2014–15 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
NIT, First round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2014–15 record27–7 (13–5 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoby Arena
2014–15 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Boise State144 .778  259  .735
San Diego State144 .778  279  .750
Colorado State135 .722  277  .794
Wyoming117 .611  2510  .714
Utah State117 .611  1813  .581
Fresno State108 .556  1517  .469
UNLV810 .444  1815  .545
New Mexico711 .389  1516  .484
Air Force612 .333  1417  .452
Nevada513 .278  922  .290
San Jose State*018 .000  228  .067
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
2015 MWC Tournament winner

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jesse Carr11G6'2"184GS SeniorAinsworth, NERetired from basketball due to a knee injury
Jordan Mason14G6'2"175SophomoreEnnis, TXTransferred to Cal State Fullerton
Gerson Santo15F6'9"210SeniorValencia, BrazilGraduated
Dwight Smith33G6'4"185RS JuniorOmaha, NEGraduate transferred to Northern Colorado
David Cohn34G6'2"170FreshmanElmhurst, ILTransferred to William & Mary

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Atwan Scott1G6'1"180RS SeniorDallas, TXTransferred from Grambling State.
Gian Clavell3G6'3"185JuniorCaguas, PRNorthwest Kansas Technical College
Daniel Mulamba23F6'8"245JuniorKinshasa, DR CongoSouthwestern Christian College

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Antwan Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)178 lb (81 kg) RS SrGrambling State Wylie, TX
    G 2 Daniel Bejarano 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrArizona Phoenix, AZ
    G 3 Gian Clavell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrNorthwest Kansas Tech Coll. Caguas, PR
    G 4 John Gillon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)168 lb (76 kg) RS SoArkansas-Little Rock Houston, TX
    G 5 Fred Richardson III 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)212 lb (96 kg) JrLee College Houston, TX
    G 10 Joe De Ciman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)201 lb (91 kg) JrDr. Martin LeBoldus HS Regina, SK
    F 11 Stanton Kidd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrNorth Carolina Central Baltimore, MD
    G 12 Carlton Hurst 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoAurora Central HS Aurora, CO
    G 13 Mike Burnett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrManuel HS Denver, CO
    F 15 Tiel Daniels 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrSouthern Illinois Wentzville, MO
    G 22 Jeremiah Page 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)166 lb (75 kg) FrRangeview HS Aurora, CO
    F 23 Daniel Mulamba 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrSouthwestern Christian College Terrell, TX
    F/C 30 Marcus Holt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)204 lb (93 kg) SrParis JC Aurora, CO
    F 31 J. J. Avila 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SrNavy McAllen, TX
    F 41 Toby Van Ry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)196 lb (89 kg) FrFort Collins HS Fort Collins, CO
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/10/2014*
    7:00 pm
    Fort Lewis W 85–54 
    Moby Arena (2,785)
    Fort Collins, CO
    Non-conference regular season
    11/15/2014*
    8:00 pm, RTRM
    Montana W 83–66  1–0
    Moby Arena (3,602)
    Fort Collins, CO
    11/21/2014*
    7:00 pm
    Georgia State W 80–70  2–0
    Moby Arena (3,056)
    Fort Collins, CO
    11/23/2014*
    6:00 pm
    Mercer
    Great Alaska Shootout opening round
    W 75–62  3–0
    Moby Arena (2,675)
    Fort Collins, CO
    11/26/2014*
    12:00 am, CBSSN
    vs. Missouri State
    Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
    W 76–61  4–0
    Alaska Airlines Center (3,233)
    Anchorage, AK
    11/28/2014*
    8:30 pm, CBSSN
    vs. Pacific
    Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
    W 75–64  5–0
    Alaska Airlines Center (2,903)
    Anchorage, AK
    11/29/2014*
    9:30 pm, CBSSN
    vs. UC Santa Barbara
    Great Alaska Shootout championship
    W 65–63  6–0
    Alaska Airlines Center (3,363)
    Anchorage, AK
    12/03/2014*
    7:00 pm, RTRM
    UTEP W 65–62  7–0
    Moby Arena (3,480)
    Fort Collins, CO
    12/07/2014*
    12:00 pm, RTRM
    Northern Colorado
    Rivalry
    W 66–58  8–0
    Moby Arena (3,043)
    Fort Collins, CO
    12/10/2014*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    at Colorado
    Rivalry
    W 62–60  9–0
    Coors Events Center (10,966)
    Boulder, CO
    12/13/2014*
    2:00 pm
    Arkansas–Fort Smith W 88–60  10–0
    Moby Arena (3,126)
    Fort Collins, CO
    12/19/2014*
    7:00 pm, RTRM
    at Denver
    Rivalry
    W 85–84  11–0
    Magness Arena (4,111)
    Denver, CO
    12/22/2014*
    6:00 pm
    No. 24 Charleston Southern W 75–54  12–0
    Moby Arena (3,392)
    Fort Collins, CO
    12/27/2014*
    7:00 pm
    No. 24 at New Mexico State W 58–57 OT 13–0
    Pan American Center (5,589)
    Las Cauces, NM
    Mountain West regular season
    12/31/2014
    7:00 pm, RTRM
    No. 24 Boise State W 71–65  14–0 (1–0)
    Moby Arena (5,115)
    Fort Collins, CO
    01/03/2015
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 24 at New Mexico L 53–66  14–1 (1–1)
    The Pit (15,225)
    Albuquerque, NM
    01/07/2015
    7:00 pm
    Wyoming
    Border War
    L 54–60  14–2 (1–2)
    Moby Arena (8,018)
    Fort Collins, CO
    01/10/2015
    12:00 pm, RTRM
    at Air Force
    Rivalry
    W 92–87  15–2 (2–2)
    Clune Arena (3,019)
    Colorado Springs, CO
    01/14/2015
    7:00 pm
    Nevada W 98–42  16–2 (3–2)
    Moby Arena (3,667)
    Fort Collins, CO
    01/17/2015
    8:00 pm
    at San Jose State W 70–41  17–2 (4–2)
    Event Center Arena (1,226)
    San Jose, CA
    01/24/2015
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    San Diego State W 79–73  18–2 (5–2)
    Moby Arena (8,745)
    Fort Collins, CO
    01/27/2015
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Boise State L 78–82  18–3 (5–3)
    Taco Bell Arena (5,682)
    Boise, ID
    01/31/2015
    4:00 pm, CBSSN
    Fresno State W 80–57  19–3 (6–3)
    Moby Arena (7,043)
    Fort Collins, CO
    02/04/2015
    7:00 pm
    at Wyoming
    Border War
    L 48–59  19–4 (6–4)
    Arena-Auditorium (8,762)
    Laramie, WY
    02/07/2015
    2:00 pm, CBSSN
    UNLV W 83–82  20–4 (7–4)
    Moby Arena (7,113)
    Fort Collins, CO
    02/10/2015
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    New Mexico W 70–59  21–4 (8–4)
    Moby Arena (5,812)
    Fort Collins, CO
    02/14/2015
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    at San Diego State L 63–72  21–5 (8–5)
    Viejas Arena (12,414)
    San Diego, CA
    02/18/2015
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Fresno State W 81–73  22–5 (9–5)
    Save Mart Center (5,610)
    Fresno, CA
    02/21/2015
    4:00 pm, RTRM
    Air Force
    Rivalry
    W 66–53  23–5 (10–5)
    Moby Arena (6,312)
    Fort Collins, CO
    02/25/2015
    7:00 pm
    San Jose State W 72–56  24–5 (11–5)
    Moby Arena (4,924)
    Fort Collins, CO
    03/04/2015
    8:00 pm
    at Nevada W 78–62  25–5 (12–5)
    Lawlor Events Center (5,909)
    Reno, NV
    03/07/2015
    7:00 pm, RTRM
    at Utah State
    Rivalry
    W 75–70  26–5 (13–5)
    Smith Spectrum (10,270)
    Logan, UT
    Mountain West Tournament
    03/12/2015
    9:30 pm, CBSSN
    vs. Fresno State
    Quarterfinals
    W 71–59  27–5
    Thomas & Mack Center (8,655)
    Paradise, NV
    03/13/2015
    9:30 pm, CBSSN
    vs. San Diego State
    Semifinals
    L 43–56  27–6
    Thomas & Mack Center (9,199)
    Paradise, NV
    NIT
    03/18/2015*
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. (1) (8) South Dakota State
    First round
    L 76–86  27–7
    Moby Arena (3,391)
    Fort Collins, CO
    *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.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
    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

    See also

    2014–15 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team

    References

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