The Ali Farokhmanesh era starts with quite the (unofficial) test.

The Colorado State men's basketball team plays its lone official exhibition game Oct. 25 at Creighton.

What kind of challenge is it for Farokhmanesh and the Rams ahead of his first season as head coach? Well, Creighton is preseason No. 23 and just beat No. 16/18 Iowa State 71-58 in an exhibition.

"It’s exactly what you want to test yourself with against a high-level team. They’re competing for NCAA Tournament seeding every year, so you want to measure yourself against them and see where you’re at," Farokhmanesh said.

After months of practicing leading up to the season, Farokhmanesh says it's high time for CSU to get to face someone new.

"You’re just so familiar with what each other does and how each other plays that we

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