Colorado State men’s basketball’s inaugural Pac-12 season will begin and end in Fort Collins.
The conference released its schedule Wednesday, and the Rams will begin league play Jan. 6 at home against Texas State and end it March 6 at Moby Arena against Gonzaga.
The nine-team conference will play a true round-robin format, facing each team twice (home and away).
Tip times and the network TV schedule will be released later this month. Ninety percent of the Pac-12’s conference schedule was picked up by its national TV partners, CBS, The CW Network and USA Sports.
Other key home matchups for the Rams include San Diego State on Jan. 30, Boise State on Feb. 18, and Utah State on Feb. 25. Notable road trips for CSU include a visit to Gonzaga on Jan. 9, San Diego State on Jan. 14 and Utah State on Feb. 10.
CSU and previous Pac-12 members Oregon State and Washington State will play at Moby Arena on Jan. 21 and Feb. 6, respectively, while making the trips to Corvallis, Oregon, and Pullman, Washington, on Feb. 27 and Feb. 13.
The 2027 Pac-12 Tournament will take place in Las Vegas at the MGM Garden Arena March 9-13.
CSU’s nonconference schedule had previously been released. It begins with five straight home games, starting Nov. 2 against Montana State, before the team plays in the Maui Invitational on Nov. 23-25.
Other notable nonconference games include a trip to CU on Dec. 5, a Border War matchup with Wyoming on Dec. 11 at Moby Arena, and a trip to Wisconsin on Dec. 30.
The Rams are coming off a 21-13 season and an NIT appearance. Head coach Ali Farokhmanesh became just the third first-year coach in program history to win more than 20 games. The team returns six of its top eight scorers from last season.
