2010–11 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
# 2010–11 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University. The team was coached by Tim Miles in his 4th season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado and are a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 9–7 in Mountain West play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to New Mexico. They were invited to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament which they lost in the first round to Fairfield.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous School |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Travis Franklin | 6'7' | 215 | F | Sr. | Baton Rouge, LA | Colby CC |
| 2 | Wes Eikmeier | 6'3" | 175 | G | RS So. | Fremont, NE | Iowa State |
| 3 | Trevor Williams | 7'0" | 270 | C | RS Fr. | Denver, CO | Denver Lutheran HS |
| 4 | Pierce Hornung | 6'5" | 200 | F | So. | Arvada, CO | Ralston Valley HS |
| 5 | Moe Wiltz | 6'2" | 175 | G | Fr. | Stafford, TX | Stafford HS |
| 10 | Kaipo Sabas | 5'11" | 180 | G | Jr. | Fort Collins, CO | Laramie County CC |
| 11 | Jesse Carr | 6'2" | 180 | G | RS So. | Ainsworth, NE | Ainsworth HS |
| 12 | Adam Nigon | 6'3" | 175 | G | Sr. | Bromfield, CO | Broomfield HS |
| 13 | Andre McFarland | 6'6" | 225 | F | Sr. | Las Vegas, NV | Brewster Acad. |
| 22 | Dorian Green | 6'2" | 170 | G | So. | Lawrence, KS | Lawrence HS |
| 23 | Will Bell | 6'6" | 230 | F | Jr. | Colorado Springs, CO | Northeastern JC |
| 25 | Chad Calcaterra | 6'10" | 250 | C | Fr. | Cloquet, MN | Cloquet HS |
| 32 | Andy Ogide | 6'9" | 245 | F | RS Sr. | Marietta, GA | Mississippi |
| 33 | Dwight Smith | 6'4" | 190 | G | Fr. | Omaha, NE | Ralston HS |
| 44 | Greg Smith | 6'6" | 200 | F | So. | Omaha, NE | Ralston HS |

## Preview

The Rams were picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West Conference, behind defending conference tournament champion San Diego State Aztecs, the BYU Cougars led by preseason player of the year (Jimmer Fredette), the New Mexico Lobos and the UNLV Rebels. Colorado State received a fifth-place vote and 135 points.

## Tim Miles Extension Contract

During the off season, it was announced that Tim Miles has extended his contract to 2015–2016 year.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | $Rank^#$ | $Opponent^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2010* 7:00 pm | | Regis | W 88–48 | – | Moby Arena (2,239) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/06/2010* 5:30 pm | | Western State | W 89–51 | – | Moby Arena (2,236) Fort Collins, CO |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2010* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 82–51 | 1–0 | Moby Arena (2,833) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/18/2010* 7:00 pm, FSNRM | | at Denver | W 77–66 | 2–0 | Magness Arena (4,851) Denver, CO |
| 11/27/2010* 7:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | L 81–92 | 2–1 | Moby Arena (2,556) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/01/2010* 6:00 pm, The Mtn. | | Drake MWC–MVC Challenge | W 78–67 | 3–1 | Moby Arena (2,215) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/04/2010* 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 87–74 | 4–1 | Moby Arena (3,567) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/08/2010* 8:00 pm, FSNRM | | at Colorado | L 83–90 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Coors Events Center (7,219) Boulder, CO |
| 12/11/2010* 4:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 4 Kansas | L 55–76 | 4–3 | Sprint Center (18,756) Kansas City, MO |
| 12/20/2010* 7:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 75–61 | 5–3 | Moby Arena (4,680) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/22/2010* 6:30 pm | | vs. Appalachian State Cancún Governor's Cup | W 82–79 | 6–3 | Poliforum Benito Juarez (814) Cancún, MX |
| 12/23/2010* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Ole Miss Cancún Governor's Cup | W 68–61 | 7–3 | Poliforum Benito Juarez (896) Cancún, MX |
| 12/24/2010* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Southern Miss Cancún Governor's Cup | W 63–58 | 8–3 | Poliforum Benito Juarez (720) Cancún, MX |
| 12/28/2010* 8:00 pm | | at San Francisco Hilltop Challenge | W 69–61 | 9–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,784) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/30/2010* 4:00 pm | | vs. Dominican (CA) Hilltop Challenge | W 94–50 | 10–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium (211) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/01/2011* 2:00 pm | | vs. Hampton Hilltop Challenge | L 75–77 | 10–4 | War Memorial Gymasium (177) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/04/2011 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | | Wyoming | W 73–60 | 11–4 (1–0) | Moby Arena (4,060) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/12/2011 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at New Mexico | L 61–68 | 11–5 (1–1) | The Pit (14,303) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/15/2011 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | | TCU | W 79–69 | 12–5 (2–1) | Moby Arena (4,193) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/19/2011 8:30 pm, The Mtn. | | at UNLV | W 78–63 | 13–5 (3–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (11,266) Paradise, NV |
| 01/22/2011 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | | No. 9 BYU | L 85–94 | 13–6 (3–2) | Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/26/2011 6:00 pm, The Mtn. | | Air Force | W 69–66 | 14–6 (4–2) | Moby Arena (4,150) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/29/2011 4:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at Utah | W 74–68 | 15–6 (5–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,132) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/02/2011 7:00 pm, CBSCS | | No. 7 San Diego State | L 54–56 | 15–7 (5–3) | Moby Arena (7,353) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/05/2011 6:00 pm, CBSCS | | at Wyoming | W 59–56 | 16–7 (6–3) | Arena-Auditorium (5,453) Laramie, WY |
| 02/12/2011 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | | New Mexico | W 68–62 | 17–7 (7–3) | Moby Arena (6,425) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/16/2011 6:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at TCU | W 69–55 | 18–7 (8–3) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,088) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/19/2011 5:00 pm, The Mtn. | | UNLV | L 61–68 | 18–8 (8–4) | Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/23/2011 6:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at No. 7 BYU | L 76–84 | 18–9 (8–5) | Marriott Center (22,700) Provo, UT |
| 02/26/2011 4:30 pm, The Mtn. | | at Air Force | L 57–74 | 18–10 (8–6) | Clune Arena (4,429) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 03/02/2011 7:00 pm, CBSCS | | Utah | W 78–65 | 19–10 (9–6) | Moby Arena (5,581) Fort Collins, CO |
| 03/05/2011 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at No. 9 San Diego State | L 48–66 | 19–11 (9–7) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 2011 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2011 3:30 pm, The Mtn. | (4) | vs. (5) New Mexico Quarterfinals | L 61–67 | 19–12 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,697) Paradise, NV |
| 2011 National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 03/15/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3 C) | (6 C) Fairfield NIT First Round | L 60–62 | 19–13 | Moby Arena (3,202) Fort Collins, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#Rankings$ from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=NIT Colorado bracket. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||
