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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: ...
, located in
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, in the
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of
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, in
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competition. They play their home games at the
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and are members of the
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. They are led by head coach
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.


History

The men's basketball team at Colorado State University—then called Colorado Agricultural College—began competing in the 1901–02 season. The school became a member of the
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in the 1910–11 season, and followed most of the larger schools in that conference into the
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in the 1938–39 season and stayed in the conference until 1961–62. Colorado State then joined the
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(WAC) in 1969–70. After 20 seasons in the WAC, Colorado State moved to its current MWC in 1999–00. Colorado State was an inaugural member of the MWC.


Postseason


NCAA tournament results

The Rams have appeared in eleven NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 4–11.


NIT results

The Rams have appeared in ten
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s (NIT), with a combined record of 9–11.


CBI results

The Rams have appeared in one
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(CBI) and lost the opener.


Notable games

*March 13, 1969, in the "Sweet 16" round of the NCAA tournament: Colorado State beat in-state rival and AP #18
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64–56. *January 19, 1984, 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 M ...
: Colorado State beat AP #5
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63–51. *December 29, 1989, at
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: Colorado State beat AP #24
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78–67 in the Mile High Classic, a four-team tournament in Denver also featuring
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and
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. Colorado State beat Massachusetts the next night to win the tournament. *December 22, 1999, at the Cannon Activities Center at
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: In a Pearl Harbor Classic tournament game, Colorado State upset AP #18
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55–54. John Ford made a free throw with 23 seconds left that turned out to be the winning margin. *December 30, 2003, at
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: Colorado State hosted AP #22
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. Down 4 points with 7 seconds left, Colorado State committed a foul. In the double bonus, Purdue missed both free throws. CSU scored a three pointer with 0.7 seconds left. The ensuing Purdue inbound pass was tipped; the ball fell into the hands of Michael Moris who shot the game winning three pointer at the buzzer. The game was not televised. CSU was awarded the points and won the game by two points. *March 21, 2013, in the "Round of 64" of the NCAA tournament: Colorado State beat #9 seed
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84–72 to advance to the Round of 32. *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. *November 22, 2021, at
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: After trailing
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by 20 points early in the second half of the 2021
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championship game, the Rams put together a comeback and outscored the Huskies 47–17 in the final 17 minutes to win the game — and the tournament — 71–61.
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, who scored 27 points — and averaged 31 points a game — was named the
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of the tournament.


Rivalries

Within the
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, Colorado State has notable rivalries with these schools: *Air Force: Colorado State has an in-state rivalry with the
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of the
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in
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. As of the 2019–20 season, Colorado State leads the series 81–32. *Utah State: Colorado State and the Aggies of
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were rivals in the
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from the 1939–40 to 1961–62 seasons. Beginning in the 2013–14 season, the two schools again competed in the same conference, the
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. Utah State has a 46–35 lead in the series as of the 2013–14 season. However, in between those years, the two schools continued to play each other regularly. *Wyoming: In a rivalry dubbed the " Border War", the
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of the
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have a 136–101 series lead over Colorado State as of the conclusion of the 2021 conference regular season. Outside the MW, these are noted rivalries: *Colorado: This in-state basketball rivalry pits Colorado State against
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, a member of the
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. As of 2021, Colorado leads the series 92–40. *Denver: Also in-state, this rivalry is against the Pioneers of the
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, a member of
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. Colorado State leads the all-time series 92–68 as of 2013. *Northern Colorado: This rivalry pits Colorado State against the
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of the
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, a member of the
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in Greeley, another city in the
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region. Colorado State leads the series 66–35 as of 2014–15, and the two schools have played each other annually since the 2003–04 season.


References


External links

* {{Mountain West Conference men's basketball navbox 1901 establishments in Colorado