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INSIDE THE LINES Checking up on men’s basketball page 6 Women’s basketball season standing page 7 Vol. 128, No. 79 Friday, January 25, 2019 A bullish view on the Ram’s latest foe page 8-9 Deals & More Deals Get yours in the Lory Student Center 2 inside the lines POWER FIVE PICK ‘EM Game Luke Eddie Colin Justin vs CSU Fresno State #5 vs Michigan Indiana #9 #8 vs Kansas Kentucky #24 #20 vs Iowa State Ole Miss vs UNLV San Diego State COVER ILLUSTRATION BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN Lory Student Center Box 13 EDITORIAL STAFF | 970-491-7513 Henry Netherland | A&C Director Gab Go | Night Editor Fort Collins, CO 80523 Haley Candelario | Editor-in-Chief [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Elena Waldman | A&C Editor Natalia Sperry | Webmaster This publication is not an official publication of Colorado [email protected] [email protected] State University, but is published by an independent corporation Shelby Holsinger | Managing Editor [email protected] Meg Metzger-Seymour | Design Editor Marlo Lundak | Videography Director using the name ‘The Rocky Mountain Collegian’ pursuant to [email protected] [email protected] a license granted by CSU. The Rocky Mountain Collegian is a Austin Fleskes | News Director 6,500-circulation student-run newspaper intended as a public [email protected] Colin Shepherd | Photo Director ADVISING STAFF forum. It publishes four days a week during the regular fall and Natalia Sperry | News Editor [email protected] Leslie Cory | Student Media Advisor spring semesters. During the last eight weeks of summer Colle- [email protected] Forrest Czarnecki | Photo Editor Kim Blumhardt | Advertising Manager gian distribution drops to 3,500 and is published weekly. During Jayla Hodge | Opinion Editor [email protected] Hannah Copeland | KCSU Adviser the first four weeks of summer the Collegian does not publish. Mikaela Rodenbaugh | Digital Austin Humphreys | Photo Advisor Corrections may be submitted to the editor in chief and [email protected] Luke Zahlmann | Sports Director Production Manager will be printed as necessary on page two. The Collegian is a [email protected] KEY PHONE NUMBERS complimentary publication for the Fort Collins community. The [email protected] Distribution | 970-491-1774 first copy is free. Additional copies are 25 cents each. Letters to Ashley Potts | Sports Editor Gina Johnson Spoden | Social Media Editor the editor should be sent to [email protected]. [email protected] [email protected] Classifieds | 970-491-1683 Display Advertising | 970-491-7467 inside the lines 3 Nico Carvacho dunks the ball after a fastbreak as the Rams battle the Montant State University Bobcats. The Rams won 81-77. 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After four wins in their first five games, the Colorado State men’s basketball team has dropped 11 of their last 14 games, with four coming in their conference slate. For a pundit that peruses a box score and neglects the game, the team seems to be regressing. When considering the year was one of rebuilding for the Rams, the team has been add- ing onto a foundation being set by Niko Medved. As the team has progressed through more than half of their schedule, they’ve shown im- provement in multiple areas. Spreading the wealth To begin the year, the Rams faced a pair of lesser schools with Colorado Christian, a Division II program and Ar- kansas-Pine Bluff, an FCS pro- gram. In those pair of wins, Med- ved’s squad posted 21 assists in each, accounting for more than half of their made attempts. Following their opening wins, the sharing ways subsided for much of the year. In the next 13 games, the Rams offense averaged 11 as- Nico Carvacho (32) and Adam Thistlewood (31) help Kris Martin (30) up from the ground after falling from trying to defend a shot by a CU player. sists per game. Though the The Rams lost to the Buffaloes 86-80 Dec. 1, 2018 in Boulder. PHOTO BY MATT BEGEMAN COLLEGIAN figure would still reside above Wyoming’s average on the Kendle Moore and Adam This- In his first year after being side leads all starters as well, Whether it was the year (9.5), it’s a far cry from the tlewood. largely overshadowed by Gian trailing only Sam Bannec, who 28-point, 20-rebound game brand of basketball Medved The former, inserted into Clavell and Emmanuel Omog- sank his lone attempt, on the against UNLV or his Long has preached. the starting lineup in just his bo, J.D. Paige had to deal with roster. Beach State spree of 23 and 22, In their last four games, the first game and each of the the chaos of a trio of different When his shot has failed, Carvacho has elevated his im- team has begun to find their team’s 18 preceding games, coaches in a single year. Paige has developed into one pact. footing again. With a pair of has been a conference-leading After serving his suspen- of the Rams’ best finishers at With a desire for condition- games posting 25 and 26 as- thief. sion that bled into this year, the rim as well. His improve- ing and pace, Medved has also sists respectively, the team On the year, Moore has aid- Paige has found a new form, ments were most readily avail- brought Carvacho’s workload has averaged 19.25 per game in ed the Rams’ defensive efforts bursting into the limelight for able in his aforementioned to 30 minutes per game with- their last quartet of matchups. with 31 steals. In the team’s the program. After averaging season-high bout against out the big man faltering. That number, inversely from last eight games, the guard has double-digits just once in a SHSU in which he sank only A bevy of advancements in the aforementioned 13-game accumulated multiple thefts in year prior to the team’s cur- a single 3-point attempt, con- Carvacho’s game has put him span, would lead the confer- all but two of the games for a rent campaign, Paige has aver- verting his other six shots near on pace to become one of the total of 15. aged 15.1 points per game this the rim. elite big men in Rams’ histo- ence. Big Chile bringing the heat After the team’s win over The trend for Moore comes year, second on the team. ry, alongside Jason Smith and Air Force in which they accu- after a Danville High School The average has been The dominance Nico Car- Rich Strong. With a full four mulated 25 assists, Medved de- run that saw him swipe 2.9 boosted by several offensive vacho enforced in the Moun- years under his belt, he’ll like- scribed their ball-sharing ways balls per game. explosions from Paige. tain West portion of last year’s ly have his name atop most as being “the way the game is With his ability to cre- In 10 separate games, Paige schedule was merely a precur- statistical leaderboards in CSU supposed to be played.” ate fastbreak opportunities, has posted more than his sea- sor to a full-fledged breakout. history at the conclusion of his In the team’s four games Moore has also been able to son average, with his season Outside of his nation-lead- career in Fort Collins. with 20-plus assists, all are exploit his speed. In that same high (23) coming against both ing rebounding rate (12.4 per As a player that Medved wins. A sign that if the team span, he had a 23-point out- Montana State and Sam Hous- game), Carvacho has also has said ‘plays with his hair on continues to embrace the burst against Air Force, a large ton State. With both games scored his 15.7 points per game fire,’ Carvacho has just begun sharing imposed by Medved, reason for the team’s blowout coming within single digits, his on 59 percent from the field. heating up, a scary thought brighter moments are ahead. win over the Falcons. efforts were the difference. His efficiency leads the Moun- for inner conference and Moore steals, fewer problems In that same bout, the Rams The Colorado native has tain West through the early out-of-conference foes alike. After leaving Drake Uni- accumulated a season-high 15 also upped his efficiency, up- portions of conference play. Luke Zahlmann can be versity to chase his dream job steals, led once again by Moore ping his percentage from last Plucking a highlight game reached at sports@collegian.

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