2012–13 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

2012–13 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
Las Vegas Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region 8 Seed, Third Round
Conference Mountain West Conference
2012–13 record 26–9 (11–5 Mountain West)
Head coach Larry Eustachy (1st Season)
Assistant coach Leonard Perry
Assistant coach Ross Hodge
Assistant coach Niko Medved
Home arena Moby Arena
2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#10 New Mexico 13 3   .813     29 6   .829
Colorado State 11 5   .688     26 9   .743
UNLV 10 6   .625     25 10   .714
San Diego State 9 7   .563     23 11   .676
Boise State 9 7   .563     21 11   .656
Air Force 8 8   .500     18 14   .563
Fresno State 5 11   .313     11 19   .367
Wyoming 4 12   .250     20 14   .588
Nevada 3 13   .188     12 19   .387
2013 MWC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Larry Eustachy in his 1st season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado and are a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished with a record of 26–9 overall, 11–5 in Mountain West for a second place finish. They lost in the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament to UNLV. They receive at-large bid in the 2013 NCAA Tournament which they defeated Missouri in the second round before losing to Louisville in the third round.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Cody Mann 0 G 6'0" 160 Freshman Miami, FL Transferred
Kaipo Sabas 15 G 5'11" 177 Senior Fort Collins, CO Graduated
Will Bell 23 F 6'6" 242 Senior Colorado Springs, CO Graduated

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Mason
SG
Ennis, TX Ennis High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 17, 2011 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Jonathan Octeus
PG
Miramar, FL Wabash Valley College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 27, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Gerson Santo
PF
Valencia, BRA College of Southern Idaho 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 23, 2011 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
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

2012–13 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 2 Bejarano, DanielDaniel Bejarano style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 202 lb (92 kg) RS So Arizona Phoenix, AZ
F 4 Hornung, PiercePierce Hornung style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Iowa State Fremont, NE
G 5 Octeus, JonathanJonathan Octeus style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Wabash Valley College Miramar, FL
G 10 Eikmeier, WesWes Eikmeier style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 168 lb (76 kg) RS Sr Iowa State Fremont, NE
G 11 Carr, JesseJesse Carr style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 184 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Ainsworth HS Ainsworth, NE
G 12 De Ciman, JoeJoe De Ciman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dr. Martin LeBoldus HS Regina, SK
G 14 Mason, JordanJordan Mason style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Ennis HS Ennis, TX
F 15 Santo, GersonGerson Santo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Jr College of Southern Idaho Valencia, BRA
G 22 Green, DorianDorian Green style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Lawrence HS Lawrence, KS
G 30 Morgan, JoshJosh Morgan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 172 lb (78 kg) RS So Hawaii-Hilo Buena Vista, CO
G 33 Smith, DwightDwight Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Ralston HS Omaha, NE
G 40 Wynn, StephonStephon Wynn style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) RS Jr Fountain-Fort Carson HS St. Louis, MO
F 44 Smith, GregGreg Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Ralston HS Omaha, NE
F/C 45 Iverson, ColtonColton Iverson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Minnesota Yankton, SD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-01-12

2012–13 Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/28/2012* Metro State W 87–67  Moby Arena (3,141)
Regular season
11/09/2012* Montana W 72–65  1–0 Moby Arena (5,833)
11/15/2012* Chadron State W 93–50  2–0 Moby Arena (3,066)
11/21/2012* at Denver W 60–53  3–0 Magness Arena (4,883)
11/24/2012* at Washington W 73–55  4–0 Alaska Airlines Arena (7,409)
11/26/2012* Northern Colorado W 85–69  5–0 Moby Arena (3,622)
12/01/2012* Evansville
(MWC–MVC Challenge)
W 79–72  6–0 Moby Arena (3,970)
12/05/2012* at Colorado L 61–70  6–1 Coors Events Center (11,708)
12/08/2012* at UIC L 55–64  6–2 UIC Pavilion (3,380)
12/17/2012* North Florida
(Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic)
W 83–55  7–2 Moby Arena (3,556)
12/19/2012* Cal State Bakersfield
(Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic)
W 78–58  8–2 Moby Arena (2,896)
12/22/2012* vs. Portland
(Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic Semifinals)
W 70–53  9–2 Orleans Arena (N/A)
12/23/2012* vs. Virginia Tech
(Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic Championship)
W 88–52  10–2 Orleans Arena (N/A)
12/29/2012* Adams State W 80–55  11–2 Moby Arena (3,669)
01/02/2013* UTEP W 62–58  12–2 Moby Arena (3,571)
01/05/2013* St. Bonaventure W 85–64  13–2 Moby Arena (3,922)
01/12/2013 at #16 San Diego State L 72–79 OT 13–3 (0–1) Viejas Arena (12,414)
01/16/2013 Air Force W 79–40  14–3 (1–1) Moby Arena (4,347)
01/19/2013 UNLV W 66–61  15–3 (2–1) Moby Arena (7,626)
01/23/2013 at #15 New Mexico L 61–66  15–4 (2–2) The Pit (15,411)
01/26/2013 at Fresno State W 74–63  16–4 (3–2) Save Mart Center (8,103)
01/30/2013 Boise State W 77–57  17–4 (4–2) Moby Arena (6,059)
02/02/2013 Wyoming W 65–46  18–4 (5–2) Moby Arena (8,745)
02/06/2013 at Nevada W 73–69  19–4 (6–2) Lawlor Events Center (6,226)
02/13/2013 #24 San Diego State W 66–60  20–4 (7–2) Moby Arena (8,745)
02/16/2013 #24 at Air Force W 89–86  21–4 (8–2) Clune Arena (5,862)
02/20/2013 #22 at UNLV L 59–61  21–5 (8–3) Thomas & Mack Center (15,910)
02/23/2013 #22 #16 New Mexico L 82–91  21–6 (8–4) Moby Arena (8,745)
02/27/2013 Fresno State W 74–67  22–6 (9–4) Moby Arena (5,371)
03/02/2013 at Boise State L 65–78  22–7 (9–5) Taco Bell Arena (11,238)
03/06/2013 at Wyoming W 78–56  23–7 (10–5) Arena-Auditorium (6,803)
03/09/2013 Nevada W 77–66  24–7 (11–5) Moby Arena (8,745)
2013 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/13/2013 vs. Fresno State
(Quarterfinals)
W 67–61  25–7 Thomas & Mack Center (9,122)
03/15/2013 vs. UNLV
(Semifinals)
L 65–75  25–8 Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/21/2013* #(8 MW) vs. (9 MW) Missouri
(Second Round)
W 84–72  26–8 Rupp Arena (16,632)
03/23/2013* #(8 MW) vs. #2 (1 MW) Louisville
(Third Round)
L 56–82  26–9 Rupp Arena (23,500)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

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See also

References

  1. Colorado State University Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball
  2. "Ap Rankings". Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
  3. "Coaches Rankings". Retrieved 2010-03-01.