The men’s basketball teams at Colorado Mines, MSU Denver, Northern Colorado, and Colorado State are pacing the Centennial State schools heading into the second half of the 2024-2025 season.
Colorado Mines and MSU Denver are tied atop the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings. Northern Colorado is first in the Big Sky Conference. Colorado State is tied for third in the Mountain West Conference.
With both teams ranked nationally, Colorado Mines (8-0 conference, 14-2 overall) hosts MSU Denver (8-0, 14-2) in Golden on Thursday evening in the first of two meetings between the two schools. The Roadrunners entertain Mines on February 18.
Before meeting the Orediggers, MSU Denver will entertain Regis (6-2, 8-8) on Tuesday at the Auraria Events Center. The Rangers will then host Mines on Saturday at the Regis Fieldhouse.
Northern Colorado (6-0, 14-5), which has won its last eight games, plays at Idaho (3-2, 8-10) on Thursday and at Eastern Washington (2-3, 6-10)on Saturday.
Tied with UNLV (5-2, 11-7) in the MW standings behind New Mexico (7-1, 15-4) and Utah State (6-1, 16-2), CSU (5-2, 11-7) plays host to Boise State (5-3, 13-6) on Wednesday evening before heading west for a Saturday game in California against Fresno State (1-6, 5-13). The Rams host Air Force (0-7, 3-15) on January 28.
