# 2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Larry Eustachy in his fifth season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They defeated Air Force and San Diego State to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Nevada. They were invited to the 2017 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated the College of Charleston in the first round before losing in the second round to Cal State Bakersfield.

## Previous season

The Rams finished the season 18–16, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated San Jose State and Boise State to advance to the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Fresno State. They did not participate in a postseason tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Antwan Scott | 1 | G | 6'2" | 178 | RS Senior | Wylie, TX | Graduated |
| John Gillon | 4 | G | 6'0" | 168 | RS Junior | Houston, TX | Graduate transferred to Syracuse |
| Fred Richardson III | 5 | G | 6'7" | 212 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
| Joe De Ciman | 10 | G | 6'6" | 201 | Senior | Regina, SK | Graduated |
| Mike Burnett | 13 | G | 6'2" | 175 | RS Senior | Denver, CO | Walk-on; graduated |
| Tiel Daniels | 15 | F | 6'7" | 235 | RS Senior | Wentzville, MO | Graduated |
| Toby Van Ry | 41 | F | 6'10" | 196 | RS Freshman | Fort Collins, CO | Transferred to Northwest Kansas Technical College |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Devocio Butler | 1 | F | 6'5" | | Junior | Atlanta, GA | Junior college transferred from Hill College. |
| Kevin Little | 4 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Junior | Wyandanch, NY | Transferred from Maine. Under NCAA transfer rules, Little will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Kevin Dorsey | 5 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Sophomore | Waldorf, MD | Transferred from Minnesota. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dorsey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Che Bob | 10 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Charlotte, NC | Junior college transferred from South Plains College. |
| Lorenzo Jenkins | 13 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Naples, FL | Transferred from Arkansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jenkins will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Robbie Berwick | 14 | G | 6'4" | 188 | Junior | Atascadero, CA | Transferred from Florida State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Berwick will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2016 recruiting class

Colorado State did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Felipe Haase #40 C | Los Angeles, CA | Cathedral High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | May 2, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| 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 2017". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016. "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2017". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/2016* 7:00 pm | | Regis | W 75–60 | | Moby Arena (2,051) Fort Collins, CO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm, RTRM | | New Mexico State | W 64–61 | 1–0 | Moby Arena (2,264) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Fort Lewis California Bears Classic | W 84–75 | 2–0 | Moby Arena (2,253) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/20/2016* 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 49–56 | 2–1 | Maples Pavilion (4,661) Stanford, CA |
| 11/23/2016* 12:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore California Bears Classic | W 76–65 | 3–1 | Moby Arena (3,093) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/25/2016* 2:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana California Bears Classic | W 67–59 | 4–1 | Moby Arena (3,381) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/27/2016* 12:00 pm | | Alcorn State California Bears Classic | W 80–58 | 5–1 | Moby Arena (2,023) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | W 72–58 | 6–1 | Coors Events Center (8,715) Boulder, CO |
| 12/03/2016* 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | Wichita State MW–MVC Challenge | L 67–82 | 6–2 | Moby Arena (6,918) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Fort Smith | W 93–69 | 7–2 | Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 81–64 | 8–2 | Moby Arena (3,114) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/17/2016* 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Kansas State Denver Showcase | L 70–89 | 8–3 | Pepsi Center (7,318) Denver, CO |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | L 66–69 | 8–4 | Moby Arena (2,476) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/22/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Long Beach State | L 55–56 | 8–5 | Walter Pyramid (2,247) Long Beach, CA |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | UNLV | W 91–77 | 9–5 (1–0) | Moby Arena (2,464) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/31/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Boise State | L 73–74 | 9–6 (1–1) | Taco Bell Arena (5,413) Boise, ID |
| 01/04/2017 8:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 76–71 | 10–6 (2–1) | Event Center Arena (1,523) San Jose, CA |
| 01/07/2017 12:00 pm, RTRM | | Air Force | W 85–58 | 11–6 (3–1) | Moby Arena (3,243) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/14/2017 12:00 pm, RTRM | | New Mexico | L 71–84 | 11–7 (3–2) | Moby Arena (3,418) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/18/2017 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Fresno State | L 57–78 | 11–8 (3–3) | Save Mart Center (6,254) Fresno, CA |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm | | at Utah State | W 64–56 | 12–8 (4–3) | Smith Spectrum (8,854) Logan, UT |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm, RTRM | | San Jose State | W 81–72 | 13–8 (5–3) | Moby Arena (2,753) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/28/2017 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at San Diego State | W 78–77 | 14–8 (6–3) | Viejas Arena (11,881) San Diego, CA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Boise State | L 76–79 | 14–9 (6–4) | Moby Arena (3,926) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/04/2017 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UNLV | W 69–49 | 15–9 (7–4) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,434) Paradise, NV |
| 02/07/2017 7:00 pm, RTRM | | Utah State | W 69–52 | 16–9 (8–4) | Moby Arena (2,763) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fresno State | W 78–62 | 17–9 (9–4) | Moby Arena (5,233) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/14/2017 7:00 pm, RTRM | | at Wyoming Border War | W 78–73 | 18–9 (10–4) | Arena-Auditorium (5,812) Laramie, WY |
| 02/21/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at New Mexico | W 68–56 | 19–9 (11–4) | The Pit (12,078) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/25/2017 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | San Diego State | W 56–55 | 20–9 (12–4) | Moby Arena (7,856) Fort Collins, CO |
| 03/01/2017 8:00 pm, RTRM | | Wyoming Border War | W 78–76 | 21–9 (13–4) | Moby Arena (7,883) Fort Collins, CO |
| 03/04/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Nevada | L 72–85 | 21–10 (13–5) | Lawlor Events Center (11,662) Reno, NV |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN | (2) | vs. (10) Air Force Quarterfinals | W 81–55 | 22–10 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,057) Paradise, NV |
| 03/10/2016 10:30 pm, CBSSN | (2) | vs. (6) San Diego State Semifinals | W 71–63 | 23–10 | Thomas & Mack Center (6,211) Paradise, NV |
| 03/11/2016 4:00 pm, CBS | (2) | vs. (1) Nevada Championship | L 71–79 | 23–11 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,602) Paradise, NV |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/14/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | (4) | (5) College of Charleston First Round – California Bracket | W 81–74 | 24–11 | Moby Arena (2,836) Fort Collins, CO |
| 03/20/2017* 9:15 PM, ESPN2 | (4) | (8) Cal State Bakersfield Second Round – California Bracket | L 63–81 | 24–12 | Moby Arena (4,203) Fort Collins, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time Source. ||||||