The 2025–26 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams are led by first-year head coach Ali Farokhmanesh and played their home games at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colorado as a member of the Mountain West Conference.
The season marked Colorado State's final season as members of the Mountain West Conference before joing the Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2026.
Previous season The Rams finished the 2025-26 season 26–10, 16–5 in Mountain West play to finish second place. They defeated Nevada, Utah State, and Boise State in the Mountain West tournament win their first tournament championship since 2003. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the West region. The Rams upset the Memphis in the first round before losing to Maryland.
A day after the season's conclusion, head coach Niko Medved left to take the same position at his alma mater, Minnesota. On March 26, 2025, the school named top assistant coach Ali Farokhmanesh the team's new head coach.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Kyan Evans 0 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Kansas City, MO Transferred to North Carolina Jaylen Crocker-Johnson 8 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore San Antonio, TX Transferred to Minnesota Nique Clifford 10 G 6'6" 200 Graduate Colorado Springs, CO Drafted 24th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder, traded to the Sacramento Kings Keshawn Williams 11 G 6'4" 175 Graduate Chicago Heights, IL Transferred to Iona Bowen Born 13 G 5'11" 170 Graduate Norwalk, IA Out of eligibility Luke Murphy 14 G 6'2" 170 Junior Calabasas, CA Entered transfer portal Jalen Lake 15 G 6'4" 190 Senior Waxahachie, TX Out of eligibility Ethan Morton 25 G 6'7" 215 Graduate Butler, PA Out of eligibility Jaden Steppe 44 F 6'8" 220 Freshman Tualatin, OR Transferred to Montana State
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college Carey Booth 0 F 6'10" 215 Junior Englewood, CO Illinois Josh Pascarelli 1 G 6'3" 195 Junior Cambria Heights, NY Marist Brandon Rechsteiner 2 G 6'1" 190 Junior Acworth, GA Virginia Tech Jase Butler 4 G 6'4" 185 Sophomore San Anselmo, CA Washington Augustinas Kiudulas 11 F 6'8" 215 Senior Vilnius, Lithuania VMI Jevin Muniz 55 G 6'6" 190 Senior Bethlehem, PA Florida Gulf Coast
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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See also 2025–26 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team
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