2022–23 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:Colorado State Rams
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:MW
Record:15–18
Conf Record:6–12
Head Coach:Niko Medved
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Ali Farokhmanesh
Asst Coach2:Brian Cooley
Asst Coach3:Sam Jones
Stadium:Moby Arena

The 2022–23 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams were led by 5th-year head coach Niko Medved and played their home games for the 57th season at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colorado. They participate as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 24th season.

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2021–22 season 25–6, 14–4 in Mountain West play to finish in 2nd place.

In the Mountain West tournament, the Rams received a first-round bye. They faced and defeated Utah State 53–51 in the quarterfinals before being eliminated by 3-seed San Diego State in a 58–63 loss.

The Rams were selected to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2013 as the 6-seed in the South region. They were defeated by 11-seed Michigan in the first round 63–75 to end their season. For the first time in program history, the team finished the season ranked in the AP Poll, at #24.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jalen Scott2G6'2"180FreshmanSurprise, AZEntered transfer portal
Kendle Moore3G6'0"155SeniorDanville, ILElected to transfer to Missouri State
Dischon Thomas11F6'8"235JuniorDurham, NCElected to transfer to Montana
Chandler Jacobs13G6'3"185Graduate StudentMissouri City, TXCompleted college eligibility
David Roddy21F6'6"255RS JuniorSan Marcos, CADeclared for 2022 NBA draft
Adam Thistlewood31F6'8"225SeniorGolden, COElected to transfer to Colorado School of Mines

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Josiah Strong3G6'4"195Graduate StudentBrooklyn Park, MNTransferred from Illinois State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Strong graduated from Illinois State.
Patrick Cartier12F6'8''220Graduate StudentBrookfield, WITransferred from Hillsdale. Will be eligible to play immediately since Cartier graduated from Hillsdale.
Joe Palmer24G6'4''190SeniorFaribault, MNTransferred from Augsburg. Palmer will be eligible to play immediately under the one-time transfer rule.

2022 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule . September 27, 2022 . csurams.com.