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.
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.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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Jalen Scott | 2 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Surprise, AZ | Entered transfer portal | |
Kendle Moore | 3 | G | 6'0" | 155 | Senior | Danville, IL | Elected to transfer to Missouri State | |
Dischon Thomas | 11 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Junior | Durham, NC | Elected to transfer to Montana | |
Chandler Jacobs | 13 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Graduate Student | Missouri City, TX | Completed college eligibility | |
David Roddy | 21 | F | 6'6" | 255 | RS Junior | San Marcos, CA | Declared for 2022 NBA draft | |
Adam Thistlewood | 31 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Golden, CO | Elected to transfer to Colorado School of Mines |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
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Josiah Strong | 3 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Graduate Student | Brooklyn Park, MN | Transferred from Illinois State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Strong graduated from Illinois State. | |
Patrick Cartier | 12 | F | 6'8'' | 220 | Graduate Student | Brookfield, WI | Transferred from Hillsdale. Will be eligible to play immediately since Cartier graduated from Hillsdale. | |
Joe Palmer | 24 | G | 6'4'' | 190 | Senior | Faribault, MN | Transferred from Augsburg. Palmer will be eligible to play immediately under the one-time transfer rule. |
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