2014–15 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

2014–15 Colorado State Rams men's basketball

Great Alaska Shootout champions
NIT, First round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2014–15 record	27–7 (13–5 Mountain West)
Head coach	Larry Eustachy (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Leonard Perry
Assistant coach	Ross Hodge
Assistant coach	Steve Barnes
Home arena	Moby Arena

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boise State	14	–	4	.778	25	–	9	.735
San Diego State	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
Colorado State	13	–	5	.722	27	–	7	.794
Wyoming †	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
Utah State	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Fresno State	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
UNLV	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
New Mexico	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Air Force	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Nevada	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
San Jose State*	0	–	18	.000	2	–	28	.067
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

† 2015 MWC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Larry Eustachy in his third season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to San Diego State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State.

Previous season

The Rams finished the season with an overall record of 16–16, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament to Utah State.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jesse Carr	11	G	6'2"	184	GS Senior	Ainsworth, NE	Retired from basketball due to a knee injury
Jordan Mason	14	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	Ennis, TX	Transferred to Cal State Fullerton
Gerson Santo	15	F	6'9"	210	Senior	Valencia, Brazil	Graduated
Dwight Smith	33	G	6'4"	185	RS Junior	Omaha, NE	Graduate transferred to Northern Colorado
David Cohn	34	G	6'2"	170	Freshman	Elmhurst, IL	Transferred to William & Mary

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Atwan Scott	1	G	6'1"	180	RS Senior	Dallas, TX	Transferred from Grambling State.
Gian Luis Clavell	3	G	6'3"	185	Junior	Caguas, PR	Northwest Kansas Technical College
Daniel Mulamba	23	F	6'8"	245	Junior	Kinshasa, DR Congo	Southwestern Christian College

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jeremiah Paige SG	Aurora, CO	Rangeview High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 13, 2013
Jeremiah Paige SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Toby Van Ry PF	Fort Collins, CO	Fort Collins High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 9, 2013
Toby Van Ry PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Nathan Bain SF	Bel Aire, Kansas	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 10, 2013
Nathan Bain SF	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: "Colorado State Commit List for 2014". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12. "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

Roster

2014–15 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Scott, AntwanAntwan Scott	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 178 lb (81 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Grambling State	Wylie, TX
1.5 !G	2	Bejarano, DanielDaniel Bejarano	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Arizona	Phoenix, AZ
1.5 !G	3	Clavell, GianGian Clavell	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Northwest Kansas Tech Coll.	Caguas, PR
1.5 !G	4	Gillon, JohnJohn Gillon	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 168 lb (76 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Arkansas-Little Rock	Houston, TX
1.5 !G	5	Richardson III, FredFred Richardson III	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 212 lb (96 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Lee College	Houston, TX
1.5 !G	10	De Ciman, JoeJoe De Ciman	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 201 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dr. Martin LeBoldus HS	Regina, SK
3.5 !F	11	Kidd, StantonStanton Kidd	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	North Carolina Central	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	12	Hurst, CarltonCarlton Hurst	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Aurora Central HS	Aurora, CO
1.5 !G	13	Burnett, MikeMike Burnett	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Manuel HS	Denver, CO
3.5 !F	15	Daniels, TielTiel Daniels	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 235 lb (107 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Southern Illinois	Wentzville, MO
1.5 !G	22	Page, JeremiahJeremiah Page	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 166 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Rangeview HS	Aurora, CO
3.5 !F	23	Mulamba, DanielDaniel Mulamba	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Southwestern Christian College	Terrell, TX
4.5 !F/C	30	Holt, MarcusMarcus Holt	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 204 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Paris JC	Aurora, CO
3.5 !F	31	Avila, J.J.J.J. Avila	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 250 lb (113 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Navy	McAllen, TX
3.5 !F	41	Van Ry, TobyToby Van Ry	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 196 lb (89 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Fort Collins HS	Fort Collins, CO

Head coach

Larry Eustachy (Long Beach State)

Assistant coach(es)

Leonard Perry (Idaho)
Ross Hodge (Texas A&M-Commerce)
Steve Barnes (Azusa Pacific)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/10/2014*		Fort Lewis	W 85–54		Moby Arena (2,785)
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2014*		Montana	W 83–66	1–0	Moby Arena (3,602)
11/21/2014*		Georgia State	W 80–70	2–0	Moby Arena (3,056)
11/23/2014*		Mercer (Great Alaska Shootout opening round)	W 75–62	3–0	Moby Arena (2,675)
11/26/2014*		vs. Missouri State (Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals)	W 76–61	4–0	Alaska Airlines Center (3,233)
11/28/2014*		vs. Pacific (Great Alaska Shootout semifinals)	W 75–64	5–0	Alaska Airlines Center (2,903)
11/29/2014*		vs. UC Santa Barbara (Great Alaska Shootout championship)	W 65–63	6–0	Alaska Airlines Center (3,363)
12/03/2014*		UTEP	W 65–62	7–0	Moby Arena (3,480)
12/07/2014*		Northern Colorado (Rivalry)	W 66–58	8–0	Moby Arena (3,043)
12/10/2014*		at Colorado (Rivalry)	W 62–60	9–0	Coors Events Center (10,966)
12/13/2014*		Arkansas–Fort Smith	W 88–60	10–0	Moby Arena (3,126)
12/19/2014*		at Denver (Rivalry)	W 85–84	11–0	Magness Arena (4,111)
12/22/2014*	#24	Charleston Southern	W 75–54	12–0	Moby Arena (3,392)
12/27/2014*	#24	at New Mexico State	W 58–57 ^OT	13–0	Pan American Center (5,589)
Mountain West regular season
12/31/2014	#24	Boise State	W 71–65	14–0 (1–0)	Moby Arena (5,115)
01/03/2015	#24	at New Mexico	L 53–66	14–1 (1–1)	The Pit (15,225)
01/07/2015		Wyoming (Border War)	L 54–60	14–2 (1–2)	Moby Arena (8,018)
01/10/2015		at Air Force (Rivalry)	W 92–87	15–2 (2–2)	Clune Arena (3,019)
01/14/2015		Nevada	W 98–42	16–2 (3–2)	Moby Arena (3,667)
01/17/2015		at San Jose State	W 70–41	17–2 (4–2)	Event Center Arena (1,226)
01/24/2015		San Diego State	W 79–73	18–2 (5–2)	Moby Arena (8,745)
01/27/2015		at Boise State	L 78–82	18–3 (5–3)	Taco Bell Arena (5,682)
01/31/2015		Fresno State	W 80–57	19–3 (6–3)	Moby Arena (7,043)
02/04/2015		at Wyoming (Border War)	L 48–59	19–4 (6–4)	Arena-Auditorium (8,762)
02/07/2015		UNLV	W 83–82	20–4 (7–4)	Moby Arena (7,113)
02/10/2015		New Mexico	W 70–59	21–4 (8–4)	Moby Arena (5,812)
02/14/2015		at San Diego State	L 63–72	21–5 (8–5)	Viejas Arena (12,414)
02/18/2015		at Fresno State	W 81–73	22–5 (9–5)	Save Mart Center (5,610)
02/21/2015		Air Force (Rivalry)	W 66–53	23–5 (10–5)	Moby Arena (6,312)
02/25/2015		San Jose State	W 72–56	24–5 (11–5)	Moby Arena (4,924)
03/04/2015		at Nevada	W 78–62	25–5 (12–5)	Lawlor Events Center (5,909)
03/07/2015		at Utah State (Rivalry)	W 75–70	26–5 (13–5)	Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Mountain West Tournament
03/12/2015		vs. Fresno State (Quarterfinals)	W 71–59	27–5	Thomas & Mack Center (8,655)
03/13/2015		vs. San Diego State (Semifinals)	L 43–56	27–6	Thomas & Mack Center (9,199)
NIT
03/18/2015*	#(1)	(8) South Dakota State (First round)	L 76–86	27–7	Moby Arena (3,391)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

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Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	24	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	25	24	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR

References

↑ Colorado State University Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball

Colorado State Rams men's basketball

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Rivalries	Wyoming

Culture & lore	CAM the Ram

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