# 2014–15 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Larry Eustachy in his third season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to San Diego State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State.

## Previous season

The Rams finished the season with an overall record of 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 |
| Jesse Carr | 11 | G | 6'2" | 184 | GS Senior | Ainsworth, NE | Retired from basketball due to a knee injury |
| Jordan Mason | 14 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | Ennis, TX | Transferred to Cal State Fullerton |
| Gerson Santo | 15 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Senior | Valencia, Brazil | Graduated |
| Dwight Smith | 33 | G | 6'4" | 185 | RS Junior | Omaha, NE | Graduate transferred to Northern Colorado |
| David Cohn | 34 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Freshman | Elmhurst, IL | Transferred to William & Mary |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Atwan Scott | 1 | G | 6'1" | 180 | RS Senior | Dallas, TX | Transferred from Grambling State. |
| Gian Clavell | 3 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Caguas, PR | Northwest Kansas Technical College |
| Daniel Mulamba | 23 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Junior | Kinshasa, DR Congo | Southwestern Christian College |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jeremiah Paige SG | Aurora, CO | Rangeview High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jun 13, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Toby Van Ry PF | Fort Collins, CO | Fort Collins High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 9, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Nathan Bain SF | Bel Aire, Kansas | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 10, 2013 |
| 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 2014". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014. "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/10/2014* 7:00 pm | | Fort Lewis | W 85–54 | | Moby Arena (2,785) Fort Collins, CO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2014* 8:00 pm, RTRM | | Montana | W 83–66 | 1–0 | Moby Arena (3,602) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm | | Georgia State | W 80–70 | 2–0 | Moby Arena (3,056) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/23/2014* 6:00 pm | | Mercer Great Alaska Shootout opening round | W 75–62 | 3–0 | Moby Arena (2,675) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/26/2014* 12:00 am, CBSSN | | vs. Missouri State Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals | W 76–61 | 4–0 | Alaska Airlines Center (3,233) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/28/2014* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Pacific Great Alaska Shootout semifinals | W 75–64 | 5–0 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,903) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/29/2014* 9:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. UC Santa Barbara Great Alaska Shootout championship | W 65–63 | 6–0 | Alaska Airlines Center (3,363) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, RTRM | | UTEP | W 65–62 | 7–0 | Moby Arena (3,480) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/07/2014* 12:00 pm, RTRM | | Northern Colorado Rivalry | W 66–58 | 8–0 | Moby Arena (3,043) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/10/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado Rivalry | W 62–60 | 9–0 | Coors Events Center (10,966) Boulder, CO |
| 12/13/2014* 2:00 pm | | Arkansas–Fort Smith | W 88–60 | 10–0 | Moby Arena (3,126) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/19/2014* 7:00 pm, RTRM | | at Denver Rivalry | W 85–84 | 11–0 | Magness Arena (4,111) Denver, CO |
| 12/22/2014* 6:00 pm | No. 24 | Charleston Southern | W 75–54 | 12–0 | Moby Arena (3,392) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/27/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 24 | at New Mexico State | W 58–57 $^{OT}$ | 13–0 | Pan American Center (5,589) Las Cauces, NM |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2014 7:00 pm, RTRM | No. 24 | Boise State | W 71–65 | 14–0 (1–0) | Moby Arena (5,115) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/03/2015 6:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 24 | at New Mexico | L 53–66 | 14–1 (1–1) | The Pit (15,225) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | | Wyoming Border War | L 54–60 | 14–2 (1–2) | Moby Arena (8,018) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/10/2015 12:00 pm, RTRM | | at Air Force Rivalry | W 92–87 | 15–2 (2–2) | Clune Arena (3,019) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | | Nevada | W 98–42 | 16–2 (3–2) | Moby Arena (3,667) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/17/2015 8:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 70–41 | 17–2 (4–2) | Event Center Arena (1,226) San Jose, CA |
| 01/24/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | San Diego State | W 79–73 | 18–2 (5–2) | Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/27/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Boise State | L 78–82 | 18–3 (5–3) | Taco Bell Arena (5,682) Boise, ID |
| 01/31/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | Fresno State | W 80–57 | 19–3 (6–3) | Moby Arena (7,043) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm | | at Wyoming Border War | L 48–59 | 19–4 (6–4) | Arena-Auditorium (8,762) Laramie, WY |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | UNLV | W 83–82 | 20–4 (7–4) | Moby Arena (7,113) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/10/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | New Mexico | W 70–59 | 21–4 (8–4) | Moby Arena (5,812) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/14/2015 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at San Diego State | L 63–72 | 21–5 (8–5) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/18/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fresno State | W 81–73 | 22–5 (9–5) | Save Mart Center (5,610) Fresno, CA |
| 02/21/2015 4:00 pm, RTRM | | Air Force Rivalry | W 66–53 | 23–5 (10–5) | Moby Arena (6,312) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 72–56 | 24–5 (11–5) | Moby Arena (4,924) Fort Collins, CO |
| 03/04/2015 8:00 pm | | at Nevada | W 78–62 | 25–5 (12–5) | Lawlor Events Center (5,909) Reno, NV |
| 03/07/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM | | at Utah State Rivalry | W 75–70 | 26–5 (13–5) | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 9:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Fresno State Quarterfinals | W 71–59 | 27–5 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,655) Paradise, NV |
| 03/13/2015 9:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. San Diego State Semifinals | L 43–56 | 27–6 | Thomas & Mack Center (9,199) Paradise, NV |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/18/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. (1) | (8) South Dakota State First round | L 76–86 | 27–7 | Moby Arena (3,391) Fort Collins, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | RV | N/A |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR |