Twitter: @CSUMensBball Contact: John A. Martin ([email protected]) Facebook: csumensbasketball Phone: (970) 491-5050 / (540) 476-1259 2017-18 SCHEDULE - 2-2, 0-0 Mountain West (2-0 Home, 0-0 Road, 0-2 Neutral) Game #5 - Colorado State (2-2) at New Mexico State (2-1) Nov. 10 Sacramento State W November 22, 2017 • 7 p.m. MT • Pan American Center (12,482) - Las Cruces, N.M. Fri. MW Network 72-61 Nov. 14 Winthrop % W Colorado State New Mexico State Tue. MW Network 80-76 Nov. 17 vs. Tulane % L RAMS AGGIES Fri. CBS Sports Network 53-80 Nov. 19 vs. Florida State % L Team Information Team Information Sun. CBS Sports Network 73-90 Record ........................................................................................2-2, 0-0 MW Record .......................................................................................2-1, 0-0 WAC Last Game ........................................ Nov. 19 vs. Florida State - L, 73-90 Last Game ........................................Nov. 17 vs. New Mexico - W, 75-56 Nov. 22 at New Mexico State 7 p.m. Rankings (AP | Coaches) .......................................................................-- | -- Rankings (AP | Coaches) .......................................................................-- | -- Wed. Aggie Network Head Coach ..........................Larry Eustachy (Long Beach State, 1979) Head Coach ..........................................Chris Jans (Loras College, 1991) Nov. 24 Northwestern State % 7 p.m. Record at Colorado State ................................113-62 (Sixth Season) Record at New Mexico State ................................. 2-1 (First Season) Sun. MW Network Overall Record ................................................515-320 (27th Season) Overall Record ....................................................23-13 (Third Season) Nov. 28 at Missouri State ^ 6 p.m. Tue. ESPN3 2017-18 Statistical Leaders 2017-18 Statistical Leaders Dec. 2 Colorado 11 a.m. Minutes/Game .......................................................... Prentiss Nixon (34.0) Minutes/Game .........................................................Jemerrio Jones (28.7) Sat.. AT&T SportsNet Points/Game .............................................................. Prentiss Nixon (15.0) Points/Game ...................................................................Zach Lofton (23.7) Dec. 5 at Arkansas 6 p.m. Rebounds/Game ...................................................... Nico Carvacho (12.0) Rebounds/Game .....................................................Jemerrio Jones (15.0) Tue. SEC Network Plus (WatchESPN) Three-Pointers................................................................Prentiss Nixon (11) Three-Pointers.....................................................................Zach Lofton (8) Dec. 8 at Oregon 8 p.m. Assists .............................................................................Prentiss Nixon (13) Assists .......................................................................................AJ Harris (12) Fri. Pac-12 Network Blocks ..........................................................................................Che Bob (9) Blocks ........................................................................................Sidy N’Dir (2) Dec. 17 Texas State 3 p.m. Steals ................................................................................ Prentiss Nixon (6) Steals .....................................................................................Zach Lofton (4) Sun. MW Network Field-Goal % ..........................................................Lorenzo Jenkins (.750) Field-Goal % ...................................................................Zach Lofton (.561) Three-Point % ......................................................... Prentiss Nixon (.407)) Three-Point % ................................................................ Zach Lofton (.471) Dec. 19 Arkansas-Fort Smith 7 p.m. Tue. MW Network Free-Throw % .......................................................... Prentiss Nixon (.846) Free-Throw % ................................................................Zach Lofton (.810) Dec. 23 Long Beach State 2 p.m. Sat. MW Network TALE OF THE TAPE BROADCAST INFORMATION Dec. 27 at Boise State* 7:30 p.m. Category Colorado State NM State Video: Fox Sports/Aggie Network (PPV) Wed. CBS Sports Network Points Per Game 69.5 76.7 Play-by-Play: N/A Dec. 30 at San José State* 3 p.m. Points Allowed Per Game 76.8 67.7 Color Analyst: N/A Sat. MW Network Field-Goal Percentage .408 .439 DirectTV: 686-2, 608 Opponent Field-Goal Percentage .435 .431 Dish Network: 454, 9573 Jan. 2 San Diego State* 7 p.m. Comcast Digital: N/A Tue. CBS Sports Network Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage .296 .265 Stream: http://nmstatesports.com/watch Opponent Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage .391 .349 Jan. 6 Fresno State* 3:30 p.m. Colorado State Sports Network Sat. CBS Sports Network Free-Throw Percentage .746 .714 Play-by-Play: Brian Roth Rebounds Per Game 42.8 45.7 Jan. 10 at Utah State* 7 p.m. Color Analyst: Adam Nigon Wed. MW Network Rebounding Margin +7.8 +16.0 Flagship: KARS 102.9 FM (Fort Collins) Assists Per Game 12.8 14.0 Affiliates: KDCO 104.7 FM (Denver), KMTS Jan. 13 at Wyoming* 2 p.m. Turnovers Per Game 16.0 11.0 99.1 FM (Glenwood Springs), KJME 890 Sat. CBS Sports Network Opponent Turnovers Per Game 12.0 11.3 AM (Colorado Springs), KKVT 100.7 FM Jan. 17 Air Force* 7 p.m. Steals Per Game 5.5 3.7 (Grand Junction), KRFD 100.1 FM (Sterling) Wed. AT&T SportsNet Blocks Per Game 4.0 1.7 Live Stats: SIDEARM Sports Jan. 20 UNLV* 3 p.m. www.CSURams.com Sat. CBS Sports Network About The Rams Jan. 24 at San Diego State* 9 p.m. Wed. CBS Sports Network Opening Tip Jan. 27 at New Mexico* 8 p.m. • Colorado State will wrap up a three-game road swing with tonight’s game at New Mexico State on Nov. 22 at 7 Sat. ESPN Netflex (ESPNU/ESPN3) p.m. MT. Jan. 31 Wyoming* 7 p.m. • The contest between the Rams and Aggies will be televised on FOX Sports Arizona PLUS (DISH: SD – 450, HD – Wed. AT&T SportsNet 9573 | DISH Hopper: 412-38 | DTV: 686-2) & FOX College Sports Pacific (DTV: 608 | DISH: 454 | Comcast – 264) Feb. 3 Nevada* 6 p.m. with video streaming (pay-per-view) on nmstatesports.com/watch. Sat. ESPN Netflex (ESPNU/ESPN3) • Live audio is available on the Colorado State Sports Network, including KARS 102.9 FM (flagship). Brian Roth is Feb. 6 at Air Force* 8 p.m. on the play-by-play for the Rams, with Adam Nigon handling the analysis. Tue. AT&T SportsNet • The game will also have live audio on CSURams.com in partnership with SIDEARM Sports and live stats on Feb. 10 San Jose State* 2 p.m. CSURams.com. Sat. MW Network Feb. 17 at Fresno State* 5 p.m. Sat. ESPN3 Rams Quick Hits • The 2017-18 season marks the 116th in the history of the Colorado State men’s basketball program. The Rams are Feb. 21 Boise State* 7 p.m. Wed. ESPN3 1,242-1,233 (.502) in 2,475 games all-time. • Colorado State is under the direction of coaching veteran Larry Eustachy, who is starting his sixth season as the Feb. 25 at Nevada* 2 p.m. Sun. CBS Sports Network leader of the Rams’ program and his 27th as a Division I head coach in 2017-18. Last season, Eustachy reached the 500-win plateau in his coaching career and the 100-victory mark at CSU along with being named the Moun- Feb. 28 New Mexico* (Senior Night) 7 p.m. Wed. AT&T SportsNet tain West Coach of the Year. Mar. 7-10 MW Championship $ • Colorado State basketball is looking for its eighth invitation for postseason play in the last nine years, advancing Wed.-Sat. MW Network/CBSSN/CBS TBA to the second round of the 2017 National Invitation Tournament. • CSU lost two of last year’s five starters, including Mountain West Player of the Year Gian Clavell and First Team All-MW forward Emmanuel Omogbo, who set a new record for double-doubles in league play in 2016-17. Bold denotes Home games * Mountain West Conference game • Overall, the Rams return three players with significant starting experience in redshirt-junior J.D. Paige, junior All game times are listed in Mountain Time Prentiss Nixon and redshirt-sophomore Nico Carvacho. Nixon, an honorable mention All-MW pick by the media ^ Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge last year, averaged 13.2 points per game, while Paige was at 8.8 points and a team-best 2.5 assists per game. % Jamaica Classic (2 games home sites, 2 games Montego Bay, Jamaica) $ MW Championship - Thomas & Mack Center - Las Vegas, Nev. Carvacho posted 5.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, ranking third on the team in boards. • 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. GAME 5 - AT NEW MEXICO STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 1 Lonzia “Zo” Tyson F 6-10 195 Jr. TR Fayetteville, N.C. (Trinity Christian HS/Cape Fear CC) 3 Raquan Mitchell G 6-3 185 R-So. TR Homestead, Fla. (Miami Southridge HS/South Plains [Texas] Coll.) 10 Che Bob F 6-6 220 Sr. SQ Charlotte, N.C. (Kennedy Charter/South Plains College) 11 Prentiss Nixon** G 6-2 185 Jr. 2L Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook HS) 12 Juan Sabino II* G 5-11 170 R-So. 1L Fountain, Colo. (Fountain-Fort Carson HS) 13 Lorenzo Jenkins G/F 6-7 210 R-So. SQ Naples, Fla. (First Baptist Academy/Arkansas) 14 Robbie Berwick G 6-5 195 R-Jr. SQ Atascadero, Calif. (Atascadero HS/Florida State) 15 Anthony Bonner* G 6-3 180 R-So. 1L Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS) 20 Deion James F 6-8 215 Jr. TR Tucson, Ariz. (Empire HS/Pima JC) 21 Logan Ryan F 6-7