Twitter: @CSUMBasketball Contact: John A. Martin Facebook: csumbasketball (540) 476-1259 / [email protected] 2020-21 SCHEDULE - 20-6, 14-4 Mountain West (10-1 Home, 5-4 Road, 5-1 Neutral) Game #27 - Colorado State (20-6) vs. Memphis (18-8) (NIT Semis) March 27, 2021 • 10 a.m. MT • Comerica Center • Frisco, Texas Nov. 25 vs. Cal % Wed. Pac-12 Network Canc. Nov. 26 at Oregon State Thu. Pac-12 Network Canc. #1 Colorado State #1 Memphis Dec. 3 at San Diego State* RAMS TIGERS Thu. TBA PPD Dec. 5 at San Diego State* Team Information Team Information Sat. TBA PPD 2020-21 Record ...................................................................20-6, 14-4 MW 2020-21 Record ....................................................................18-8, 11-4 AAC Dec. 8 at Colorado Last Game ....................................March 25 vs. #3 NC State - W, 65-61 Last Game .............................. March 25 vs. #2 Boise State - W, 59-56 Tue. Pac-12 Network PPD Rankings (AP | Coaches) .......................................................................-- | -- Rankings (AP | Coaches) .......................................................................-- | -- Dec. 12 CSU Pueblo W Head Coach ..........................................Niko Medved (Minnesota, 1997) Head Coach ..............Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway (Memphis, 2003) Sat. MW Network 89-77 Record at Colorado State ...................................52-38 (3rd Season) Record at Memphis ............................................61-32 (Third Season) Overall Record .................................................... 131-125 (8th Season) Overall Record ............................................................................... Same Dec. 14 Northern Arizona W Mon. MW Network 91-52 Dec. 19 at Saint Mary’s (Calif.) L Statistical Leaders Statistical Leaders Sat. WCC Network 33-53 Minutes/Game ..........................................................Isaiah Stevens (35.0) Minutes/Game ...................................................... Landers Nolley II (27.0) Points/Game ...................................................................David Roddy (16.1) Points/Game .......................................................... Landers Nolley II (12.7) Dec. 22 at Santa Clara W Rebounds/Game ............................................................David Roddy (9.5) Rebounds/Game ..........................................................Moussa Cisse (6.3) Tue. WCC Network 70-57 Three-Pointers..................................................... Adam Thistlewood (48) Three-Pointers......................................................... Landers Nolley II (56) Dec. 28 Fresno State* W Assists ........................................................................... Isaiah Stevens (141) Assists ................................................................................. Alex Lomax (79) Mon. 75-53 MW Network Blocks ..................................................................... Adam Thistlewood (18) Blocks ..............................................................................Moussa Cisse (43) Dec. 30 Fresno State* W Steals .............................................................................. Kendle Moore (36) Steals ........................................................................ DeAndre Williams (41) Wed. MW Network 81-59 Field-Goal % ................................................................James Moors (51.9) Field-Goal % ................................................... Malcolm Dandridge (56.3) Jan. 2 at San Diego State* (RV/23) W Three-Point % ............................................................Isaiah Stevens (41.7) Three-Point % ...................................................... Lester Quinones (38.8) Sat. CBS 70-67 Free-Throw % ........................................................... Kendle Moore (89.7) Free-Throw % .......................................................Landers Nolley II (79.7) Jan. 4 at San Diego State* (RV/RV) L Mon. FS1 65-78 TALE OF THE TAPE BROADCAST INFORMATION Jan. 7 UNLV* W Category Colorado State Memphis Video: ESPN Thu. CBS Sports Network 74-71 Points Per Game 74.3 71.5 Play-by-Play: John Schriffen Jan. 9 UNLV* W Points Allowed Per Game 65.6 62.5 Color Analyst: Fran Fraschilla Sat. FS1 83-80 Reporter: Kris Budden Field-Goal Percentage 46.9 44.0 Comcast: 668 Jan. 14 vs. San Jose State* % W Opponent Field-Goal Percentage 41.3 39.0 DirecTV: 206 Thu. MW Network 90-57 Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage 35.1 35.2 Stream: WatchESPN.com Jan. 16 vs. San Jose State* % W Opponent Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage 30.1 27.4 Colorado State Sports Network Sat. MW Network 88-61 Free-Throw Percentage 79.5 60.9 Play-by-Play: Brian Roth Rebounds Per Game 35.0 40.0 Color Analyst: N/A Jan. 19 at Utah State* (RV/NR) L Flagship: Power 102.9 FM (Fort Collins) Rebounding Margin +1.7 +7.1 Tue. CBS Sports Network 64-83 Affiliates: 13 Across the state, including Jan. 21 at Utah State* (RV/NR) W Assists Per Game 14.5 15.7 KDCO 104.7 FM (Denver) Thu. FS1 84-76 Turnovers Per Game 13.4 15.9 Complete list at: https://csurams.com/ Opponent Turnovers Per Game 13.8 16.1 documents/2018/8/8/2018_19_ Jan. 27 Boise State* *(RV/RV) W Steals Per Game 5.8 8.9 Basketball_Radio_Network.pdf Wed. CBS Sports Network 78-56 Blocks Per Game 2.7 4.7 Live Stats: StatBroadcast Jan. 29 Boise State* (RV/RV) L Fri. FS1 77-85 Feb. 4 at Wyoming* W About Today’s Game Thu. MW Network 74-72 Feb. 6 at Wyoming* W Opening Tip Sat. CBS Sports Network 67-59 • The Rams will take on Memphis in the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament on Saturday at Comerica Center Feb. 27 Air Force* W in Frisco, Texas. Sat. MW Network 72-49 • The game will be televised on ESPN and have veteran sports announcer John Schriffen, former college head coach Fran Mar. 1 Air Force* W Fraschilla and experienced sports reporter Kris Budden handling the broadcast. Mon. CBS Sports Network 74-44 • The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth Mar. 3 New Mexico* (from 2/9) W Wed. MW Network 87-73 on the call. CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the TuneIn app (free on Mar. 5 at Nevada* (from 2/20) L all Apple, Android, Windows, Blackberry and Amazon Kindle devices) – once downloaded, search “Colorado St. Rams Fri. CBS Sports Network 82-85 Sports Network” in the app for the games and coaches’ show broadcasts. Mar. 11 #6 Fresno State (Quarters)^ W • The game will also have live stats on CSURams.com. Thu. CBS Sports Network 72-62 Mar. 12 #3 Utah State (Semis) ^ L 2020-21 Rams Quick Hits Fri. CBS Sports Network 50-62 • Colorado State is under the direction of third-year head coach Niko Medved, who took over the helm of the Rams’ pro- Mar. 19 #4 Buffalo (NIT 1st Round) ! W gram in 2018-19. In his eighth season as a head coach, Medved has a 131-125 record overall but improved on the previous Fri. ESPN2 75-73 season’s record in each of his seven years as a head coach, including both years now at CSU. Mar. 25 #3 NC State (NIT Quarters) ! W • The 2020-21 season marks the 117th in the history of the Colorado State men’s basketball program. The Rams are 1,302- Thu. ESPN 65-61 1,290 (.502) in 2,591 games all-time. Mar. 27 #1 Memphis (NIT Semis) ! 10 a.m. • CSU concluded the 2019-20 season in the Mountain West Tournament first round and finished the year with an 20-12 Sat. ESPN overall record, including 11-7 in MW play, an eight-game improvement over 2018-19. Mar. 28 Mississippi St./La. Tech ! TBA Sun. ESPN • The Rams earned their eighth invitation for postseason play in the last 11 years, though postseason events were eventu- ally cancelled due to the CoVID-19 virus worldwide pandemic. Bold denotes Home games * Mountain West Conference game • CSU returned four starters and seven letterwinners to this year’s squad along with five newcomers to Division I action. All game times are listed in Mountain Time % Phoenix, Ariz. ^ MW Championship - Thomas & Mack Center - Las Vegas, Nev. • For broadcasting quick hits, current averages and career highs on individual players, go to the back page of the ! National Invitation Tournament First Round - Denton, Texas / All others - Frisco, Texas notes for a Radio/TV chart that includes that information. GAME 27 - VS. MEMPHIS (NIT SEMIFINALS) NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) 0 Trace Young G 6-3 176 Fr. HS Austin, Texas (Dripping Springs HS) 1 John Tonje G 6-5 222 So. 1L Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Central HS) 3 Kendle Moore G 5-10 151 Jr. 2L Danville, Ill. (Danville HS) 4 Isaiah Stevens G 6-0 180 So. 1L Allen, Texas (Allen HS) 5 PJ Byrd G 6-1 175 Jr. 1L Houston, Texas (Bush HS/VCU) 10 James Moors F/C 6-10 239 R-Fr. RS Auckland, New Zealand (Westlake Boys HS) 11 Dischon Thomas F 6-9 232 So. 1L Durham, N.C. (Hillcrest Academy (Ariz.)) 21 David Roddy F 6-5 250 So. 1L St. Paul, Minn. (Breck School) 22 Nick Bassett G 6-5 193 So. TR Colo. Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mountain HS/Neb. Wesleyan) 23 Isaiah Rivera G 6-5 209 Fr. HS Geneseo, Ill. (Geneseo HS) 31 Adam Thistlewood F 6-6 212 Jr. 2L Golden, Colo. (Golden HS) 35 Jacob Jennissen C 6-11 232 Fr. HS Sauk Centre, Minn. (Sauk Centre HS) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) 22 Nick Bassett G 6-5 193 So. TR Colo. Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mountain HS/Neb. Wesleyan) 5 PJ Byrd G 6-1 175 Jr. 1L Houston, Texas (Bush HS/VCU) 35 Jacob Jennissen C 6-11 232 Fr. HS Sauk Centre, Minn. (Sauk Centre HS) 3 Kendle Moore G 5-10 151 Jr.