2012–13 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2012–13 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team was coached by Larry Eustachy in his 1st season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado and are a member of the Mountain West Conference . They finished with a record of 26–9 overall, 11–5 in Mountain West for a second-place finish. They lost in the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament to UNLV. They receive at-large bid in the 2013 NCAA tournament which they defeated Missouri in the second round before losing to Louisville in the third round.
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Cody Mann
0
G
6'0"
160
Freshman
Miami, FL
Transferred
Kaipo Sabas
15
G
5'11"
177
Senior
Fort Collins, CO
Graduated
Will Bell
23
F
6'6"
242
Senior
Colorado Springs, CO
Graduated
Recruiting
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jordan Mason SG
Ennis, TX
Ennis High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Oct 17, 2011
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Jonathan Octeus PG
Miramar, FL
Wabash Valley College
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Apr 27, 2012
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Gerson Santo PF
Valencia, BRA
College of Southern Idaho
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Apr 23, 2011
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
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:
Roster
2012–13 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
2
Daniel Bejarano
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
RS So
Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
F
4
Pierce Hornung
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Sr
Iowa State
Fremont, NE
G
5
Jonathan Octeus
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS So
Wabash Valley College
Miramar, FL
G
10
Wes Eikmeier
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
RS Sr
Iowa State
Fremont, NE
G
11
Jesse Carr
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
RS Sr
Ainsworth HS
Ainsworth, NE
G
12
Joe De Ciman
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Dr. Martin LeBoldus HS
Regina, SK
G
14
Jordan Mason
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Ennis HS
Ennis, TX
F
15
Gerson Santo
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
College of Southern Idaho
Valencia, BRA
G
22
Dorian Green
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
Sr
Lawrence HS
Lawrence, KS
G
30
Josh Morgan
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
RS So
Hawaii-Hilo
Buena Vista, CO
G
33
Dwight Smith
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Ralston HS
Omaha, NE
G
40
Stephon Wynn
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
RS Jr
Fountain-Fort Carson HS
St. Louis, MO
F
44
Greg Smith
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Ralston HS
Omaha, NE
F/C
45
Colton Iverson
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
RS Sr
Minnesota
Yankton, SD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2013-01-12
2012–13 Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2012 *2:00 pm
Metro State
W 87–67
–
Moby Arena (3,141)Fort Collins, CO
Regular season
11/09/2012 *7:00 pm
Montana
W 72–65
1–0
Moby Arena (5,833)Fort Collins, CO
11/15/2012 *7:00 pm
Chadron State
W 93–50
2–0
Moby Arena (3,066)Fort Collins, CO
11/21/2012 *7:00 pm, RTRM
at Denver
W 60–53
3–0
Magness Arena (4,883)Denver, CO
11/24/2012 *5:30 pm, P12N
at Washington
W 73–55
4–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,409)Seattle, WA
11/26/2012 *7:00 pm
Northern Colorado
W 85–69
5–0
Moby Arena (3,622)Fort Collins, CO
12/01/2012 *2:30 pm
Evansville MWC–MVC Challenge
W 79–72
6–0
Moby Arena (3,970)Fort Collins, CO
12/05/2012 *8:30 pm, P12N
at Colorado
L 61–70
6–1
Coors Events Center (11,708)Boulder, CO
12/08/2012 *2:00 pm, ALT
at UIC
L 55–64
6–2
UIC Pavilion (3,380)Chicago, IL
12/17/2012 *7:00 pm
North Florida Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic
W 83–55
7–2
Moby Arena (3,556)Fort Collins, CO
12/19/2012 *7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic
W 78–58
8–2
Moby Arena (2,896)Fort Collins, CO
12/22/2012 *8:45 pm
vs. Portland Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic Semifinals
W 70–53
9–2
Orleans Arena (N/A)Paradise, NV
12/23/2012 *9:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Virginia Tech Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic Championship
W 88–52
10–2
Orleans Arena (N/A)Paradise, NV
12/29/2012 *2:30 pm
Adams State
W 80–55
11–2
Moby Arena (3,669)Fort Collins, CO
01/02/2013 *8:00 pm, CBSSN
UTEP
W 62–58
12–2
Moby Arena (3,571)Fort Collins, CO
01/05/2013 *2:30 pm
St. Bonaventure
W 85–64
13–2
Moby Arena (3,922)Fort Collins, CO
01/12/2013 6:00 pm, NBCSN
at No. 16 San Diego State
L 72–79 OT
13–3 (0–1)
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
01/16/2013 7:00 pm
Air Force
W 79–40
14–3 (1–1)
Moby Arena (4,347)Fort Collins, CO
01/19/2013 5:00 pm, NBCSN
UNLV
W 66–61
15–3 (2–1)
Moby Arena (7,626)Fort Collins, CO
01/23/2013 6:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 15 New Mexico
L 61–66
15–4 (2–2)
The Pit (15,411)Albuquerque, NM
01/26/2013 8:00 pm
at Fresno State
W 74–63
16–4 (3–2)
Save Mart Center (8,103)Fresno, CA
01/30/2013 7:00 pm
Boise State
W 77–57
17–4 (4–2)
Moby Arena (6,059)Fort Collins, CO
02/02/2013 5:00 pm, RTRM
Wyoming
W 65–46
18–4 (5–2)
Moby Arena (8,745)Fort Collins, CO
02/06/2013 8:15 pm, CBSSN
at Nevada
W 73–69
19–4 (6–2)
Lawlor Events Center (6,226)Reno, NV
02/13/2013 8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 24
San Diego State
W 66–60
20–4 (7–2)
Moby Arena (8,745)Fort Collins, CO
02/16/2013 2:00 pm, ALT
No. 24
at Air Force
W 89–86
21–4 (8–2)
Clune Arena (5,862)Colorado Springs, CO
02/20/2013 8:15 pm, CBSSN
No. 22
at UNLV
L 59–61
21–5 (8–3)
Thomas & Mack Center (15,910)Paradise, NV
02/23/2013 2:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 22
No. 16 New Mexico
L 82–91
21–6 (8–4)
Moby Arena (8,745)Fort Collins, CO
02/27/2013 7:00 pm
Fresno State
W 74–67
22–6 (9–4)
Moby Arena (5,371)Fort Collins, CO
03/02/2013 6:00 pm
at Boise State
L 65–78
22–7 (9–5)
Taco Bell Arena (11,238)Boise, ID
03/06/2013 8:00 pm, RTRM
at Wyoming
W 78–56
23–7 (10–5)
Arena-Auditorium (6,803)Laramie, WY
03/09/2013 6:30 pm, CBSSN
Nevada
W 77–66
24–7 (11–5)
Moby Arena (8,745)Fort Collins, CO
2013 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013 3:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Fresno State Quarterfinals
W 67–61
25–7
Thomas & Mack Center (9,122)Paradise, NV
03/15/2013 9:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. UNLV Semifinals
L 65–75
25–8
Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)Paradise, NV
2013 NCAA tournament
03/21/2013 *7:34 pm, TBS
No. (8 MW)
vs. (9 MW) Missouri Second Round
W 84–72
26–8
Rupp Arena (16,632)Lexington, KY
03/23/2013 *3:15 pm, CBS
No. (8 MW)
vs. No. 2 (1 MW) Louisville Third Round
L 56–82
26–9
Rupp Arena (23,500)Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain Time . (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.
[ 1]
Rankings
Poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Final
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
AP [ 2]
RV
RV
NR
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
24
22
RV
RV
RV
RV
Coaches [ 3]
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
NR
RV
RV
RV
24
21
RV
RV
RV
RV
See also
References
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