The Ali Farokhmanesh officially begins Nov. 3.
The Colorado State men’s basketball program released the nonconference schedule for the 2025-26 season.
Farokhmanesh, a longtime CSU assistant, is in his first season as head coach after Niko Medved’s departure to Minnesota.
His tenure officially begins Nov. 3 with a game at Moby Arena against Incarnate Word. The Rams do have a warmup game prior, playing an exhibition at Creighton on Oct. 25.
The nonconference slate includes seven home games, one true road game and a tournament in the Bahamas.
The most notable game on the slate is a Dec. 6 game against Colorado at Moby Arena. Game times will be announced at a later date. The Mountain West schedule will also be released later. The Rams have made the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons.
Here is CSU’s 2025-26 men’s basketball nonconference schedule:
Oct. 25: CSU at Creighton (exhibition)Nov. 3: Incarnate Word at CSUNov. 9: Omaha at CSUNov. 12: Cal Poly at CSUNov. 16: CSU at Loyola-ChicagoNov. 21: Denver at CSUNov. 26: CSU vs Virginia Tech in Battle 4 AtlantisNov. 27: CSU vs Saint Mary’s or Wichita State in Battle 4 AtlantisNov. 28: CSU vs TBA in Battle 4 AtlantisDec. 6: Colorado at CSUDec. 9: Dartmouth at CSUDec. 14: Northern New Mexico at CSU
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