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CSU men’s basketball enters transfer portal race, lands Illinois transfer Carey Booth

Michael Hovey, Sports Editor

April 1, 2025

Collegian | Katelynn Ortega

Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, Nique Clifford and Rashaan Mbemba huddling up during their game March 1. Colorado State University defeated Utah State with a score of 93-66.

Colorado State men’s basketball is entering the transfer portal landscape.

As first reported by Justin Michael of DNVR, the Rams picked up a big addition, forward Carey Booth for the 2025-26 season Tuesday. A former four-star high school recruit, Booth brings experience from Illinois and Notre Dame despite limited production this past year.

Booth played in 21 games off the bench for the Fighting Illini last season, hitting six 3’s. Before that, he started 19 games as a first-year with the Fighting Irish, averaging 6.1 points and 4.5 rebounds in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

The 6-foot-10, 215-pound athlete’s expected arrival comes just hours after CSU forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson entered the transfer portal. In the 2024-25 season, the Rams only had one player at or above Booth’s height — Nikola Djapa. The new transfer could add depth to a new frontcourt to start the Ali Farokhmanesh era.

A Colorado native, Booth played three years at Cherry Creek High School before transferring to Brewster Academy. His father, Calvin Booth, is the Denver Nuggets’ general manager and a former NBA center.

As several CSU players entered the transfer portal since its opening, it’s only natural it would start to seek talent elsewhere.

Reach Michael Hovey at sports@collegian.com or on X @michaelfhovey.

About the Contributor

Michael Hovey, Sports Editor

Michael Hovey is one of the sports editors for The Rocky Mountain Collegian, facilitating the sports desk, collaborating with reporters and writing pieces of his own. He joined the newspaper in February and has greatly appreciated all the opportunities that have come with the organization. After settling on a business administration major with a concentration in marketing, Hovey stumbled upon The Collegian at the recommendation of a friend. Writing news stories gave him a deeper connection to Colorado State University and its community, making his studies that much more meaningful. Having played numerous sports at a fairly mediocre level, Hovey jumped at the opportunity to cover Division I sporting events. He now gets the chance to surround himself with talented writers, artists and athletes while exercising his preferred form of the English language. Hovey’s favorite part of the job is meeting new people and learning about the things they’ve dedicated their lives to. The most surprising part has been the extraneous passions he’s discovered in nearly each one of these people. Hovey’s main goal this year is to foster discovery and allow people in athletics to show a separate side of themselves that may not generally be known. His secondary goal: Try not to stutter on a national broadcast. If not working at The Collegian, Hovey can be found engaging in outdoor activities, finding something tasty or listening to hip-hop.

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