Colorado State Rams basketball

Colorado State Rams basketball history

Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
Moby Arena, aka Colorado State Auditorium-Gymnasium
Mountain West Conference (MWC)

Current head coach: Niko Medved (2018-)

  • Assoc. HC: Ali Farokhmanesh (2018-)
  • Asst: Brian Cooley (2021-)
  • Asst: Tim Shelton (2023-)
  • Asst: Ken DeWeese (2024-)
  • DBO: Taylor Sinclair (2022-)
  • DPD: Joe De Ciman (2019-)

Post-Season:

  • National Championships:  0
  • Final Four Appearances:  0
  • Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  2  (1954, 1969)
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  12  (1954, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1989, 1990, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2024)
  • NCAAT Overall Record:  5-13
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  10  (1961, 1962, 1988, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2021)
  • NIT Overall Record:  7-9
  • CBI Appearances:  1  (2010)
  • CBI Overall Record:  0-1

Conference Titles (MSC/Skyline, WAC, Mountain West):

Award Winners:




Colorado State head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
Niko Medved 2018-Pres 117-75 0 2 0
Jase Herl (int.) 2018 1-5 0 0 0
Steve Barnes (int.) 2018 0-2
Larry Eustachy 2012-18 121-74 0 1 0
Tim Miles 2007-12 71-88 0 1 0
Dale Layer 2000-07 103-106 0 1 0
Ritchie McKay 1998-2000 37-23 0 0 0
Stew Morrill 1991-98 121-86 0 0 0
Boyd Grant 1987-91 81-46 2 2 0
Tony McAndrews 1980-87 80-120 0 0 0
Jim Williams 1954-80 352-293 1 4 0
Bill Strannigan 1950-54 60-56 1 1 0
Bebe Lee 1949-50 7-23 0 0 0
E.D. Taylor 1945-49 60-56 0 0 0
John Davis 1937-45 42-80 0 0 0
Sam Campbell 1935-37 14-15 0
Saaly Salwachter 1934-35 6-6 0
Joe Ryan 1928-34 30-44 0
P.E. Lavik 1925-28 11-26 0
Harry Hughes 1911-25 60-79 0
George Cassidy 1910-11 5-4
Claude Rothgeb 1905-10 10-10
unknown 1901-05 4-3

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

OTHER NAMES: Colorado Agricultural College (until 1935), Colorado A&M (1935-57)

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.