The Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represents Colorado State University, located in Fort Collins, in the U.S. state of Colorado, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play their home games at the Moby Arena and are members of the Mountain West Conference. They are led by head coach Niko Medved.

History

The men's basketball team at Colorado State University—then called Colorado Agricultural College—began competing in the 1901–02 season. The school became a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in the 1910–11 season, and followed most of the larger schools in that conference into the Mountain States Conference in the 1938–39 season and stayed in the conference until 1961–62. Colorado State then joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 1969–70. After 20 seasons in the WAC, Colorado State moved to its current MWC in 1999–00. Colorado State was an inaugural member of the MWC.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Rams have appeared in 12 NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 5–13.

NIT results

The Rams have appeared in 10 National Invitation Tournaments (NIT), with a combined record of 9–11.

CBI results

The Rams have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI) and lost the opener.

Notable games

Rivalries

Within the Mountain West Conference, Colorado State has notable rivalries with these schools: Outside the MW, these are noted rivalries:

Players

NBA

12 former Colorado State players have appeared in the National Basketball Association or American Basketball Association: