15 bold predictions for CSU men’s basketball — can the Rams make a third straight NCAA Tournament?

Justin Michael previews the 2025-26 season for Colorado State men’s basketball and gives out 15 predictions for the Rams in the inaugural campaign under Ali Farokhmanesh. He talks about why the team might be undervalued in the preseason and what the path to a third straight NCAA Tournament might look like. Justin then wraps up with some thoughts on Saturday’s football game against UNLV before giving an updated Mountain West power ranking. Intro: 0:00Tory Horton's performance: 3:12Nique's return: 8:13Rams decommit: 12:09New basketball era: 18:15The returning guys: 33:3115 predictions for basketball: 38:20UNLV preview: 53:50Power rankings; 58:00 📬 Denver sports in your inbox: https://thednvr.com/newsletter An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://thednvr.com/events ALL THINGS DNVR: https://linktr.ee/dnvrsports BALL-KNOWER BONUS/Merch: https://promotion.allcitynetwork.com/all SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DNVR_Sports Christy Sports: Get 20% off your season rentals when you book online at http://christysports.com/learn/rental-help/dnvrseasonrental.html and use code DNVR20. Must book season rentals online to get the discount. Book by 11/23. Outside is better with expert service and advice in every store. Toyota: Visit Your Front Range Toyota Stores at a location near you - Toyota is the official vehicle of DNVR. Toyota - Let’s Go Places! Monarch: Use Monarch Money to get control of your overall finances with 50% off your first year at https://www.monarch.com with code DNVR Get Coors Light delivered straight to your door with Instacart by going to https://coorslight.com/DNVR. Celebrate Responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden, Colorado. Shady Rays: Head to https://shadyrays.com and use code: DNVR for 35% off polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 300,000 people. Gametime: Download the app, create an account, and use code DNVR for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infrin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.