FORT COLLINS — In serious need of some depth, the Colorado State basketball team is set to add walk-on Juan Sabino II, a sophomore out of Fountain-Fort Carson High School, just outside of Colorado Springs.

Starting Tuesday, the Rams will be down to just seven scholarship players when reserves Che Bob, Devocio Butler and Kimani Jackson become academically ineligible after failing to meet minimum GPA requirements during the fall semester. CSU also has three of its 13 scholarships tied to Division I transfers who are sitting out.

Sabino was a walk-on for the CSU track team for one semester last year and a three-sport athlete (football, basketball and track) at Fountain-Fort Carson.

Coach Larry Eustachy’s team looked into adding a CSU football player as a walk-on, something that was OK with head football coach Mike Bobo. But scheduling conflicts with classes, basketball practices and offseason football workouts made it too difficult.

Sabino, a 5-foot-11 guard, will likely only play in a game if absolutely necessary, because of foul trouble, injury or sickness.

He will be with the team for its next game when the Rams play at Fresno State next Wednesday.

“He’s a good kid, high character,” assistant coach Willie Glover said. “He’s been in communication with me for over a year now. I was most impressed with his character more than anything. I don’t see him being the next Rudy, but I think he will eventually help us some here and there.”

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