It’s been a rough few weeks for Colorado State Rams fans.
The saga that led to the resignation of men’s basketball head coach Larry Eustachy left an ugly indelible mark on their 11-21 season. A stark contrast to the team that finished 24-12 in 2016-17 and advanced to the second round of the NIT.
Then in football, redshirt sophomore quarterback Collin Hill — who was expected to start for the team in 2018 — suffered a re-torn ACL and is expected to miss the majority of the season. If not longer.
But don’t fret — some has come.
On Thursday, the Rams found their new men’s basketball coach in Niko Medved, a former CSU assistant who was with the team from 2007-13. A strong recruiter, he helped bring in several players who helped define Colorado State’s success in the early 2010s.
Then on Sunday, CSU football possibly found its quarterback for 2018 as the team announced that K.J. Carta-Samuels — who played primarily as a backup at Washington — was joining as a graduate transfer. A four-star recruit coming out of high school, Carta-Samuels is expected to compete with redshirt junior J.C. Robles and redshirt freshman Justice McCoy for the starting job.
Things are looking up in Fort Collins. Down in Denver, however…
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+ All-Colorado boys basketball team 2018.
+ All-Colorado girls basketball team 2018.
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+ Torrey Craig relishing unrestricted time with Denver Nuggets.
+ Saunders: Nolan Arenado’s learning to field off-field fame with grace.
+ Nuggets guard Gary Harris to miss Monday’s game at Philadelphia with knee injury.
+ Longmontap Jeff Kloster is All-Colorado boys basketball coach of the year after ending the Trojans’ title drought.
+ Evergreen’s Amy Bahl is All-Colorado girls basketball coach of the year following the Cougars’ Class 4A title repeat.
By The Numbers
7
The number of players averaging double-digit points for the Denver Nuggets this season.
Parting Shot
WATCH: Referee during the Colorado Mammoth-Vancouver Stealth game with the best call ever
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