Cracker’s College Hoops Articles

Or as we learned in Latin class back in the day, “Alea Jacta Est.”, spoken by Julius Caesar as he led his forces back into Italy across the Rubicon River, violating a Roman edict and setting up an inevitable war The MWC announced a whole slew of makeup games to be played during the one week […] READ MORE

There was so much to look forward to at the beginning of last week following the sweeps of Wyoming by both CSU Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams. The women had continued their rise to the top of the MWC standings and had two games scheduled at Moby vs. New Mexico, a series that would go […] READ MORE

At a media ZOOM meeting earlier in the week, I asked Head Coach Niko Medved what does it say about the development of his team when they win a game the old-fashioned way – with solid defense and an advantage on the backboards? Because in Game 2 of the Pandemic Pair against Wyoming, even though […] READ MORE

So grab your favorite cup of coffee, have a seat, and I’ll catch you up with some of my thoughts over the past week. First let me start off and congratulate Shaquil Barrett and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a spectacular performance in winning a world championship. I’m a great believer that the great ones […] READ MORE

Yes you can spell it Yoming. No W’s to be found in the 2020-21 Border War Series between the two bitter rivals. No W’s from the Women’s games. No W’s from the Bronze Boot football game. A laugher for 15 minutes turned into a nail biter until the final seconds… ”We knew it was going […] READ MORE

With 3:43 remaining in the fourth quarter and the Rams trailing by 3, Head Coach Ryun Williams challenged his team during a timeout, instructing them “to go out and show what kind of character we have.” The Rams were going to have to dig deep as the visitors from the tundra of Laramie were effectively […] READ MORE

Described post-game by Head Coach Niko Medved as “far from a work of art.”, the Colorado State Men’s Basketball squad somehow found a way to overcome continuing turnover issues and the loss of leader Isaiah Stevens to fouls to record an important road victory in front of 1807 fans. Stevens had fouled out with nearly […] READ MORE

Colorado State senior guard Lore Devos, playing in her seventh career game against the enemies from north of the border, scored 21 points as the Rams scored an important win in their quest for a conference championship. Devos’ points came efficiently from all over the floor. 8-13 shooting. A series of pull up jumpers, finishes […] READ MORE

So grab your favorite flavor – for me it’s an Eight O’ Clock K-Cup this morning – and we’ll delve into the Mountain West Conference races as they stand today and where they might be headed. First let’s start with the Women. Colorado State has moved to the top of the standings at 8-2 after […] READ MORE