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Get ready for the first and last time the Colorado State and Grand Canyon men's basketball teams battle in a Mountain West regular season game.
Grand Canyon was a late addition to the Mountain West ahead of the 2025-26 season. The Rams will be moving to the Pac-12 next season while GCU is part of the Mountain West's rebuild. Due to an imbalanced schedule, the Jan. 3 matchup in Arizona is the lone regular season meeting between the teams this season.
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And in another schedule quirk, this will be Grand Canyon's first game since Dec. 22.
Here's a look at everything to know about the CSU game against Grand Canyon:
What time does Colorado State vs Grand Canyon basketball start?
Date: Jan. 3
Start time: 6 p.m. MT
The game between Colorado State and Grand Canyon will begin at 6 p.m. Mountain from Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix.
How can you watch Colorado State vs Grand Canyon basketball on TV, online?
On TV: None
Online: The Mountain West Network
The Mountain West Network can be watched online at TheMW.com/watch or via the Mountain West app.
How to listen on the radio
The CSU vs. Grand Canyon game can be heard on FM 99.1 with play-by-play from Brian Roth and analysis by Adam Nigon.
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Who are the coaches?
Grand Canyon is led by Bryce Drew, who is in his sixth season at Grand Canyon. He's 128-44 at Grand Canyon and 292-152 over 14 seasons at three Division I schools.
CSU is led by Ali Farokhmanesh, who is in his first season as a head coach. He had been a CSU assistant since 2018 under former head coach Niko Medved. Farokhmanesh is 9-4.
What are the records?
Grand Canyon is 8-4 overall and 1-0 in Mountain West play. Grand Canyon's lone MW game so far was an 82-70 win at Wyoming on Dec. 20.
CSU is 9-4 overall and 0-2 in Mountain West play. The Rams lost lost 75-62 at home to Nevada on Dec. 30 last time out.
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Colorado State vs Grand Canyon betting odds
No betting line is yet set.
Stadium information
The game will be at Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix. Global Credit Union Arena has a seating capacity of 7,000.
What do the metrics say?
Colorado State is No. 89 in KenPom's rankings and Grand Canyon is No. 95. KenPom's metrics project a 74-71 win for Grand Canyon. CSU is No. 95 in Bart Torvik's T-Rank and Grand Canyon is No. 80 and Torvik's metrics project a 72-67 Grand Canyon win.
In the NCAA's NET rankings, Grand Canyon is No. 99 and CSU is No. 89.
Who are key players to watch?
GRAND CANYON
Jaden Henley: The 6-foot-7 guard leads the team in scoring at 17.8 points per game and scored a season-high 29 in Grand Canyon's last game.
Makaih Williams: The 6-foot-2 guard is second on the team in scoring at 11.5 points per game.
Nana Owusu-Anane: The 6-foot-8 forward averages 9.8 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.
COLORADO STATE
Josh Pascarelli: The 6-foot-3 guard has been one of the top 3-point shooters in the country and is 47% from behind the arc on the season, but has hit a cold stretch. Pascarelli is 3-15 from deep in CSU's two Mountain West games and 5-21 over the last three games.
Augustinas Kiudulas: With top centers Rashaan Mbemba and Kyle Jorgensen having been out injured, Kiudulas had to move to the center position last game. He's averaging 5.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game and likely starts at center again if the top bigs are still out (Jorgensen will be out and Mbemba is questionable to return).
Carey Booth: The 6-foot-10 forward is second among non-injured Rams in scoring at 11.8 points per game and leads the team at 6.8 rebounds per game. Booth had five points, 10 rebounds and six blocks last game.
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