2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2016–17 record24–12 (13–5 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoby Arena
2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Nevada144 .778  287  .800
Colorado State135 .722  2412  .667
Boise State126 .667  2012  .625
Fresno State117 .611  2013  .606
New Mexico108 .556  1714  .548
San Diego State99 .500  1914  .576
Wyoming810 .444  2315  .605
San Jose State711 .389  1416  .467
Utah State711 .389  1417  .452
Air Force414 .222  1221  .364
UNLV414 .222  1121  .344
2017 MW Tournament winner

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Antwan Scott1G6'2"178RS SeniorWylie, TXGraduated
John Gillon4G6'0"168RS JuniorHouston, TXGraduate transferred to Syracuse
Fred Richardson III5G6'7"212SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Joe De Ciman10G6'6"201SeniorRegina, SKGraduated
Mike Burnett13G6'2"175RS SeniorDenver, COWalk-on; graduated
Tiel Daniels15F6'7"235RS SeniorWentzville, MOGraduated
Toby Van Ry41F6'10"196RS FreshmanFort Collins, COTransferred to Northwest Kansas Technical College

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Devocio Butler1F6'5"JuniorAtlanta, GAJunior college transferred from Hill College.
Kevin Little4G6'0"160JuniorWyandanch, NYTransferred 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 Dorsey5G6'0"175SophomoreWaldorf, MDTransferred 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 Bob10F6'6"215JuniorCharlottte, NCJunior college transferred from South Plains College.
Lorenzo Jenkins13G6'7"210SophomoreNaples, FLTransferred 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 Berwick14G6'4"188JuniorAtascadero, CATransferred 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

Roster

2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Kimani Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)223 lb (101 kg) RS JrSeguin HS
New Mexico JC
Arlington, TX
G 1 Devocio Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrSouth Cobb HS
Hill College
Atlanta, GA
F 2 Emmanuel Omogbo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrThe Kiski School
South Plains College
Hyattsville, MD
G 3 Gian Clavell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrHialeah Gardens HS
Northwest Kansas Tech Coll.
Caguas, PR
G 4 Kevin Little (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrCoastal Academy
Maine
Wyandanch, NY
G 5 Kevin Dorsey (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoClinton Christian School
Minnesota
Waldorf, MD
G 10 Che Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrKennedy Charter
South Plains College
Charlotte, NC
G 11 Prentiss Nixon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoBolingbrook HS Bolingbrook, IL
G 12 Alex Tarkanian (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)167 lb (76 kg) RS FrNorthwest Career & Technical Academy
UNLV
Las Vegas, NV
G 13 Lorenzo Jenkins (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoFirst Baptist Academy
Arkansas
Naples, Florida
G 14 Robbie Berwick (I)  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrAtascadero HS
Florida State
Atascadero, CA
G 15 Anthony Bonner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS FrLawrence HS Lawrence, KS
G 22 J. D. Page 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)166 lb (75 kg) RS SoRangeview HS Aurora, CO
F/C 32 Nico Carvacho 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS FrSunrise Christian Academy Frisco, TX
F/C 33 Braiden Koelliker (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoDavis HS
Snow College
Kaysville, UT
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
11/08/2016*
7:00 pm
Regis W 75–60 
Moby Arena (2,051)
Fort Collins, CO
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm, RTRM
New Mexico State W 64–61  1–0
Moby Arena (2,264)
Fort Collins, CO
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Fort Lewis
California Bears Classic
W 84–75  2–0
Moby Arena (2,253)
Fort Collins, CO
11/20/2016*
4:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 49–56  2–1
Maples Pavilion (4,661)
Stanford, CA
11/23/2016*
12:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore
California Bears Classic
W 76–65  3–1
Moby Arena (3,093)
Fort Collins, CO
11/25/2016*
2:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana
California Bears Classic
W 67–59  4–1
Moby Arena (3,381)
Fort Collins, CO
11/27/2016*
12:00 pm
Alcorn State
California Bears Classic
W 80–58  5–1
Moby Arena (2,023)
Fort Collins, CO
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado W 72–58  6–1
Coors Events Center (8,715)
Boulder, CO
12/03/2016*
3:00 pm, CBSSN
Wichita State
MW–MVC Challenge
L 67–82  6–2
Moby Arena (6,918)
Fort Collins, CO
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Fort Smith W 93–69  7–2
Moby Arena (8,745)
Fort Collins, CO
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 81–64  8–2
Moby Arena (3,114)
Fort Collins, CO
12/17/2016*
1:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Kansas State
Denver Showcase
L 70–89  8–3
Pepsi Center (7,318)
Denver, CO
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm
Loyola Marymount L 66–69  8–4
Moby Arena (2,476)
Fort Collins, CO
12/22/2016*
8:00 pm
at Long Beach State L 55–56  8–5
Walter Pyramid (2,247)
Long Beach, CA
Mountain West regular season
12/28/2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU
UNLV W 91–77  9–5
(1–0)
Moby Arena (2,464)
Fort Collins, CO
12/31/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Boise State L 73–74  9–6
(1–1)
Taco Bell Arena (5,413)
Boise, ID
01/04/2017
8:00 pm
at San Jose State W 76–71  10–6
(2–1)
Event Center Arena (1,523)
San Jose, CA
01/07/2017
12:00 pm, RTRM
Air Force W 85–58  11–6
(3–1)
Moby Arena (3,243)
Fort Collins, CO
01/14/2017
12:00 pm, RTRM
New Mexico L 71–84  11–7
(3–2)
Moby Arena (3,418)
Fort Collins, CO
01/18/2017
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Fresno State L 57–78  11–8
(3–3)
Save Mart Center (6,254)
Fresno, CA
01/21/2017
7:00 pm
at Utah State W 64–56  12–8
(4–3)
Smith Spectrum (8,854)
Logan, UT
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, RTRM
San Jose State W 81–72  13–8
(5–3)
Moby Arena (2,753)
Fort Collins, CO
01/28/2017
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at San Diego State W 78–77  14–8
(6–3)
Viejas Arena (11,881)
San Diego, CA
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Boise State L 76–79  14–9
(6–4)
Moby Arena (3,926)
Fort Collins, CO
02/04/2017
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at UNLV W 69–49  15–9
(7–4)
Thomas & Mack Center (12,434)
Paradise, NV
02/07/2017
7:00 pm, RTRM
Utah State W 69–52  16–9
(8–4)
Moby Arena (2,763)
Fort Collins, CO
02/11/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Fresno State W 78–62  17–9
(9–4)
Moby Arena (5,233)
Fort Collins, CO
02/14/2017
7:00 pm, RTRM
at Wyoming
Border War
W 78–73  18–9
(10–4)
Arena-Auditorium (5,812)
Laramie, WY
02/21/2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at New Mexico W 68–56  19–9
(11–4)
The Pit (12,078)
Albuquerque, NM
02/25/2017
6:00 pm, CBSSN
San Diego State W 56–55  20–9
(12–4)
Moby Arena (7,856)
Fort Collins, CO
03/01/2017
8:00 pm, RTRM
Wyoming
Border War
W 78–76  21–9
(13–4)
Moby Arena (7,883)
Fort Collins, CO
03/04/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Nevada L 72–85  21–10
(13–5)
Lawlor Events Center (11,662)
Reno, NV
Mountain West Tournament
03/09/2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (10) Air Force
Quarterfinals
W 81–55  22–10
Thomas & Mack Center (5,057)
Paradise, NV
03/10/2016
10:30 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (6) San Diego State
Semifinals
W 71–63  23–10
Thomas & Mack Center (6,211)
Paradise, NV
03/11/2016
4:00 pm, CBS
(2) vs. (1) Nevada
Championship game
L 71–79  23–11
Thomas & Mack Center (5,602)
Paradise, NV
NIT
03/14/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
(4) (5) College of Charleston
First Round – California Bracket
W 81–74  24–11
Moby Arena (2,836)
Fort Collins, CO
03/20/2017*
9:15 PM, ESPN2
(4) (8) Cal State Bakersfield
Second Round – California Bracket
L 63–81  24–12
Moby Arena (4,203)
Fort Collins, CO

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time

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