Senior guard’s return gives Colorado State hope
Antwan Scott and Joe DeCiman, who combined to average 26.7 points and 9.5 rebounds.
Colorado State also plays a difficult schedule, with games at Stanford on Nov. 20, Colorado on Nov. 30, Kansas State on Dec. 17 and Long Beach State on Dec. 22.
“I’m not sure how we’ll do early,” coach Larry Eustachy said. “I wrote down eight different lineups the other day. We can be really long, and we can be really small. We can be in between. Some think scoring is going to be a problem for us, and I don’t think it is. We’ve got some guys that can score.”
But even the coach doesn’t know exactly what he takes into the season. ■ Predicted finish in MW: Seventh ■ Last season: 18- 16, 8-10 MW ■ Coach: Larry Eustachy, fifth season (87-48) ■ Returning starters/lettermen: 2/5 ■ Top returning scorer: Guard Gian Clavell (20.8) ■ Top returning rebounder: Forward Emmanuel Omogbo (8.0) ■ Notable nonconference games: at Stanford, Nov. 20; at Colorado, Nov. 30; vs. Wichita State, Dec. 3; at Kansas State, Dec. 17; at Long Beach State, Dec. 22
This is the fourth in a series of daily stories on UNLV’s Mountain West basketball opponents. The series is in reverse order of how the teams were picked to finish in the conference, as voted by the media. ■ Tuesday: San Jose State ■ Wednesday: Wyoming ■ Thursday: Air Force ■ Friday: Colorado State ■ Saturday: Utah State ■ Sunday: Boise State ■ Monday: Fresno State ■ Tuesday: New Mexico ■ Wednesday: UNR ■ Thursday: San Diego State
“I don’t think there’s a hell of a lot of difference between Reno (picked second) and us,” Eustachy said, “but we may finish eighth.” Contact Mark Anderson at manderson@reviewjournal. com or 702-387-2914. Follow @markanderson65 on Twitter.