Colorado State Men’s Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 9, 2025 · CSM Staff
 
Colorado State Rams
 
Mountain West (25-9, 16-4)
 
 
Big Wins: 3/7 at Boise State (83-73), 3/14 vs Utah State (83-72)
Bad Losses: 11/28 Washington (67-73), 12/7 at Colorado (55-72)
Coach: Niko Medved
 
Probable Starters:
Rashaan Mbemba, Sophomore, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, Sophomore, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Kyan Evans, Sophomore, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 3.1 apg
Jalen Lake, Senior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 2.0 apg
Nique Clifford, Senior, Guard, 19.0 ppg, 4.4 apg, 9.7 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Ethan Morton, Senior, Guard, 3.7 ppg, 2.3 apg
Keshawn Williams, Senior, Guard, 5.3 ppg
Bowen Born, Senior, Guard, 4.9 ppg, 1.5 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.4 (134th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.5 (55, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.9 (36, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.7 (116, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.6 (85, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.8 (81, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 79.0 (10, 1)
Rebound Margin: 3.6 (86, 3)
Assists Per Game: 16.8 (23, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.8 (180, 8)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2024 NCAA First Four win over Virginia
2024 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Texas
2022 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Michigan
2021 NIT Semifinal loss to Memphis
2021 NIT First Round win over Buffalo
2021 NIT Quarterfinal win over North Carolina State
2017 NIT First Round win over Charleston
2017 NIT Second Round loss to Cal State Bakersfield
2015 NIT First Round loss to South Dakota State
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over Missouri
2013 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Louisville
2012 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Murray State
2011 NIT First Round loss to Fairfield
2010 CBI First Round loss to Morehead State
2003 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Duke
1999 NIT First Round win over Mississippi State
1999 NIT Second Round win over Colorado
1999 NIT Quarterfinal loss to California
1998 NIT First Round loss to Minnesota
 
*all team stats through 3/9