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The 2020–21 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented
Colorado State University Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...
during the
2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 25, 2020 and concluded on March 14, 2021. The 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 18 and concluded on April 5. Season ...
. The team was coached by
Niko Medved Niko Medved (born August 10, 1973) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head men's basketball coach at Colorado State University. Prior to becoming head coach at Colorado State, he was head coach at Drake University and Furman. ...
in his third season. The Rams played their home games at
Moby Arena Moby Arena is an 8,745-seat basketball arena on the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. The arena, officially known as the Colorado State Auditorium-Gymnasium, was opened on January 24, 1966, with a victory over New Mex ...
on CSU's main campus in
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as members of the
Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference (MW) is one of the collegiate athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A). The MW officially began operations o ...
. They finished the season 20-8, 14-4 to finish in 3rd place. They defeated
Fresno State California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California. It is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. The university had a fall 2020 enrollment of 25,341 students. It offers bachelo ...
in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the semifinals to
Utah State Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's ...
. They received an invitation to the NIT where they defeated Buffalo and
NC State North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The university ...
to advance to the semifinals where they lost to
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. They played the third-place game where they lost to
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activi ...
.


Previous season

The
Rams In engineering, RAMS (reliability, availability, maintainability and safety)2019–20 season 20–12, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to
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.


Offseason


Departures


2020 Recruiting Class


Roster


Schedule and results

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Notable games


Regular season

*January 2, 2021 at
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: Colorado State came back from a 26-point deficit to beat
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70–67, the largest comeback in
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history.


2021 Mountain West tournament

*Quarterfinals: March 11, 2021 at
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: No. 3 seed Colorado State beat No. 6 seed
Fresno State California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California. It is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. The university had a fall 2020 enrollment of 25,341 students. It offers bachelo ...
72–62 in the quarterfinals of the
2021 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament The 2021 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mountain West Conference. It was held on March 10–13, 2021 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, ...
. *Semifinals: March 12, 2021 at
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: No. 3 seed Colorado State was beaten by No. 2 seed
Utah State Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's ...
62–50 in the semifinals of the tournament. Utah State would continue on to lose to
San Diego State San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...
in the tournament championship.


2021 National Invitation Tournament (NIT)

*First round: March 19, 2021 at
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: No. 1 seed Colorado State beat No. 4 seed Buffalo 75–73 on a game-winning layup by
Isaiah Stevens Isaiah Stevens (born November 1, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). High school career Stevens attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas. As a junior, he led his tea ...
in the first round of the
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. *Quarterfinals: March 25, 2021 at
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: No. 1 seed Colorado State beat No. 3 seed
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65–61.
Isaiah Stevens Isaiah Stevens (born November 1, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). High school career Stevens attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas. As a junior, he led his tea ...
led scoring for the Rams, recording 18 points on 6 of 13 shots and four
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. *Semifinals: March 27, 2021 at
Comerica Center Comerica Center (previously Deja Blue Arena and Dr Pepper Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Frisco, Texas. It is the home of the Texas Legends of the NBA G League and the Frisco Fighters of the Indoor Football League, as well as the executive o ...
: No. 1 seed Colorado State was beaten by No. 1 seed
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, 90–67. Memphis would continue on to win the
2021 National Invitation Tournament The 2021 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 16 NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams that had not been selected to participate in the 2021 NCAA tournament. The Tournament began on March 17 and ended on ...
. *Third-place game: March 28, 2021 at
Comerica Center Comerica Center (previously Deja Blue Arena and Dr Pepper Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Frisco, Texas. It is the home of the Texas Legends of the NBA G League and the Frisco Fighters of the Indoor Football League, as well as the executive o ...
: No. 1 seed Colorado State was beaten by No. 4 seed
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activi ...
76–74 on a
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shot by Louisiana Tech star
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References

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Colorado State Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...
Colorado State Rams The Colorado State Rams are the athletic teams that represent Colorado State University (CSU). Colorado State's athletic teams compete along with 8 other institutions in the Mountain West Conference, which is an NCAA Division I conference and sp ...
Colorado State Rams The Colorado State Rams are the athletic teams that represent Colorado State University (CSU). Colorado State's athletic teams compete along with 8 other institutions in the Mountain West Conference, which is an NCAA Division I conference and sp ...
Colorado State Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...