Barring injuries, Colorado State will have four players reach the 1,000-point career mark during this season, as only 30 have reached that mark previously for the Rams. Shown are where the four players currently are and their current ranking on CSU's all-time scoring chart.
• Junior Isaiah Stevens - 889 points (#47)
• Senior Kendle Moore - 850 points (#53)
• Junior David Roddy - 846 points (#56)
• Senior Adam Thistlewood - 842 points (#57)
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Double-Doubles
• The Rams have three players that have combined for 19 double-doubles in their young careers, including three via points-assists, as the program total is now 659 since 1965-66.
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David Roddy                                       15 (1 in 2021-22)
Isaiah Stevens                                     3 (2 in 2020-21)
Dischon Thomas                               1 (1 in 2021-22)
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Points/Assists Double-Double Career Leaders
(18 total in history)
1.        Ryan Yoder (1990-94)                 6
2.       Isaiah Stevens (2019-pres.)         3
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DOUBLE-DOUBLE RANKINGS TOTAL
(105 Players since 1965-66)
1.        Nico Carvacho (2015-20)             49
2.       Mike Childress (1969-71)              35
3.       Emmanuel Omogbo (2016-18)       28
4.       Jason Smith (2004-07)                24
5.       Tim Hall (1971-75)                       23
11.      David Roddy (2019-pres.)           15
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Moving On Up
• Seniors Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood are looked at to help lead this team as two of the five returning starters.
• For their careers, the fourth-year roommates have played in a combined 182 of a possible 186 games (173 starts) and contributed 18.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and better than 37.8 percent from the three-point arc as a duo.
• Both are now in the career top 20 for CSU in three-pointers as Thistlewood is fifth at 162 and Moore has 142 and is 15th. Moore is also fifth in career steals with 121.
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Career 3-Pointers List
3.       197     Dorian Green       (130 Games)   2009-13
4.       167     J.D. Paige            (124 Games)    2015-19
5.       162    Adam Thistlewood (91 games)   2019-pres.
6.       158    Daniel Bejarano    (100 Games)    2011-15
7.       154    Mark Meredith      (59 Games)     1989-91
8.       152    Prentiss Nixon      (94 Games)     2015-18
9.       150    David Evans        (55 Games)    1994-96
         150    Joe De Ciman      (123 Games)    2012-16
11.       149    Gian Clavell         (70 Games)     2014-17
12.      148    Wes Eikmeier       (96 Games)    2009-13
13.      144    Andre McFarland  (114 Games)     2007-11
         144    Bryan Christiansen (79 Games)    1995-98
t-14.    143    Kendle Moore      (92 games)  2019-pres.
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Career Steals
3.       128    Brian Greene                          1999-03
4.       121     Adam Nigon                            2007-11
         121     Kendle Moore     (92 games) 2019-pres.
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Career Free-Throw Percentage
14.      .814    Adam Thistlewood (90 games)  2019-pres.
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Career 3-Point Field Goal Percentage
21.      .382   Adam Thistlewood (91 games)   2019-pres.
23.     .376   Kendle Moore (92 games)        2019-pres.
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Junior Class Continuing Impact
• The junior class of guards Isaiah Stevens and John Tonje, forward David Roddy and center Dischon Thomas are showed the growth in their second year of collegiate basketball.
• Roddy was first in scoring at 15.9 points per game and the top rebounder at 9.4 (2nd in MW), while Stevens was second in scoring at 15.3 points and first with 5.4 assists (#2 MW) per game. Roddy was a NABC First Team All-District, USBWA All-District, First Team All-MW pick while Stevens was named to the USBWA All-District squad as well as second team for the NABC All-District and Mountain West.
• Tonje was fifth at 6.6 points per game (having averaged 3.6 as a freshman in 2019-20), while Thomas averaged 5.2 points and 3.1 boards a contest (up from 3.8 and 2.2 respectively).
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CSU Career Ranks
Isaiah Stevens
Assists Per Game                                      2nd     5.0
Free Throw Percentage                              8th    .846
3-Point Field Goal Percentage                      12th   .404
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Career Assists
1.        530    Ryan Yoder                            1990-94
7.       353    Matt Barnett                            1994-98
8.       327    Andy Birley                             1999-03
9.       311     David Turcotte                          1984-88
10.      302    Barry Bailey                            1984-88
11,      308    Isaiah Stevens                       2019-pres.
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The Historic Comeback at SDSU
• CSU's rally from 26 points down at #23 San Diego State on Jan. 2 made history in several ways.
• It is the largest comeback in both school and Mountain West history. The previous largest comeback in CSU history occurred under Medved last season, as the Rams rallied from 19 down at Wyoming to earn a 77-70 win on Feb. 15, 2020.
• It is the largest comeback win in Division I men's basketball this season and one of just five road comebacks of 26 points or more in a game between Division I opponents over the past 10 seasons, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
• This was the first win over a ranked opponent since Feb. 29, 2012, a 66-59 win over #17 UNLV at Moby Arena.
• This was the first road win over a ranked opponent since Jan. 5, 1973, a 93-86 win at #15 BYU.
• CSU had lost 28 straight games on the road against ranked teams before the win.
• CSU moved to 3-0 in Mountain West play for the first time in the 22-year history of the league.
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Looking Ahead
• The Rams will make their longest road trip of the year to compete in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jame, starting with Bradley on Friday at 11 a.m. MT. The winner advances to Sunday's semifinal against either Brown or Creighton while the loser will play in the consolation bracket on Saturday.
• The game will be televised on ESPN+ and ESPN3 nationally with Brad Wells and Kevin Lehman on the call.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Matt Wozniak and Adam Nigon handling the broadcast.
• CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the Varsity Network app (free on all Apple and Android devices). Fans can use the app for instant access to free gameday audio streams and receive push notifications to remind them of games starting or upcoming audio broadcasts.
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• The Rams will play the final of three games at Moby Arena to start the regular season, hosting Peru State on Sat., Nov. 14 at 4 p.m.
• The game will be broadcast by on KCDO Denver 3 along with streamed on the Mountain West Network and CSURams.com.
• 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 Varsity Network app (free on all Apple and Android devices). Fans can use the app for instant access to free gameday audio streams and receive push notifications to remind them of games starting or upcoming audio broadcasts.
• The game will also have live stats on CSURams.com.
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2021-22 Rams Quick Hits
• Colorado State is under the direction of fourth-year head coach Niko Medved, who took over the helm of the Rams' program in 2018-19. In his ninth season as a head coach, Medved has a 132-127 record overall but improved on the previous season's winning percentage in each of his eight years as a head coach, including both years now at CSU.
• The 2021-22 season marks the 117th in the history of the Colorado State men's basketball program. The Rams are 1,304-1,292 (.503) in 2,596 games all-time.
• CSU concluded the 2020-21 season in the National Invitation Tournament, advancing to the final four and finishing 20-8 overall record, including 14-4 in MW play, an three-game improvement over 2019-20 and 11 games over 2018-19.
• The Rams earned their eighth invitation for postseason play in the last 11 years, though postseason events were eventually cancelled due to the CoVID-19 virus worldwide pandemic.
• CSU returns all five starters and nine letterwinners to this year's squad along with four newcomers.
• For broadcasting quick hits, current averages and career highs on individual players, go to the back page of the notes for a Radio/TV chart that includes that information.
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The Leaders
• Colorado State Head Coach Niko Medved (Minnesota, '97) is in his fourth season at CSU as head coach with a 54-40 mark and has an 133-127 overall record is in his ninth season as a head coach.
• Peru State Head Coach Bob Ludwig (Nebraska Wesleyan, 2006) is in his fifth season with the Bobcats and as a college head coach with a 71-60 record.
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A Familiar Face In Fort Collins
• While he may be in just his fourth 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 Peru State
• Returning four starters and nine total letterwinners this year, Peru State will also rely on nine newcomers to improve on the 9-15 mark from last season.
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History Versus Peru State
• This will be the first ever game against Peru State for both the Rams and head coach Niko Medved.
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CSU Preseason MW Favorites
• For the first time in program history, the Colorado State men's basketball team has been picked to win the Mountain West in the annual preseason media poll, announced today prior to the league's Media Days.
• As part of that, juniors David Roddy and Isaiah Stevens were named to the Preseason All-Mountain West squad.
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Season Openers
                            Total      Home     Away   Neut.
Overall                  90-28      65-15      23-13     2-0
  - Modern Era         67-17       52-7       13-10     2-0
Openers by Loc.         --         93-25     49-64     --
  - Modern Era           --         71-12      34-46     --
Modern NCAA Division I Era (starts 1937-38)
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• CSU has won 14 straight season openers, with the last loss on Nov. 9, 2007, a 75-39 loss at Montana.
• The Rams have won 41 consecutive home openers (just one going to overtime), with the last home opening loss occurring Dec. 8, 1980, a 79-64 loss to Oklahoma State.
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Postseason History
• Colorado State made its 21st postseason appearance in school history last year.
• This was the 10th appearance in the National Invitation Tournament, having gone 9-11 overall.
• Last year, the Rams defeated Buffalo and NC State to advance to the Final Four. From there, CSU lost to eventual champion Memphis in the semifinals and then dropped a heartbreaker to Louisiana Tech in the third-place game.
• The most successful run was in 1988, when CSU went to the semifinals in New York City, losing to Ohio State in that game and then defeating Boston College for third.
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Mountain West Record
• Colorado State - a charter member of the Mountain West - is now 152-190 (.442) 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                84-33      46-11      34-18     4-4
Boise State              12-15        9-5        2-9       1-1
Fresno State           23-18       17-3       3-13      3-2
Nevada                  10-16        6-4        4-11      0-1
New Mexico            49-78      36-26     12-50     1-2
San Diego State       42-46      26-14      14-28     2-4
San Jose State         22-0        9-0        9-0      4-0
UNLVÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 19-41Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14-16Â Â Â Â Â Â 5-24Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1
Utah State              40-60     28-20     12-37     0-3
Wyoming               98-137     54-56     42-76    3-5
Totals                 399-444  244-155  137-266 18-23
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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 led the Rams to surpass the previous season's win totals at CSU, both overall and in Mountain West play.
• In 2019-20, the Rams had nine non-conference wins, betterring 2018-19's total of five. The squad also won 20 games overall, improving on 2018-19's total of 12.
• The five-game win streak during the 2020-21 season was the longest for CSU since the Rams won seven straight during 2016-17.
• In 2020-21, Medved led the Rams to their best conference record in program history with the 14-4 mark. The 14 wins were most CSU wins in any conference in history.
The Improvement Under Medved
Year      School            Overall  Win%  Conf.     Post
2012-13Â Â Furman**Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6-24Â Â Â Â .200Â Â Â Â 3-15
2013-14  Furman             9-21    .300    3-13       Â
2014-15  Furman             11-22    .333    5-13       Â
2015-16  Furman             19-16    .543    11-7        $
2016-17   Furman             23-11    .676    14-4        $
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2016-17Â Â Â Drake**Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7-24Â Â Â Â .226Â Â Â Â 5-13
2017-18   Drake               17-17    .500    10-8        $
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2018-19  Colorado State   12-20    .375    7-11
2019-20  Colorado State   20-12   .625    11-7       $*
2020-21  Colorado State!   20-8    .714   14-4#       $
** Seasons prior to Medved taking over program
# School record for conference wins in a season
$ Postseason action for the program (2020 postseason canceled due to COVID-19)
! Season shortened due to COVID-19 protocols)
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The Road Is Unique This Year
• Because of six neutral site games in non-conference play (though Birmingham will hardly be neutral for Alabama on Dec. 21), Colorado State's first "true" road game in an opponent's home arena is not until Dec. 28 at The Pit vs New Mexico, 49 days from the start of the season.
• This is the longest time from the opening of the season until Colorado State played a true road game in the program's modern history.
• The last time CSU played its first road game of the year this late was in the 1971-72 season (which wasn't allowed to start until Dec. 1), when the Rams played Arizona in Tempe on Jan. 14, 1972 (a 78-74 UA win). CSU finished 15-9 that year.
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Challenging Schedule
• CSU has six guaranteed opponents and two other possible opponents that played in postseason in 2020-21 on this year's schedule, combining for up to 10 games.
• Alabama, San Diego State, Oral Roberts and Utah State all competed in the NCAA Tournament.
• Saint Mary's and Mississippi State were in the NIT with Colorado State.
• CSU could also see Creighton (NCAA) and Colorado (NCAA) in the Paradise Jam in November.
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Medved vs. 2021-22 Opponents
School                 Overall    Home     Away   Neut.
Air Force                 6-0         4-0        2-0        -
Alabama                          First Meeting
Arkansas-Pine Bluff    2-0         2-0          -         -
Boise State               2-4         1-2         1-1       0-1
Bradley                    2-1          1-0         1-0       0-1
Brown                             First Meeting
Colorado                 0-3         0-1         0-1       0-1
Creighton                        First Meeting
Duquesne                        First Meeting
Fresno State             6-1         4-0         1-1       1-0
Little Rock                        First Meeting
Mississippi State                First Meeting
Nevada                    1-4          1-1         0-3        -
New Mexico              3-1         3-0         0-1        -
Northeastern                    First Meeting
Northern Colorado     0-1           -          0-1        -
Oral Roberts             1-0          1-0          -         -
Peru State                        First Meeting
Saint Mary's (CA)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -
San Diego State         1-4         0-2         1-2        -
San Jose State          5-0         1-0         2-0      2-0
Southern Illinois         1-2         0-2         1-0        -
Tulsa                       1-0           -            -        1-0
UNLVÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3-3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -
Utah State                1-6         0-2         1-3       0-1
Wyoming                 5-3         2-0        3-2      0-1
TOTALSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 40-34Â Â Â Â Â Â 23-11Â Â Â Â Â Â 13-18Â Â Â Â Â 4-5
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CSU vs. 2021-22 Opponents
School                 Overall    Home     Away   Neut.
Air Force                84-33      46-11      34-18     4-4
Alabama                  0-1           -            -        0-1
Arkansas-Pine Bluff    4-0         4-0          -         -
Boise State              12-15        9-5        2-9       1-1
Bradley                            First Meeting
Brown                             First Meeting
Colorado                38-91      28-37      9-54      1-0
Creighton                 1-3          1-1         0-2        -
Duquesne                0-1           -          0-1        -
Fresno State           23-18       17-3       3-13      3-2
Little Rock                0-2         0-1         0-1        -
Mississippi State        1-0          1-0          -         -
Nevada                  10-16        6-4        4-11      0-1
New Mexico            49-78      36-26     12-50     1-2
Northeastern             1-0           -            -        1-0
Northern Colorado   69-36      50-12      18-24     1-0
Oral Roberts             4-1         3-0         1-1        -
Peru State                        First Meeting
St. Mary's (Calif.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2-2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-1
San Diego State       42-46      26-14      14-28     2-4
San Jose State         22-0        9-0        9-0      4-0
Southern Illinois         1-3          1-1         0-1       0-1
Tulsa                      3-3          1-1         1-2       1-0    Â
UNLVÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 19-41Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14-16Â Â Â Â Â Â 5-24Â Â Â Â Â Â 0-1
Utah State              40-60     28-20     12-37     0-3
Wyoming               98-137     53-56     42-76    3-5
TOTALSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 523-587Â Â 333-208Â 167-353Â 23-26
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CSU vs. 2021-22 Conference Foes (-MW)
School                 Overall    Home     Away   Neut.
American Athletic      11-19        6-4        2-10      3-5
Atlantic 10 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4-4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2-3
Big East                   2-4          1-1         0-2       1-1
Big Sky                 140-75     99-21      38-51     3-3
Colonial Ath. Assoc.   3-2          1-1           -        2-1
Ivy League               3-0         1-0         1-0       1-0
Missouri Valley         13-13        8-1         3-9      2-3
Pac-12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 124-251Â Â Â Â Â 79-90Â Â Â Â Â 36-151Â Â Â Â 9-10
Southeastern           10-8         5-2        2-5      3-1
Southwestern Athletic 10-0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9-0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-0
Sun Belt                  13-5        10-2        2-2       1-1
Summit League       107-75      69-31     36-43     2-1
West Coast             66-110     42-34     14-67    10-9
Divison II/Other       200-91    149-36     42-49    9-6
TOTALSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 706-657Â Â 480-223Â 177-390Â 49-44
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2020-21 Awards
• National Association of Basketball Coaches
 - David Roddy, First Team
 - Isaiah Stevens, Second Team
• US Basketball Writers Association All-District
 - Niko Medved, Coach of the Year
 - David Roddy
 - Isaiah Stevens
• All-Mountain West from the league's coaches
 - David Roddy, First Team
 - Isaiah Stevens, Second Team
 - Adam Thistlewood, Honorable Mention
• All-Mountain West from the league's media
 - Niko Medved, Coach of the Year
 - David Roddy, First Team
 - Isaiah Stevens, Second Team
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2020-21 Season Quick Hits
• CSU had back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since 2011-12/2012-13, when Niko Medved was an assistant coach on the staff. This was also just the fourth time that the mark has been reached in program history.
• This was also the fourth time that the Rams have won multiple postseason games in a year.
•                                                           Colorado State picked up its 14th conference win March 3, the most wins in any conference season in program history.
• The Rams were the only team in the Mountain West not to get swept in a season series and had five series sweeps.
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Experience Gained=Success in '21-'22?
• In 2020-21, CSU ranked 311th in terms of experience and youth in NCAA Division I basketball, yet finished among the top 70 teams in the nation.
• This year, CSU returns all five starters and nine total letterwinners from the 2021 NIT run.
• Here is a look at what CSU returns in production, making many optimistic about what the season could hold.
2021-22 Returners Production Breakdown (Total (%))
Category      So. (4)        Jr. (5)         Sr. (2)         Total
> Points       241 (11.6)    1,211 (58.4)    539 (26.0)    1,991 (96.1)
> Rebounds  134 (15.0)    551 (61.8)    180 (20.2)    938 (97.2)
> Assists      45 (11.0)     260 (63.7)     65 (15.9)     370 (90.7)
> Steals       20 (12.2)     76 (46.3)     55 (33.5)      151 (92.1)
> Blocks      20 (26.7)     34 (45.3)     20 (26.7)      74 (98.7)
> Minutes    809 (14.4)  2,800 (50.0)  1,623 (29.0)  5,232 (93.4)
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Tonje With Career Night To Open
• Junior John Tonje came out with a stellar performance in the opening night win over 2021 NCAA Sweet 16 team Oral Roberts Nov. 9.
• Entering the contest with a previous career high of 15, Tonje was inserted in the starting lineup to help the defensive alignment but also made a great impact on offense. He tallied a career-high 31 points (18 of which came in the first half), while shooting 10-of-14 on field goal attempts, including 3-7 on triples, and making all eight free throw attempts.
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Roddy Named To Malone Watch List
• Junior David Roddy was named to the Karl Malone Award Watch List, announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. One of 20 named to the initial watch list, this honor recognizes the top power forward in men's college basketball.
• A 2021 First-Team NABC All-District and All-Mountain West selection as well as a 2021-22 preseason All-MW pick, Roddy showed his development in his second year. As a sophomore, he increased both his scoring and rebounding averages, going from 11.4 points and 5.6 rebounds a game last season to a team-bests of 15.9 points and 9.4 rebounds. Those numbers were even higher in MW play at 16.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, ranking, fourth and second, respectively, in the league. One of the toughest matchups in the Mountain West, Roddy hit 55.3 percent of his shots from the field, also second in the Mountain West, and ranked 13th in assists at 2.83 per game. Roddy's best game was in the 22-point win over Boise State, where he recorded career bests of 27 points and 15 rebounds in the victory. He also was just shy of the program's first triple-double when he had 12 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists in the March 3 win over New Mexico. He has recorded 10 double-doubles this season, nine of them coming in conference play, with the two against Fresno State and the double-double in the comeback win at SDSU earning him Mountain West Player of the Week honors.
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Defense Setting A Tone
• CSU showed an improved defensive effort and shows clearly in the stats, despite having the 311th club in the country in terms of experience entering the 2020-21 year.
• In 2020-21, the Rams were ranked in the top 75 nationally in scoring defense, field goal percentage defense, three-point field goal percentage defense and defensive rebounds.
• CSU held opponents under 60 points for five consecutive games. The last time CSU held opponents each under 60 points that many consecutive games was in 2012-13 (NCAA Tournament bid and win over Missouri season), where they held six straight opponents under 60.
• The Rams had back-to-back games holding an opponent under 50 points on Feb. 27 and March 1. This was the first time it has happened since the 2014-15 season and the first time it has happened in head coach Niko Medved's eight-year career spanning three schools.
• Colorado State also gave up just 44 points to Air Force March 1, the lowest opponent output since Jan. 17, 2015, a 70-41 win at San Jose State. It was also the third-lowest overall opponent scoring total in Medved's career (second lowest vs Division I school). Â
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Getting Offensive (Fouls Drawn That Is)
• Part of CSU's improved defense is drawing offensive fouls on its opponents.
• The Rams averaged 3.5 offensive fouls drawn on their opponents in 2020-21 and had at least 3 in 23 of the 28 games.
• CSU's season high was seven in the home win over Fresno State on Dec. 28 and the Feb. 27 win over Air Force.
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Starters Get It Going
• CSU's starters getting the scoring going was big last year, as the Rams were 17-2 last year when that group scored at least 54 points.
• In the season-opening win over Oral Roberts, the starting group had 56 points, while the bench chipped in 53.
• This year CSU is 2-0 when the starters tally at least 54.
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More Improvement To See
• Basketball is a game where the numbers generally tell the story. For the Rams, here are some of the categories with NCAA rankings that they have improved on from 2018-19 to 2020-21 that demonstrate why.
CSU's Team Rankings   18-19   19-20    NCAA   20-21 NCAA
Scoring Def.              75.2   72.09    252nd   65.8   54th
Scoring Margin           -0.4   +3.44    133rd    +8.9   42nd
FG Percentage Def.     45.5    44.3     251st    41.2   60th
FT Percentage           69.4    67.9    272nd    79.2    6th
3-Pt. Percentage Def.    35.5    34.2    252nd   30.3   27th
Turnovers Forced        11.06   12.69    219th   13.68  140th
Defensive Rebounds   25.78  26.84     85th    27.40  48th
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Hitting From Deep
• Last year's squad that ranked in the top 70 in the country in three-point field goals made features three of the most prolific three-point shooters in school history (who are all back this year).
• Junior Isaiah Stevens and seniors Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood are all in CSU's top-25 for 3-point field goal percentage.
9.       .422   Andy Birley          (232-550)      1999-03
10.      .411    Antwan Scott       (97-236)         2014-16
11.       .406   Sean Morris         (89-219)        2004-06
12.      .404   Isaiah Stevens      (99-245)    2019-pres.
13.      .400   A.Masinton-Bonner (100-250)       2016-19
14.      .398   Ryan Yoder         (123-309)       1990-94
15.      .397   Keith Bonds         (114-287)        1991-93
16.      .397   Tyson Maroney     (73-184)         1990-94
17.      .397   Andre Mcfarland   (144-363)        2007-11
18.      .394   Jameel Mahmud   (117-297)        1994-98
19.      .389   David Evans         (150-386)       1994-96
20.     .388   Adam Nigon        (124-320)        2007-11
21.      .382   Adam Thistlewood (162-424)   2018-pres.
23.     .376   Kendle Moore     (143-380)   2018-pres.
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National Rankings (Team/Players)
(Final 2020-21)
Team (Top 75 of 350 Division I teams)
Free Throw Percentage                         79.2         6th
Free Throws Made                               407        33rd
3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted                   666       38th
3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Def.              31.1        49th
Field Goal Percentage                           46.5        51st
Scoring Margin                                    +7.2       58th
3-Pt. Field Goals Per Game                     8.4         68th
Defensive Rebounds                            26.89     68th
Scoring Defense                                  66.8       73rd
Free Throw Attempts                            514         74th
Players (top 100 nationally)
Isaiah Stevens
Total Assists                                       152         11th
Assists Per Game                                 5.4         29th
Free Throw Percentage                         86.5       39th
Minutes Per Game                                35:08     65th
Total Points                                        429        97th
David Roddy
Double-Doubles                                  12           15th
Defensive Rebounds Per Game               7.29        16th
Rebounds Per Game                             9.4         26th
Total Rebounds                                   264        15th
Free Throws Made                               116         28th
Free Throw Attempts                            147        35th
Total Points                                        446        68th
Field-Goal Percentage                           51.2         71st
Total Field Goals Made                          155        86th
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Conference Only Rankings
• Here are the team categories the Rams' ranked in the top three in Mountain West only games and where the individual players appeared in the rankings in 2020-21.
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CSU's Team Rankings                Rank  Avg.
Scoring Offense                       1st     77.00
Field Goal Percentage                1st      49.1
Free Throw Percentage              1st     80.8
3-Point FG Percentage Defense   1st      31.1
3-Point Field Goal Percentage      2nd    37.3
3-Point Field Goals Made            2nd    9.22
Assists                                   2nd   15.50
Defensive Rebounds Per Game    2nd   27.28
Rebounding Defense                 3rd    31.22
Scoring Margin                         3rd    +9.89
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Individual Mountain West ONLY RankS (CSU only)
Scoring                       4.   David Roddy         16.56
                              t-10.   Isaiah Stevens       15.00
                               20.   Kendle Moore       10.94
Rebounding                 2.   David Roddy          9.94
                                19.   Isaiah Stevens        4.61
Field Goal Percentage    2.   David Roddy          55.3
Free Throw Percentage  4.   Isaiah Stevens        84.1
Field Goal Percentage    2.   David Roddy          55.3
                                 5.   David Roddy           77.1
3-Pt. FG Made            t-8.   Kendle Moore        2.06                              t-10.   Adam Thistlewood   1.89
                              t-10.   Isaiah Stevens        1.89
Assists                        2.   Isaiah Stevens        5.94
                                13.   David Roddy          2.83
Assist-to-Turnover         6.   Isiaah Stevens        1.62
Blocked Shots           t-12.   Adam Thistlewood  0.72Assist-to-Turnover         6.   Isiaah Stevens        1.62
                              t-12.   David Roddy          0.72
                                14.   James Moors         0.67
Steals                       t-9.   Kendle Moore         1.29
Offensive Rebounds      6.   David Roddy          2.39
Defensive Rebounds      1.   David Roddy         7.56
Steals                       t-9.   Kendle Moore         1.29
Offensive Rebounds      6.   David Roddy          2.39
                                13.   Isaiah Stevens         4.11
Minutes Played             4.   Isaiah Stevens      34.84
                                12.   David Roddy         31.16
 Closing In On A Historic Mark (x4)
• Barring injuries, Colorado State will have four players reach the 1,000-point career mark during this season, as only 30 have reached that mark previously for the Rams. Shown are where the four players currently are and their current ranking on CSU's all-time scoring chart.
• Junior Isaiah Stevens - 889 points (#47)
• Senior Kendle Moore - 850 points (#53)
• Junior David Roddy - 846 points (#56)
• Senior Adam Thistlewood - 842 points (#57)
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Double-Doubles
• The Rams have three players that have combined for 19 double-doubles in their young careers, including three via points-assists, as the program total is now 659 since 1965-66.
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David Roddy                                       15 (1 in 2021-22)
Isaiah Stevens                                     3 (2 in 2020-21)
Dischon Thomas                               1 (1 in 2021-22)
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Points/Assists Double-Double Career Leaders
(18 total in history)
1.        Ryan Yoder (1990-94)                 6
2.       Isaiah Stevens (2019-pres.)         3
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DOUBLE-DOUBLE RANKINGS TOTAL
(105 Players since 1965-66)
1.        Nico Carvacho (2015-20)             49
2.       Mike Childress (1969-71)              35
3.       Emmanuel Omogbo (2016-18)       28
4.       Jason Smith (2004-07)                24
5.       Tim Hall (1971-75)                       23
11.      David Roddy (2019-pres.)           15
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Moving On Up
• Seniors Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood are looked at to help lead this team as two of the five returning starters.
• For their careers, the fourth-year roommates have played in a combined 182 of a possible 186 games (173 starts) and contributed 18.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and better than 37.8 percent from the three-point arc as a duo.
• Both are now in the career top 20 for CSU in three-pointers as Thistlewood is fifth at 162 and Moore has 142 and is 15th. Moore is also fifth in career steals with 121.
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Career 3-Pointers List
3.       197     Dorian Green       (130 Games)   2009-13
4.       167     J.D. Paige            (124 Games)    2015-19
5.       162    Adam Thistlewood (91 games)   2019-pres.
6.       158    Daniel Bejarano    (100 Games)    2011-15
7.       154    Mark Meredith      (59 Games)     1989-91
8.       152    Prentiss Nixon      (94 Games)     2015-18
9.       150    David Evans        (55 Games)    1994-96
         150    Joe De Ciman      (123 Games)    2012-16
11.       149    Gian Clavell         (70 Games)     2014-17
12.      148    Wes Eikmeier       (96 Games)    2009-13
13.      144    Andre McFarland  (114 Games)     2007-11
         144    Bryan Christiansen (79 Games)    1995-98
t-14.    143    Kendle Moore      (92 games)  2019-pres.
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Career Steals
3.       128    Brian Greene                          1999-03
4.       121     Adam Nigon                            2007-11
         121     Kendle Moore     (92 games) 2019-pres.
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Career Free-Throw Percentage
14.      .814    Adam Thistlewood (90 games)  2019-pres.
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Career 3-Point Field Goal Percentage
21.      .382   Adam Thistlewood (91 games)   2019-pres.
23.     .376   Kendle Moore (92 games)        2019-pres.
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Junior Class Continuing Impact
• The junior class of guards Isaiah Stevens and John Tonje, forward David Roddy and center Dischon Thomas are showed the growth in their second year of collegiate basketball.
• Roddy was first in scoring at 15.9 points per game and the top rebounder at 9.4 (2nd in MW), while Stevens was second in scoring at 15.3 points and first with 5.4 assists (#2 MW) per game. Roddy was a NABC First Team All-District, USBWA All-District, First Team All-MW pick while Stevens was named to the USBWA All-District squad as well as second team for the NABC All-District and Mountain West.
• Tonje was fifth at 6.6 points per game (having averaged 3.6 as a freshman in 2019-20), while Thomas averaged 5.2 points and 3.1 boards a contest (up from 3.8 and 2.2 respectively).
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CSU Career Ranks
Isaiah Stevens
Assists Per Game                                      2nd     5.0
Free Throw Percentage                              8th    .846
3-Point Field Goal Percentage                      12th   .404
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Career Assists
1.        530    Ryan Yoder                            1990-94
7.       353    Matt Barnett                            1994-98
8.       327    Andy Birley                             1999-03
9.       311     David Turcotte                          1984-88
10.      302    Barry Bailey                            1984-88
11,      308    Isaiah Stevens                       2019-pres.
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The Historic Comeback at SDSU
• CSU's rally from 26 points down at #23 San Diego State on Jan. 2 made history in several ways.
• It is the largest comeback in both school and Mountain West history. The previous largest comeback in CSU history occurred under Medved last season, as the Rams rallied from 19 down at Wyoming to earn a 77-70 win on Feb. 15, 2020.
• It is the largest comeback win in Division I men's basketball this season and one of just five road comebacks of 26 points or more in a game between Division I opponents over the past 10 seasons, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
• This was the first win over a ranked opponent since Feb. 29, 2012, a 66-59 win over #17 UNLV at Moby Arena.
• This was the first road win over a ranked opponent since Jan. 5, 1973, a 93-86 win at #15 BYU.
• CSU had lost 28 straight games on the road against ranked teams before the win.
• CSU moved to 3-0 in Mountain West play for the first time in the 22-year history of the league.
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Looking Ahead
• The Rams will make their longest road trip of the year to compete in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jame, starting with Bradley on Friday at 11 a.m. MT. The winner advances to Sunday's semifinal against either Brown or Creighton while the loser will play in the consolation bracket on Saturday.
• The game will be televised on ESPN+ and ESPN3 nationally with Brad Wells and Kevin Lehman on the call.
• The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Matt Wozniak and Adam Nigon handling the broadcast.
• CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the Varsity Network app (free on all Apple and Android devices). Fans can use the app for instant access to free gameday audio streams and receive push notifications to remind them of games starting or upcoming audio broadcasts.
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