Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State
Portland State
11/10/2026 7:45:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CSU men’s basketball hosts Portland State
FORT COLLINS, Colo.  – Colorado State men's basketball continues its five-game homestand to open the season on Wednesday when they host Portland State at 7 p.m. Tickets for the game are available here.
Opening Tip
- Colorado State moved to 2-0 on the year with a 78-67 win over Idaho on Friday night.
- Jase Butler followed up his first career double-double with a 19 points, six rebounds and six assists performance against the Vandals.
- Kyle Jorgensen matched Butler for the team's leading scorer with 19 points.
- Carey Booth had his first double-double of the year with 13 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.
- CSU continues to dominate inside outscoring the opponents 82-38 in the paint.Â
- Seventy-five was a key number for the Rams in 2025-26. CSU went 16-1 when reaching 75 points, while going 5-12 when held under that mark.
- The Rams have reached 75 points in the first two games of 2026-27 going 2-0
- Ali Farokhmanesh is in his second year as Colorado State's head coach after leading the Rams to a 21-13 season and trip to the NIT in his first season.
- Farokhmanesh became the third first-year head coach at CSU to reach 20 wins. He joins Larry Eustachy (26, 2012-13) and Boyd Grant (22, 1987-88)
- Last season's NIT appearance was CSU's third straight post season appearance and fifth in six years (21-NIT, 22-NCAA, 24-NCAA, 25-NCAA, 26-NIT).
- The Rams reached 20 wins for the sixth time in the past seven years in 2025-26.
- CSU's 72-34 record from 2023-2026 is the best three-year stretch in program history.
- The Rams returns 59.9% of its scoring, 57.7% of its rebounding and 57.8% of its minutes played from last year, including six of the top eight scorers.
- Kyle Jorgensen and Carey Booth were named to the Pac-12's preseason impact player list.
- The Rams welcome seven newcomers to the team in 2026-27, two transfers and five freshmen.
- CSU also enters a new conference in 2026-27 joining the Pac-12 alongside Boise State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Oregon State, San Diego State, Texas State, Utah State and Washington State.
- Friday's meeting with Idaho is a part of a three-game stretch for the Rams against a Big Sky opponent to open the season. CSU defeated Montana State to open the season 84-74. All three games will be inside Moby Arena.
- Moby Madness has become a tough place for opponents to handle. The Rams are 92-23 (.800) at home over the past eight years.
- Friday's game is the first time Colorado State and Idaho have met since 2007.
- CSU leads the series 5-0, including 2-0 in Fort Collins
- Portland State is 1-1 on the year, coming off a loss to Seattle over the weekend.
Scouting the Vikings
Portland State went 1-1 over the opening week of the 2026-27 season. Defeating Lewis and Clark before falling at Seattle.
Jase Corburn's team likes to pressure the ball and force live ball turnovers leading to easy baskets at the other end of the floor with 7.5 steals per game.
The trio of Yaroslav Nikonov (15.0), Luke Kearney (12.0) and Jaquay Randolph (10.0) lead the way offensively, averaging double figures scoring. Randolph is averaging a double-double, grabbing 10.0 boards per game.
Last year's Big Sky regular-season champions are projected to finish tied for fourth in the conference this season.
What's Ahead
Saturday brunch is set for Moby Arena this week as the Rams host Loyola Chicago at 11:30 a.m.
