Twitter: @CSUMBasketball Contact: John A. Martin Facebook: csumbasketball (540) 476-1259 / [email protected] 2020-21 SCHEDULE - 5-1, 2-0 Mountain West (4-0 Home, 1-1 Road, 0-0 Neutral) Games #7 & 8 - Colorado State (5-1, 2-0) at San Diego State (6-1, 0-0) Jan. 2/4, 2021 • 2/7 p.m. MT • Viejas Arena (12,414) • San Diego, Calif. Nov. 25 vs. Cal % Wed. Pac-12 Network Canc. Nov. 26 at Oregon State Thu. Pac-12 Network Canc. Colorado State San Diego State Dec. 3 at San Diego State* RAMS AZTECS Thu. TBA PPD Dec. 5 at San Diego State* Team Information Team Information Sat. TBA PPD 2020-21 Record ........................................................................5-1, 2-0 MW 2020-21 Record ........................................................................6-1, 0-0 MW Dec. 8 at Colorado Last Game ...................................... Dec. 30 vs. Fresno State - W, 81-59 Last Game ..........................................Dec.22 at Saint Mary’s - W, 74-49 Tue. Pac-12 Network PPD Rankings (AP | Coaches) .......................................................................-- | -- Rankings (AP | Coaches) ..................................................................RV | 23 Dec. 12 CSU Pueblo W Head Coach ..........................................Niko Medved (Minnesota, 1997) Head Coach .........................................Brian Dutcher (Minnesota, 1982) Sat. MW Network 89-77 Record at Colorado State ................................37-33 (Third Season) Record at San Diego State ........................... 79-27 (Fourth Season) Overall Record ..............................................116-120 (Eighth 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 (32.8) Minutes/Game .........................................................Jordan Schakel (28.7) Dec. 22 at Santa Clara W Points/Game ................................................................. David Roddy (16.2) Points/Game ................................................................. Matt Mitchell (15.4) Tue. WCC Network 70-57 Rebounds/Game ............................................................David Roddy (9.5) Rebounds/Game ......................................................Nathan Mensah (8.0) Three-Pointers...........................Adam Thistlewood, Kendle Moore (9) Three-Pointers.............................................................Jordan Schakel (16) Dec. 28 Fresno State* W Assists ............................................................................Isaiah Stevens (34) Assists .................................................................................Trey Pulliam (21) Mon. MW Network 75-53 Blocks .......................................................................Adam Thistlewood (5) Blocks ...........................................................................Nathan Mensah (15) Dec. 30 Fresno State* W Steals ................................................................................ Kendle Moore (11) Steals ..................................................................................Matt Mitchell (10) Wed. MW Network 81-59 Field-Goal % .................................................................. Isaiah Riera (55.0) Field-Goal % .......................................................... Nathan Mensah (62.2) Jan. 2 at San Diego State* (RV/23) 2 p.m. Three-Point % ..........................................................Isaiah Stevens (50.0) Three-Point % ............................................................ Terrell Gomez (41.4) Sat. CBS Free-Throw % .......................................................... Isaiah Stevens (94.4) Free-Throw % ........................................................Jordan Schakel (95.5) Jan. 4 at San Diego State* (RV/23) 7 p.m. Mon. FS1 TALE OF THE TAPE BROADCAST INFORMATION Jan. 7 UNLV* 6 p.m. Category Colorado State San Diego St. Video: CBS (Sat.)/FS1 (Mon.) Thu. CBS Sports Network Points Per Game 73.2 73.4 Play-by-Play: CBS - Rich Waltz Jan. 9 UNLV* Points Allowed Per Game 58.5 58.0 FS1 - Alex Faust Sat. FS1 2 p.m. Color Analyst: CBS - Steve Lappas Field-Goal Percentage 46.0 44.4 FS1 - Casey Jacobsen Jan. 14 at San Jose State* % 7:30 p.m. Opponent Field-Goal Percentage 37.6 37.7 Comcast: CBS: 654 / FS1: 724 Thu. MW Network Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage 37.0 34.7 DirecTV: CBS: N/A/ FS1: 219 Jan. 16 at San Jose State* % Opponent Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage 23.0 30.9 Colorado State Sports Network Sat. MW Network 4 p.m. Free-Throw Percentage 75.6 73.5 Play-by-Play: Brian Roth Color Analyst: N/A Jan. 19 at Utah State* Rebounds Per Game 34.7 35.6 7 p.m. Rebounding Margin -1.0 +1.9 Flagship: Power 102.9 FM (Fort Collins) Tue. CBS Sports Network Affiliates: 13 Across the state, including Jan. 21 at Utah State* Assists Per Game 14.8 13.3 KDCO 104.7 FM (Denver) Thu. FS1 7 p.m. Turnovers Per Game 13.2 11.6 Complete list at: https://csurams.com/ Opponent Turnovers Per Game 15.5 16.1 documents/2018/8/8/2018_19_ Jan. 27 Boise State* Steals Per Game 6.7 8.9 Basketball_Radio_Network.pdf Wed. CBS Sports Network 7 p.m. Blocks Per Game 2.7 3.6 Live Stats: SIDEARM Sports Jan. 29 Boise State* CSURams.com Fri. FS1 TBA Feb. 4 at Wyoming* About This Series Thu. MW Network TBA Feb. 6 at Wyoming* Opening Tip Sat. CBS Sports Network TBA • The Rams will play their first Mountain West road games of the year at defending Mountain West champion and Feb. 9 New Mexico* #23-ranked San Diego State, Jan. 2 and 4, 2021 in Viejas Arena. Tue. FS1 TBA • Tip time for the nationally-televised pair of games on Saturday is 2 p.m. MT on CBS with the finale on Monday at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11 New Mexico* FS1. Emmy award-winning broadcaster Rich Waltz and former college head coach Steve Lappas are handling the game Thu. CBS Sports Network TBA for CBS, while Alex Faust will do play-by-play and former Stanford standout Casey Jacobsen will be the analyst for FS1. Feb. 16 Northern Colorado • The audio will be on the Colorado State Sports Radio Network (along with online at CSURams.com), with Brian Roth Tue. MW Network 7 p.m. on the call. CSU Sports Network broadcasts can be also accessed on mobile devices through the TuneIn app (free on Feb. 20 at Nevada* all Apple, Android, Windows, Blackberry and Amazon Kindle devices) – once downloaded, search “Colorado St. Rams Sat. FS1 TBA Sports Network” in the app for the games and coaches’ show broadcasts. Feb. 22 at Nevada* • The game will also have live stats on CSURams.com. Mon. CBS Sports Network TBA Feb. 27 Air Force* 2020-21 Rams Quick Hits Sat. MW Network TBA • Colorado State is under the direction of third-year head coach Niko Medved, who took over the helm of the Rams’ pro- Mar. 1 Air Force* gram in 2018-19. In his eighth season as a head coach, Medved has a 151-120 record overall but improved on the previous Mon. CBS Sports Network TBA season’s record in each of his seven years as a head coach, including both years now at CSU. • The 2020-21 season marks the 117th in the history of the Colorado State men’s basketball program. The Rams are 1,287- Mar. 10-13 MW Championship $ TBA Wed.-Sat. TBA 1,285 (.500) in 2,572 games all-time. • CSU concluded the 2019-20 season in the Mountain West Tournament first round and finished the year with an 20-12 Bold denotes Home games * Mountain West Conference game All game times are listed in Mountain Time % Phoenix, Ariz. overall record, including 11-7 in MW play, an eight-game improvement over 2018-19. $ MW Championship - Thomas & Mack Center - Las Vegas, Nev. • 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. • CSU returns four starters and seven letterwinners to this year’s squad along with five newcomers to Division I action. • 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. GAMES 7 & 8 - AT SAN DIEGO STATE 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. 2L Danville, Ill. (Danville HS) 10 James Moors F/C 6-10 239 R-Fr. RS