# 2013–14 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Larry Eustachy in his second season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament to Utah State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Pierce Hornung | 4 | G | 6'5" | 210 | RS Senior | Arvada, CO | Graduated |
| Wes Eikmeier | 10 | G | 6'3" | 168 | RS Senior | Fremont, NE | Graduated |
| Dorian Green | 22 | G | 6'2" | 192 | Senior | Lawrence, KS | Graduated |
| Greg Smith | 44 | F | 6'6" | 221 | Senior | Omaha, NE | Graduated |
| Colton Iverson | 45 | F/C | 6'10" | 261 | RS Senior | Yankton, SD | Graduated, NBA draft |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| David Cohn PG | Chicago, IL | York High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Carlton Hurst PG | Aurora, CO | Aurora Central | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 8, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| Marcus Holt PF | Aurora, CO | Paris Junior College | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 25, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| 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 2013". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| Nov 2* 2:00 pm | Regis | W 70–69 | – | Moby Arena (1,827) Fort Collins, CO |
| Regular season |||||
| Nov 8* 5:30 pm | UC Colorado Springs | W 99–70 | 1–0 | Moby Arena (4,262) Fort Collins, CO |
| Nov 11* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 15 Gonzaga ESPN Tip-Off Marathon | L 61–93 | 1–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Nov 16* 3:00 pm | Weber State | W 88–67 | 2–1 | Moby Arena (4,133) Fort Collins, CO |
| Nov 19* 7:00 pm | at UTEP | L 74–82 | 2–2 | Don Haskins Center (7,137) El Paso, TX |
| Nov 22* 7:00 pm | Northern Colorado Colorado State Challenge | W 72–65 | 3–2 | Moby Arena (4,473) Fort Collins, CO |
| Nov 25* 7:00 pm | Prairie View A&M Colorado State Challenge | W 95–68 | 4–2 | Moby Arena (2,718) Fort Collins, CO |
| Nov 27* 2:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman Colorado State Challenge | W 66–52 | 5–2 | Moby Arena (2,945) Fort Collins, CO |
| Nov 30* 4:00 pm, RTRM | New Mexico State Colorado State Challenge | W 85–83 | 6–2 | Moby Arena (3,693) Fort Collins, CO |
| Dec 3* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Colorado | L 62–67 | 6–3 | Moby Arena (8,268) Fort Collins, CO |
| Dec 8* 12:00 pm | Southwestern OK State | W 109–55 | 7–3 | Moby Arena (3,044) Fort Collins, CO |
| Dec 11* 7:00 pm, RTRM | Denver | L 70–80 | 7–4 | Moby Arena (3,968) Fort Collins, CO |
| Dec 23* 7:00 pm | UIC | W 74–61 | 8–4 | Moby Arena (3,225) Fort Collins, CO |
| Dec 28* 2:00 pm | Lamar | W 86–71 | 9–4 | Moby Arena (3,706) Fort Collins, CO |
| Jan 1 7:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 21 San Diego State | L 61–71 | 9–5 (0–1) | Moby Arena (4,059) Fort Collins, CO |
| Jan 4 4:00 pm, ESPNU | at New Mexico | L 73–80 | 9–6 (0–2) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| Jan 8 8:00 pm | at San Jose State | W 66–64 | 10–6 (1–2) | Event Center Arena (1,513) San Jose, CA |
| Jan 11 7:00 pm | Fresno State | W 76–57 | 11–6 (2–2) | Moby Arena (3,345) Fort Collins, CO |
| Jan 15 7:00 pm | at Utah State | L 50–57 | 11–7 (2–3) | Smith Spectrum (9,766) Logan, UT |
| Jan 18 4:00 pm, RTRM | Air Force | W 74–68 | 12–7 (3–3) | Moby Arena (4,296) Fort Collins, CO |
| Jan 25 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | New Mexico | L 66–68 | 12–8 (3–4) | Moby Arena (5,592) Fort Collins, CO |
| Jan 29 8:00 pm | at Nevada | L 67–76 | 12–9 (3–5) | Lawlor Events Center (6,076) Reno, NV |
| Feb 1 5:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 5 San Diego State | L 56–65 | 12–10 (3–6) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| Feb 5 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNLV | W 75–57 | 13–10 (4–6) | Moby Arena (3,702) Fort Collins, CO |
| Feb 8 2:00 pm | at Air Force | W 68–56 | 14–10 (5–6) | Clune Arena (3,781) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Feb 11 7:15 pm, CBSSN | Utah State | L 62–71 | 14–11 (5–7) | Moby Arena (3,909) Fort Collins, CO |
| Feb 15 6:00 pm, RTRM | at Fresno State | L 66–75 | 14–12 (5–8) | Save Mart Center (6,765) Fresno, CA |
| Feb 18 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | Boise State | L 72–84 | 14–13 (5–9) | Moby Arena (3,659) Fort Collins, CO |
| Feb 22 4:00 pm, RTRM | Wyoming | W 82–67 | 15–13 (6–9) | Moby Arena (6,590) Fort Collins, CO |
| Feb 26 9:00 pm, CBSSN | at UNLV | L 70–78 | 15–14 (6–10) | Thomas & Mack Center (13,682) Paradise, NV |
| Mar 5 7:00 pm | San Jose State | W 78–66 | 16–14 (7–10) | Moby Arena (4,130) Fort Collins, CO |
| Mar 8 2:00 pm, RTRM | at Wyoming | L 75–83 | 16–15 (7–11) | Arena-Auditorium (6,734) Laramie, WY |
| Mountain West tournament |||||
| Mar 12 3:00 pm | vs. Utah State First round | L 69–73 | 16–16 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,824) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||