The 2024–25 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams were led by seventh-year head coach Niko Medved and played their home games for the 59th season at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colorado. They participated as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 26th season. They finished the season 26–10, 16–4 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They defeated Nevada, Utah State, and Boise State to win the Mountain West tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the West region. They defeated Memphis before losing to Maryland in the second round.
On March 25, 2025, head coach Niko Medved left the team to take the head coaching position at Minnesota. On March 26, the school named assistant Ali Farokhmanesh the team's new head coach.
Previous season The Rams finished the 2023–24 season 25–11, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament and Nevada in the quarterfinals before losing to New Mexico in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest Region where they defeated Virginia in the First Four before losing to Texas in the first round.
Offseason Departures Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Joel Scott 1 F 6'7" 225 GS Senior Monument, CO Graduated Taviontae Jackson 2 G 6'2" 165 Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Transferred to Southern Utah Josiah Strong 3 G 6'4" 195 GS Senior Brooklyn Park, MN Graduated Isaiah Stevens 4 G 6'0" 185 GS Senior Allen, TX Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Miami Heat Jack Payne 11 F 6'6" 195 Freshman Boise, ID Transferred to Idaho Patrick Cartier 12 F 6'8" 220 GS Senior Brookfield, WI Graduated Javanté Johnson 13 G 6'6" 215 Senior Colorado Springs, CO Transferred to California Baptist Joe Palmer 20 F 6'4" 190 GS Senior Faribault, MN Graduated Cam Lowe 22 G 6'5" 182 Freshman Monument, CO Walk-on; transferred to Black Hills State Kyle Evans 32 F 6'10" 200 Sophomore Aliso Viejo, CA Transferred to UC Irvine
Incoming transfers Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jaylen Crocker-Johnson 8 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore San Antonio, TX Little Rock Keshawn Williams 11 G 6'4" 175 GS Senior Chicago Heights, IL Southern Illinois Bowen Born 13 G 5'11" 170 GS Senior Norwalk, IA Northern Iowa Nikola Djapa 23 F 7'0" 230 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia LIU Ethan Morton 25 G 6'7" 215 GS Senior Butler, PA Purdue Charlie Dortch 30 F 6'9" 235 Freshman Fort Collins, CO Walk-on; Fort Lewis
Recruiting classes
2024 recruiting class
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Source
Rankings
See also 2024–25 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team
References