The Colorado State Rams are riding high after winning the Mountain West tournament and upsetting Memphis in the NCAA March Madness. With Ali Farokhmanesh stepping in as head coach, the team's future looks bright as he aims to foster a strong community spirit in Fort Collins.

Colorado State promoted lead assistant Ali Farokhmanesh to head coach on Wednesday to replace the departed Niko Medved. Farokhmanesh was on the Rams' staff for all seven seasons of the Medved era. Medved exited for the Minnesota job after Colorado State sustained a last-second setback to Maryland in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Colorado State men's basketball is promoting assistant coach Ali Farokhmanesh to the head coaching position after Niko Medved took the role at Minnesota this week, Sports Illustrated's Kevin Sweeney reported on Wednesday.