# 2019–20 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Niko Medved in his second season. The Rams played their home games at Moby Arena on CSU's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Wyoming.

## Previous season

The Rams finished the 2018–19 season 12–20, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Boise State.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Zo Tyson | 1 | F | 6'9" | 195 | RS Junior | Fayetteville, NC | Transferred to IUPUI |
| Juan Sabino | 12 | G | 5'11" | 170 | RS Junior | Fountain, CO | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Lorenzo Jenkins | 13 | G | 6'7" | 210 | RS Junior | Naples, FL | Graduate transferred to Grand Canyon |
| Robbie Berwick | 14 | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Senior | Atascadero, CA | Graduated |
| Anthony Masinton-Bonner | 15 | G | 6'2" | 170 | RS Junior | Lawrence, KS | Graduate transferred to Missouri State |
| Deion James | 20 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Tucson, AZ | Graduated |
| Logan Ryan | 21 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Sophomore | Plymouth, MI | Transferred to Ferris State |
| J. D. Page | 22 | G | 6'3" | 166 | RS Senior | Aurora, CO | Graduated |
| Jack Schoemann | 33 | F | 6'7" | 190 | Freshman | Prairie Village, KS | Transferred to Cal State Bakersfield |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Teyvion Kirk | 2 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Joliet, IL | Transferred from Ohio. Under NCAA transfer rules, Kirk will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| P. J. Byrd | 5 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Transferred from VCU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Byrd would have sat out the 2019–20 season, but was granted a waiver to play immediately. |
| Kyle Lukasiewicz | 22 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Junior | Denver, CO | Junior college transferred from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. |
| Ignas Sargiūnas | 43 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Sophomore | Kaunas, Lithuania | Transferred from Georgia. Under NCAA transfer rules, Sargiūnas will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaiah Stevens PG | Allen, TX | Allen High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 27, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| David Roddy SF | Minneapolis, MN | Breck School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Nov 9, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Dischon Thomas PF | Phoenix, AZ | Hillcrest Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Feb 16, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| James Moors PF | New Zealand | Westlake Boys High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 26, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| John Tonje SF | Omaha, NE | Omaha Central High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 26, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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 2019". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2019". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaiah Rivera SF | Geneseo, IL | Geneseo High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 9, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| 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 2020". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2020". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Western Colorado | W 79–41 | – | Moby Arena (2,213) Fort Collins, CO |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Denver | W 74–63 | 1–0 | Moby Arena (2,322) Fort Collins, CO |
| November 8, 2019* 5:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 4 Duke | L 55–89 | 1–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Omaha | W 80–65 | 2–1 | Moby Arena (2,280) Fort Collins, CO |
| November 16, 2019* 8:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | W 74–64 | 3–1 | Gersten Pavilion (989) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas State | L 78–80 | 3–2 | Moby Arena (2,306) Fort Collins, CO |
| November 25, 2019* 9:00 am, FloSports | | vs. New Mexico State Cayman Islands Classic Quarterfinals | L 70–78 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | John Gray Gymnasium (1,251) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 26, 2019* 9:00 am, FloSports | | vs. Loyola–Chicago Cayman Islands Classic Consolation 2nd round | W 61–60 | 4–3 | John Gray Gymnasium (1,291) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 27, 2019* 11:30 am, FloSports | | vs. Washington State Cayman Islands Classic 5th place game | W 79–69 | 5–3 | John Gray Gymnasium (1,023) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| December 1, 2019* 2:30 pm | | Utah Valley | W 92–61 | 6–3 | Moby Arena (3,168) Fort Collins, CO |
| December 4, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium | | San Diego State | L 57–79 | 6–4 (0–1) | Moby Arena (3,419) Fort Collins, CO |
| December 7, 2019 2:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Boise State | L 64–75 | 6–5 (0–2) | ExtraMile Arena (3,577) Boise, ID |
| December 10, 2019* 7:00 pm | | South Dakota State | W 72–68 | 7–5 | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO |
| December 13, 2019* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 24 Colorado | L 48–56 | 7–6 | Moby Arena (6,629) Fort Collins, CO |
| December 21, 2019* 12:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Tulsa BOK Center Basketball Showdown | W 111–104 $^{3OT}$ | 8–6 | BOK Center (2,422) Tulsa, OK |
| December 28, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Doane | W 87–62 | 9–6 | Moby Arena (3,337) Fort Collins, CO |
| January 1, 2020 8:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Nevada | L 61–67 | 9–7 (0–3) | Lawlor Events Center (8,659) Reno, NV |
| January 4, 2020 11:00 am, ATTSNRM | | Wyoming Border War | W 72–61 | 10–7 (1–3) | Moby Arena (3,534) Fort Collins, CO |
| January 11, 2020 3:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 81–70 | 11–7 (2–3) | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,363) San Jose, CA |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Mexico | W 105–72 | 12–7 (3–3) | Dreamstyle Arena (2,502) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Air Force | W 78–65 | 13–7 (4–3) | Clune Arena (2,475) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fresno State | W 86–68 | 14–7 (5–3) | Moby Arena (2,931) Fort Collins, CO |
| January 25, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Utah State | L 61–77 | 14–8 (5–4) | Smith Spectrum (9,791) Logan, UT |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Nevada | W 92–91 | 15–8 (6–4) | Moby Arena (3,137) Fort Collins, CO |
| February 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNLV | W 95–77 | 16–8 (7–4) | Moby Arena (5,057) Fort Collins, CO |
| February 4, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Fresno State | W 80–70 | 17–8 (8–4) | Save Mart Center (5,842) Fresno, CA |
| February 11, 2020 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | Utah State | L 72–75 | 17–9 (8–5) | Moby Arena (4,038) Fort Collins, CO |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Wyoming Border War | W 77–70 | 18–9 (9–5) | Arena-Auditorium (4,135) Laramie, WY |
| February 18, 2020 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | at UNLV | L 56–80 | 18–10 (9–6) | Thomas & Mack Center (7,509) Paradise, NV |
| February 22, 2020 2:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 78–71 | 19–10 (10–6) | Moby Arena (4,588) Fort Collins, CO |
| February 25, 2020 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 5 San Diego State | L 60–66 | 19–11 (10–7) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| February 29, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Air Force | W 87–74 | 20–11 (11–7) | Moby Arena (4,862) Fort Collins, CO |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2020 6:00 pm, Stadium | (6) | vs. (11) Wyoming First round | L 74–80 | 20–12 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,198) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||
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