Ali Farokhmanesh
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Ali Fredrick Farokhmanesh (Persian: علی فردریک فرخمنش, born April 16, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach of the Colorado State Rams men's basketball team.
Infobox
Title
Head coach
League
Mountain West Conference
Born
(1988-04-16) April 16, 1988 (age 37)Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight
190 lb (86 kg)
High school
Iowa City West(Iowa City, Iowa)
College
Indian Hills CC (2006–2007) Kirkwood CC (2007–2008) Northern Iowa (2008–2010)
NBA draft
2010: undrafted
Playing career
2010–2014
Position
Shooting guard / point guard
Number
5
Coaching career
2017–present
2010–2011
SAM Massagno
2011–2013
WBC Raiffeisen Wels
2013–2014
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
2014–2016
Nebraska (GA)
2016–2017
Nebraska (Dir. of Player Development)
2017–2018
Drake (assistant)
2018–2024
Colorado State (assistant)
2024–2025
Colorado State (associate HC)
2025–present
Colorado State
Tables
Statistics overview · Head coaching record
Colorado State Rams (Mountain West Conference) (2025–present)
Colorado State Rams (Mountain West Conference) (2025–present)
Season
Colorado State Rams (Mountain West Conference) (2025–present)
2025–26
2025–26
Season
2025–26
Team
Colorado State
Overall
1–0
Conference
0–0
Colorado State:
Colorado State:
Season
Colorado State:
Team
0–0 (–)
Overall
0–0 (–)
Total:
Total:
Season
Total:
Team
0–0 (–)
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
Season
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
| Colorado State Rams (Mountain West Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025–26 | Colorado State | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Colorado State: | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 0–0 (–) | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion | |||||||||
· Statistics
2010–11
2010–11
Year
2010–11
Team
SAM Massagno Basket
League
LNBA
GP
30
MPG
33.9
FG%
543
3P%
480
FT%
865
RPG
2.2
APG
3.1
SPG
2.3
BPG
0.0
PPG
19.5
2011–12
2011–12
Year
2011–12
Team
WBC Raiffeisen Wels
League
ÖBL
GP
36
MPG
29.3
FG%
497
3P%
497
FT%
761
RPG
1.9
APG
3.4
SPG
0.8
BPG
0.0
PPG
13.6
2012–13
2012–13
Year
2012–13
Team
WBC Raiffeisen Wels
League
ÖBL
GP
32
MPG
34.7
FG%
505
3P%
415
FT%
828
RPG
3.5
APG
3.9
SPG
1.3
BPG
0.0
PPG
13.7
2013–14
2013–14
Year
2013–14
Team
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
League
DBL
GP
35
MPG
26.0
FG%
506
3P%
376
FT%
818
RPG
1.6
APG
2.0
SPG
1.0
BPG
0.0
PPG
9.8
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2010–11 | SAM Massagno Basket | LNBA | 30 | 33.9 | 543 | 480 | 865 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 19.5 |
| 2011–12 | WBC Raiffeisen Wels | ÖBL | 36 | 29.3 | 497 | 497 | 761 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 13.6 |
| 2012–13 | WBC Raiffeisen Wels | ÖBL | 32 | 34.7 | 505 | 415 | 828 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 13.7 |
| 2013–14 | SPM Shoeters Den Bosch | DBL | 35 | 26.0 | 506 | 376 | 818 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9.8 |
References
- The Athletichttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/863111/2019/03/13/hell-forever-be-the-kansas-killer-but-ali-is-also-now-coach-farokhmanesh/
- "Northern Iowa's Ali Farokhmanesh, who grew up in Pullman, has been star of NCAA tournament"https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/ncaa-tournament/northern-iowas-ali-farokhmanesh-who-grew-up-in-pullman-has-been-star-of-ncaa-tournament/
- "2021–22 High School Athletics Participation Survey"https://www.nfhs.org/media/5989280/2021-22_participation_survey.pdf
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/sports/ncaabasketball/21kansas.html
- College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/ali-farokhmanesh-1.html
- "UNI on cover of Sports Illustrated"http://www.kwwl.com/global/story.asp?s=12188963
- "Farokhmanesh, Koch sign pro basketball contracts"https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/uni/article_31c3c4b2-a102-11df-87e7-001cc4c03286.html
- "Presentation of Ali Farokhmanesh"http://www.eteamz.com/massagnobasket/news/index.cfm?id=4983241&cat=222975&SitePage=
- USA Todayhttp://content.usatoday.com/topics/article/ali+farokhmanesh/0b5t5eG4jB5Oz/1
- "Alli Farokhmanesh to SPM Shoeters"https://web.archive.org/web/20130817114700/http://basketballplus.nl/ali-farokhmanesh-naar-spm-shoeters/
- iBasketballhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140422233305/http://ibasketball.nl/meeste-seizoenprijzen-naar-gasterra-flames/
- Nebraska hires ex-March Madness star Ali Farokhmanesh as assistanthttps://www.si.com/college-basketball/2014/08/20/nebraska-hires-ali-farokhmanesh-assistant
- "Farokhmanesh Named Director of Player Relations and Development"http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=210994894
- "Farokhmanesh Joins Drake Men's Basketball Coaching Staff"http://godrakebulldogs.com/news/2017/4/28/farokhmanesh-joins-drake-mens-basketball-coaching-staff.aspx
- csurams.comhttp://csurams.com/news/2018/3/26/farokhmanesh-blount-named-assistant-mens-basketball-coaches.aspx
- CBS News Coloradohttps://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-state-replaces-basketball-coach-niko-medved-ali-farokhmanesh/
- Colorado State Athleticshttps://csurams.com/news/2025/3/26/mens-basketball-farokhmanesh-takes-helm-of-mens-basketball-program
- "Dr. Mashallah Farokhmanesh"https://web.archive.org/web/20110718122936/http://www.wsucougars.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/farokhmanesh_dr.mashallah00.html
- "Cindy Fredrick"https://web.archive.org/web/20120314052715/http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/fredrick_cindy00.html
- Cindy Fredrick & Mashallah Farokhmanesh, UNLVRebels.com, accessed March 20, 2014.http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/cindy_fredrick_744678.html
- The Gazettehttps://www.thegazette.com/sports/farokhmanesh-back-in-college-this-time-as-a-coach/
- Colorado State Athleticshttps://csurams.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/ali-farokhmanesh/3259
- Yahoo Sportshttps://sports.yahoo.com/on-10-year-anniversary-of-his-famous-ncaa-tournament-shot-vs-kansas-ali-farokmanesh-and-family-reenact-play-211412939.html
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