Colorado State releases statement, apologizing for despicable chant by students

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Colorado State released a statement Sunday morning condemning the students who chanted ‘Russia’ toward Max Shulga, a Utah State basketball player who is a native of Ukraine. Both countries are currently at war with each other.

“On behalf of Colorado State, we apologize to the student-athlete and Utah State. This is a violation of our steadfast belief in the Mountain West Sportsmanship Policy and University Principles of Community,” the statement read. “Every participant, student, and fan should feel welcomed in our venues, and for something like this to have occurred is unacceptable at Colorado State.”

The statement said that this was a small group of individuals, and it wasn’t the entire student section or the rest of the crowd.

Feb. 24 will mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine for the first time. Over 7,000 Ukrainian civilians have died since the invasion began.

ESPN updates BPI Top 25 rankings after wild Saturday of college basketball

Saturday featured quite a few exciting games across college basketball, including matchups between AP-ranked teams. Following all of the action, ESPN has again updated their BPI Top 25 rankings with some big changes.

Fascinating scores dominated Saturday, including Purdue falling to Indiana by a score of 79-74. Additionally, Auburn tried for an upset bid of Tennessee, but the Volunteers were able to pull out a three-point victory over their SEC foe.

Additionally, Virginia Tech upset Virginia in a shocking victory, while Oklahoma Statewas able to rain on TCU‘s parade with a win over the Horned Frogs. The scores will definitely shake up the rankings throughout the college basketball world.

  1. Houston Cougars (21-2) (—)
  2. Tennessee Volunteers (19-4) (—)
  3. Alabama Crimson Tide (20-3) (+1)
  4. UCLA Bruins (19-4) (-1)
  5. Purdue Boilermakers (22-2) (+2)
  6. Texas Longhorns (19-4) (-1)
  7. Connecticut Huskies (18-6) (-1)
  8. Baylor Bears (17-6) (—)
  9. Arizona Wildcats (21-3) (+5)
  10. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (16-7) (+1)
  11. Creighton Blue Jays (15-8) (-2)
  12. Virginia Cavaliers (17-4) (—)
  13. Kansas Jayhawks (18-5) (-3)
  14. Gonzaga Bulldogs (19-5) (+1)
  15. Indiana Hoosiers (16-7) (-2)
  16. Marquette Golden Eagles (19-5) (—)
  17. St. Mary’s Gaels (21-4) (—)
  18. Iowa State Cyclones (16-6) (+3)
  19. TCU Horned Frogs (17-6) (—)
  20. Arkansas Razorbacks (16-7) (—)
  21. West Virginia Mountaineers (14-9) (+4)
  22. Maryland Terrapins (16-7) (+8)
  23. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-11) (-5)
  24. Kentucky Wildcats (16-7) (-1)
  25. Illinois Fighting Illini (16-7) (-1)