Colorado State men’s basketball announced the signings of three players for the 2024-25 season, and two others have reportedly made their commitments, as the Rams look to rebuild a roster depleted by graduation and transfers.
Thursday on social media, CSU announced the addition of transfer Bowen Born, a 5-foot-11 guard from Northern Iowa.
Born played in 118 games with 89 starts at Northern Iowa. He averaged 12.6 points per game there, scoring 1,486 points during his tenure. His best year was his junior season, when he averaged 17.9 points per game.
On Tuesday, CSU announced the addition of Ethan Morton, a 6-foot-7 transfer guard from Purdue, where he played in 132 games for the Boilermakers. He has one season of eligibility remaining.
During his time at Purdue, he averaged 2.0 points and 1.5 assists per game. As a starter in 2022-23, he averaged a career-best 3.8 points.
Late last week, CSU announced the signing of Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, a 6-foot-8 transfer from Arkansas-Little Rock.
The forward was the Ohio Valley Conference freshman of the year last season at Little Rock. He started 32 games and averaged 9.2 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 50.4% from the field.
Leading the duo of unofficial commitments is Serbian native Nikola Djapa, a 7-foot transfer from Long Island University. While Djapa hasn’t announced his commitment over social media, multiple news outlets have confirmed that he has said he is transferring to CSU.
The center played in 29 games as a freshman last season at Long Island. He averaged 6.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 21.5 minutes per game, starting 27 times.
Adding to the backcourt is 6-foot-4 guard Keyshawn Williams. Williams, who was recruited by CSU out of high school, opted to start his career at Tulsa and spent the past three seasons at Northern Illinois.
He announced his commitment to the Rams on his Instagram account April 29, writing, “Looks familiar?” while tagging CSU men’s basketball and adding the hashtag “committed” under a photo in a CSU uniform in the Rams’ locker room.
In 2022-23, Williams was averaging 18 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game before suffering a torn ACL. He has played 64 career Division I games, starting 39 of them. He has averaged 12.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in his career.
With the five additions, the Rams have filled 12 of their 13 scholarship spots. Those 12 include Nique Clifford, who declared for the NBA draft but still has the option to return to CSU as he has not entered the transfer portal.
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