2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
Departures
Incoming transfers
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
Colorado State did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.
2017 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2017)
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
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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:
Roster
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)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jr
Coastal Academy Maine
Wyandanch, NY
G
5
Kevin Dorsey (I)
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)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
First Baptist Academy Arkansas
Naples, Florida
G
14
Robbie Berwick (I)
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
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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