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Grading the Ali Farokhmanesh hire at Colorado State The former Northern Iowa star has been on the Rams staff the last 7 seasons and replaces Niko Medved at CSU.

Ali Farokhmanesh was a shooting star that catapulted Northern Iowa to the Sweet 16 a decade and a half ago. Now, he’s embarking on his first head coaching job at Colorado State.

@ianrsacks.bsky.social explains why he’s a home-run hire for the Rams. #MWMBB | #CSURams

All that matters to them is what they personally gain from it. Money and power. Period.

Colorado State men's basketball transfer class rising high in national rankings The 2025-26 Colorado State men's basketball roster is now complete and the Rams have quickly risen in national transfer class rankings.

Colorado State’s transfer class is currently ranked top 40 in the nation 😳
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Cheers to the new Pac-12! 🐏

Colorado State men’s basketball team has secured a commitment from 6-6 wing Jevin Muniz from Florida Gulf Coast, sources tell me.

Averaged 10.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game last season at FGCU.

Join us June 29! 🐏🏳️‍🌈 All are welcome.

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Another big commit for the Colorado State men’s basketball team. Brandon Rechsteiner, guard from Virginia Tech, has committed to the Rams sources tell me. Ranked as a four-star transfer (was also a 4-star recruit).
Averaged 7 points, 2.8 assists per game last season.

Colorado State men's basketball lands one of top-rated transfer portal guards Marist star Josh Pascarelli averaged 16 points per game last season and will now join the CSU men's basketball team.

Ali Farokhmanesh and Colorado State are absolutely cooking in the transfer portal www.coloradoan.com/story/sports...

Colorado State football lands commitments from first two in 2026 class, plus a transfer Recruiting for the Colorado State football class of 2026 is well underway and the first publicly known commit is a quarterback from Georgia.

Recruiting news is buzzing for CSU football www.coloradoan.com/story/sports...

Former four-star recruit Jase Butler to transfer to Colorado State from Washington Colorado State recruited Jase Butler out of high school and now the former four-star recruit will join the Rams as a transfer from Washington.

Another potentially important addition for Colorado State. Jase Butler had quite the recruiting resume out of high school
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Colorado State men's basketball transfer tracker: Player movement after March Madness run The Coloradoan is tracking all the transfer portal movement for the Colorado State men's basketball team following the 2025 March Madness run.

Keep this one handy for awhile: Tracking all the roster movement in and out of the Colorado State men’s basketball program
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The many triumphed over the money in Wisconsin's Supreme Court election yesterday.

Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford, to the people of Wisconsin, and to everyone fighting for a just and free America. Let's keep going.

More. Of. This.

Colorado State lands former top 100 recruit Carey Booth, son of Nuggets GM Calvin Booth - DNVR Sports The 2024-25 season is not even technically over but it’s already a new era for the Colorado State Rams.

The first commitment of the Farokhmanesh era is former 4-star recruit Carey Booth

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Former four-star recruit Carey Booth to transfer to Colorado State from Illinois The Colorado State men's basketball team has landed its first big addition of the offseason in big man Carey Booth, son of Nuggets GM Calvin Booth.

Huge addition for Colorado State. The Rams have chased Carey Booth for quite a while
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The legacy of a dead Cinderella. They’ve disregarded the roots of this tournament’s success.

Keeler: CSU Rams coach Ali Farokhmanesh, who once rocked Kansas, sets sights on Pac-12: “I didn’t come here to not win championships” Before Ali Farokhmanesh found a soft spot in Ben Jacobson’s heart, his coach thought he was Charmin soft.

“I didn't come here to not win titles." Ali Farokhmanesh shot Kansas out of #MarchMadness 15 years ago. 🏀 Now he's set his sights on winning a Pac-12 crown at Colorado State. More from Fort Collins:

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#CSURams #MobyMadness #ProudToBe #Stalwart #NCAA #sports #news

Some great photos from the Ali Farokhmanesh press conference
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Colorado State introduces new basketball coach Ali Farokhmanesh YouTube video by 9NEWS

Today’s press conference introducing Coach Ali. Worth the watch. Home run hire. 🐏🏀🔥

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'Still have nightmares': Kansas basketball fans set off by Ali Farokhmanesh hire at CSU Almost everyone was excited by CSU hiring Ali Farokhmanesh as head coach. Except for one fan group. Sorry, Jayhawks.

Kansas fans did not enjoy this hire 😆
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'No one more deserving': Social media reacts to Colorado State hiring Ali Farokhmanesh Ali Farokhmanesh was the popular choice among Colorado State men's basketball fans to replace Niko Medved. It showed in the response after his hire.

The reaction from current and former Colorado State players to the Ali Farokhmanesh hire is very telling
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