SAN JOSE, Calif. – San José State men's basketball will host Colorado State for a Mountain West matchup Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PT at the Event Center. Justin Allegri will have the call on the TuneIn app and fans can stream the game live on the Mountain West Network.
Game #25
Colorado State (9-16, 4-8) at San José State (3-21, 0-12)
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 7:00 p.m. (PT)
Event Center (5,000)
San Jose, Calif.
LIVE STATS
Fans can view live stats of all San José State men's basketball games, home and away, by accessing the Live Stats feature at www.sjsuspartans.com. Click on the link on the men's basketball schedule page to follow the action
TUNE IN
Check out the video below for a quick tutorial on how to access the Spartans radio call via the TuneIn app.
a win would mean...
» Breaking a 15-game losing skid. It would also be the Spartans'first conference win of the season and their first-ever win over Colorado State (0-17)
NEWCOMERS GETTING IT DONE
» The Spartans have played nine first-year players this season, including regular starters Michael Steadman, Zach Chappell, Craig LeCesne and Brae Ivey. The newcomers are accounting for 69.1 percent of the Spartans' offense (1,072-1,551)
» Steadman alone is accounting for 20 percent of the team's offense with 312 points (20.1 percent).
CHAPPELL'S SHOW
» Freshman Zach Chappell has come on strong as of late, starting the last two games and averaging 8.3 points in the last three games. Against UNLV, Chappell finished with 11 points, a career-high six rebounds and nine assists - tied for the most by a Spartan this season.
baumann is boss
» Sophomore Noah Baumann is shooting lights out from beyond the arc this season, so good in fact that he leads the Mountain West in 3-point percentage at 45.5 percent. Baumann also ranks in the top-10 in the MW in 3-pointers per game (2.3).
» Baumann set a new school record of 22 consecutive games with a 3-point bucket made against UNLV on Feb. 16, breaking a tie with Robert Owens, who closed out the 2009-10 season on a 21-game streak, for the new record.
» In the loss to Utah State, Baumann had one of the most impressive performances of his career as he scored a career-high 29 points and tied the school record with seven 3-pointers (7-of-10). He also set career highs in 3-point attempts and FG attempts.
» Baumann holds the 1st and 3rd highest-scoring performances by a Spartan this season with 29 vs. Utah State and 23 vs. Northern Arizona. The sophomore is averaging 10.2 points in conference play, second-most on the team (Steadman).
» Last season as a freshman, Baumann finished the year 40-for-87 (.460) from 3-point range. He has already eclipsed those numbers with six regular season games to go (56-123, .455).
CHASTAIN TAKING CHARGE
» Junior center Ashtin Chastain has been tasked to fill in the gap in the starting lineup with senior Oumar Barry sidelined by injury. Chastain has started the last six games in his stead and is averaging 5.3 points and 6.1 rebounds in those starts.
» Chastain scored seven points in the first start at Wyoming and followed up with with a career-high 13 rebounds in a season-high 39 minutes vs. Air Force. He tallied a season-high eight points in the loss at Utah State.
» In the loss at New Mexico, Chastain provided a spark as he led the Spartans with 11 rebounds to go with seven points.
CH-CH-CHANGES
» Jean Prioleau made some changes to his staff in the offseason as he brought in former NC State All-American Julius Hodge as an assistant coach and promoted director of operations Ryan Cooper to assistant coach.
steady steadman
» JUCO transfer Michael Steadman has made a big impact this season as a leader on and off the court. The 6'10 forward is averaging a team-high 13.0 points per game and ranks sixth in the Mountain West with 7.9 rebounds per game. Steadman has seven double-doubles on the season, ranking fifth in the conference and has scored in double figures in 18-of-24 games. He also has 10 games with double-digit rebounds.
» Steadman leads the team with three games with at least 20 points, including back-to-back efforts vs. Air Force and Utah State. He put up a career-high 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in the loss to Air Force. He then followed up with 20 points at Utah State and had 16 in his last game out at Boise State.
CHANGE IT UP
» Head Coach Jean Prioleau has used 10 different lineups throughout the season with no one player starting each time out. Senior Oumar Barry had started the first 17 games before an injury kept him out of the lineup the last four games. Seven newcomers have made starts, including freshmen Seneca Knight, Zach Chappell, Trey Smith and Christian Anigwe.
still among the best
» The Spartans are one of two teams that rank in the top four in both offensive and defensive rebounds per game in conference play. SJSU ranks second in offensive with 11.1 per game and fourth in defensive with 26.0 per game. Utah State is the other team.
series history: colorado state
» The Spartans are still looking for their first win against the Rams. Colorado State currently holds a 19-0 record against the Spartans and are 7-0 in games played in San Jose.
» The Rams are led by first year head coach Niko Medved. They rank third in the MW in FG percentage (47.1), led by do-everything-junior Nico Carvacho, who leads the conference in FG percentage at 59.6 percent. He also leads in the nation with 13.0 rebounds per game and leads the conference in both offensive boards (4.2) and defensive boards (8.8).