FORT COLLINS, CO. — Colorado State fell to San Diego State 78-65 in the second matchup of the two-game road trip Monday night. While the Rams (6-2, 3-1) were unable to complete the sweep, splitting at one of the toughest venues in the country is nothing to complain about for a team that has no seniors on the roster — especially considering…...

Justin Michael is joined by college basketball expert Eli Boettger. Throughout the episode the two discuss Colorado State’s absurd comeback win over SDSU and what it means for the program moving forward. Justin and Eli also go over the state of the Mountain West as a whole, and break down which teams are legitimate contenders. Finally, Eli talks about which…

FORT COLLINS, CO. — David Roddy could have played basketball in the Big Ten. The 6-foot-5, 252-pound forward had interest from multiple major programs coming out of high school, including the University of Minnesota and Northwestern. Roddy could have played football at the Division 1 level as well. North Dakota State and Wyoming both offered the former quarterback from Breck High…...

FORT COLLINS, CO. — John Tonje felt guilty about missing practice on Friday. The sophomore guard was attending his father’s wedding in Denver — something that had long been planned and confirmed with the team. But after a schedule change resulted in the San Diego State series being moved from December to January, Tonje was left with a predicament.  On one hand,…

FORT COLLINS, CO. — Happy trails, Fresno State!  After taking down the Bulldogs in Monday night’s conference opener, Colorado State men’s basketball completed the two-game sweep with a 81-59 victory over Fresno State Wednesday afternoon.  In the dominant showing, the Rams trailed just once. Fresno State jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the opening minutes and held it for a…...

FORT COLLINS, CO. — In a battle between a pair of up-and-coming teams in the Mountain West Conference, Colorado State 4-1, 1-0) opened up the league portion of the schedule with a 75-53 victory over Fresno State (2-1, 0-1) Monday night.  While the game was certainly sloppy — both teams really struggled with turnovers and wild passes in general — the defensive effort…...

FORT COLLINS, CO. — Patience.  Colorado State men’s basketball still looks like a team that is trying to shake off three weeks worth of rust.  For the second straight game the Rams were held scoreless for the first 4 minutes and even once CSU was able to get things going on the offensive end, there were still way too many…...

Justin Michael talks about a brutal performance for CSU Men’s hoops over the weekend and explains why he believes it was a fluke, before diving into a tricky situation between the Mountain West and Boise State. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE!  iTunes Link | Stitcher Link |Spotify Link | Google Play

FORT COLLINS, CO. — You know what the happiest animal on earth is? It’s a goldfish. It’s got a 10-second memory. After a surprising 53-33 loss to Saint Mary’s on the road Saturday night, the Rams need to be like goldfish.  Following the 20-point beatdown, Niko Medved was honest about his team’s performance Saturday night. The Rams head basketball coach…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State men’s basketball is undefeated on the young season. After beating CSU-Pueblo on Saturday afternoon, the Rams took down the Lumberjacks of Northern Arizona on Monday night. In the 91-52 win over NAU, the Rams looked great on defense but struggled to find the bottom of the net early. Despite consistently getting open looks from the…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. —  The Rams (2-0) started slow against the Lumberjacks (0-3) Monday night. Colorado State missed eight 3’s in a row — most of which were wide-open looks — before Isaiah Stevens finally cashed a difficult step-back jumper with 1:45 remaining in the first half. Once Stevens broke the seal, though, those same open looks that weren’t falling early…...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Nothing about the early portion of the season has gone to schedule for Colorado State men’s basketball. The first five games were all canceled or postponed — and for three solid weeks, the Rams couldn’t even practice together as a full team (Nov. 17 – Dec. 8) as the group dealt with an outbreak of COVID-19. Alas,…...

Justin Michael discusses an odd situation at Utah State and responds to questions/comments from CSU fans on Twitter. Later in the episode, Justin goes over the first CSU men’s basketball game of 2020-21 with DNVR Rams intern Ethan Bird. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE!  iTunes Link | Stitcher Link |Spotify Link | Google Play

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State men’s basketball looked sluggish in Saturday’s home contest against CSU-Pueblo — especially in the first half.  After not getting to consistently practice as a unit over the last three weeks, CSU was sloppy on offense, disorganized on defense, and generally just struggled to maintain any form of early lead. As a result, CSU-Pueblo was able…...

Justin Michael talks about the disappointing news that CSU men’s basketball will have to shut down for at least two weeks after two players tested positive for COVID-19. Justin goes over how it will impact the schedule for the Rams and gives his takes on what college basketball should do as whole. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE!  iTunes Link | Stitcher…

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State has locked down Niko Medved with a contract extension through the 2025-26 season. The third-year Rams coach has had success building up programs everywhere he has been — and after guiding CSU men’s basketball to a 20-win campaign last year, it’s clear that the administration is banking on a continuation of that upward trajectory. …

Justin Michael and Eddie Herz go over a wild press conference with Steve Addazio, and give their thoughts on the possibility of the Rams playing a different opponent on Saturday. Finally, the two discuss the Mountain West schedule release and their expectations for the Rams in Year 3 under Niko Medved. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE!  iTunes Link | Stitcher Link…

Justin Michael discusses Colorado State’s return to training camp and thanks the community for their response to his column on mental health. In the second half of the episode, Justin talks with 2021 hoops commit Jalen Lake. Lake explains what won him over, what he’s excited about, and how COVID-19 has impacted him. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE!  iTunes Link |…

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State men’s basketball has had a lot of success recruiting players out of Texas over the years and the Rams will hope that their luck will continue with the team’s most recent verbal commit. On Thursday evening, Jalen Lake, a 6-foot-4, 185-pound shooting guard out of Waxahachie, TX., posted his verbal commitment to CSU via…