2024–25 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams are led by 7th-year head coach Niko Medved and play their home games for the 59th season at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colorado. They participate as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 26th season.

2024–25 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Niko Medved (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Ali Farokhmanesh Brian Cooley Tim Shelton
Home arena	Moby Arena

2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Air Force	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Boise State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Colorado State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Fresno State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Nevada	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
New Mexico	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
San Diego State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
San Jose State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
UNLV	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Utah State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Wyoming	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2023–24 season 25–11, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tied for 6th place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament and Nevada in the quarterfinals before losing to New Mexico in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 10 seed in the Midwest Region where they defeated Virginia in the first four before losing to Texas in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Joel Scott	1	F	6'7"	225	GS Senior	Monument, CO	Graduated
Taviontae Jackson	2	G	6'2"	165	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to Southern Utah
Josiah Strong	3	G	6'4"	195	GS Senior	Brooklyn Park, MN	Graduated
Isaiah Stevens	4	G	6'0"	185	GS Senior	Allen, TX	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Miami Heat
Jack Payne	11	F	6'6"	195	Freshman	Boise, ID	Transferred to Idaho
Patrick Cartier	12	F	6'8"	220	GS Senior	Brookfield, WI	Graduated
Javanté Johnson	13	G	6'6"	215	Senior	Colorado Springs, CO	Transferred to California Baptist
Joe Palmer	20	F	6'4"	190	GS Senior	Faribault, MN	Graduated
Cam Lowe	22	G	6'5"	182	Freshman	Monument, CO	Walk-on; transferred to Black Hills State
Kyle Evans	32	F	6'10"	200	Sophomore	Aliso Viejo, CA	Transferred to UC Irvine

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson	8	F	6'8"	230	Sophomore	San Antonio, TX	Little Rock
Keshawn Williams	11	G	6'4"	175	GS Senior	Chicago Heights, IL	Southern Illinois
Bowen Born	13	G	5'11"	170	GS Senior	Norwalk, IA	Northern Iowa
Nikola Djapa	23	F	7'0"	230	Sophomore	Belgrade, Serbia	LIU
Ethan Morton	25	G	6'7"	215	GS Senior	Butler, PA	Purdue
Charlie Dortch	30	F	6'9"	235	Freshman	Fort Collins, CO	Walk-on; Fort Lewis

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaden Steppe #34 PF	Tualatin, OR	Tualatin High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 25, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Jonathan Mekonnen SF	Saint Paul, MN	Eastview Senior High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 27, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Darnez Slater PG	Corona, CA	Eleanor Roosevelt High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jul 11, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Kyle Jorgensen C	Minneapolis, MN	Washburn High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A	Jun 26, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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 2024". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2024". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Docker Tedeschi SF	Benton, IL	Benton Consolidated High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 25, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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 2025". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2025". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kyan Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Staley HS Kansas City, MO G 3 Darnez Slater 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Eleanor Roosevelt HS Eastvale, CA F 5 Jon Mekonnen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Eastview HS Eagan, MN F 8 Jaylen Crocker-Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Little Rock San Antonio, TX G 10 Nique Clifford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Colorado Colorado Springs, CO G 11 Keshawn Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Southern Illinois Chicago Heights, IL G 13 Bowen Born 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Northern Iowa Norwalk, IA G 14 Luke Murphy (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Southern California Academy Calabasas, CA G 15 Jalen Lake 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Waxahachie HS Waxachachie, TX G 21 Rashaan Mbemba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Borgi St. Polten Vienna, Austria F 23 Nikola Djapa 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So LIU Belgrade, Serbia G 25 Ethan Morton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Purdue Butler, PA F 30 Charlie Dortch (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Fort Lewis Fort Collins, CO F 35 Kyle Jorgensen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Washburn HS Minneapolis, MN F 44 Jaden Steppe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Tualatin HS Tualatin, OR	Head coach Niko Medved (Minnesota) Assistant coach(es) Ali Farokhmanesh (Northern Iowa) Brian Cooley (Nebraska Wesleyan) Tim Shelton (San Diego State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* TBA		Adams State						Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA		North Dakota						Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
November 8, 2024* TBA		Tennessee State						Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
November 12, 2024* TBA		Denver						Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
November 16, 2024* TBA		vs. Ole Miss						Landers Center  Southaven, MS
November 22, 2024* TBA		UC Riverside Acrisure Invitational campus site game						Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
November 28, 2024* TBA		vs. Washington Acrisure Invitational semifinals						Acrisure Arena  Thousand Palms, CA
November 29, 2024* TBA		vs. TCU/Santa Clara Acrisure Invitational						Acrisure Arena  Thousand Palms, CA
December 4, 2024* TBA		Loyola Marymount						Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
December 7, 2024* TBA		at Colorado						CU Events Center  Boulder, CO
December 14, 2024* TBA		vs. VCU Jack Jones Classic						Lee's Family Forum  Henderson, NV
December 17, 2024* TBA		Radford						Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West regular season
TBA TBA		TBA						TBA  TBA
Mountain West tournament
March 12–15, 2025 TBA		vs.						Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

See also

• 2024–25 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team