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2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

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2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record24–12 (13–5 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoby Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nevada 14 4   .778 28 7   .800
Colorado State 13 5   .722 24 12   .667
Boise State 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Fresno State 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
New Mexico 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
San Diego State 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Wyoming 8 10   .444 23 15   .605
San Jose State 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
Utah State 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Air Force 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
UNLV 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
Conference tournament winner

The 2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Larry Eustachy in his fifth season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They defeated Air Force and San Diego State to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Nevada. They were invited to the 2017 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated the College of Charleston in the first round before losing in the second round to Cal State Bakersfield.

Previous season

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The Rams finished the season 18–16, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated San Jose State and Boise State to advance to the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Fresno State. They did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Antwan Scott 1 G 6'2" 178 RS Senior Wylie, TX Graduated
John Gillon 4 G 6'0" 168 RS Junior Houston, TX Graduate transferred to Syracuse
Fred Richardson III 5 G 6'7" 212 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Joe De Ciman 10 G 6'6" 201 Senior Regina, SK Graduated
Mike Burnett 13 G 6'2" 175 RS Senior Denver, CO Walk-on; graduated
Tiel Daniels 15 F 6'7" 235 RS Senior Wentzville, MO Graduated
Toby Van Ry 41 F 6'10" 196 RS Freshman Fort Collins, CO Transferred to Northwest Kansas Technical College

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Devocio Butler 1 F 6'5" Junior Atlanta, GA Junior college transferred from Hill College.
Kevin Little 4 G 6'0" 160 Junior Wyandanch, NY Transferred from Maine. Under NCAA transfer rules, Little will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Kevin Dorsey 5 G 6'0" 175 Sophomore Waldorf, MD Transferred from Minnesota. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dorsey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Che Bob 10 F 6'6" 215 Junior Charlotte, NC Junior college transferred from South Plains College.
Lorenzo Jenkins 13 G 6'7" 210 Sophomore Naples, FL Transferred from Arkansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jenkins will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Robbie Berwick 14 G 6'4" 188 Junior Atascadero, CA Transferred from Florida State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Berwick will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2016 recruiting class

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Colorado State did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Felipe Haase
#40 C
Los Angeles, CA Cathedral High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (110 kg) May 2, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Colorado State Commit List for 2017". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  • "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2017". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Kimani Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Jr Seguin HS
New Mexico JC
Arlington, TX
G 1 Devocio Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr South Cobb HS
Hill College
Atlanta, GA
F 2 Emmanuel Omogbo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr The Kiski School
South Plains College
Hyattsville, MD
G 3 Gian Clavell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Hialeah Gardens HS
Northwest Kansas Tech Coll.
Caguas, PR
G 4 Kevin Little (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Coastal Academy
Maine
Wyandanch, NY
G 5 Kevin Dorsey (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Clinton Christian School
Minnesota
Waldorf, MD
G 10 Che Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Kennedy Charter
South Plains College
Charlotte, NC
G 11 Prentiss Nixon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Bolingbrook HS Bolingbrook, IL
G 12 Alex Tarkanian (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 167 lb (76 kg) RS Fr Northwest Career & Technical Academy
UNLV
Las Vegas, NV
G 13 Lorenzo Jenkins (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So First Baptist Academy
Arkansas
Naples, Florida
G 14 Robbie Berwick (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Atascadero HS
Florida State
Atascadero, CA
G 15 Anthony Bonner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Lawrence HS Lawrence, KS
G 22 J. D. Page 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 166 lb (75 kg) RS So Rangeview HS Aurora, CO
F/C 32 Nico Carvacho 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Frisco, TX
F/C 33 Braiden Koelliker (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Davis HS
Snow College
Kaysville, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2016*
7:00 pm
Regis W 75–60 
Moby Arena (2,051)
Fort Collins, CO
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm, RTRM
New Mexico State W 64–61  1–0
Moby Arena (2,264)
Fort Collins, CO
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Fort Lewis
California Bears Classic
W 84–75  2–0
Moby Arena (2,253)
Fort Collins, CO
11/20/2016*
4:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 49–56  2–1
Maples Pavilion (4,661)
Stanford, CA
11/23/2016*
12:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore
California Bears Classic
W 76–65  3–1
Moby Arena (3,093)
Fort Collins, CO
11/25/2016*
2:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana
California Bears Classic
W 67–59  4–1
Moby Arena (3,381)
Fort Collins, CO
11/27/2016*
12:00 pm
Alcorn State
California Bears Classic
W 80–58  5–1
Moby Arena (2,023)
Fort Collins, CO
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado W 72–58  6–1
Coors Events Center (8,715)
Boulder, CO
12/03/2016*
3:00 pm, CBSSN
Wichita State
MW–MVC Challenge
L 67–82  6–2
Moby Arena (6,918)
Fort Collins, CO
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Fort Smith W 93–69  7–2
Moby Arena (8,745)
Fort Collins, CO
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 81–64  8–2
Moby Arena (3,114)
Fort Collins, CO
12/17/2016*
1:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Kansas State
Denver Showcase
L 70–89  8–3
Pepsi Center (7,318)
Denver, CO
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm
Loyola Marymount L 66–69  8–4
Moby Arena (2,476)
Fort Collins, CO
12/22/2016*
8:00 pm
at Long Beach State L 55–56  8–5
Walter Pyramid (2,247)
Long Beach, CA
Mountain West regular season
12/28/2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU
UNLV W 91–77  9–5
(1–0)
Moby Arena (2,464)
Fort Collins, CO
12/31/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Boise State L 73–74  9–6
(1–1)
Taco Bell Arena (5,413)
Boise, ID
01/04/2017
8:00 pm
at San Jose State W 76–71  10–6
(2–1)
Event Center Arena (1,523)
San Jose, CA
01/07/2017
12:00 pm, RTRM
Air Force W 85–58  11–6
(3–1)
Moby Arena (3,243)
Fort Collins, CO
01/14/2017
12:00 pm, RTRM
New Mexico L 71–84  11–7
(3–2)
Moby Arena (3,418)
Fort Collins, CO
01/18/2017
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Fresno State L 57–78  11–8
(3–3)
Save Mart Center (6,254)
Fresno, CA
01/21/2017
7:00 pm
at Utah State W 64–56  12–8
(4–3)
Smith Spectrum (8,854)
Logan, UT
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, RTRM
San Jose State W 81–72  13–8
(5–3)
Moby Arena (2,753)
Fort Collins, CO
01/28/2017
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at San Diego State W 78–77  14–8
(6–3)
Viejas Arena (11,881)
San Diego, CA
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Boise State L 76–79  14–9
(6–4)
Moby Arena (3,926)
Fort Collins, CO
02/04/2017
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at UNLV W 69–49  15–9
(7–4)
Thomas & Mack Center (12,434)
Paradise, NV
02/07/2017
7:00 pm, RTRM
Utah State W 69–52  16–9
(8–4)
Moby Arena (2,763)
Fort Collins, CO
02/11/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Fresno State W 78–62  17–9
(9–4)
Moby Arena (5,233)
Fort Collins, CO
02/14/2017
7:00 pm, RTRM
at Wyoming
Border War
W 78–73  18–9
(10–4)
Arena-Auditorium (5,812)
Laramie, WY
02/21/2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at New Mexico W 68–56  19–9
(11–4)
The Pit (12,078)
Albuquerque, NM
02/25/2017
6:00 pm, CBSSN
San Diego State W 56–55  20–9
(12–4)
Moby Arena (7,856)
Fort Collins, CO
03/01/2017
8:00 pm, RTRM
Wyoming
Border War
W 78–76  21–9
(13–4)
Moby Arena (7,883)
Fort Collins, CO
03/04/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Nevada L 72–85  21–10
(13–5)
Lawlor Events Center (11,662)
Reno, NV
Mountain West tournament
03/09/2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (10) Air Force
Quarterfinals
W 81–55  22–10
Thomas & Mack Center (5,057)
Paradise, NV
03/10/2016
10:30 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (6) San Diego State
Semifinals
W 71–63  23–10
Thomas & Mack Center (6,211)
Paradise, NV
03/11/2016
4:00 pm, CBS
(2) vs. (1) Nevada
Championship
L 71–79  23–11
Thomas & Mack Center (5,602)
Paradise, NV
NIT
03/14/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
(4) (5) College of Charleston
First Round – California Bracket
W 81–74  24–11
Moby Arena (2,836)
Fort Collins, CO
03/20/2017*
9:15 PM, ESPN2
(4) (8) Cal State Bakersfield
Second Round – California Bracket
L 63–81  24–12
Moby Arena (4,203)
Fort Collins, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time Source[1][2].

References

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