45 Colton Rasmussen
Colton Rasmussen
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    185
  • Hometown:
    Atlantic, Iowa
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Atlantic
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    5.8
  • fg %
    46.2
  • 3pt %
    34.9
  • ft %
    73.5
  • reb/g
    1.9
  • a/g
    0.4

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • One-time Letterwinner (2025)
2024-25 | freshman
  • Appeared in 24 games for the Storm, starting in three of them
  • Averaged 12.2 minutes per game in those 24 games
  • Scored 138 points on the season for an average of 5.8 per game
  • Grabbed 45 rebounds on the season for an average of 1.9 per game
  • Scored a career-high 22 points in a game vs Cornell College
  • Had a career-high five rebounds, achieving this three times
High School
  • Graduated in 2024 from Atlantic High School
  • Second team all-state selection in basketball
  • Two-time first team all-conference in basketball (2023, 24)
  • One-time second team all-conference in basketball (2022)
  • Hawkeye 10 Player of the Year
  • KMALand Player of the Year
  • Atlantic News Area Player of the Year
  • Led class 3A in scoring
  • Set the program’s single season scoring record
  • Scored the most points in a single game in school history (50)
  • First team all-state in football (2022)
  • Two-time first team all-district in football (2022, 23)
  • Led class 3A in receiving yards
  • Third all-time in school history in receiving yards
  • Four-time state qualifier in the shuttle hurdle in track and field
  • Three-time state qualifier in the high jump
  • Two-time state qualifier in the long jump
  • Four-year selection to the school’s honor roll
Personal
  • Parents are Josh and Melanie
  • Has one sibling, Haley
  • Majoring in business administration with a minor in coaching

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 1 at Wartburg L, 85-63
Feb 5 Coe W, 83-78
Feb 8 Luther L, 63-53
Feb 13 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 82-54
Feb 16 at Loras L, 86-56
Feb 19 Buena Vista L, 77-57
  Overall Conf
Games 24 15
Games started 3 3
Minutes 292 202
Minutes per game 12.2 13.5
FG 49-106 32-73
FG Pct 46.2 43.8
3PT 15-43 7-28
3PT Pct 34.9 25.0
FT 25-34 18-27
FT Pct 73.5 66.7
Off rebounds 10 7
Def rebounds 35 25
Total rebounds 45 32
Rebounds per game 1.9 2.1
Personal fouls 23 13
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 10 5
Turnovers 24 17
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.3
Steals 16 13
Blocks 6 4
Points 138 89
Points per game 5.8 5.9
Points per 40 min 18.9 17.6

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 9 vs. Olivet L, 71-55 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 10 vs. St. Scholastica W, 87-85 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 15 Augsburg L, 74-59 0 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 16 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 75-52 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 23 at Gust. Adolphus L, 77-66 - 7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 26 Central (Iowa) L, 100-79 - 14 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 4 at Coe L, 79-51 - 15 4-9 44.4 0-2 0.0 3-5 60.0 11
Dec 7 Dubuque L, 81-67 - 19 4-8 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 10
Dec 15 at Bethany Lutheran W, 95-89 - 13 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 19 Cornell College L, 79-71 - 23 8-14 57.1 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 22
Dec 21 Wis.-Whitewater W, 87-71 0 19 4-9 44.4 2-4 50.0 5-5 100.0 15
Dec 31 at Knox L, 74-73 - 17 3-6 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 4 Wartburg L, 82-70 - 20 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 3-3 100.0 7
Jan 8 Neb. Wesleyan L, 81-60 - 19 4-9 44.4 1-5 20.0 4-4 100.0 13
Jan 11 at Luther W, 61-57 - 18 2-6 33.3 2-4 50.0 1-4 25.0 7
Jan 15 at Buena Vista L, 98-75 1 29 6-16 37.5 1-4 25.0 4-5 80.0 17
Jan 18 Loras L, 100-72 1 27 3-7 42.9 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 6
Jan 25 at Dubuque L, 95-71 1 16 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 29 at Central (Iowa) L, 85-60 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Wartburg L, 85-63 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 5 Coe W, 83-78 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 Luther L, 63-53 0 5 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 13 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 82-54 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 16 at Loras L, 86-56 - 13 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 19 Buena Vista L, 77-57 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 9 vs. Olivet L, 71-55 - 1 0 1 1 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Nov 10 vs. St. Scholastica W, 87-85 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Nov 15 Augsburg L, 74-59 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 75-52 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 at Gust. Adolphus L, 77-66 - 7 0 1 1 0 0 - 1 0 1 0
Nov 26 Central (Iowa) L, 100-79 - 14 0 1 1 2 1 2.0 0 0 1 0
Dec 4 at Coe L, 79-51 - 15 1 3 4 0 0 - 0 1 2 0
Dec 7 Dubuque L, 81-67 - 19 0 5 5 0 5 0.0 3 2 1 0
Dec 15 at Bethany Lutheran W, 95-89 - 13 2 0 2 1 3 0.3 0 0 5 1
Dec 19 Cornell College L, 79-71 - 23 1 3 4 2 1 2.0 1 1 2 0
Dec 21 Wis.-Whitewater W, 87-71 0 19 0 2 2 1 1 1.0 1 1 0 0
Dec 31 at Knox L, 74-73 - 17 0 3 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 0
Jan 4 Wartburg L, 82-70 - 20 1 4 5 1 1 1.0 1 0 2 0
Jan 8 Neb. Wesleyan L, 81-60 - 19 1 2 3 0 0 - 2 1 1 0
Jan 11 at Luther W, 61-57 - 18 1 4 5 0 2 0.0 1 0 0 0
Jan 15 at Buena Vista L, 98-75 1 29 1 2 3 1 0 - 2 0 1 0
Jan 18 Loras L, 100-72 1 27 0 1 1 0 4 0.0 1 0 3 0
Jan 25 at Dubuque L, 95-71 1 16 1 1 2 1 3 0.3 0 0 0 0
Jan 29 at Central (Iowa) L, 85-60 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Wartburg L, 85-63 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Feb 5 Coe W, 83-78 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0
Feb 8 Luther L, 63-53 0 5 1 1 2 0 0 - 1 0 0 0
Feb 13 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 82-54 - 4 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 1 0
Feb 16 at Loras L, 86-56 - 13 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 2 0 0 0
Feb 19 Buena Vista L, 77-57 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2024-25 24 3 12.2 2.0-4.4 46.2 0.6-1.8 34.9 1.0-1.4 73.5 5.8
2025-26 5 1 10.8 1.4-2.6 53.8 0.8-1.8 44.4 0.4-0.4 100.0 4.0
Total 29 4 11.9 1.9-4.1 47.1 0.7-1.8 36.5 0.9-1.2 75.0 5.4

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2024-25 24 3 292 49-106 46.2 15-43 34.9 25-34 73.5 138
2025-26 5 1 54 7-13 53.8 4-9 44.4 2-2 100.0 20
Total 29 4 346 56-119 47.1 19-52 36.5 27-36 75.0 158

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2024-25 24 3 12.2 0.0-0.0 46.2 0.0-0.0 34.9 0.0-0.0 73.5 0.0
2025-26 5 1 10.8 5.2-9.6 53.8 3.0-6.7 44.4 1.5-1.5 100.0 14.8
Total 29 4 11.9 0.0-0.0 47.1 0.0-0.0 36.5 0.0-0.0 75.0 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2024-25 24 3 12.2 0.4 1.5 1.9 1.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.7 0.3
2025-26 5 1 10.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.6
Total 29 4 11.9 0.4 1.3 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.3

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2024-25 24 3 292 10 35 45 23 1 10 24 0.4 16 6
2025-26 5 1 54 2 4 6 5 0 2 4 0.5 1 3
Total 29 4 346 12 39 51 28 1 12 28 0.4 17 9

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2024-25 24 3 12.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
2025-26 5 1 10.8 1.5 3.0 4.4 3.7 0.0 1.5 3.0 0.5 0.7 2.2
Total 29 4 11.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 24 3 12.2 2.0-4.4 46.2 0.6-1.8 34.9 1.0-1.4 73.5 5.8
Conference 15 3 13.5 2.1-4.9 43.8 0.5-1.9 25.0 1.2-1.8 66.7 5.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 12 1 13.1 2.3-4.9 47.5 1.0-2.6 38.7 1.1-1.3 81.3 6.8
Away 10 2 13.2 2.1-4.7 44.7 0.3-1.2 25.0 1.2-1.8 66.7 5.7
Neutral 2 - 1.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Result Wins 5 0 10.6 1.4-3.4 41.2 0.8-1.6 50.0 1.2-1.8 66.7 4.8
Losses 19 3 12.6 2.2-4.7 47.2 0.6-1.8 31.4 1.0-1.3 76.0 6.0
Month November 6 0 5.3 0.5-0.7 75.0 0.2-0.2 100.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.2
December 6 0 17.7 4.0-8.0 50.0 1.7-3.5 47.6 1.7-2.0 83.3 11.3
January 6 3 21.5 3.3-7.8 42.6 0.7-3.0 22.2 2.3-3.3 70.0 9.7
February 6 0 4.2 0.3-1.2 28.6 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.2-0.3 50.0 0.8

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 24 3 292 49-106 46.2 15-43 34.9 25-34 73.5 138
Conference 15 3 202 32-73 43.8 7-28 25.0 18-27 66.7 89
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 12 1 157 28-59 47.5 12-31 38.7 13-16 81.3 81
Away 10 2 132 21-47 44.7 3-12 25.0 12-18 66.7 57
Neutral 2 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result Wins 5 0 53 7-17 41.2 4-8 50.0 6-9 66.7 24
Losses 19 3 239 42-89 47.2 11-35 31.4 19-25 76.0 114
Month November 6 0 32 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 7
December 6 0 106 24-48 50.0 10-21 47.6 10-12 83.3 68
January 6 3 129 20-47 42.6 4-18 22.2 14-20 70.0 58
February 6 0 25 2-7 28.6 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 5

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 24 3 12.2 0.0-0.0 46.2 0.0-0.0 34.9 0.0-0.0 73.5 0.0
Conference 15 3 13.5 0.0-0.0 43.8 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 66.7 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 12 1 13.1 0.0-0.0 47.5 0.0-0.0 38.7 0.0-0.0 81.3 0.0
Away 10 2 13.2 0.0-0.0 44.7 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 66.7 0.0
Neutral 2 - 1.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Result Wins 5 0 10.6 0.0-0.0 41.2 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 66.7 0.0
Losses 19 3 12.6 0.0-0.0 47.2 0.0-0.0 31.4 0.0-0.0 76.0 0.0
Month November 6 0 5.3 0.0-0.0 75.0 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
December 6 0 17.7 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 47.6 0.0-0.0 83.3 0.0
January 6 3 21.5 0.0-0.0 42.6 0.0-0.0 22.2 0.0-0.0 70.0 0.0
February 6 0 4.2 0.0-0.0 28.6 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 24 3 12.2 0.4 1.5 1.9 1.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.7 0.3
Conference 15 3 13.5 0.5 1.7 2.1 0.9 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.3 0.9 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 1 13.1 0.3 1.6 1.9 0.9 0.0 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.8 0.4
Away 10 2 13.2 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.2 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.1
Neutral 2 - 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 5 0 10.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 1.2 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.2
Losses 19 3 12.6 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.9 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.3
Month November 6 0 5.3 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 1.5 0.2 0.0
December 6 0 17.7 0.7 2.7 3.3 2.0 0.2 0.7 1.8 0.4 0.8 0.8
January 6 3 21.5 0.8 2.3 3.2 1.2 0.0 0.5 1.7 0.3 1.2 0.2
February 6 0 4.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 24 3 292 10 35 45 23 1 10 24 0.4 16 6
Conference 15 3 202 7 25 32 13 0 5 17 0.3 13 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 1 157 4 19 23 11 0 6 14 0.4 10 5
Away 10 2 132 6 15 21 12 1 3 10 0.3 6 1
Neutral 2 - 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 - 0 0
Result Wins 5 0 53 3 6 9 6 1 2 6 0.3 2 1
Losses 19 3 239 7 29 36 17 0 8 18 0.4 14 5
Month November 6 0 32 0 3 3 2 0 3 2 1.5 1 0
December 6 0 106 4 16 20 12 1 4 11 0.4 5 5
January 6 3 129 5 14 19 7 0 3 10 0.3 7 1
February 6 0 25 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0.0 3 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 24 3 12.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
Conference 15 3 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 1 13.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
Away 10 2 13.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 - 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 5 0 10.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Losses 19 3 12.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
Month November 6 0 5.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0
December 6 0 17.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
January 6 3 21.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
February 6 0 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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