The state of CSU men's basketball is as unique as any team in the Mountain West.
Yes, the fresh coaching staff is shinier than the gloss on Moby Arena's hardwood, and morale around basketball is soaring in Fort Collins. But the Rams are still just one year removed from an 11-win season and 10th-place finish in the Mountain West.
Then again, it was only two years ago that they won 24 games and fell one game shy of the NCAA Tournament. In such a short amount of time, they've nearly reached the extreme on both sides of the spectrum, making the lead up to the Nov.