# 2012–13 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Larry Eustachy in his 1st season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado and are a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished with a record of 26–9 overall, 11–5 in Mountain West for a second-place finish. They lost in the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament to UNLV. They receive at-large bid in the 2013 NCAA tournament which they defeated Missouri in the second round before losing to Louisville in the third round.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Cody Mann | 0 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Freshman | Miami, FL | Transferred |
| Kaipo Sabas | 15 | G | 5'11" | 177 | Senior | Fort Collins, CO | Graduated |
| Will Bell | 23 | F | 6'6" | 242 | Senior | Colorado Springs, CO | Graduated |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Mason SG | Ennis, TX | Ennis High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 17, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Jonathan Octeus PG | Miramar, FL | Wabash Valley College | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 27, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Gerson Santo PF | Valencia, BRA | College of Southern Idaho | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 23, 2011 |
| 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 2012". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2012. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 12, 2012. "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 12, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 12, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2012. ||||||

## 2012–13 Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/28/2012* 2:00 pm | | Metro State | W 87–67 | – | Moby Arena (3,141) Fort Collins, CO |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | | Montana | W 72–65 | 1–0 | Moby Arena (5,833) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm | | Chadron State | W 93–50 | 2–0 | Moby Arena (3,066) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm, RTRM | | at Denver | W 60–53 | 3–0 | Magness Arena (4,883) Denver, CO |
| 11/24/2012* 5:30 pm, P12N | | at Washington | W 73–55 | 4–0 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,409) Seattle, WA |
| 11/26/2012* 7:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 85–69 | 5–0 | Moby Arena (3,622) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/01/2012* 2:30 pm | | Evansville MWC–MVC Challenge | W 79–72 | 6–0 | Moby Arena (3,970) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/05/2012* 8:30 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | L 61–70 | 6–1 | Coors Events Center (11,708) Boulder, CO |
| 12/08/2012* 2:00 pm, ALT | | at UIC | L 55–64 | 6–2 | UIC Pavilion (3,380) Chicago, IL |
| 12/17/2012* 7:00 pm | | North Florida Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic | W 83–55 | 7–2 | Moby Arena (3,556) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic | W 78–58 | 8–2 | Moby Arena (2,896) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/22/2012* 8:45 pm | | vs. Portland Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic Semifinals | W 70–53 | 9–2 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 12/23/2012* 9:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Virginia Tech Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic Championship | W 88–52 | 10–2 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 12/29/2012* 2:30 pm | | Adams State | W 80–55 | 11–2 | Moby Arena (3,669) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/02/2013* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | UTEP | W 62–58 | 12–2 | Moby Arena (3,571) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/05/2013* 2:30 pm | | St. Bonaventure | W 85–64 | 13–2 | Moby Arena (3,922) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/12/2013 6:00 pm, NBCSN | | at No. 16 San Diego State | L 72–79 $^{OT}$ | 13–3 (0–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm | | Air Force | W 79–40 | 14–3 (1–1) | Moby Arena (4,347) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/19/2013 5:00 pm, NBCSN | | UNLV | W 66–61 | 15–3 (2–1) | Moby Arena (7,626) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/23/2013 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 15 New Mexico | L 61–66 | 15–4 (2–2) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/26/2013 8:00 pm | | at Fresno State | W 74–63 | 16–4 (3–2) | Save Mart Center (8,103) Fresno, CA |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | | Boise State | W 77–57 | 17–4 (4–2) | Moby Arena (6,059) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/02/2013 5:00 pm, RTRM | | Wyoming | W 65–46 | 18–4 (5–2) | Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/06/2013 8:15 pm, CBSSN | | at Nevada | W 73–69 | 19–4 (6–2) | Lawlor Events Center (6,226) Reno, NV |
| 02/13/2013 8:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 24 | San Diego State | W 66–60 | 20–4 (7–2) | Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/16/2013 2:00 pm, ALT | No. 24 | at Air Force | W 89–86 | 21–4 (8–2) | Clune Arena (5,862) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/20/2013 8:15 pm, CBSSN | No. 22 | at UNLV | L 59–61 | 21–5 (8–3) | Thomas & Mack Center (15,910) Paradise, NV |
| 02/23/2013 2:00 pm, NBCSN | No. 22 | No. 16 New Mexico | L 82–91 | 21–6 (8–4) | Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 74–67 | 22–6 (9–4) | Moby Arena (5,371) Fort Collins, CO |
| 03/02/2013 6:00 pm | | at Boise State | L 65–78 | 22–7 (9–5) | Taco Bell Arena (11,238) Boise, ID |
| 03/06/2013 8:00 pm, RTRM | | at Wyoming | W 78–56 | 23–7 (10–5) | Arena-Auditorium (6,803) Laramie, WY |
| 03/09/2013 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | Nevada | W 77–66 | 24–7 (11–5) | Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO |
| 2013 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2013 3:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Fresno State Quarterfinals | W 67–61 | 25–7 | Thomas & Mack Center (9,122) Paradise, NV |
| 03/15/2013 9:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. UNLV Semifinals | L 65–75 | 25–8 | Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Paradise, NV |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2013* 7:34 pm, TBS | No. (8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) Missouri Second Round | W 84–72 | 26–8 | Rupp Arena (16,632) Lexington, KY |
| 03/23/2013* 3:15 pm, CBS | No. (8 MW) | vs. No. 2 (1 MW) Louisville Third Round | L 56–82 | 26–9 | Rupp Arena (23,500) Lexington, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest. ||||||

## Rankings

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