FORT COLLINS, CO. — Colorado State and San Jose State didn’t have a traditional basketball arena to play in. With the Spartans being displaced due to COVID-19 restrictions in California, the Mountain West opponents played at the Ability 360 Sport and Fitness Center in Phoenix, AZ. Thursday night. With no fans, no TV coverage, and a setting that would have seemed…...
Justin Michael talks about why it’s such an exciting time to be a CSU hoops fan, including the talent both programs have at the point guard position, and breaks down what is next for both CSU men’s basketball and CSU women’s basketball. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! iTunes Link | Stitcher Link |Spotify Link | Google Play
FORT COLLINS, CO. — In the second matchup between a pair of conference foes, Colorado State and UNLV battled to the bitter end Saturday afternoon. Both teams executed at an extremely high level offensively, challenging each other shot for shot. At times it almost felt like an NBA game with the way CSU and UNLV were able to put the…...
Justin Michael breaks down another wild comeback win for Colorado State Men’s Basketball and provides an update on the women’s team as well. Finally, Justin talks about the report that CSU Football will be traveling to Wisconsin in 2026. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! iTunes Link | Stitcher Link |Spotify Link | Google Play
FORT COLLINS, CO. — Despite not playing once over the last month, the Running Rebels gave the Rams everything they could handle Thursday night. UNLV, paced by Bryce Hamilton (23 points), led Colorado State for more than 30 minutes, and truly looked like they were poised to steal a league game on the road after entering as double-digit underdogs. With…...
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…...
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…...
Justin Michael gives his thoughts on CSU’s 70-57 win over Santa Clara Tuesday afternoon. Justin explains why patience will be key with this young team but when it’s all said and done, he believes the Rams will be a top 3 team in the Mountain West due to their talent and team-first mindset. Finally, Justin reacts to the news that…
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 is joined by college basketball insider Eli Boettger to discuss a variety of topics surrounding the Mountain West Conference. Early in the episode, Eli explains how the Heat Check College Basketball Sim will work this summer. Later in the episode, Eli gives his thoughts on Niko Medved and talks about why the Rams are an intriguing team to…
In this episode of the DNVR Rams Podcast, Justin Michael talks about CSU’s path to the Mountain West Championship game in Las Vegas and previews the opening round versus Wyoming. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! iTunes Link | Stitcher Link |Spotify Link | Google Play
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Isaiah Stevens is one of the most impressive freshmen in the history of Colorado State men’s basketball. The 6-foot-0, 160-pound, point guard out of Allen, Texas, led the squad in scoring, assists and total minutes played. What’s more, they weren’t just empty minutes either. When games were on the line this year, it was Stevens that…...
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — So close. Colorado State men’s basketball led No. 5 San Diego State for just under 25 minutes of action late Tuesday night. For much of the game, the Rams were able to lock down the league’s frontrunner for the Player of the Year Award, Malachi Flynn, and did an excellent job of forcing the Aztecs to settle…...
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Coming off of a blowout loss to the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels earlier this week, Colorado State men’s basketball could not afford to drop a home game to the San Jose State Spartans. With only two more regular season games left to play this spring, a loss to SJSU would have all but have guaranteed that the…...
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State men’s basketball continues to keep everyone on their toes. After falling short in a hard-fought contest with Utah State at home, the Rams managed to beat Wyoming 77-70 on the road Saturday after trailing by as much as 19 in the second half. Although the game itself was absurd — for a large portion…...
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Sam Merrill and the Utah State Aggies lost to Colorado State men’s basketball in each of the first three meetings of his career. But at this point, that feels like a long forgotten memory. Including Tuesday night’s 75-72 road victory over the Rams, Merrill has led the Aggies to five consecutive wins over CSU. Dating back…...