Colorado State University Athletics
Tuesday, January 16
Fort Collins, CO
7:00 PM
Colorado State
vs
Air Force
Rams Return Home to Host Falcons Tuesday
1/15/2024 2:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CSU men’s basketball returns to Moby Arena for the first of two games this week
FORT COLLINS – Colorado State men's basketball returns to the court at Moby Arena on Tuesday night when they host Air Force at 7 pm.
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Opening Tip
- Colorado State returns home for a pair of games inside Moby Arena this week hosting Air Force Tuesday and UNLV on Friday.
- The Rams are looking to rebound after dropping both games on their road trip to Utah State and Boise State.
- Isaiah Stevens took over CSU's mark for most games played last time out passing former teammate Nico Carvacho's mark of 132 games.
- After a program record seven weeks straight ranked, CSU is just outside the top 25 this week, checking in at 26th, as the first team listed in the receiving votes section.
- Head coach Niko Medved is in his sixth year leading Colorado State. He is 105-65 as the Rams' head coach. The win on December 2 against Washington was the 100th for him leading the Green & Gold. Medved is now one of five coaches in the program's history to reach the 100 wins mark.
- Isaiah Stevens returns for his final year of eligibility and the nation is taking notice of the guard. Stevens was named the Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year, Wooden Top 50 Preseason List and one of 20 players named to the Bob Cousy Preseason Watch List. He has added on the Wooden Midseason Top 25 and Lute Olson Midseason Watch List.
- He sits in the top 5 for active players in both scoring (3rd) and assists (2nd).
- Stevens has three double-doubles on the year and already reset one of his own records when he posted 14 assists against Wright State. He is averaging 17.6 points, 7.4 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 53.1% from the field and 46.6% behind the arc.
- He became the program's all-time leading scorer against LMU (Dec. 22) when he passed Pat Durham (1985-89) and his 1,980 points.
- Stevens surpassed the 2,000 point mark with his first basket against New Mexico (Jan. 2) and currently sits at 2,053.
- Newcomer Joel Scott continues to be a big presence inside for CSU averaging 11.3 points and 5.8 rebounds.
- Nique Clifford has enjoyed his time in Fort Collins transferring to Colorado State from Colorado. He is shooting an impressive 60.2% from the field including 52.4% from behind the arc on his way to averaging 13.3 points and 6.3 rebounds.
- Clifford is the lone player in the NCAA shooting 55-45-85 this season with a minimum of five makes a game. He is currently shooting 60.2% overall, 52.4% behind the arc and 86.1% from the charity stripe.
- Patrick Cartier missed two games for Colorado State, but since returning has not missed a beat. He is averaging 13.2 points on 60.9% shooting.
- CSU is the only program across all of collegiate men's basketball with not two, but three 2,000 point scorers on their roster. The trio is Isaiah Stevens (2,053), Patrick Cartier (2,227) and Joel Scott (2,637).
- Colorado State leads the Mountain West in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.85), assists per game (19.8), effective field goal percentage (59.2%), field goal percentage (52.0%) and free throw percentage (75.8%).
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Scouting the Falcons
Air Force enters Tuesday seeking their first conference win of the season, currently at 0-3 and on a six-game losing streak.
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The Falcons started the season strong at 7-2, before going on this current six-game losing skid.
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The team has three players averaging double figures scoring in Ethan Taylor (17.1), Rytis Petraitis (16.6) and Beau Becker (14.9). Petraitis missed the start of the season but has scored in double figures in all eight games he has played.
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What's Ahead
CSU stays home for the annual Orange Out on Friday night against UNLV at 8:30 pm.
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Opening Tip
- Colorado State returns home for a pair of games inside Moby Arena this week hosting Air Force Tuesday and UNLV on Friday.
- The Rams are looking to rebound after dropping both games on their road trip to Utah State and Boise State.
- Isaiah Stevens took over CSU's mark for most games played last time out passing former teammate Nico Carvacho's mark of 132 games.
- After a program record seven weeks straight ranked, CSU is just outside the top 25 this week, checking in at 26th, as the first team listed in the receiving votes section.
- Head coach Niko Medved is in his sixth year leading Colorado State. He is 105-65 as the Rams' head coach. The win on December 2 against Washington was the 100th for him leading the Green & Gold. Medved is now one of five coaches in the program's history to reach the 100 wins mark.
- Isaiah Stevens returns for his final year of eligibility and the nation is taking notice of the guard. Stevens was named the Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year, Wooden Top 50 Preseason List and one of 20 players named to the Bob Cousy Preseason Watch List. He has added on the Wooden Midseason Top 25 and Lute Olson Midseason Watch List.
- He sits in the top 5 for active players in both scoring (3rd) and assists (2nd).
- Stevens has three double-doubles on the year and already reset one of his own records when he posted 14 assists against Wright State. He is averaging 17.6 points, 7.4 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 53.1% from the field and 46.6% behind the arc.
- He became the program's all-time leading scorer against LMU (Dec. 22) when he passed Pat Durham (1985-89) and his 1,980 points.
- Stevens surpassed the 2,000 point mark with his first basket against New Mexico (Jan. 2) and currently sits at 2,053.
- Newcomer Joel Scott continues to be a big presence inside for CSU averaging 11.3 points and 5.8 rebounds.
- Nique Clifford has enjoyed his time in Fort Collins transferring to Colorado State from Colorado. He is shooting an impressive 60.2% from the field including 52.4% from behind the arc on his way to averaging 13.3 points and 6.3 rebounds.
- Clifford is the lone player in the NCAA shooting 55-45-85 this season with a minimum of five makes a game. He is currently shooting 60.2% overall, 52.4% behind the arc and 86.1% from the charity stripe.
- Patrick Cartier missed two games for Colorado State, but since returning has not missed a beat. He is averaging 13.2 points on 60.9% shooting.
- CSU is the only program across all of collegiate men's basketball with not two, but three 2,000 point scorers on their roster. The trio is Isaiah Stevens (2,053), Patrick Cartier (2,227) and Joel Scott (2,637).
- Colorado State leads the Mountain West in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.85), assists per game (19.8), effective field goal percentage (59.2%), field goal percentage (52.0%) and free throw percentage (75.8%).
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Scouting the Falcons
Air Force enters Tuesday seeking their first conference win of the season, currently at 0-3 and on a six-game losing streak.
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The Falcons started the season strong at 7-2, before going on this current six-game losing skid.
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The team has three players averaging double figures scoring in Ethan Taylor (17.1), Rytis Petraitis (16.6) and Beau Becker (14.9). Petraitis missed the start of the season but has scored in double figures in all eight games he has played.
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What's Ahead
CSU stays home for the annual Orange Out on Friday night against UNLV at 8:30 pm.
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