2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2016–17
|team=Colorado State Rams
|image=Colorado State Rams wordmark.svg
|image_size=175
|conference=Mountain West Conference
|short_conf=MW
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 24–12
|conf_record= 13–5
|head_coach=Larry Eustachy
|hc_year= 5th
|asst_coach1=Steve Barnes
|asst_coach2=Jase Herl
|asst_coach3=Willie Glover
|stadium=Moby Arena
|champion=
|bowl= NIT
|bowl_result= Second Round
}}
{{2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Larry Eustachy in his fifth season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They defeated Air Force and San Diego State to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Nevada. They were invited to the 2017 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated the College of Charleston in the first round before losing in the second round to Cal State Bakersfield.
Previous season
The Rams finished the season 18–16, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated San Jose State and Boise State to advance to the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Fresno State. They did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Offseason
=Departures=
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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||||||
Antwan Scott | 1 | G | 6'2" | 178 | RS Senior | Wylie, TX | Graduated |
John Gillon | 4 | G | 6'0" | 168 | RS Junior | Houston, TX | Graduate transferred to Syracuse |
Fred Richardson III | 5 | G | 6'7" | 212 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
Joe De Ciman | 10 | G | 6'6" | 201 | Senior | Regina, SK | Graduated |
Mike Burnett | 13 | G | 6'2" | 175 | RS Senior | Denver, CO | Walk-on; graduated |
Tiel Daniels | 15 | F | 6'7" | 235 | RS Senior | Wentzville, MO | Graduated |
Toby Van Ry | 41 | F | 6'10" | 196 | RS Freshman | Fort Collins, CO | Transferred to Northwest Kansas Technical College |
=Incoming transfers=
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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Previous School | |||||||
Devocio Butler | 1 | F | 6'5" | Junior | Atlanta, GA | Junior college transferred from Hill College. | |
Kevin Little | 4 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Junior | Wyandanch, NY | Transferred from Maine. Under NCAA transfer rules, Little will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Kevin Dorsey | 5 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Sophomore | Waldorf, MD | Transferred from Minnesota. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dorsey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Che Bob | 10 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Charlotte, NC | Junior college transferred from South Plains College. |
Lorenzo Jenkins | 13 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Naples, FL | Transferred from Arkansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jenkins will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Robbie Berwick | 14 | G | 6'4" | 188 | Junior | Atascadero, CA | Transferred from Florida State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Berwick will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
=2016 recruiting class=
Colorado State did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.
=2017 recruiting class=
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=|collapse=yes|year=2017}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Felipe Haase
| position = #40 C
| hometown = Los Angeles, CA
| highschool = Cathedral High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 8
| weight = 250
| 40 =
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = 76
| commitdate = 05/02/2016
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 =
| year = 2017
| rivals ref title = Colorado State Commit List for 2017
| scout ref title = Men's Basketball Recruiting
| espn ref title = ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2017
| rivals school = coloradostate
| scout s = 554
| espn schoolid = 204
| scout overall = –
| rivals overall = –
| accessdate = 2016-06-24
| bball = yes
}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kimani|last=Jackson|num=0|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=223|class=JR|rs=y|home=Arlington, TX|high_school=Seguin HS
New Mexico JC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Devocio|last=Butler|num=1|ft=6|in=5|pos=G|lbs=205|class=JR|rs=|home=Atlanta, GA|high_school=South Cobb HS
Hill College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Emmanuel|last=Omogbo|link=y|num=2|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=210|class=SR|rs=|home=Hyattsville, MD|high_school=The Kiski School
South Plains College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gian|last=Clavell|link=y|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=SR|rs=y|home=Caguas, PR|high_school=Hialeah Gardens HS
Northwest Kansas Tech Coll.}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kevin|last=Little|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=160|class=JR|rs=|home=Wyandanch, NY|high_school=Coastal Academy
Maine|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kevin|last=Dorsey|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=175|class=SO|rs=|home=Waldorf, MD|high_school=Clinton Christian School
Minnesota|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Che|last=Bob|num=10|ft=6|in=6|pos=G|lbs=220|class=JR|rs=|home=Charlotte, NC|high_school=Kennedy Charter
South Plains College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Prentiss|last=Nixon|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=180|class=SO|rs=|home=Bolingbrook, IL|high_school=Bolingbrook HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Alex|last=Tarkanian|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=167|class=FR|rs=y|home=Las Vegas, NV|high_school=Northwest Career & Technical Academy
UNLV|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lorenzo|last=Jenkins|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=7|lbs=210|class=SO|rs=|home=Naples, Florida|high_school=First Baptist Academy
Arkansas|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Robbie|last=Berwick|num=14|ft=6|in=4|pos=G|lbs=195|class=JR|rs=|home=Atascadero, CA|high_school=Atascadero HS
Florida State|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Anthony|last=Bonner|num=15|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=170|class=FR|rs=y|home=Lawrence, KS|high_school=Lawrence HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=J. D.|last=Page|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=166|class=SO|rs=y|home=Aurora, CO|high_school=Rangeview HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nico|last=Carvacho|link=y|num=32|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=10|lbs=225|class=FR|rs=y|home=Frisco, TX|high_school=Sunrise Christian Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Braiden|last=Koelliker|num=33|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=8|lbs=225|class=SO|rs=|home=Kaysville, UT|high_school=Davis HS
Snow College|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Larry Eustachy ({{college|Long Beach State}})
|asst_coach=
- Steve Barnes ({{college|Azusa Pacific}})
- Jase Herl ({{college|Colorado Mesa}})
- Willie Glover ({{college|Southern Mississippi}})
|roster_url=http://www.csurams.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/csu-m-baskbl-mtt.html
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule and results
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|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/08/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Regis
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| score = 75–60
| attend = 2,051
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = New Mexico State
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv = RTRM
| score = 64–61
| attend = 2,264
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/16/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Fort Lewis
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| gamename = California Bears Classic
| score = 84–75
| attend = 2,253
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/20/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Stanford
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| tv = P12N
| score = 49–56
| attend = 4,661
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Maryland Eastern Shore
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| gamename = California Bears Classic
| score = 76–65
| attend = 3,093
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/25/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| gamename = California Bears Classic
| score = 67–59
| attend = 3,381
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Alcorn State
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| gamename = California Bears Classic
| score = 80–58
| attend = 2,023
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Colorado
| site_stadium = Coors Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| tv = P12N
| score = 72–58
| attend = 8,715
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Wichita State
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| gamename = MW–MVC Challenge
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 67–82
| attend = 6,918
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Arkansas–Fort Smith
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| score = 93–69
| attend = 8,745
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/10/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Northern Colorado
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| score = 81–64
| attend = 3,114
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/17/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Pepsi Center
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename = Denver Showcase
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 70–89
| attend = 7,318
| record = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Loyola Marymount
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| score = 66–69
| attend = 2,476
| record = 8–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Long Beach State
| site_stadium = Walter Pyramid
| site_cityst = Long Beach, CA
| score = 55–56
| attend = 2,247
| record = 8–5
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}}| 2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2016
| time = 9:00 pm
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 91–77
| attend = 2,464
| record = 9–5
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Boise State
| site_stadium = Taco Bell Arena
| site_cityst = Boise, ID
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 73–74
| attend = 5,413
| record = 9–6
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/04/2017
| time = 8:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| score = 76–71
| attend = 1,523
| record = 10–6
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2017
| time = 12:00 pm
| opponent = Air Force
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv = RTRM
| score = 85–58
| attend = 3,243
| record = 11–6
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2017
| time = 12:00 pm
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv = RTRM
| score = 71–84
| attend = 3,418
| record = 11–7
| conference = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/18/2017
| time = 9:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Save Mart Center
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 57–78
| attend = 6,254
| record = 11–8
| conference = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Utah State
| site_stadium = Smith Spectrum
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| score = 64–56
| attend = 8,854
| record = 12–8
| conference = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/25/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv = RTRM
| score = 81–72
| attend = 2,753
| record = 13–8
| conference = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2017
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = Viejas Arena
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 78–77
| attend = 11,881
| record = 14–8
| conference = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/01/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Boise State
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 76–79
| attend = 3,926
| record = 14–9
| conference = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2017
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 69–49
| attend = 12,434
| record = 15–9
| conference = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Utah State
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv = RTRM
| score = 69–52
| attend = 2,763
| record = 16–9
| conference = 8–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 78–62
| attend = 5,233
| record = 17–9
| conference = 9–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| gamename = Border War
| tv = RTRM
| score = 78–73
| attend = 5,812
| record = 18–9
| conference = 10–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2017
| time = 8:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = The Pit
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 68–56
| attend = 12,078
| record = 19–9
| conference = 11–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2017
| time = 6:00 pm
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 56–55
| attend = 7,856
| record = 20–9
| conference = 12–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/01/2017
| time = 8:00 pm
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| gamename = Border War
| tv = RTRM
| score = 78–76
| attend = 7,883
| record = 21–9
| conference = 13–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2017
| time = 6:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 72–85
| attend = 11,662
| record = 21–10
| conference = 13–5
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}}| 2017 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/09/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 2
| opponent = Air Force
| oppseed = 10
| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 81–55
| attend = 5,057
| record = 22–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/10/2016
| time = 10:30 pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 2
| opponent = San Diego State
| oppseed = 6
| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = Semifinals
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 71–63
| attend = 6,211
| record = 23–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/11/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 2
| opponent = Nevada
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = Championship
| tv = CBS
| score = 71–79
| attend = 5,602
| record = 23–11
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Colorado State Rams}}| 2017 National Invitation Tournament
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = 03/14/2017
| time = 7:00 PM
| nonconf = yes
| seed = 4
| opponent = College of Charleston
| oppseed = 5
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| gamename = First Round – California Bracket
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 81–74
| attend = 2,836
| record = 24–11
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = 03/20/2017
| time = 9:15 PM
| nonconf = yes
| seed = 4
| opponent = Cal State Bakersfield
| oppseed = 8
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| gamename = Second Round – California Bracket
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 63–81
| attend = 4,203
| record = 24–12
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Mountain Time
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References
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