Colorado State-66 @ Arkansas-92 Final

Kenpom has CSU #159

TALENT:
Brett Dolan (PxP), Kikko Haydar (Analyst)

COLORADO STATE RAMS (4-4)
Head Coach:
Larry Eustachy (Long Beach State ‘79)
Record at CSU:
115-64 (6th Season)
Overall Record:
517-322 (27th
Season)

Colorado State is under the direction of coaching veteran Larry Eustachy, who is starting his sixth season as the leader of the Rams’ program and his 27th as a Division I head coach in 2017-18. Last season, Eustachy reached the 500-win plateau in his coaching career and the 100-victory mark at CSU along with being named the Mountain West Coach of the Year.

Colorado State basketball is looking for its eighth invitation for postseason play in the last nine years, advancing to the second round of the 2017 National Invitation Tournament.

CSU lost two of last year’s five starters, including Mountain West Player of the Year Gian Clavell and First Team All-MW forward Emmanuel Omogbo, who set a new record for double-doubles in league play in 2016-17.

Overall, the Rams return three players with significant starting experience in redshirt-junior J.D. Paige, junior Prentiss Nixon and redshirt-sophomore Nico Carvacho. Nixon, an honorable mention All-MW pick by the media
last year, averaged 13.2 points per game, while Paige was at 8.8 points and a team-best 2.5 assists per game. Carvacho posted 5.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, ranking third on the team in boards.

Arkansas returns home on Tuesday for the first time in 18 days, welcoming Colorado State to town as the two teams meet for the first time in program history.

In three home games this year, the Razorbacks are 3-0 with a +75 scoring margin, including a +64 scoring margin in the first half.

Arkansas is 58-1 against unranked non-conference opponents inside Bud Walton Arena during the Mike Anderson era.

According to ESPN, the Razorbacks have the No. 10 RPI in the nation and the 14th toughest strength of schedule in the country.